Nine-letter words starting with B
1,424 nine-letter words begin with the letter B. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common nine-letter words starting with B
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- beautiful
- beginning
- breakfast
- buildings
- batteries
- broadband
- biography
- broadcast
- blackjack
- behaviour
- bandwidth
- basically
- bookstore
- brilliant
- butterfly
- bookmarks
- bathrooms
- breakdown
- boulevard
- bracelets
- breathing
- beverages
- brochures
- benchmark
Highest-scoring nine-letter words starting with B
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- blizzardy 33
- buzzwords 33
- bemuzzled 32
- bedazzled 31
- bemuzzles 31
- bedazzles 30
- blackjack 30
- blizzards 30
- banjaxing 26
- bodycheck 26
- breezeway 26
- bushwhack 26
- backblock 25
- backpacks 25
- blackcock 25
- boychicks 25
- backbench 24
- balkanize 24
- bamboozle 24
- biohazard 24
- blazingly 24
- bluejacks 24
- bombazine 24
- bootjacks 24
All 1,424 nine-letter words starting with B
BA 297
- baaskaaps
- babbitted
- babblings
- babirusas
- babushkas
- babyhoods
- baccarats
- bacchanal
- bacchante
- bacchants
- bachelors
- bacillary
- backaches
- backbeats
- backbench
- backbends
- backbiter
- backbites
- backblock
- backboard
- backbones
- backcasts
- backchats
- backcloth
- backcourt
- backcross
- backdated
- backdates
- backdrops
- backdropt
- backfield
- backfills
- backfired
- backfires
- backflows
- backhands
- backhauls
- backhouse
- backlands
- backlight
- backlists
- backpacks
- backpedal
- backrests
- backrooms
- backseats
- backsides
- backslaps
- backslash
- backslide
- backspace
- backspins
- backstabs
- backstage
- backstays
- backstops
- backswept
- backswing
- backsword
- backtrack
- backwards
- backwater
- backwoods
- backwraps
- backyards
- bacterial
- bacterias
- bacterins
- bacterium
- bacterize
- bacteroid
- badgering
- badinaged
- badinages
- badminton
- badmouths
- badnesses
- bafflegab
- bagatelle
- bagginess
- baghouses
- bagpipers
- baguettes
- baidarkas
- bailiwick
- bailments
- bairnlier
- bakemeats
- bakeshops
- baksheesh
- balaclava
- balalaika
- balancers
- balancing
- balconied
- balconies
- baldachin
- baldheads
- baldpates
- baldricks
- balefires
- balefully
- balisaurs
- balkanize
- balkiness
- balklines
- balladeer
- balladist
- ballasted
- ballerina
- ballgames
- ballhawks
- ballistae
- ballistic
- ballonets
- ballonnes
- ballooned
- balloters
- balloting
- ballparks
- ballpoint
- ballrooms
- ballsiest
- ballyhoos
- ballyrags
- balmacaan
- balminess
- balmorals
- balsaming
- balusters
- bamboozle
- banalized
- banalizes
- bandagers
- bandaging
- bandannas
- bandboxes
- banderole
- banderols
- bandicoot
- bandoleer
- bandolier
- bandstand
- bandwagon
- bandwidth
- baneberry
- banefully
- bangtails
- banishers
- banishing
- banisters
- banjaxing
- banjoists
- bankbooks
- bankcards
- banknotes
- bankrolls
- bankrupts
- banksides
- bannerets
- bannering
- bannerols
- bannister
- banqueted
- banqueter
- banquette
- banterers
- bantering
- bantlings
- baptisias
- baptising
- baptismal
- baptistry
- baptizers
- baptizing
- baratheas
- barbarian
- barbarism
- barbarity
- barbarize
- barbarous
- barbascos
- barbecued
- barbecuer
- barbecues
- barbequed
- barbeques
- barbering
- barbettes
- barbicans
- barbicels
- barbitals
- barbitone
- barbwires
- barcarole
- bareboats
- barefaced
- baresarks
- bargained
- bargainer
- bargellos
- barghests
- barguests
- barhopped
- baritonal
- baritones
- barkeeper
- barleducs
- barnacled
- barnacles
- barnstorm
- barnyards
- barograms
- barograph
- barometer
- barometry
- baronages
- baronetcy
- baroquely
- barouches
- barquette
- barracked
- barracker
- barracoon
- barracuda
- barraging
