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6-letter words with B as the 1st letter and E as the 2nd letter

6-letter words with B as the 1st letter and E as the 2nd letter total 296, including BEFORE, BETTER, and BECOME.

296 wordsTop pick BEFOREHighest score BEZAZZ 35

33 of 296 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With B in 1st place, A is the most common 2nd letter (303 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 33 · most-used first

All valid words 296

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

  • BEACHY16
  • BEACON10
  • BEADED10
  • BEADER9
  • BEADLE9
  • BEAGLE9
  • BEAKED13
  • BEAKER12
  • BEAMED11
  • BEAMER10
  • BEANED9
  • BEANIE8
  • BEANOS8
  • BEARDS9
  • BEARDY12
  • BEARED9
  • BEARER8
  • BEARES8
  • BEASTS8
  • BEATEN8
  • BEATER8
  • BEATHS11
  • BEAUTS8
  • BEAUTY11
  • BEAVER11
  • BEBOPS12
  • BEBUNG11
  • BECALL10
  • BECALM12
  • BECAME12
  • BECAPS12
  • BECKED15
  • BECKES14
  • BECKET14
  • BECKON14
  • BECLOG11
  • BECOME12
  • BECURL10
  • BEDAMN11
  • BEDASH12
  • BEDAUB11
  • BEDAZE18
  • BEDBUG12
  • BEDDED11
  • BEDDER10
  • BEDECK15
  • BEDELL9
  • BEDELS9
  • BEDEWS12
  • BEDIDE10
  • BEDIMS11
  • BEDLAM11
  • BEDPAN11
  • BEDRAL9
  • BEDRID10
  • BEDROP11
  • BEDRUG10
  • BEDSIT9
  • BEDUCK15
  • BEDUIN9
  • BEDUMB13
  • BEDUNG10
  • BEDUST9
  • BEDYDE13
  • BEDYED13
  • BEDYES12
  • BEEBEE10
  • BEECHY16
  • BEEFED12
  • BEEGAH12
  • BEENAH11
  • BEENTO8
  • BEEPED11
  • BEEPER10
  • BEETED9
  • BEETLE8
  • BEEVES11
  • BEEZER17
  • BEFALL11
  • BEFANA11
  • BEFELD12
  • BEFELL11
  • BEFITS11
  • BEFLAG12
  • BEFLEA11
  • BEFLUM13
  • BEFOAM13
  • BEFOGS12
  • BEFOOL11
  • BEFORE11
  • BEFOUL11
  • BEFRET11
  • BEGALL9
  • BEGARS9
  • BEGAZE18
  • BEGEMS11
  • BEGETS9
  • BEGGAR10
  • BEGGED11
  • BEGIFT12
  • BEGILD10
  • BEGILT9
  • BEGINS9
  • BEGIRD10
  • BEGIRT9
  • BEGLAD10
  • BEGNAW12
  • BEGOES9
  • BEGONE9
  • BEGRIM11
  • BEGUIN9
  • BEGULF12
  • BEGUMS11
  • BEGUNK13
  • BEHALF14
  • BEHAVE14
  • BEHEAD12
  • BEHELD12
  • BEHEST11
  • BEHIND12
  • BEHOLD12
  • BEHOOF14
  • BEHOTE11
  • BEHOVE14
  • BEHOWL14
  • BEIGEL9
  • BEIGER9
  • BEIGES9
  • BEIGNE9
  • BEINGS9
  • BEJADE16
  • BEJANT15
  • BEKAHS15
  • BEKISS12
  • BEKNOT12
  • BELACE10
  • BELADY12
  • BELAHS11
  • BELAMY13
  • BELARS8
  • BELATE8
  • BELAUD9
  • BELAYS11
  • BELDAM11
  • BELEAP10
  • BELEED9
  • BELEES8
  • BELFRY14
  • BELGAS9
  • BELIED9
  • BELIEF11
  • BELIER8
  • BELIES8
  • BELIKE12
  • BELIVE11
  • BELLED9
  • BELLES8
  • BELLOW11
  • BELONG9
  • BELONS8
  • BELOVE11
  • BELOWS11
  • BELTED9
  • BELTER8
  • BELUGA9
  • BEMADS11
  • BEMATA10
  • BEMAUL10
  • BEMBEX19
  • BEMBIX19
  • BEMEAN10
  • BEMETE10
  • BEMIRE10
  • BEMIST10
  • BEMIXT17
  • BEMOAN10
  • BEMOCK16
  • BEMOIL10
  • BEMUDS11
  • BEMUSE10
  • BENAME10
  • BENCHY16
  • BENDAY12
  • BENDED10
  • BENDEE9
  • BENDER9
  • BENDYS12
  • BENETS8
  • BENIGN9
  • BENJES15
  • BENNES8
  • BENNET8
  • BENNIS8
  • BENTOS8
  • BENUMB12
  • BENZAL17
  • BENZIL17
  • BENZIN17
  • BENZOL17
  • BENZYL20
  • BEPATS10
  • BEPELT10
  • BEPITY13
  • BEPUFF16
  • BERAKE12
  • BERATE8
  • BERAYS11
  • BERBER10
  • BEREFT11
  • BERETS8
  • BERGEN9
  • BERIME10
  • BERLEY11
  • BERLIN8
  • BERMED11
  • BERMES10
  • BEROBS10
  • BERRET8
  • BERTHA11
  • BERTHE11
  • BERTHS11
  • BERYLS11
  • BESANG9
  • BESEEM10
  • BESEEN8
  • BESEES8
  • BESETS8
  • BESIDE9
  • BESIGH12
  • BESING9
  • BESITS8
  • BESMUT10
  • BESNOW11
  • BESOIN8
  • BESOMS10
  • BESORT8
  • BESOTS8
  • BESPAT10
  • BESPED11
  • BESPIT10
  • BESPOT10
  • BESTAD9
  • BESTAR8
  • BESTED9
  • BESTIE8
  • BESTIR8
  • BESTIS8
  • BESTOW11
  • BESTUD9
  • BESUNG9
  • BETAKE12
  • BETCHA13
  • BETEEM10
  • BETELS8
  • BETHEL11
  • BETIDE9
  • BETIME10
  • BETING9
  • BETISE8
  • BETOIL8
  • BETONS8
  • BETONY11
  • BETOOK12
  • BETOSS8
  • BETRAY11
  • BETRIM10
  • BETROD9
  • BETTAS8
  • BETTED9
  • BETTER8
  • BETTOR8
  • BEURRE8
  • BEVELS11
  • BEVERS11
  • BEVIES11
  • BEVORS11
  • BEVUES11
  • BEWAIL11
  • BEWARE11
  • BEWEEP13
  • BEWENT11
  • BEWEPT13
  • BEWETS11
  • BEWIGS12
  • BEWORM13
  • BEWRAP13
  • BEWRAY14
  • BEYLIC13
  • BEYLIK15
  • BEYOND12
  • BEZANT17
  • BEZAZZ35
  • BEZELS17
  • BEZILS17
  • BEZOAR17
  • BEZZLE26
Letters by positionIn 23% of these words the 5th letter is E.
3rd letter
  1. L10%
  2. D9%
  3. S9%
4th letter
  1. A14%
  2. O12%
  3. I11%
5th letter
  1. E23%
  2. A9%
  3. L8%
6th letter
  1. S23%
  2. E14%
  3. D12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; BEZAZZ tops the list with 35. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 47 words
  2. 9 points: 50 words
  3. 1010 points: 44 words
  4. 11 points: 64 words
  5. 1212 points: 36 words
  6. 13 points: 15 words
  7. 1414 points: 10 words
  8. 15 points: 7 words
  9. 1616 points: 6 words
  10. 17 points: 10 words
  11. 1818 points: 2 words
  12. 19 points: 2 words
  13. 2020 points: 1 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 0 words
  16. 23 points: 0 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 1 words
  20. 27 points: 0 words
  21. 2828 points: 0 words
  22. 29 points: 0 words
  23. 3030 points: 0 words
  24. 31 points: 0 words
  25. 3232 points: 0 words
  26. 33 points: 0 words
  27. 3434 points: 0 words
  28. 35 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BEZAZZ3536All three
BEZZLE2628Collins only
BENZYL2022All three
BEMBEX1922Collins only
BEMBIX1922Collins only
BEGAZE1820All three
BEDAZE1819Collins only
BEZELS1719All three
BEZOAR1718All three
BEEZER1718All three
BENZIN1720All three
BENZAL1720All three

