Words Containing BA

Q: How many words contain "BA"?

3,822 valid English words contain the sequence BA.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing BA?

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINES at 41 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing BA?

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS — 20 letters.

There are 3,822 English words that contain the sequence BA. Range: ABA to ZWIEBACKS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is DIETHYLCARBAMAZINES at 41 points; the longest is BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS (20 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 9% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 3,822 words containing BA

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3-letter(13)
4-letter(59)
5-letter(153)
6-letter(337)
7-letter(545)
8-letter(752)
9-letter(702)
10-letter(494)
11-letter(325)
12-letter(195)
13-letter(122)
14-letter(61)
15-letter(37)

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Showing the first 600 of 3,822 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	diethylcarbamazines	41	44
2	diethylcarbamazine	40	43
3	phenylthiocarbamides	38	41
4	bacteriochlorophylls	37	41
5	phenylthiocarbamide	37	40
6	whizzbangs	37	39
7	bacteriochlorophyll	36	40
8	whizzbang	36	38
9	bathythermographs	36	36
10	bathythermograph	35	35

What these words mean

diethylcarbamazines: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
diethylcarbamazine: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
phenylthiocarbamides: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
bacteriochlorophylls: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
phenylthiocarbamide: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
whizzbangs: Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
bacteriochlorophyll: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
whizzbang: Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
bathythermographs: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
bathythermograph: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "BA"?

3,822 valid English words contain BA.

Best Scrabble word containing BA?

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINES at 41 pts.

Longest word containing BA?

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS (20 letters).