What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word starting with B?

BIZZY scores 28 points, the highest of the 871 valid 5-letter words starting with B in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 5-letter words starting with B are there in Scrabble?

There are 871 valid 5-letter words starting with B in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter B worth in Scrabble?

B is worth 3 points on a standard Scrabble tile.

5 Letter Words Starting with B

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

5-letter words starting with B: 871 valid plays. B carries a modest 3-point value. The top scorer is BIZZY (28 points). For context, the typical letter in this position gives you around 713 words, so B comes in above that.

Why B at the Start Matters

💡 Tile Value

B's 3 points are a reasonable chunk of a 5-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.

Because you place the first letter, 5-letter words starting with B work well for parallel plays — starting a new word alongside one already on the board without touching it.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: BIZZY is worth 28 points — B's 3 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: BIVVY (16 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 871 valid 5-letter words starting with B exist in SOWPODS — well above the ~713 typical for this slot, so this is a productive letter to search on.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

Play BIZZY through a Double Word Score square and it scores 56 points instead of 28 — worth chasing when you have the tiles and the board opens up that square.