The familiar choices stretch from BEHIND and BESIDE to BEYOND, but the pattern also holds plenty of less common entries. Only 33 of the 296 words fall within our common-word cutoff. The biggest scoring surprise is not a familiar everyday word: BEZAZZ leads the score list.

6-letter words with B as the 1st letter and E as the 2nd letter

  • The pattern has 296 words across the included tournament dictionaries.
  • BEFORE, BETTER, BECOME, and BEHIND are among the recognizable examples.
  • Only 33 entries fall inside the common-word group.
  • BEZAZZ is the top scorer at 35 points, ahead of BEZZLE at 26.
  • The average score is 11 points.
  • R is the busiest six-letter neighbor, pairing with E in 539 matches.

Which letters end these B-E words?

S is the leading final letter: 69 words end in S. E is second with 41, and D adds 35. Examples such as BEINGS and BEHALF show how varied the endings are, even with the first two letters fixed.

The S ending is more than twice as common as T, which closes 24 words. For a neighboring pattern, B-A has 303 matches and B-O has 285, putting B-E between those totals. Length shifts the pool too: 126 five-letter words carry the BE opening, while 466 seven-letter words do.

Which B-E words score the most?

BEZAZZ tops the score list at 35 points, followed by BEZZLE at 26 and BENZYL at 20. Those are strong tile scores, but they are much less familiar than BEFORE or BETTER; recognize the unusual options before spending a turn on them. BEGAZE and BEDAZE follow at 18 points apiece, both well above the 11-point average for this set.

The three lists part ways at the edges: Collins carries 292 of the matches, NWL2023 198, and ENABLE 188. Those totals overlap rather than add to 296, and only 214 entries have definitions here. Confirm the word list your game uses before you commit to an unfamiliar play.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words begin with BE?
There are 296 six-letter words with B first and E second across the included tournament dictionaries. Familiar examples include BEFORE, BETTER, BECOME, and BEHIND, while only 33 meet our common-word cutoff.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word starting with BE?
BEZAZZ leads the score list at 35 points. BEZZLE follows at 26, then BENZYL at 20. The top scorer is far less familiar than everyday options such as BEAUTY, so check an unfamiliar word against your game's dictionary.
Are there more six-letter words starting with BE or BA?
There are slightly fewer B-E words: the B-E pattern has 296 matches, compared with 303 for B-A. B-O is also close, with 285. The counts cover words included in at least one of the tournament dictionaries.

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