BE works as a prefix as well as an opening pair, which is why English attaches it to so many stems. A Wordle player who confirms BE has one vowel already, and the 5 letter words starting with BE take a wider range of third letters than most consonant and vowel pairs.
A leads that position, with L, N and R behind it. Beach, Beast, Below and Bench each take a different one, and because the pair already spends an E, a second E later in the word is the repeat worth ruling out first.
There are 128 five letter words starting with BE. Being, Began, Below, Beach and Begin are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. BEA holds the deepest run, so test A in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With BE
B and E confirm one vowel and leave three slots, with the prefix sense of making or causing behind part of the set. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Beach | Beads | Beady | Beaks |
| Beaky | Beals | Beams | Beamy |
| Beano | Beans | Beany | Beard |
| Beare | Bears | Beast | Beats |
| Beaty | Beaus | Beaut | Beaux |
| Bebop | Becap | Becke | Becks |
| Bedad | Bedel | Bedes | Bedew |
| Bedim | Bedye | Beech | Beedi |
| Beefs | Beefy | Beeps | Beers |
| Beery | Beets | Befit | Befog |
| Begad | Began | Begar | Begat |
| Begem | Beget | Begin | Begot |
| Begum | Begun | Beige | Beigy |
| Being | Beins | Bekah | Belah |
| Belar | Belay | Belch | Belee |
| Belga | Belie | Belle | Bells |
| Belly | Belon | Below | Belts |
| Bemad | Bemas | Bemix | Bemud |
| Bench | Bends | Bendy | Benes |
| Benet | Benga | Benis | Benne |
| Benni | Benny | Bento | Bents |
| Benty | Bepat | Beray | Beres |
| Beret | Bergs | Berko | Berks |
| Berme | Berms | Berob | Berry |
| Berth | Beryl | Besat | Besaw |
| Besee | Beses | Beset | Besit |
| Besom | Besot | Besti | Bests |
| Betas | Beted | Betel | Betes |
| Beths | Betid | Beton | Betta |
| Betty | Bevel | Bever | Bevor |
| Bevue | Bevvy | Bewet | Bewig |
| Bezel | Bezes | Bezil | Bezzy |
5 Letter Words Starting With BE By Third Letter
A leads the third slot, with L, N and R following at a similar distance. 5 letter words starting with BL works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With BEA
| Beach | Beads | Beams |
| Beans | Beard | Bears |
| Beast | Beats | Beaks |
| Beaut | Beaux | Beady |
| Beaky | Beals | Beano |
| Beany | Beare | Beaty |
| Beaus | Beamy |
5 Letter Words Starting With BEE
| Beers | Beech | Beefy |
| Beeps | Beets | Beedi |
| Beefs | Beery |
5 Letter Words Starting With BEG
| Began | Begin | Begun |
| Begum | Begat | Beget |
| Begot | Begad | Begar |
| Begem |
5 Letter Words Starting With BEL
| Belle | Bells | Belly |
| Below | Belts | Belay |
| Belch | Belie | Belon |
| Belah | Belar | Belee |
| Belga |
5 Letter Words Starting With BEN
| Bench | Benny | Bends |
| Bendy | Bento | Benes |
| Benet | Benga | Benne |
| Benni | Bents | Benis |
| Benty |
5 Letter Words Starting With BER
| Berry | Beret | Berks |
| Berth | Beryl | Beres |
| Bergs | Berko | Berms |
| Beray | Berme | Berob |
5 Letter Words Starting With BES
| Beset | Bests | Besom |
| Besat | Besaw | Besee |
| Beses | Besit | Besot |
| Besti |
5 Letter Words Starting With BET
| Betty | Betel | Betta |
| Betas | Beton | Beted |
| Betes | Beths | Betid |
5 Letter Words Starting With BE By Ending Letter
S closes 32 of these and Y closes 18, so the last slot carries the sharpest cut. 5 letter words starting with BR works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With BE Ending In S
| Beads | Beams | Beans |
| Bears | Beats | Beers |
| Bells | Belts | Beaks |
| Beeps | Beets | Bends |
| Berks | Bests | Beals |
| Beaus | Becks | Beefs |
| Benes | Bents | Beres |
| Bergs | Berms | Betas |
| Bedes | Beins | Bemas |
| Benis | Beses | Betes |
| Beths | Bezes |
5 Letter Words Starting With BE Ending In Y
| Belly | Benny | Berry |
| Betty | Beefy | Bendy |
| Beady | Beaky | Beany |
| Beaty | Beery | Belay |
| Bevvy | Beamy | Beigy |
| Benty | Beray | Bezzy |
5 Letter Words Starting With BE Ending In T
| Beast | Beaut | Beret |
| Beset | Befit | Begat |
| Beget | Begot | Benet |
| Bepat | Besat | Besit |
| Besot | Bewet |
5 Letter Words Starting With BE Ending In E
| Belle | Beige | Beare |
| Belie | Benne | Becke |
| Bedye | Belee | Berme |
| Besee | Bevue |
5 Letter Words Starting With BE With A
A turns up in 40 BE words, more than any letter except the E already spent. 5 letter words starting with BA works the same way.