- barrancas
- barrancos
- barraters
- barrators
- barrelage
- barrelful
- barreling
- barrelled
- barrenest
- barretors
- barrettes
- barricade
- barricado
- barrister
- barstools
- bartended
- bartender
- barterers
- bartering
- bartisans
- bartizans
- barytones
- baseballs
- baseboard
- baseliner
- baselines
- basements
- bashfully
- basically
- basifiers
- basifying
- basilicae
- basilican
- basilicas
- basilisks
- basinfuls
- basipetal
- basketful
- basophile
- basophils
- basseting
- bassetted
- bassinets
- basswoods
- bastardly
- bastilles
- bastinade
- bastinado
- bastioned
- batfishes
- batfowled
- bathhouse
- batholith
- bathrobes
- bathrooms
- bathwater
- battalias
- battalion
- battement
- batteners
- battening
- batteries
- battering
- battiness
- baudekins
- bauhinias
- baulkiest
- bawdiness
- bayadeers
- bayaderes
- bayoneted
BD 1
- bdelliums
BE 330
- beachboys
- beachcomb
- beachgoer
- beachhead
- beachiest
- beachside
- beachwear
- beaconing
- beadrolls
- beadworks
- beamishly
- beanballs
- beaneries
- beanpoles
- beanstalk
- bearberry
- beardless
- bearishly
- bearskins
- bearwoods
- beastings
- beastlier
- beatified
- beatifies
- beatitude
- beauteous
- beautiful
- beavering
- beblooded
- beboppers
- becalming
- becapping
- becarpets
- bechalked
- bechamels
- bechanced
- bechances
- becharmed
- beckoners
- beckoning
- beclamors
- beclasped
- becloaked
- beclogged
- beclothed
- beclothes
- beclouded
- beclowned
- becomings
- becowards
- becrawled
- becriming
- becrowded
- becrusted
- becudgels
- becursing
- bedabbled
- bedabbles
- bedamning
- bedarkens
- bedaubing
- bedazzled
- bedazzles
- bedchairs
- bedcovers
- bedeafens
- bedecking
- bedeviled
- bedfellow
- bedframes
- bediapers
- bedighted
- bedimming
- bedimpled
- bedimples
- bedirtied
- bedirties
- bedizened
- bedlamite
- bedmakers
- bedplates
- bedquilts
- bedraggle
- bedraping
- bedridden
- bedrivels
- bedroomed
- bedrugged
- bedsheets
- bedsoniae
- bedsonias
- bedspread
- bedspring
- bedstands
- bedsteads
- bedstraws
- bedumbing
- beduncing
- bedwarfed
- beebreads
- beechiest
- beechnuts
- beefaloes
- beefcakes
- beefeater
- beefsteak
- beefwoods
- beekeeper
- beelining
- beestings
- beeswaxes
- beeswings
- beetroots
- befalling
- befingers
- befitting
- beflagged
- befleaing
- beflecked
- beflowers
- befogging
- befooling
- befoulers
- befouling
- befretted
- befriends
- befringed
- befringes
- befuddled
- befuddles
- begalling
- begetters
- begetting
- beggaries
- beggaring
- beginners
- beginning
- begirding
- begirdled
- begirdles
- begirting
- begladded
- beglamors
- beglamour
- begloomed
- begriming
- begrimmed
- begroaned
- begrudged
- begrudges
- beguilers
- beguiling
- begulfing
- behaviors
- behaviour
- beheading
- behemoths
- beholders
- beholding
- behooving
- behowling
- bejeweled
- bejumbled
- bejumbles
- bekissing
- beknights
- beknotted
- belabored
- belabours
- beladying
- belatedly
- belauding
- beleaguer
- beleaping
- belemnite
- believers
- believing
- beliquors
- belittled
- belittler
- belittles
- bellbirds
- bellicose
- bellowers
- bellowing
- bellpulls
- bellworts
- bellyache
- bellyband
- bellyfuls
- belonging
- beltlines
- belvedere
- bemadamed
- bemaddens
- bemeaning
- bemedaled
- bemingled
- bemingles
- bemisting
- bemoaning
- bemocking
- bemuddled
- bemuddles
- bemurmurs
- bemusedly
- bemuzzled
- bemuzzles
- benchland
- benchmark
- bendaying
- benedicks
- benedicts
- beneficed
- benefices
- benefited
- benefiter
- benempted
- bengaline
- benighted
- benignant
- benignity
- benjamins
- benthonic
- benthoses
- bentonite
- bentwoods
- benumbing
- benzenoid
- benzidine
- benzidins
- benzoates
- bepainted
- bepimpled
- bepimples
- bequeaths
- berascals
- berberine
- berberins
