7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter

7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter total 443, from BALANCE and BATTERY to less familiar entries.

443 wordsTop pick BALANCEHighest score BAZZING 28

49 of 443 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st letter
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2nd letter
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I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
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T
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V
W
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With B in 1st place, E is the most common 2nd letter (466 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 49 · most-used first

BALANCE₁₁
BATTERY₁₂
BANKING₁₄
BACKING₁₆
BATTLES₉
BARRIER₉
BARGAIN₁₀
BALLOON₉
BAPTIST₁₁
BANGKOK₁₈
BATTING₁₀
BARRELS₉
BANNING₁₀
BALCONY₁₄
BANKERS₁₃
BAGGAGE₁₂
BANANAS₉
BANGING₁₁
BATHING₁₃
BALLOTS₉
BANNERS₉
BANQUET₁₈
BAPTISM₁₃
BARKING₁₄
BASHING₁₃
BASKETS₁₃
BATHTUB₁₄
BARRING₁₀
BATSMAN₁₁
BANDITS₁₀
BARRAGE₁₀
BAFFLED₁₆
BAROQUE₁₈
BASTION₉
BATTLED₁₀
BADGERS₁₁
BANDAGE₁₁
BACKERS₁₅
BATCHES₁₄
BACKLOG₁₆
BASSIST₉
BASEMAN₁₁
BAILOUT₉
BALLADS₁₀
BALLAST₉
BAYONET₁₂
BACKUPS₁₇
BATTERS₉

Showing the top 48 of 49 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 443

