5-letter words starting with B

100 words · most common first (shown in gold) · meaning + pronunciation for each

1. BABES/beɪbz/(BABE) a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
2. BACON/ˈbeɪkən/back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
3. BADGE/bædʒ/an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or…
4. BADLY/ˈbædli/to a severe or serious degree
5. BAKER/ˈbeɪkɚ/someone who bakes commercially
6. BANDS/bændz/(BAND) an unofficial association of people or groups
7. BANKS/bæŋks/English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
8. BARRY/ˈbæɹi/Divided into bars; -- said of the field
9. BASED/beɪst/having a base
10. BASES/ˈbeɪsəz/(BASE) use as a basis for; found on
11. BASIC/ˈbeɪsɪk/pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
12. BASIN/ˈbeɪsən/a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
13. BASIS/ˈbeɪsəs/a relation that provides the foundation for something
14. BATCH/bætʃ/all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
15. BATHS/bæθs/(BATH) a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a…
16. BEACH/bitʃ/an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
17. BEADS/bidz/several beads threaded together on a string
18. BEANS/binz/(BEAN) any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
19. BEARS/bɛɹz/(BEAR) have
20. BEAST/bist/a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
21. BEATS/bits/a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress;…
22. BEGAN/bɪˈɡæn/(BEGIN) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
23. BEGIN/bɪˈɡɪn/take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
24. BEGUN/bɪˈɡʌn/(BEGIN) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
25. BEING/ˈbiɪŋ/the state or fact of existing
26. BELLE/bɛl/a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
27. BELLY/ˈbɛli/the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
28. BELOW/bɪˈloʊ/in or to a place that is lower
29. BELTS/bɛlts/(BELT) a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
30. BENCH/bɛntʃ/a long seat for more than one person
31. BERRY/ˈbɛɹi/any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
32. BETTY/ˈbɛti/Etym: [Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty, for Elizabeth, as such an instrument is also called Bess (i
33. BIBLE/ˈbaɪbəl/the sacred writings of the Christian religions
34. BIKES/baɪks/(BIKE) a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
35. BILLS/bɪlz/(BILL) a statute in draft before it becomes law
36. BILLY/ˈbɪli/a short stout club used primarily by policemen
37. BINGO/ˈbɪŋɡoʊ/a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
38. BIRDS/bɝdz/(BIRD) warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
39. BIRTH/bɝθ/the time when something begins (especially life)
40. BLACK/blæk/being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all…
41. BLADE/bleɪd/especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
42. BLAIR/blɛɹ/British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
43. BLAKE/bleɪk/visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
44. BLAME/bleɪm/put or pin the blame on
45. BLANK/blæŋk/(of a surface) not written or printed on
46. BLAST/blæst/make a strident sound
47. BLEND/blɛnd/combine into one
48. BLESS/blɛs/give a benediction to
49. BLIND/blaɪnd/unable to see
50. BLINK/blɪŋk/briefly shut the eyes
51. BLOCK/blɑk/a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
52. BLOGS/blɔɡz/(BLOG) a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies
53. BLOND/blɑnd/being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
54. BLOOD/blʌd/the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood…
55. BLOOM/blum/produce or yield flowers
56. BLUES/bluz/a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a…
57. BOARD/bɔɹd/a committee having supervisory powers
58. BOATS/boʊts/(BOAT) a small vessel for travel on water
59. BOBBY/ˈbɑbi/an informal term for a British policeman
60. BONDS/bɑndz/(BOND) an electrical force linking atoms
61. BONES/boʊnz/a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the…
62. BONUS/ˈboʊnəs/anything that tends to arouse
63. BOOKS/bʊks/(BOOK) a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
64. BOOST/bust/the act of giving hope or support to someone
65. BOOTH/buθ/small area set off by walls for special use
66. BOOTS/buts/A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes
67. BOOTY/ˈbuti/goods or money obtained illegally
68. BORED/bɔɹd/tired of the world
69. BOUND/baʊnd/move forward by leaps and bounds
70. BOXED/bɑkst/enclosed in or set off by a border or box
71. BOXES/ˈbɑksəz/(BOX) a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
72. BRAIN/bɹeɪn/that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the…
73. BRAKE/bɹeɪk/a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
74. BRAND/bɹænd/a name given to a product or service
75. BRASS/bɹæs/an alloy of copper and zinc
76. BRAVE/bɹeɪv/possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
77. BREAD/bɹɛd/food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
78. BREAK/bɹeɪk/terminate
79. BREED/bɹid/a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
80. BRICK/bɹɪk/rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
81. BRIDE/bɹaɪd/a woman who has recently been married
82. BRIEF/bɹif/of short duration or distance
83. BRING/bɹɪŋ/take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
84. BROAD/bɹɔd/having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
85. BROKE/bɹoʊk/lacking funds
86. BROOK/bɹʊk/a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
87. BROWN/bɹaʊn/of a color similar to that of wood or earth
88. BRUCE/bɹus/Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or…
89. BRUSH/bɹʌʃ/a dense growth of bushes
90. BRYAN/ˈbɹaɪən/United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching…
91. BUCKS/bʌks/(BUCK) to strive with determination
92. BUDDY/ˈbʌdi/a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
93. BUILD/bɪld/make by combining materials and parts
94. BUILT/bɪlt/(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
95. BUNCH/bʌntʃ/a grouping of a number of similar things
96. BUNNY/ˈbʌni/a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
97. BURKE/bɝk/British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament…
98. BURNS/bɝnz/United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
99. BURST/bɝst/come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
100. BUSES/ˈbʌsɪz/(BUS) a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport