BA opens with a consonant and a vowel, so a Wordle player confirms one vowel straight away. The field behind it is one of the widest in the game, and the 5 letter words starting with BA put a consonant in the third position in nearly every case.
R takes that slot more often than any other letter, with S and N behind it. Barge, Basic, Bands and Baron cover the leading patterns, and most of the repeats a player needs to avoid are a doubled L or a doubled B.
There are 164 five letter words starting with BA. Based, Basic, Banks, Badly and Baker are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. BAR and BAS hold the deepest runs, so test R and S in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With BA
B and A confirm one vowel and leave three slots, with a consonant taking position three in almost every case. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Baaed | Baals | Babas | Babel |
| Babes | Babka | Baboo | Babul |
| Babus | Bacca | Bacco | Baccy |
| Bacha | Bachs | Backs | Bacon |
| Baddy | Badge | Badly | Baels |
| Baffs | Baffy | Bafts | Bagel |
| Baggy | Baghs | Bagie | Bahts |
| Bahus | Bahut | Bails | Bairn |
| Baisa | Baith | Baits | Baiza |
| Baize | Bajan | Bajra | Bajri |
| Bajus | Baked | Baken | Baker |
| Bakes | Balas | Balds | Baldy |
| Baled | Baler | Bales | Balks |
| Balky | Balls | Bally | Balms |
| Balmy | Baloo | Balsa | Balti |
| Balun | Balus | Bambi | Banak |
| Banal | Banco | Bancs | Banda |
| Bandh | Bands | Bandy | Baned |
| Banes | Bangs | Bania | Banjo |
| Banks | Banns | Bants | Banty |
| Banya | Bapus | Barbe | Barbs |
| Barby | Barca | Barde | Bardo |
| Bards | Bardy | Bared | Barer |
| Bares | Barfi | Barfs | Barge |
| Baric | Barks | Barky | Barms |
| Barmy | Barns | Barny | Baron |
| Barps | Barra | Barre | Barro |
| Barry | Barye | Basal | Basan |
| Based | Basen | Baser | Bases |
| Basho | Basic | Basij | Basil |
| Basin | Basis | Basks | Bason |
| Basse | Bassi | Basso | Bassy |
| Basta | Baste | Basti | Basto |
| Basts | Batch | Bated | Bates |
| Bathe | Baths | Batik | Baton |
| Batta | Batts | Battu | Batty |
| Bauds | Bauks | Baulk | Baurs |
| Bavin | Bawds | Bawdy | Bawks |
| Bawls | Bawns | Bawrs | Bawty |
| Bayed | Bayer | Bayes | Bayle |
| Bayou | Bayts | Bazar | Bazoo |
5 Letter Words Starting With BA By Third Letter
R leads the third slot, with S, N and L following at a similar distance. Five letter words with R in the middle looks at that position on its own.
5 Letter Words Starting With BAL
| Balls | Baldy | Bales |
| Bally | Balmy | Balas |
| Baled | Baler | Balks |
| Balky | Balms | Baloo |
| Balsa | Balti | Balun |
| Balds | Balus |
5 Letter Words Starting With BAN
| Bands | Banks | Banal |
| Banco | Banda | Bandy |
| Bangs | Banjo | Bandh |
| Banes | Bania | Banns |
| Bants | Banya | Banak |
| Bancs | Baned | Banty |
5 Letter Words Starting With BAR
| Barge | Baron | Barry |
| Barbs | Barca | Bards |
| Bared | Bares | Barks |
| Barns | Barra | Barre |
| Barbe | Barby | Bardo |
| Barer | Barfi | Barfs |
| Barky | Barmy | Barny |
| Barro | Barde | Bardy |
| Baric | Barms | Barps |
| Barye |
5 Letter Words Starting With BAS
| Based | Bases | Basic |
| Basil | Basin | Basis |
| Basal | Baser | Basho |
| Basij | Basks | Bason |
| Basse | Bassi | Basso |
| Bassy | Basta | Baste |
| Basti | Basan | Basen |
| Basto | Basts |
5 Letter Words Starting With BAT
| Batch | Bates | Baths |
| Baton | Bathe | Batik |
| Batty | Bated | Batta |
| Batts | Battu |
5 Letter Words Starting With BA By Ending Letter
S closes 56 of these, a third of the set, with Y following at 21. 5 letter words starting with BE works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With BA Ending In S
| Backs | Balls | Bands |
| Banks | Bases | Basis |
| Bates | Baths | Babes |
| Bails | Baits | Bakes |
| Bales | Bangs | Barbs |
| Bards | Bares | Barks |
| Barns | Bayes | Babas |
| Babus | Balas | Balks |
| Balms | Banes | Banns |
| Bants | Barfs | Basks |
| Batts | Bawls | Baals |
| Bachs | Baels | Baffs |
| Bafts | Baghs | Bahts |
| Bahus | Bajus | Balds |
| Balus | Bancs | Bapus |
| Barms | Barps | Basts |
| Bauds | Bauks | Baurs |
| Bawds | Bawks | Bawns |
| Bawrs | Bayts |
5 Letter Words Starting With BA Ending In Y
| Badly | Barry | Baggy |
| Baldy | Bally | Balmy |
| Bandy | Batty | Bawdy |
| Baccy | Baddy | Balky |
| Barby | Barky | Barmy |
| Barny | Bassy | Baffy |
| Banty | Bardy | Bawty |
5 Letter Words Starting With BA Ending In A
| Banda | Barca | Barra |
| Babka | Bacca | Bacha |
| Bajra | Balsa | Bania |
| Banya | Basta | Batta |
| Baisa | Baiza |
5 Letter Words Starting With BA Ending In N
| Bacon | Baron | Basin |
| Baton | Bairn | Bajan |
| Balun | Bason | Baken |
| Basan | Basen | Bavin |
5 Letter Words Starting With BA Ending In E
| Badge | Barge | Barre |
| Bathe | Baize | Barbe |
| Basse | Baste | Bayle |
| Bagie | Barde | Barye |
5 Letter Words Starting With BA Ending In O
| Banco | Banjo | Baboo |
| Bacco | Baloo | Bardo |
| Barro | Basho | Basso |
| Basto | Bazoo |
5 Letter Words Starting With BA With R
R takes the third slot in 28 BA words and turns up in 38 across the set. 5 letter words starting with BL works the same way.
| Baker | Barge | Baron |
| Barry | Barbs | Barca |
| Bards | Bared | Bares |
| Barks | Barns | Barra |
| Barre | Bayer | Bazar |
| Bairn | Bajra | Baler |
| Barbe | Barby | Bardo |
| Barer | Barfi | Barfs |
| Barky | Barmy | Barny |
| Barro | Baser | Bajri |
| Barde | Bardy | Baric |
| Barms | Barps | Barye |
| Baurs | Bawrs |
5 Letter Words Starting With BA With E
E runs level with R here, appearing in 38 despite never opening the word. 5 letter words starting with AB works the same way.
| Badge | Baked | Baker |
| Barge | Based | Bases |
| Bates | Babel | Babes |
| Bagel | Bakes | Bales |
| Bared | Bares | Barre |
| Bathe | Bayer | Bayes |
| Baize | Baled | Baler |
| Banes | Barbe | Barer |
| Baser | Basse | Baste |
| Bated | Bayed | Bayle |
| Baaed | Baels | Bagie |
| Baken | Baned | Barde |
| Barye | Basen |
5 Letter Words Starting With BA For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, so no slot goes to a repeat. 5 letter words that end in ON answers a nearby question.
| Based | Basic | Banks |
| Badly | Bands | Baker |
| Bacon | Backs | Basin |
| Badge | Baked | Batch |
| Baron | Baths | Basil |
| Bates | Baton | Barge |
Balls, Baggy and Bally are the traps. Fifty nine BA words repeat a letter, and a doubled L or B accounts for most of them.
5 Letter Words Starting With BA For Scrabble
Z carries the top plays, and Bazoo, Bazar, Baize and Baiza share the highest mark at 16 points with Baffy alongside them.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Bazoo | 16 |
| Bazar | 16 |
| Baize | 16 |
| Baiza | 16 |
| Baffy | 16 |
| Bawks | 14 |
| Bawdy | 14 |
| Basij | 14 |
| Barky | 14 |
| Banjo | 14 |
| Balky | 14 |
| Bajus | 14 |
| Bajri | 14 |
| Bajra | 14 |
| Bajan | 14 |
5 Letter Words Starting With BA And Their Meanings
Indian, Scots and old trade usage account for most of the harder entries here.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Babka | A sweet yeast cake baked in eastern Europe |
| Babul | A thorny acacia yielding gum arabic |
| Baccy | Tobacco, in British informal usage |
| Bahut | A carved wooden chest or cabinet |
| Bairn | A child, in Scots and northern usage |
| Baiza | A currency unit of Oman |
| Baize | A coarse green felt used on card and billiard tables |
| Bajra | Pearl millet grown across South Asia |
| Balsa | A very light timber used for models and rafts |
| Balti | A curry cooked and served in a steel bowl |
| Balun | A device matching balanced and unbalanced circuits |
| Banal | So ordinary as to be without interest |
| Banco | A call to play against the whole bank in baccarat |
| Bandh | A general strike observed across a region in India |
| Banya | A Russian steam bath |
| Barbe | A linen covering for the neck worn by nuns |
| Barde | Armour plating worn by a warhorse |
| Baric | Relating to barium, or to atmospheric pressure |
| Barye | A unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimetre |
| Bawty | A familiar name for a dog, in Scots usage |
The strongest are Based, Basic, Banks, Badly and Baker, since none of them repeat a letter. Balls, Baggy and Bally hand a slot to a repeat, so keep them for later.
BAR gives you Barge, Baron, Barks, Barns, Barbs, Bared, Barer, Bares and Barmy, along with Barbe, Barby, Barca, Barde, Bardo, Bards, Bardy, Barfi, Barfs, Baric, Barky, Barms, Barny, Barps, Barra, Barre, Barro, Barry and Barye.
The N ending gives you Bacon, Bairn, Basin, Baton, Baron and Balun. Bajan, Baken, Basan, Basen, Bason and Bavin close the group in Scrabble.
The E words run to Based, Baker, Bakes, Bagel, Badge, Bales, Baled and Barge. Thirty eight BA words carry an E despite the opening pair having none.
Five words share the top score at 16 points: Bazoo, Bazar, Baize, Baiza and Baffy. Bawks, Bawdy, Basij, Barky and Banjo each reach 14.
The O ending gives you Banjo, Baloo, Baboo, Banco, Bardo, Basho, Basso, Basto, Bacco and Bazoo. Ten BA words close on O.
BAS gives you Basic, Basin, Basil, Basis, Basks, Based, Baser, Bases and Basal, along with Basan, Basen, Basho, Basij, Bason, Basse, Bassi, Basso, Bassy, Basta, Baste, Basti, Basto and Basts.
Yes, Balti is valid and scores 7 points. It names a curry cooked and served in a pressed steel bowl.