| Beach | Beads | Beams |
| Beans | Beard | Bears |
| Beast | Beats | Began |
| Beaks | Beaut | Beaux |
| Betta | Beady | Beaky |
| Beals | Beano | Beany |
| Beare | Beaty | Beaus |
| Begat | Bekah | Belay |
| Benga | Betas | Beamy |
| Becap | Bedad | Begad |
| Begar | Belah | Belar |
| Belga | Bemad | Bemas |
| Bepat | Beray | Besat |
| Besaw |
5 Letter Words Starting With BE For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, which matters because almost half the BE set repeats one. 5 letter words starting with BO works the same way.
| Being | Began | Below |
| Beach | Begin | Bench |
| Begun | Bears | Beast |
| Beats | Beans | Beard |
| Beams | Belts | Beads |
| Berth | Bends | Beryl |
Beech, Belle and Berry are the traps. With the opening already spending an E, a second E costs a slot you can rarely spare.
5 Letter Words Starting With BE For Scrabble
Z carries the top plays, and Bezzy tops the set at 28 points before any bonus square. 5 letter words starting with HE works the same way.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Bezzy | 28 |
| Bezil | 16 |
| Bezes | 16 |
| Bezel | 16 |
| Bevvy | 16 |
| Bemix | 16 |
| Bekah | 14 |
| Beaux | 14 |
| Beaky | 14 |
| Beefy | 13 |
| Becks | 13 |
| Becke | 13 |
| Bench | 12 |
| Belch | 12 |
| Beech | 12 |
5 Letter Words Starting With BE And Their Meanings
Heraldry, Scots and older English usage account for most of the harder entries here.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Beano | A noisy party or celebration, in British usage |
| Bebop | A fast jazz style built on complex chord changes |
| Bedel | A university official who leads processions |
| Bedew | To wet something with drops of moisture |
| Beedi | A thin Indian cigarette rolled in a leaf |
| Bekah | A Hebrew unit of weight, half a shekel |
| Belga | A former Belgian monetary unit |
| Belie | To give a false impression of something |
| Belon | A flat oyster farmed on the Brittany coast |
| Berme | A narrow ledge or shelf along a slope |
| Bevue | A blunder made through inadvertence |
| Bevvy | An alcoholic drink, in British slang |
| Bewig | To fit with a wig |
| Bezel | The grooved rim holding a gem or a watch glass |
| Besom | A broom made from a bundle of twigs |
| Besot | To make foolish, especially through drink |
| Betid | Happened or befell, in archaic English |
| Beton | Concrete, from French usage |
| Bevor | A piece of armour protecting the lower face |
| Bezzy | Best, as in a closest friend, in British slang |
FAQs
The strongest are Being, Began, Below, Beach and Begin, since none of them repeat a letter. Beech, Belle and Berry spend a slot on a repeat, so hold those back.
BEA gives you Beach, Beads, Beard, Beast, Beats, Bears, Beams, Beaks and Beans, along with Beady, Beaky, Beals, Beamy, Beano, Beany, Beare, Beaty, Beaus, Beaut and Beaux.
The T ending gives you Beast, Beaut, Beget, Begot, Befit and Beset. Bepat, Besat, Besit and Besot close the group in Scrabble.
The A words run to Began, Beach, Beard, Beast, Beats, Bears, Beams and Belay. Forty BE words carry an A after the opening pair.
The top score goes to Bezzy at 28 points. Bezil, Bezes and Bezel each reach 16, with Bevvy at 16 and Bemix at 14.
The H ending gives you Beach, Beech, Belch, Bench and Berth. Bekah and Belah close the group and are accepted in Scrabble.
BEL gives you Below, Belch, Belay, Bells, Belly and Belle, along with Belah, Belar, Belee, Belga, Belie and Belon.
Yes, Besom is valid and scores 9 points. It names a broom made from a bundle of twigs tied to a handle.