- berceuses
- berdaches
- bereavers
- bereaving
- bergamots
- berhyming
- beriberis
- berkelium
- bernicles
- berrettas
- berrylike
- berserker
- berserkly
- beryllium
- bescoured
- bescreens
- beseeched
- beseeches
- beseeming
- besetment
- besetters
- besetting
- beshadows
- beshaming
- beshivers
- beshouted
- beshrewed
- beshrouds
- besiegers
- besieging
- besliming
- besmeared
- besmiling
- besmoking
- besmooths
- besmudged
- besmudges
- besmutted
- besnowing
- besoothed
- besoothes
- besotting
- bespatter
- bespoused
- bespouses
- bespreads
- besteaded
- bestially
- bestirred
- bestowals
- bestowing
- bestrewed
- bestrides
- bestrowed
- bestudded
- beswarmed
- betatrons
- betatters
- betelnuts
- bethanked
- bethesdas
- bethorned
- bethought
- bethumped
- betokened
- betrayals
- betrayers
- betraying
- betrothal
- betrothed
- bettering
- bevatrons
- bevellers
- bevelling
- beverages
- bevomited
- bewailers
- bewailing
- bewearied
- bewearies
- beweeping
- bewigging
- bewilders
- bewitched
- bewitches
- beworming
- beworried
- beworries
- bewrapped
- bewrayers
- bewraying
BH 1
- bheesties
BI 141
- biacetyls
- biathlete
- biathlons
- biaxially
- bibberies
- biblicism
- biblicist
- bibliotic
- bicameral
- bicipital
- bickerers
- bickering
- bicoastal
- bicolored
- bicolours
- biconcave
- bicuspids
- bicyclers
- bicycling
- bicyclist
- bidarkees
- biennales
- biennials
- bienniums
- bifilarly
- bifurcate
- bigamists
- bigarades
- bigaroons
- bigeminal
- bigeneric
- bigheaded
- bigmouths
- bignesses
- bignonias
- bigotedly
- bigotries
- bijection
- bijective
- bilabials
- bilabiate
- bilanders
- bilateral
- bilharzia
- bilingual
- biliously
- bilirubin
- billabong
- billboard
- billeters
- billeting
- billfolds
- billheads
- billhooks
- billiards
- billionth
- billowier
- billowing
- billycans
- billycock
- bimesters
- bimethyls
- bimonthly
- binderies
- bindingly
- bindweeds
- binnacles
- binocular
- binomials
- bioactive
- bioassays
- biocycles
- bioethics
- biogasses
- biogenies
- biogenous
- biography
- biohazard
- biologics
- biologies
- biologism
- biologist
- biomasses
- biometric
- bionomics
- bionomies
- bioplasms
- biopsying
- biorhythm
- biosafety
- bioscopes
- biosensor
- biosocial
- biosphere
- biotoxins
- bipartite
- bipedally
- biphenyls
- bipinnate
- bipyramid
- birdbaths
- birdbrain
- birdcages
- birdcalls
- birdfarms
- birdhouse
- birdieing
- birdlimed
- birdlimes
- birdseeds
- birdseyes
- birdshots
- birdsongs
- birrettas
- birthdate
- birthdays
- birthmark
- birthrate
- birthroot
- birthwort
- bisecting
- bisection
- bisectors
- bisexuals
- bishoping
- bishopric
- bismuthic
- bisontine
- bisulfate
- bisulfide
- bisulfite
- bitchiest
- bitewings
- bitstocks
- bitterest
- bittering
- bitterish
- bivalents
- bivariate
- bivouacks
- bizarrely
BL 153
- blabbered
- blackball
- blackbird
- blackbody
- blackboys
- blackcaps
- blackcock
- blackened
- blackener
- blackface
- blackfins
- blackfish
- blackgums
- blackhead
- blackings
- blackjack
- blackland
- blacklead
- blacklegs
- blacklist
- blackmail
- blackness
- blackouts
- blackpoll
- blacktail
- blacktops
- blackwood
- bladelike
- blaeberry
- blameless
- blanchers
- blanching
- blandness
- blanketed
- blankness
- blarneyed
- blaspheme
- blasphemy
- blastemal
- blastemas
- blastiest
- blastings
- blastment
- blastoffs
- blastomas
- blastulae
- blastulas
- blatantly
- blathered
- blatherer
- blattered
- blazingly
- blazoners
- blazoning
- bleachers
- bleaching
- bleakness
- bleariest
- bleedings
- blemished
- blemishes
- blenchers
- blenching
- blesbucks
- blesseder
- blessedly
- blessings
- blethered
- blighters
- blighties
- blighting
- blindages
- blindfish
- blindfold
- blindness
- blindside
- blindworm
