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5-letter words with B as the 1st letter and S as the 5th letter

276 5-letter words with B as the 1st letter and S as the 5th letter make the largest B group, from BOOKS and BANKS to BASIS.

276 wordsTop pick BOOKSHighest score BOZOS 16

56 of 276 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With B in 1st place, S is the most common 5th letter (276 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 56 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 56 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 276

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • BAALS7
  • BABAS9
  • BABES9
  • BABUS9
  • BACHS12
  • BACKS13
  • BAELS7
  • BAFFS13
  • BAFTS10
  • BAGHS11
  • BAHTS10
  • BAILS7
  • BAITS7
  • BAJUS14
  • BAKES11
  • BALAS7
  • BALDS8
  • BALES7
  • BALKS11
  • BALLS7
  • BALMS9
  • BALUS7
  • BANCS9
  • BANDS8
  • BANES7
  • BANGS8
  • BANKS11
  • BANNS7
  • BANTS7
  • BAPUS9
  • BARBS9
  • BARDS8
  • BARES7
  • BARFS10
  • BARKS11
  • BARMS9
  • BARNS7
  • BARPS9
  • BASES7
  • BASIS7
  • BASKS11
  • BASTS7
  • BATES7
  • BATHS10
  • BATTS7
  • BAUDS8
  • BAUKS11
  • BAURS7
  • BAWDS11
  • BAWKS14
  • BAWLS10
  • BAWNS10
  • BAWRS10
  • BAYES10
  • BAYTS10
  • BEADS8
  • BEAKS11
  • BEALS7
  • BEAMS9
  • BEANS7
  • BEARS7
  • BEATS7
  • BEAUS7
  • BECKS13
  • BEDES8
  • BEEFS10
  • BEEPS9
  • BEERS7
  • BEETS7
  • BELLS7
  • BELTS7
  • BEMAS9
  • BENDS8
  • BENES7
  • BENIS7
  • BENTS7
  • BERES7
  • BERGS8
  • BERKS11
  • BERMS9
  • BESES7
  • BESTS7
  • BETAS7
  • BETES7
  • BETHS10
  • BEZES16
  • BHELS10
  • BHUTS10
  • BIBBS11
  • BIBES9
  • BICES9
  • BIDES8
  • BIDIS8
  • BIERS7
  • BIFFS13
  • BIGGS9
  • BIGOS8
  • BIKES11
  • BILES7
  • BILKS11
  • BILLS7
  • BIMAS9
  • BINDS8
  • BINES7
  • BINGS8
  • BINKS11
  • BINTS7
  • BIOGS8
  • BIRDS8
  • BIRKS11
  • BIRLS7
  • BIROS7
  • BIRRS7
  • BISES7
  • BISKS11
  • BITES7
  • BITOS7
  • BITTS7
  • BIZES16
  • BLABS9
  • BLADS8
  • BLAES7
  • BLAGS8
  • BLAHS10
  • BLAMS9
  • BLATS7
  • BLAWS10
  • BLAYS10
  • BLEBS9
  • BLEES7
  • BLESS7
  • BLETS7
  • BLEYS10
  • BLINS7
  • BLIPS9
  • BLISS7
  • BLOBS9
  • BLOCS9
  • BLOGS8
  • BLOTS7
  • BLOWS10
  • BLUBS9
  • BLUES7
  • BLURS7
  • BOABS9
  • BOAKS11
  • BOARS7
  • BOATS7
  • BOBAS9
  • BOBOS9
  • BOCKS13
  • BODES8
  • BOEPS9
  • BOETS7
  • BOFFS13
  • BOGUS8
  • BOHOS10
  • BOILS7
  • BOKES11
  • BOKOS11
  • BOLAS7
  • BOLDS8
  • BOLES7
  • BOLLS7
  • BOLOS7
  • BOLTS7
  • BOLUS7
  • BOMAS9
  • BOMBS11
  • BONDS8
  • BONES7
  • BONGS8
  • BONKS11
  • BONUS7
  • BOOBS9
  • BOOHS10
  • BOOKS11
  • BOOLS7
  • BOOMS9
  • BOONS7
  • BOORS7
  • BOOTS7
  • BORAS7
  • BORDS8
  • BORES7
  • BORKS11
  • BORMS9
  • BORTS7
  • BOSKS11
  • BOTAS7
  • BOTTS7
  • BOUKS11
  • BOUNS7
  • BOUTS7
  • BOWES10
  • BOWLS10
  • BOWRS10
  • BOXES14
  • BOYFS13
  • BOYGS11
  • BOYOS10
  • BOZOS16
  • BRADS8
  • BRAES7
  • BRAGS8
  • BRAKS11
  • BRANS7
  • BRASS7
  • BRATS7
  • BRAWS10
  • BRAYS10
  • BREDS8
  • BREES7
  • BREIS7
  • BRENS7
  • BRERS7
  • BREWS10
  • BREYS10
  • BRIES7
  • BRIGS8
  • BRIKS11
  • BRIMS9
  • BRINS7
  • BRIOS7
  • BRISS7
  • BRITS7
  • BRODS8
  • BROGS8
  • BROOS7
  • BROWS10
  • BRUHS10
  • BRUTS7
  • BUATS7
  • BUBAS9
  • BUBUS9
  • BUCKS13
  • BUDAS8
  • BUDIS8
  • BUDOS8
  • BUFFS13
  • BUFOS10
  • BUHLS10
  • BUHRS10
  • BUIKS11
  • BUKES11
  • BULBS9
  • BULKS11
  • BULLS7
  • BUMFS12
  • BUMPS11
  • BUNAS7
  • BUNDS8
  • BUNGS8
  • BUNKS11
  • BUNNS7
  • BUNTS7
  • BUOYS10
  • BURAS7
  • BURBS9
  • BURDS8
  • BURGS8
  • BURKS11
  • BURLS7
  • BURNS7
  • BURPS9
  • BURRS7
  • BUSES7
  • BUSKS11
  • BUSTS7
  • BUTES7
  • BUTTS7
  • BYDES11
  • BYKES14
  • BYRES10
  • BYRLS10
  • BYTES10
Letters by positionIn 21% of these words the 2nd letter is O.
2nd letter
  1. O21%
  2. A20%
  3. U14%
3rd letter
  1. R12%
  2. A12%
  3. N10%
4th letter
  1. E16%
  2. T12%
  3. K11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; BOZOS tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 109 words
  2. 8 points: 38 words
  3. 99 points: 38 words
  4. 10 points: 37 words
  5. 1111 points: 36 words
  6. 12 points: 2 words
  7. 1313 points: 9 words
  8. 14 points: 4 words
  9. 1515 points: 0 words
  10. 16 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BOZOS1617All three
BIZES1617All three
BEZES1617Collins only
BOXES1415All three
BAWKS1415NWL only
BAJUS1418Collins only
BYKES1414Collins only
BUCKS1316All three
BACKS1315All three
BUFFS1315All three
BECKS1315All three
BOCKS1315All three

