Four-letter words starting with B
251 four-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 four-letter words starting with B
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- been
- back
- best
- book
- both
- body
- blue
- baby
- bill
- bank
- base
- bush
- band
- boys
- born
- ball
- boat
- bear
- blow
- bath
- beta
- bags
- bars
- bird
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with B
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- buzz 24
- boxy 16
- bize 15
- bozo 15
- back 12
- baff 12
- beck 12
- bevy 12
- biff 12
- bock 12
- boff 12
- buck 12
- buff 12
- baby 11
- bach 11
- bumf 11
- bake 10
- balk 10
- bank 10
- bark 10
- bask 10
- bawd 10
- beak 10
- bibb 10
All 251 four-letter words starting with B
BA 51
- baal
- baas
- baba
- babe
- babu
- baby
- bach
- back
- bade
- bads
- baff
- bags
- baht
- bail
- bait
- bake
- bald
- bale
- balk
- ball
- balm
- bals
- bams
- band
- bane
- bang
- bani
- bank
- bans
- baps
- barb
- bard
- bare
- barf
- bark
- barm
- barn
- bars
- base
- bash
- bask
- bass
- bast
- bate
- bath
- bats
- batt
- baud
- bawd
- bawl
- bays
BE 33
- bead
- beak
- beam
- bean
- bear
- beat
- beau
- beck
- beds
- bedu
- beef
- been
- beep
- beer
- bees
- beet
- begs
- bell
- bels
- belt
- bema
- bend
- bene
- bens
- bent
- berg
- berm
- best
- beta
- beth
- bets
- bevy
- beys
BH 1
- bhut
BI 29
- bias
- bibb
- bibs
- bice
- bide
- bids
- bier
- biff
- bigs
- bike
- bile
- bilk
- bill
- bima
- bind
- bine
- bins
- bint
- bios
- bird
- birk
- birl
- birr
- bise
- bisk
- bite
- bits
- bitt
- bize
BL 19
- blab
- blae
- blah
- blam
- blat
- blaw
- bleb
- bled
- blet
- blew
- blin
- blip
- blob
- bloc
- blot
- blow
- blub
- blue
- blur
BO 50
- boar
- boas
- boat
- bobs
- bock
- bode
- bods
- body
- boff
- bogs
- bogy
- boil
- bola
- bold
- bole
- boll
- bolo
- bolt
- bomb
- bond
- bone
- bong
- bonk
- bony
- boob
- book
- boom
- boon
- boor
- boos
- boot
- bops
- bora
- bore
- born
- bort
- bosh
- bosk
- boss
- bota
- both
- bots
- bott
- bout
- bowl
- bows
- boxy
- boyo
- boys
- bozo
BR 24
- brad
- brae
- brag
- bran
- bras
- brat
- braw
- bray
- bred
- bree
- bren
- brew
- brie
- brig
- brim
- brin
- brio
- bris
- brit
- broo
- bros
- brow
- brrr
- brut
BU 40
- bubo
- bubs
- buck
- buds
- buff
- bugs
- buhl
- buhr
- bulb
- bulk
- bull
- bumf
- bump
- bums
- bund
- bung
- bunk
- bunn
- buns
- bunt
- buoy
- bura
- burd
- burg
- burl
- burn
- burp
- burr
- burs
- bury
- bush
- busk
- buss
- bust
- busy
- bute
- buts
- butt
- buys
- buzz
BY 4
- byes
- byre
- byrl
- byte
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with B?
There are 251 four-letter words beginning with B, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with B?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: been, back, best, book, both, body, blue, baby. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with B in Scrabble?
buzz scores 24 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.