52 words
3-letter words starting with B
52 words.
- biz14
- box12
- bah8
- bay8
- bey8
- bow8
- boy8
- buy8
- bye8
- bys8
- bam7
- bap7
- bib7
- bob7
- bop7
- bub7
- bum7
- bad6
- bag6
- bed6
- beg6
- bid6
- big6
- bod6
- bog6
- bud6
- bug6
- baa5
- bal5
- ban5
- bar5
- bas5
- bat5
- bee5
- bel5
- ben5
- bet5
- bin5
- bio5
- bis5
- bit5
- boa5
- boo5
- bos5
- bot5
- bra5
- bro5
- brr5
- bun5
- bur5
- bus5
- but5
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026