B-S dwarfs every other B pattern: 276 matches, with B-Y a distant second at 108. Most are everyday plurals and verbs, BOOKS, BANKS, BIRDS, BALLS, BILLS and BANDS, and 56 matches count as common. Only five are Wordle answers, though, because the game avoids plural solutions.

Inside the 276 B first, S fifth words

  • 276 B-words finish on S, the largest group by far.
  • Only S-S, at 393, opens more five-letter S words.
  • 56 matches rank as common and 235 carry a definition.
  • Five are Wordle answers: BASIS, BLESS, BLISS, BONUS and BRASS.
  • BOZOS, BIZES and BEZES share the 16-point lead.

Why are there only five Wordle answers?

Because the Wordle answer list almost never uses plurals, and B-S is stuffed with them. BALLS, BANDS, BANKS, BILLS, BIRDS, BOATS and BONES are all valid but can never be the solution. The five real answers, BASIS, BLESS, BLISS, BONUS and BRASS, are the rare non-plural survivors.

That gap shapes how you play. As guesses, all 275 accepted words help you place letters, but as answers the pattern is one of the weakest in the game. If a grid already shows B at the start and S at the end, you are usually looking at a plural.

Where the points and the length go

The top of the scoring table belongs to Z: BOZOS, BIZES and BEZES each reach 16, then BOXES, BAWKS, BAJUS and BYKES sit on 14. The average is 8.8, so the Z-words are outliers rather than the norm.

Ordinary entries lead the frequency list instead, with BOOKS, BANKS, BIRDS, BALLS and BILLS the words a player actually meets. Collins lists 271 of the 276, but NWL2023 keeps 210 and ENABLE 187, so 66 matches are Collins-only and will not play in every game.

Reading a plural-heavy pattern

Note

Treat B-S as a plural machine. When B opens and S closes your grid, try a plural noun before rarer shapes like BIZES or BOZOS, because the common words here, BOOKS, BOATS, BONES and BEANS, are nearly all -s forms.

Questions people ask

How large is the B-first, S-last list?
It holds 276 words, the biggest B family by far. Only S-S, with 393, opens more five-letter S words. Fifty-six rank as common and 235 have a definition.
How many B-first, S-last words are Wordle answers?
Just five: BASIS, BLESS, BLISS, BONUS and BRASS. The rest are almost all plurals or third-person verbs, which Wordle leaves out of its answer list but accepts as guesses.
Which B-S word scores highest?
BOZOS, BIZES and BEZES each score 16 on a Z. BOXES, BAWKS, BAJUS and BYKES follow at 14, while the group average stays at 8.8.

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