1,931 Words Starting With BA
The prefix BA appears in 1,931 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 375 entries. Average word length: 8.3 letters.
B opens a huge family of Germanic and Latin-rooted words. It covers the body (bone, blood, brain), building (brick, beam, bolt), and basic human experience (birth, breath, belong).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with BA: BACKCHECKING (32 pts), BACKCHECKED (31 pts), BAMBOOZLEMENTS (31 pts), BAMBOOZLEMENT (30 pts), BATHYMETRICALLY (30 pts). The shortest is BA (2 letters) and the longest is BACKSCATTERINGS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ELO.
Notable words: BAAL — a false god [n].; BAAED — to cry like a sheep [v].; BAAING — the cry of a sheep [n].; BAALISM — the worship of baal [n]. Browse words starting with LEV for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with BA?
BACKCHECKING scores 32 points. Runner-up: BACKCHECKED at 31 points. See words ending in OWL for more high-value options.
How many words start with BA?
Our dictionary has 1,931 words that start with BA. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (375).
What is the shortest word that starts with BA?
BA at just 2 letters. It means: the soul, in ancient Egyptian religion [n].
Two-Letter Words (1)
BA
Three-Letter Words (12)
BAABADBAGBAHBALBAMBANBAPBARBASBATBAY
Four-Letter Words (51)
BAALBAASBABABABEBABUBABYBACHBACKBADEBADSBAFFBAGSBAHTBAILBAITBAKEBALDBALEBALKBALLBALMBALSBAMSBANDBANEBANGBANIBANKBANSBAPSBARBBARDBAREBARFBARKBARMBARNBARSBASEBASHBASKBASSBASTBATEBATHBATSBATTBAUDBAWDBAWLBAYS
Five-Letter Words (108)
BAAEDBAALSBABASBABELBABESBABKABABOOBABULBABUSBACCABACKSBACONBADDYBADGEBADLYBAFFSBAFFYBAGELBAGGYBAHTSBAILSBAIRNBAITHBAITSBAIZABAIZEBAKEDBAKERBAKESBALASBALDSBALDYBALEDBALERBALESBALKSBALKYBALLSBALLYBALMSBALMYBALSABANALBANCOBANDABANDSBANDYBANEDBANESBANGSBANJOBANKSBANNSBANTYBARBEBARBSBARCABARDEBARDSBAREDBARERBARESBARFSBARGEBARICBARKSBARKYBARMSBARMYBARNSBARNYBARONBARREBARYEBASALBASEDBASERBASESBASICBASILBASINBASISBASKSBASSIBASSOBASSYBASTEBASTSBATCHBATEDBATESBATHEBATHSBATIKBATONBATTSBATTUBATTYBAUDSBAULK
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Six-Letter Words (210)