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

BAAINGS₁₀
BAALISM₁₁
BAASKAP₁₅
BABACOS₁₃
BABACUS₁₃
BABALAS₁₁
BABASSU₁₁
BABBITT₁₃
BABBLED₁₄
BABBLER₁₃
BABBLES₁₃
BABESIA₁₁
BABICHE₁₆
BABIEST₁₁
BABLAHS₁₄
BABOOLS₁₁
BABOONS₁₁
BABOOSH₁₄
BABUCHE₁₆
BABUDOM₁₄
BABUISM₁₃
BABYING₁₅
BABYISH₁₇
BABYSAT₁₄
BABYSIT₁₄
BACALAO₁₁
BACCALA₁₃
BACCARA₁₃
BACCARE₁₃
BACCATE₁₃
BACCHIC₁₈
BACCHII₁₆
BACCIES₁₃
BACCOES₁₃
BACHCHA₁₉
BACHING₁₅
BACILLI₁₁
BACKARE₁₅
BACKBAR₁₇
BACKBIT₁₇
BACKEND₁₆
BACKERS₁₅
BACKETS₁₅
BACKFAT₁₈
BACKFIT₁₈
BACKHOE₁₈
BACKIES₁₅
BACKING₁₆
BACKLIT₁₅
BACKLOG₁₆
BACKLOT₁₅
BACKOUT₁₅
BACKPAY₂₀
BACKRAS₁₅
BACKSAW₁₈
BACKSET₁₅
BACKSEY₁₈
BACKUPS₁₇
BACLAVA₁₄
BACONER₁₁
BACULUM₁₃
BADDEST₁₁
BADDIES₁₁
BADDISH₁₄
BADGERS₁₁
BADGING₁₂
BADIOUS₁₀
BADLAND₁₁
BADMASH₁₅
BADNESS₁₀
BAETYLS₁₂
BAFFIES₁₅
BAFFING₁₆
BAFFLED₁₆
BAFFLER₁₅
BAFFLES₁₅
BAGARRE₁₀
BAGASSE₁₀
BAGFULS₁₃
BAGGAGE₁₂
BAGGERS₁₁
BAGGIER₁₁
BAGGIES₁₁
BAGGILY₁₄
BAGGING₁₂
BAGGITS₁₁
BAGLESS₁₀
BAGLIKE₁₄
BAGNIOS₁₀
BAGPIPE₁₄
BAGSFUL₁₃
BAGUETS₁₀
BAGUIOS₁₀
BAGWASH₁₆
BAGWIGS₁₄
BAGWORM₁₅
BAHADAS₁₃
BAHADUR₁₃
BAIDARS₁₀
BAILEES₉
BAILERS₉
BAILEYS₁₂
BAILIES₉
BAILIFF₁₅
BAILING₁₀
BAILLIE₉
BAILLIS₉
BAILORS₉
BAILOUT₉
BAININS₉
BAINITE₉
BAIRNLY₁₂
BAITERS₉
BAITING₁₀
BAIZING₁₉
BAJADAS₁₇
BAJREES₁₆
BAKINGS₁₄
BAKKIES₁₇
BAKLAVA₁₆
BAKLAWA₁₆
BALADIN₁₀
BALAFON₁₂
BALANCE₁₁
BALASES₉
BALATAS₉
BALBOAS₁₁
BALCONY₁₄
BALDEST₁₀
BALDIER₁₀
BALDIES₁₀
BALDING₁₁
BALDISH₁₃
BALDRIC₁₂
BALEENS₉
BALEFUL₁₂
BALINGS₁₀
BALISTA₉
BALKERS₁₃
BALKIER₁₃
BALKILY₁₆
BALKING₁₄
BALLADE₁₀
BALLADS₁₀
BALLANS₉
BALLANT₉
BALLAST₉
BALLATS₉
BALLBOY₁₄
BALLERS₉
BALLETS₉
BALLIER₉
BALLIES₉
BALLING₁₀
BALLIUM₁₁
BALLONS₉
BALLOON₉
BALLOTS₉
BALLOWS₁₂
BALLSED₁₀
BALLSES₉
BALLUPS₁₁
BALLUTE₉
BALMIER₁₁
BALMILY₁₄
BALMING₁₂
BALNEAL₉
BALONEY₁₂
BALSAMS₁₁
BALSAMY₁₄
BAMBINI₁₃
BAMBINO₁₃
BAMBOOS₁₃
BAMMERS₁₃
BAMMING₁₄
BAMPOTS₁₃
BANALER₉
BANALLY₁₂
BANANAS₉
BANDAGE₁₁
BANDAID₁₁
BANDANA₁₀
BANDARI₁₀
BANDARS₁₀
BANDBOX₁₉
BANDEAU₁₀
BANDERS₁₀
BANDIED₁₁
BANDIER₁₀
BANDIES₁₀
BANDING₁₁
BANDITO₁₀
BANDITS₁₀
BANDOGS₁₁
BANDOOK₁₄
BANDORA₁₀
BANDORE₁₀
BANDROL₁₀
BANDSAW₁₃
BANDURA₁₀
BANEFUL₁₂
BANGERS₁₀
BANGING₁₁
BANGKOK₁₈
BANGLED₁₁
BANGLES₁₀
BANIANS₉
BANJOES₁₆
BANKERS₁₃
BANKETS₁₃
BANKING₁₄
BANKITS₁₃
BANKSIA₁₃
BANNERS₉
BANNETS₉
BANNING₁₀
BANNOCK₁₅
BANOFFI₁₅