- blinkards
- blinkered
- blistered
- blithered
- blizzards
- blizzardy
- blockaded
- blockader
- blockades
- blockages
- blockhead
- blockiest
- bloodbath
- bloodfins
- bloodiest
- bloodings
- bloodless
- bloodline
- bloodroot
- bloodshed
- bloodshot
- bloodworm
- bloodying
- bloomiest
- blossomed
- blotchier
- blotchily
- blotching
- blottiest
- blousiest
- bloviated
- bloviates
- blowbacks
- blowballs
- blowdowns
- blowflies
- blowhards
- blowholes
- blowpipes
- blowsiest
- blowtorch
- blowtubes
- blowziest
- blubbered
- bludgeons
- blueballs
- bluebeard
- bluebells
- blueberry
- bluebills
- bluebirds
- bluebooks
- bluecoats
- bluegills
- bluegrass
- blueheads
- bluejacks
- bluejeans
- bluelines
- bluenoses
- bluepoint
- blueprint
- blueshift
- bluesiest
- bluestems
- bluestone
- blueticks
- blueweeds
- bluewoods
- bluffness
- blundered
- blunderer
- bluntness
- blurriest
- blustered
- blusterer
BO 164
- boardings
- boardlike
- boardroom
- boardwalk
- boatbills
- boathooks
- boathouse
- boatloads
- boatswain
- boatyards
- bobberies
- bobbinets
- bobolinks
- bobtailed
- bobwhites
- bocaccios
- bodacious
- bodements
- bodycheck
- bodyguard
- bodysuits
- bodysurfs
- bodyworks
- boehmites
- bohemians
- boiseries
- boldfaced
- boldfaces
- boletuses
- bolivares
- boliviano
- bollixing
- bolloxing
- bollworms
- bolometer
- bolstered
- bolsterer
- boltheads
- boltholes
- boltonias
- boltropes
- bombarded
- bombardon
- bombastic
- bombazine
- bombesins
- bombinate
- bombloads
- bombproof
- bombshell
- bombsight
- bombycids
- bondmaids
- bondstone
- bondwoman
- bondwomen
- boneheads
- bonemeals
- boneyards
- bongoists
- bonhomies
- bonhomous
- bonifaces
- bonneting
- bonspells
- bonspiels
- bonteboks
- booboisie
- boogerman
- boogermen
- boogeying
- boogeyman
- boogeymen
- boohooing
- bookcases
- bookishly
- booklores
- booklouse
- bookmaker
- bookmarks
- bookplate
- bookracks
- bookrests
- bookshelf
- bookshops
- bookstall
- bookstore
- bookworms
- boomboxes
- boomerang
- boomtowns
- boondocks
- boorishly
- bootblack
- booteries
- bootjacks
- bootlaces
- bootlicks
- bootstrap
- boracites
- bordellos
- bordereau
- borderers
- bordering
- borecoles
- boreholes
- borescope
- borrowers
- borrowing
- boschboks
- boshvarks
- bossiness
- botanical
- botanicas
- botanised
- botanises
- botanists
- botanized
- botanizes
- botchiest
- bothering
- bothriums
- bottleful
- bottlings
- bottomers
- bottoming
- botulinal
- botulinum
- botulinus
- botulisms
- bouffants
- boughpots
- bouillons
- bouldered
- boulevard
- bounciest
- boundless
- bounteous
- bountiful
- bourgeois
- bourgeons
- bourrides
- bourtrees
- bousoukia
- bousoukis
- boutiques
- bouzoukia
- bouzoukis
- bowelless
- bowelling
- bowerbird
- bowlegged
- bowsprits
- bowstring
- bowwowing
- boxboards
- boxfishes
- boxhauled
- boxthorns
- boyarisms
- boychicks
- boycotted
- boycotter
- boyfriend
BR 188
- brabblers
- brabbling
- bracelets
- brachials
- brachiate
- bracingly
- braciolas
- bracioles
- bracketed
- braconids
- bracteate
- bracteole
- bractlets
- braggarts
- braggiest
- braidings
- brailling
- braillist
- braincase
- brainiest
- brainless
- brainpans
- brainsick
- brainwash
- brakeages
- brakeless
- bramblier
- brambling
- branchiae
- branchial
- branchier
- branching
- branchlet
- brandying
- branniest
- brannigan
- brantails
- brashiest
- brashness
- brasilins
- brassages
- brassards
- brassarts
- brasserie
- brassicas
- brassiere
- brassiest
- bratticed
- brattices
- brattiest
- brattling
- bratwurst
- braunites
- bravadoes
- braveries
- brawliest
- brawniest
- brazening
- brazilins
- breachers
- breaching
- breadline
- breadnuts
- breakable
- breakages
- breakaway
- breakdown
- breakeven
- breakfast
- breakings
- breakneck