BAAINGBAALIMBAASESBABBLEBABELSBABIEDBABIERBABIESBABKASBABOOLBABOONBABOOSBABULSBACCAEBACHEDBACHESBACKEDBACKERBACKUPBACONSBACULABADASSBADDERBADDIEBADGEDBADGERBADGESBADMANBADMENBAFFEDBAFFLEBAGASSBAGELSBAGFULBAGGEDBAGGERBAGGIEBAGMANBAGMENBAGNIOBAGUETBAGWIGBAILEDBAILEEBAILERBAILEYBAILIEBAILORBAIRNSBAITEDBAITERBAIZASBAIZESBAKERSBAKERYBAKINGBALATABALBOABALDEDBALDERBALDLYBALEENBALERSBALINGBALKEDBALKERBALLADBALLEDBALLERBALLETBALLONBALLOTBALLSYBALSAMBALSASBAMBOOBAMMEDBANANABANCOSBANDASBANDEDBANDERBANDITBANDOGBANGEDBANGERBANGLEBANIANBANINGBANISHBANJAXBANJOSBANKEDBANKERBANKITBANNEDBANNERBANNETBANTAMBANTER
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Seven-Letter Words (298)
BAALISMBAASKAPBABASSUBABBITTBABBLEDBABBLERBABBLESBABESIABABICHEBABIESTBABOOLSBABOONSBABYINGBABYISHBABYSATBABYSITBACALAOBACCARABACCATEBACCHICBACCHIIBACHINGBACILLIBACKBITBACKERSBACKFITBACKHOEBACKINGBACKLITBACKLOGBACKOUTBACKSAWBACKSETBACKUPSBACULUMBADDESTBADDIESBADGERSBADGINGBADLANDBADNESSBAFFIESBAFFINGBAFFLEDBAFFLERBAFFLESBAGASSEBAGFULSBAGGAGEBAGGERSBAGGIERBAGGIESBAGGILYBAGGINGBAGLIKEBAGNIOSBAGPIPEBAGSFULBAGUETSBAGWIGSBAGWORMBAHADURBAILEESBAILERSBAILEYSBAILIESBAILIFFBAILINGBAILORSBAILOUTBAIRNLYBAITERSBAITINGBAKINGSBAKLAVABAKLAWABALANCEBALASESBALATASBALBOASBALCONYBALDESTBALDIESBALDINGBALDISHBALDRICBALEENSBALEFULBALKERSBALKIERBALKILYBALKINGBALLADEBALLADSBALLASTBALLERSBALLETSBALLIESBALLINGBALLONS
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Eight-Letter Words (375)
BAALISMSBAASKAAPBAASKAPSBAASSKAPBABASSUSBABBITRYBABBITTSBABBLERSBABBLINGBABESIASBABICHESBABIRUSABABUSHKABABYDOLLBABYHOODBABYSITSBACALAOSBACCARASBACCARATBACCATEDBACCHANTBACCHIUSBACHELORBACILLARBACILLUSBACKACHEBACKBEATBACKBENDBACKBITEBACKBONEBACKCASTBACKCHATBACKDATEBACKDOORBACKDROPBACKFILLBACKFIREBACKFITSBACKFLIPBACKFLOWBACKHANDBACKHAULBACKHOEDBACKHOESBACKINGSBACKLANDBACKLASHBACKLESSBACKLISTBACKLOADBACKLOGSBACKMOSTBACKOUTSBACKPACKBACKRESTBACKROOMBACKRUSHBACKSAWSBACKSEATBACKSETSBACKSIDEBACKSLAPBACKSLIDBACKSPINBACKSTABBACKSTAYBACKSTOPBACKWARDBACKWASHBACKWOODBACKWRAPBACKYARDBACLOFENBACTERIABACTERINBACULINEBACULUMSBADASSEDBADASSESBADGEREDBADGERLYBADINAGEBADLANDSBADMOUTHBAFFLERSBAFFLINGBAGASSESBAGGAGESBAGGIESTBAGGINGSBAGHOUSEBAGPIPEDBAGPIPERBAGPIPESBAGUETTEBAGWORMSBAHADURSBAIDARKABAILABLEBAILIFFS
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Nine-Letter Words (346)
