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4 Letter Words Starting with B

There are 251 4-letter English words that start with B, from BAAL to BYTE. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is BUZZ at 24 points.

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Highest-scoring word in this list

The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is buzz at 24 points (letters only, before board bonuses).

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How many 4-letter words start with B?

251 valid 4-letter English words begin with B.

Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?

Every word here comes from a standard English dictionary. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) accepts all of them; a handful may not be legal in the North American TWL word list.

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