BANQUET₁₈
BANSELA₉
BANSHEE₁₂
BANSHIE₁₂
BANTAMS₁₁
BANTENG₁₀
BANTERS₉
BANTIES₉
BANTING₁₀
BANYANS₁₂
BANZAIS₁₈
BAOBABS₁₃
BAPTISE₁₁
BAPTISM₁₃
BAPTIST₁₁
BAPTIZE₂₀
BARACAN₁₁
BARAZAS₁₈
BARBATE₁₁
BARBELL₁₁
BARBELS₁₁
BARBERS₁₁
BARBETS₁₁
BARBIES₁₁
BARBING₁₂
BARBOLA₁₁
BARBOTS₁₁
BARBULE₁₁
BARBUTS₁₁
BARCHAN₁₄
BARCODE₁₂
BARDASH₁₃
BARDIER₁₀
BARDIES₁₀
BARDING₁₁
BARDISM₁₂
BAREFIT₁₂
BAREGES₁₀
BARFING₁₃
BARGAIN₁₀
BARGEES₁₀
BARGEST₁₀
BARGING₁₁
BARGOON₁₀
BARHOPS₁₄
BARILLA₉
BARISTA₉
BARITES₉
BARIUMS₁₁
BARKANS₁₃
BARKEEP₁₅
BARKENS₁₃
BARKERS₁₃
BARKHAN₁₆
BARKIER₁₃
BARKING₁₄
BARLESS₉
BARLEYS₁₂
BARLOWS₁₂
BARMAID₁₂
BARMIER₁₁
BARMILY₁₄
BARMKIN₁₅
BARNETS₉
BARNEYS₁₂
BARNIER₉
BARNING₁₀
BAROCCO₁₃
BAROCKS₁₅
BAROLOS₉
BARONET₉
BARONGS₁₀
BARONNE₉
BAROQUE₁₈
BARQUES₁₈
BARRACE₁₁
BARRACK₁₅
BARRAGE₁₀
BARRATS₉
BARREED₁₀
BARRELS₉
BARRENS₉
BARRETS₉
BARRICO₁₁
BARRIER₉
BARRIES₉
BARRING₁₀
BARRIOS₉
BARROOM₁₁
BARROWS₁₂
BARTEND₁₀
BARTERS₉
BARTONS₉
BARTSIA₉
BARWARE₁₂
BARWOOD₁₃
BARYONS₁₂
BARYTAS₁₂
BARYTES₁₂
BARYTIC₁₄
BARYTON₁₂
BASALLY₁₂
BASALTS₉
BASCULE₁₁
BASEMAN₁₁
BASEMEN₁₁
BASENJI₁₆
BASHAWS₁₅
BASHERS₁₂
BASHFUL₁₅
BASHING₁₃
BASHLIK₁₆
BASHLYK₁₉
BASIDIA₁₀
BASILAR₉
BASILIC₁₁
BASINAL₉
BASINED₁₀
BASINET₉
BASIONS₉
BASKETS₁₃
BASKING₁₄
BASMATI₁₁
BASNETS₉
BASOCHE₁₄
BASQUED₁₉
BASQUES₁₈
BASSEST₉
BASSETS₉
BASSETT₉
BASSIER₉
BASSING₁₀
BASSIST₉
BASSOON₉
BASTARD₁₀
BASTERS₉
BASTIDE₁₀
BASTILE₉
BASTING₁₀
BASTION₉
BASTLES₉
BASUCOS₁₁
BATABLE₁₁
BATARDS₁₀
BATATAS₉
BATAVIA₁₂
BATBOYS₁₄
BATCHED₁₅
BATCHER₁₄
BATCHES₁₄
BATEAUX₁₆
BATFISH₁₅
BATFOWL₁₅
BATGIRL₁₀
BATHERS₁₂
BATHING₁₃
BATHMAT₁₄
BATHMIC₁₆
BATHTUB₁₄
BATHYAL₁₅
BATIKED₁₄
BATISTE₉
BATLERS₉
BATLETS₉
BATLIKE₁₃
BATONED₁₀
BATOONS₉
BATSHIT₁₂
BATSMAN₁₁
BATSMEN₁₁
BATTEAU₉
BATTELS₉
BATTENS₉
BATTERO₉
BATTERS₉
BATTERY₁₂
BATTIER₉
BATTIKS₁₃
BATTILL₉
BATTILY₁₂
BATTING₁₀
BATTLED₁₀
BATTLER₉
BATTLES₉
BATTUES₉
BATTUTA₉
BATWING₁₃
BAUBEES₁₁
BAUBLES₁₁
BAUCHLE₁₄
BAUDRIC₁₂
BAUERAS₉
BAUKING₁₄
BAULKED₁₄
BAULKER₁₃
BAUSOND₁₀
BAUXITE₁₆
BAWBEES₁₄
BAWBLES₁₄
BAWCOCK₂₀
BAWDIER₁₃
BAWDIES₁₃
BAWDILY₁₆
BAWDKIN₁₇
BAWDRIC₁₅
BAWLERS₁₂
BAWLEYS₁₅
BAWLING₁₃
BAWNEEN₁₂
BAWSUNT₁₂
BAWTIES₁₂
BAXTERS₁₆
BAYAMOS₁₄
BAYARDS₁₃
BAYONET₁₂
BAYSIDE₁₃
BAYTING₁₃
BAYWOOD₁₆
BAYWOPS₁₇
BAYYANS₁₅
BAZAARS₁₈
BAZOOKA₂₂
BAZOOMS₂₀
BAZOUKI₂₂
BAZZING₂₈

Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 7th letter is S.

3rd letter

R19%
N12%
L11%

4th letter

L11%
D9%
T9%

5th letter

I26%
E16%
A11%

6th letter

E19%
N15%
R9%

7th letter

S37%
E9%
G9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; BAZZING tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 88 words
10 points: 64 words
1111 points: 64 words
12 points: 44 words
1313 points: 53 words
14 points: 40 words
1515 points: 33 words
16 points: 23 words
1717 points: 8 words
18 points: 14 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 4 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 2 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 0 words
28 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
BAZZING	28	31	NWL only
BAZOOKA	22	23	All three
BAZOUKI	22	24	Collins only
BAPTIZE	20	22	All three
BACKPAY	20	22	Collins only
BAZOOMS	20	22	All three
BAWCOCK	20	23	All three
BANDBOX	19	22	All three
BACHCHA	19	20	Collins only
BAIZING	19	22	Collins only
BASHLYK	19	19	All three
BASQUED	19	21	Collins only

The fixed BA opening leaves five letters to work with, and the results range from everyday words such as BANKING and BALLOON to rarer plays. Only 49 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so a familiar start does not mean every match will feel familiar. The final letter offers another quick way to narrow the choices.

BA word-list facts at a glance

There are 443 tournament-dictionary entries with BA in the first two positions.
Only 49 entries are classed as common, so expect plenty of obscure possibilities.
Collins includes 422, NWL2023 includes 328, and ENABLE includes 282; those dictionary counts overlap.
The most frequent final letter is S, with 166 words; E and G follow with 40 and 39.

Which BA words are familiar, and which score well?

BALANCE, BATTERY, BANKING, BACKING, BATTLES, BARRIER, BARGAIN, and BALLOON are recognizable examples. Their different endings can help when you already know the last tile: BATTLES ends in S, while BALANCE ends in E.

For raw Scrabble letter points, BAZZING leads the scoring examples at 28. That is a different filter from familiarity: a high-value word can be far less common than BALANCE or BATTERY. On a seven-letter play, also check for a rack-clearing option; Scrabble adds a 50-point bingo bonus, so letter points alone do not settle the comparison.

How to narrow 7-letter words with B first and A second

Start with the known pattern BA_____ and sort by any confirmed final letter. The S ending is especially productive here, far ahead of E and G; that makes an S-ending clue a strong first cut, not a reason to ignore the less frequent endings.

The 443 matches are the union of entries found in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, not a promise that every game accepts every word. Only 49 are common, so check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar answer. For nearby patterns, compare the same BA opening at six letters or change the first letter while keeping A second.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words begin with BA?

There are 443 seven-letter entries with B first and A second. BALANCE, BATTERY, BANKING, and BALLOON are familiar examples, but only 49 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so many matches are less familiar.

Which seven-letter BA word scores the most in Scrabble?

BAZZING is the highest scorer among the examples, with a raw letter score of 28. A seven-letter play also earns Scrabble's 50-point bingo bonus when it uses all seven tiles, so compare complete rack-clearing plays rather than letter points alone.

Are all 443 BA words accepted in every word game?

No. The 443 matches combine words found in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE; their individual counts are 422, 328, and 282. Since those lists differ, check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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