BAASKAAPSBAASSKAPSBABBITTEDBABBITTRYBABBLINGSBABIRUSASBABIRUSSABABOONERYBABOONISHBABUSHKASBABYDOLLSBABYHOODSBABYISHLYBABYPROOFBACCARATSBACCHANALBACCHANTEBACCHANTSBACCIFORMBACHELORSBACILLARYBACKACHESBACKBEATSBACKBENCHBACKBENDSBACKBITERBACKBITESBACKBLOCKBACKBOARDBACKBONEDBACKBONESBACKCASTSBACKCHATSBACKCHECKBACKCLOTHBACKCOURTBACKCROSSBACKDATEDBACKDATESBACKDRAFTBACKDROPSBACKDROPTBACKFIELDBACKFILLSBACKFIREDBACKFIRESBACKFLIPSBACKFLOWSBACKHANDSBACKHAULSBACKHOUSEBACKLANDSBACKLIGHTBACKLISTSBACKLOADSBACKPACKSBACKPEDALBACKRESTSBACKROOMSBACKSEATSBACKSHOREBACKSIDESBACKSLAPSBACKSLASHBACKSLIDEBACKSPACEBACKSPINSBACKSTABSBACKSTAGEBACKSTAIRBACKSTAMPBACKSTAYSBACKSTOPSBACKSTORYBACKSWEPTBACKSWINGBACKSWORDBACKTRACKBACKWARDSBACKWATERBACKWOODSBACKWRAPSBACKYARDSBACLOFENSBACTERIALBACTERIASBACTERINSBACTERIUMBACTERIZEBACTEROIDBADGELESSBADGERINGBADINAGEDBADINAGESBADMINTONBADMOUTHSBADNESSESBAFFLEGABBAGATELLEBAGGINESS
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Ten-Letter Words (234)
BABBITRIESBABBITTINGBABBLEMENTBABESIOSESBABESIOSISBABIRUSSASBABYPROOFSBACCHANALSBACCHANTESBACITRACINBACKBITERSBACKBITINGBACKBITTENBACKBLOCKSBACKBOARDSBACKCHECKSBACKCLOTHSBACKCOURTSBACKDATINGBACKDRAFTSBACKFIELDSBACKFILLEDBACKFIRINGBACKFITTEDBACKGAMMONBACKGROUNDBACKHANDEDBACKHANDERBACKHAULEDBACKHOEINGBACKHOUSESBACKLASHEDBACKLASHERBACKLASHESBACKLIGHTSBACKLISTEDBACKLOADEDBACKLOGGEDBACKPACKEDBACKPACKERBACKPEDALSBACKRUSHESBACKSHORESBACKSLIDERBACKSLIDESBACKSPACEDBACKSPACESBACKSPLASHBACKSTAGESBACKSTAIRSBACKSTAMPSBACKSTITCHBACKSTREETBACKSTROKEBACKSWINGSBACKSWORDSBACKTRACKSBACKWARDLYBACKWASHEDBACKWASHESBACKWATERSBACKWOODSYBACTEREMIABACTEREMICBACTERIALSBACTERIZEDBACTERIZESBACTEROIDSBADINAGINGBADMINTONSBADMOUTHEDBAFFLEGABSBAFFLEMENTBAFFLINGLYBAGATELLESBAHUVRIHISBAILIWICKSBAIRNLIESTBAITFISHESBAKEAPPLESBAKEHOUSESBAKSHISHEDBAKSHISHESBALACLAVASBALALAIKASBALBRIGGANBALDACHINOBALDACHINSBALDAQUINSBALDERDASHBALDNESSESBALKANIZEDBALKANIZESBALLADEERSBALLADISTSBALLADRIESBALLASTERSBALLASTINGBALLERINASBALLISTICS
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Eleven-Letter Words (150)
BABBITTRIESBABBLEMENTSBABOONERIESBABYPROOFEDBABYSITTINGBACCHANALIABACHELORDOMBACITRACINSBACKBENCHERBACKBENCHESBACKBITINGSBACKBREAKERBACKCHECKEDBACKCOUNTRYBACKCROSSEDBACKCROSSESBACKDROPPEDBACKFILLINGBACKFITTINGBACKFLIPPEDBACKGAMMONSBACKGROUNDSBACKHANDERSBACKHANDINGBACKHAULINGBACKLASHERSBACKLASHINGBACKLIGHTEDBACKLISTINGBACKLOADINGBACKLOGGINGBACKPACKERSBACKPACKINGBACKPEDALEDBACKSCATTERBACKSLAPPEDBACKSLAPPERBACKSLASHESBACKSLIDDENBACKSLIDERSBACKSLIDINGBACKSPACINGBACKSTABBEDBACKSTABBERBACKSTAMPEDBACKSTOPPEDBACKSTORIESBACKSTREETSBACKSTRETCHBACKSTROKESBACKTRACKEDBACKWASHINGBACTEREMIASBACTERIALLYBACTERICIDEBACTERIOCINBACTERIURIABACTERIZINGBADMOUTHINGBAFFLEMENTSBAGGINESSESBAILIFFSHIPBAKSHEESHESBAKSHISHINGBALBRIGGANSBALDACHINOSBALEFULNESSBALKANIZINGBALKINESSESBALLCARRIERBALLETOMANEBALLOONINGSBALLOONISTSBALLPLAYERSBALLYHOOINGBALLYRAGGEDBALMINESSESBALUSTRADEDBALUSTRADESBAMBOOZLINGBANDERILLASBANDINESSESBANDLEADERSBANDMASTERSBANEBERRIESBANISHMENTSBANKABILITYBANKROLLERSBANKROLLINGBANKRUPTINGBANNERETTESBANTERINGLYBAPTISMALLYBAPTISTRIESBARBARITIESBARBARIZINGBARBAROUSLYBARBERSHOPSBARBITURATEBARCAROLLES
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Twelve-Letter Words (80)
BABYPROOFINGBACCHANALIANBACHELORDOMSBACHELORETTEBACHELORHOODBACKBENCHERSBACKBREAKERSBACKBREAKINGBACKCHECKINGBACKCOURTMANBACKCOURTMENBACKCROSSINGBACKDROPPINGBACKFLIPPINGBACKGROUNDEDBACKGROUNDERBACKHANDEDLYBACKLIGHTINGBACKPEDALINGBACKPEDALLEDBACKSCATTERSBACKSLAPPERSBACKSLAPPINGBACKSPLASHESBACKSTABBERSBACKSTABBINGBACKSTAMPINGBACKSTITCHEDBACKSTITCHESBACKSTOPPINGBACKTRACKINGBACKWARDNESSBACKWOODSMANBACKWOODSMENBACTERICIDALBACTERICIDESBACTERIOCINSBACTERIOLOGYBACTERIOSTATBACTERIURIASBAILIFFSHIPSBALDERDASHESBALLCARRIERSBALLETOMANESBALLETOMANIABALLHANDLINGBALLYRAGGINGBALNEOLOGIESBANDERILLEROBANKRUPTCIESBANTAMWEIGHTBAPTISTERIESBARBARIANISMBARBARICALLYBARBITURATESBARDOLATRIESBARNSTORMERSBARNSTORMINGBARORECEPTORBARQUENTINESBARRELHOUSESBARRENNESSESBARRICADOINGBASEMENTLESSBASERUNNINGSBASIDIOSPOREBASIFICATIONBASTARDISINGBASTARDIZINGBASTINADOINGBATHETICALLYBATHYMETRIESBATHYPELAGICBATHYSCAPHESBATHYSPHERESBATTLEFIELDSBATTLEFRONTSBATTLEGROUNDBATTLEMENTEDBATTLEWAGONS
Thirteen-Letter Words (40)
BACCALAUREATEBACCHANALIANSBACHELORETTESBACHELORHOODSBACKCOUNTRIESBACKGROUNDERSBACKGROUNDINGBACKPEDALLINGBACKSCATTEREDBACKSTABBINGSBACKSTITCHINGBACKSTRETCHESBACTERIOLOGICBACTERIOLYSESBACTERIOLYSISBACTERIOLYTICBACTERIOPHAGEBACTERIOPHAGYBACTERIOSTATSBACTERIZATIONBALEFULNESSESBALKANIZATIONBALLETOMANIASBALLHANDLINGSBALLISTICALLYBAMBOOZLEMENTBANDERILLEROSBANKABILITIESBANTAMWEIGHTSBARBARIANISMSBARBARIZATIONBARBAROUSNESSBAREFACEDNESSBARORECEPTORSBASHFULNESSESBASIDIOMYCETEBASIDIOSPORESBASIFICATIONSBATHYMETRICALBATTLEGROUNDS
Fourteen-Letter Words (17)
BACCALAUREATESBACKSCATTERINGBACKWARDNESSESBACTERICIDALLYBACTERIOLOGIESBACTERIOLOGISTBACTERIOPHAGESBACTERIOSTASESBACTERIOSTASISBACTERIOSTATICBACTERIZATIONSBALKANIZATIONSBAMBOOZLEMENTSBARBARIZATIONSBAROMETRICALLYBASIDIOMYCETESBASTARDIZATION
Fifteen-Letter Words (9)
BACKSCATTERINGSBACTERIOLOGICALBACTERIOLOGISTSBACTERIOPHAGIESBARBAROUSNESSESBAREFACEDNESSESBASIDIOMYCETOUSBASTARDIZATIONSBATHYMETRICALLY