- breakouts
- breasting
- breathers
- breathier
- breathily
- breathing
- brecciate
- breeching
- breedings
- breezeway
- breeziest
- breveting
- brevetted
- brevities
- breweries
- briberies
- brickbats
- brickiest
- brickwork
- brickyard
- bricolage
- bridewell
- bridgings
- briefcase
- briefings
- briefless
- briefness
- brigadier
- brigading
- brightens
- brightest
- brilliant
- brimstone
- bringdown
- brininess
- briolette
- briquette
- brisances
- briskness
- brislings
- bristlier
- bristling
- brittlely
- brittlest
- brittling
- britzskas
- broachers
- broaching
- broadaxes
- broadband
- broadcast
- broadened
- broadleaf
- broadloom
- broadness
- broadside
- broadtail
- brocading
- brocatels
- broccolis
- brochette
- brochures
- brockages
- broidered
- brokerage
- brokering
- bromating
- bromelain
- bromeliad
- bromelins
- brominate
- bromizing
- bronchial
- bronchium
- bronziest
- bronzings
- broodiest
- broodmare
- brookites
- brooklets
- broomball
- broomcorn
- broomiest
- broomrape
- brothered
- brotherly
- broughams
- brouhahas
- browbands
- browbeats
- browniest
- brownnose
- brownouts
- browridge
- brucellae
- brucellas
- brummagem
- brunching
- brunettes
- brunizems
- brushback
- brushfire
- brushiest
- brushland
- brushoffs
- brushwood
- brushwork
- brusquely
- brusquest
- brutalise
- brutality
- brutalize
- brutified
- brutifies
- brutishly
- bryophyte
- bryozoans
BU 144
- bubalises
- bubblegum
- bubbliest
- buccaneer
- buckaroos
- buckayros
- buckbeans
- buckboard
- buckeroos
- bucketful
- bucketing
- bucklered
- buckramed
- buckshees
- buckshots
- buckskins
- bucktails
- buckteeth
- buckthorn
- bucktooth
- buckwheat
- buckyball
- buddleias
- budgetary
- budgeteer
- budgeters
- budgeting
- buffaloed
- buffaloes
- buffering
- buffeters
- buffeting
- buggeries
- buggering
- bughouses
- bugleweed
- buglosses
- buhlworks
- buhrstone
- buildable
- buildings
- bulbously
- bulkheads
- bulkiness
- bulldozed
- bulldozer
- bulldozes
- bulleting
- bulletins
- bullfight
- bullfinch
- bullfrogs
- bullheads
- bullhorns
- bullishly
- bullnecks
- bullnoses
- bullpouts
- bullrings
- bullshots
- bullweeds
- bullwhips
- bullyboys
- bullyrags
- bulrushes
- bulwarked
- bumblebee
- bumblings
- bumpering
- bumpiness
- bumpkinly
- bumptious
- bunchiest
- buncombes
- bundlings
- bungalows
- bungholes
- bunglings
- bunkering
- bunkhouse
- bunkmates
- buntlines
- buoyances
- buoyantly
- burbliest
- burdeners
- burdening
- burgeoned
- burgesses
- burgonets
- burgraves
- burladero
- burlesque
- burliness
- burnables
- burningly
- burnished
- burnisher
- burnishes
- burnoosed
- burnooses
- burnouses
- burnsides
- burrowers
- burrowing
- burrstone
- bursaries
- burstones
- burthened
- bushbucks
- bushelers
- busheling
- bushelled
- bushfires
- bushgoats
- bushiness
- bushlands
- bushwhack
- bustlines
- busulfans
- busyworks
- butadiene
- butanones
- butchered
- butcherly
- butleries
- buttercup
- butterfat
- butterfly
- butterier
- butteries
- buttering
- butternut
- buttinski
- buttinsky
- buttoners
- buttoning
- buttstock
- butylated
- butylates
- butylenes
- butyrates
- buxomness
- buzzwords
BY 5
- bypassing
- byproduct
- bystander
- bystreets
- byzantine
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Common questions
How many nine-letter words start with B?
There are 1,424 nine-letter words beginning with B, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words starting with B?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: beautiful, beginning, breakfast, buildings, batteries, broadband, biography, broadcast. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word starting with B in Scrabble?
blizzardy scores 33 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.