1,832 Words Starting With BE
The prefix BE appears in 1,832 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 390 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 BE: BENZODIAZEPINES (38 pts), BENZIMIDAZOLES (37 pts), BENZODIAZEPINE (37 pts), BEZAZZES (37 pts), BEDAZZLEMENTS (36 pts). The shortest is BE (2 letters) and the longest is BEAUTEOUSNESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in TODY.
Notable words: BEAD — to adorn with round balls of glass, wood or plastic [v].; BEACH — to drive onto the shore by a lake or the sea [v].; BEACHY — sandy or pebbly [adj].; BEACHED — to drive onto the shore by a lake or the sea [v]. Browse words starting with KIT for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with BE?
BENZODIAZEPINES scores 38 points. Runner-up: BENZIMIDAZOLES at 37 points. See words ending in E for more high-value options.
How many words start with BE?
Our dictionary has 1,832 words that start with BE. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (390).
What is the shortest word that starts with BE?
BE at just 2 letters. It means: to exist [v].
Two-Letter Words (1)
BE
Three-Letter Words (8)
BEDBEEBEGBELBENBESBETBEY
Four-Letter Words (34)
BEADBEAKBEAMBEANBEARBEATBEAUBECKBEDSBEDUBEEFBEENBEEPBEERBEESBEETBEGSBELLBELSBELTBEMABENDBENEBENSBENTBERGBERKBERMBESTBETABETHBETSBEVYBEYS
Five-Letter Words (86)
BEACHBEADSBEADYBEAKSBEAKYBEAMSBEAMYBEANOBEANSBEARDBEARSBEASTBEATSBEAUSBEAUTBEAUXBEBOPBECAPBECKSBEDELBEDEWBEDIMBEECHBEEDIBEEFSBEEFYBEEPSBEERSBEERYBEETSBEFITBEFOGBEGANBEGATBEGETBEGINBEGOTBEGUMBEGUNBEIGEBEIGYBEINGBELAYBELCHBELGABELIEBELLEBELLSBELLYBELONBELOWBELTSBEMASBEMIXBENCHBENDSBENDYBENESBENNEBENNIBENNYBENTOBENTSBERETBERGSBERKSBERMEBERMSBERRYBERTHBERYLBESESBESETBESOMBESOTBESTSBETASBETELBETHSBETONBETTABEVELBEVORBEWIGBEZELBEZIL
Six-Letter Words (193)
BEACHYBEACONBEADEDBEADERBEADLEBEAGLEBEAKEDBEAKERBEAMEDBEANEDBEANIEBEANOSBEARDSBEARERBEASTSBEATENBEATERBEAUTSBEAUTYBEAVERBEBOPSBECALMBECAMEBECAPSBECKEDBECKETBECKONBECLOGBECOMEBEDAMNBEDAUBBEDBUGBEDDEDBEDDERBEDECKBEDELLBEDELSBEDEWSBEDIMSBEDLAMBEDPANBEDRIDBEDRUGBEDSITBEDUINBEDUMBBEEBEEBEECHYBEEFEDBEEPEDBEEPERBEETLEBEEVESBEEZERBEFALLBEFELLBEFITSBEFLAGBEFLEABEFOGSBEFOOLBEFOREBEFOULBEFRETBEGALLBEGAZEBEGETSBEGGARBEGGEDBEGINSBEGIRDBEGIRTBEGLADBEGONEBEGRIMBEGULFBEGUMSBEHALFBEHAVEBEHEADBEHELDBEHESTBEHINDBEHOLDBEHOOFBEHOVEBEHOWLBEIGESBEIGNEBEINGSBEKISSBEKNOTBELADYBELAUDBELAYSBELDAMBELEAPBELFRYBELGASBELIED
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Seven-Letter Words (323)
BEACHEDBEACHESBEACONSBEADERSBEADIERBEADILYBEADINGBEADLESBEADMANBEADMENBEAGLESBEAKERSBEAKIERBEAMIERBEAMILYBEAMINGBEAMISHBEANBAGBEANERYBEANIESBEANINGBEARCATBEARDEDBEARERSBEARHUGBEARINGBEARISHBEASTIEBEASTLYBEATERSBEATIFYBEATINGBEATNIKBEAUISHBEAVERSBEBEERUBEBLOODBECALMSBECAUSEBECHALKBECHARMBECKETSBECKINGBECKONSBECLASPBECLOAKBECLOGSBECLOUDBECLOWNBECOMESBECRAWLBECRIMEBECROWDBECRUSTBECURSEBECURSTBEDAMNSBEDAUBSBEDBUGSBEDDERSBEDDINGBEDECKSBEDELLSBEDEMANBEDEMENBEDEVILBEDEWEDBEDFASTBEDGOWNBEDIGHTBEDIRTYBEDIZENBEDLAMPBEDLAMSBEDLESSBEDLIKEBEDMATEBEDOUINBEDPANSBEDPOSTBEDRAILBEDRAPEBEDROCKBEDROLLBEDROOMBEDRUGSBEDSIDEBEDSITSBEDSOREBEDTICKBEDTIMEBEDUINSBEDUMBSBEDUNCEBEDWARDBEDWARFBEEBEESBEECHENBEECHESBEEDIES
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Eight-Letter Words (390)
BEACHBOYBEACHIERBEACHINGBEACONEDBEADIESTBEADINGSBEADLIKEBEADROLLBEADSMANBEADSMENBEADWORKBEAKIESTBEAKLESSBEAKLIKEBEAMIESTBEAMLESSBEAMLIKEBEANBAGSBEANBALLBEANLIKEBEANPOLEBEARABLEBEARABLYBEARCATSBEARDINGBEARHUGSBEARINGSBEARLIKEBEARSKINBEARWOODBEASTIESBEATABLEBEATIFICBEATINGSBEATLESSBEATNIKSBEAUCOUPBEAUTIESBEAUTIFYBEAVEREDBEBEERUSBEBLOODSBEBOPPERBECALMEDBECAPPEDBECARPETBECHALKSBECHAMELBECHANCEBECHARMSBECKONEDBECKONERBECLAMORBECLASPSBECLOAKSBECLOTHEBECLOUDSBECLOWNSBECOMINGBECOWARDBECRAWLSBECRIMEDBECRIMESBECROWDSBECRUSTSBECUDGELBECURSEDBECURSESBEDABBLEBEDAMNEDBEDARKENBEDAUBEDBEDAZZLEBEDBOARDBEDCHAIRBEDCOVERBEDDABLEBEDDINGSBEDEAFENBEDECKEDBEDESMANBEDESMENBEDEVILSBEDEWINGBEDFRAMEBEDGOWNSBEDIAPERBEDIGHTSBEDIMMEDBEDIMPLEBEDIZENSBEDLAMPSBEDMAKERBEDMATESBEDOTTEDBEDOUINSBEDPLATEBEDPOSTSBEDQUILTBEDRAILS
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Nine-Letter Words (364)
BEACHBALLBEACHBOYSBEACHCOMBBEACHGOERBEACHHEADBEACHIESTBEACHSIDEBEACHWEARBEACONINGBEADHOUSEBEADINESSBEADLEDOMBEADROLLSBEADWORKSBEAMINGLYBEAMISHLYBEANBALLSBEANERIESBEANPOLESBEANSTALKBEARBERRYBEARDLESSBEARGRASSBEARISHLYBEARSKINSBEARWOODSBEASTINGSBEASTLIERBEATIFIEDBEATIFIESBEATITUDEBEAUCOUPSBEAUTEOUSBEAUTIFULBEAVERINGBEBEERINEBEBLOODEDBEBOPPERSBECALMINGBECAPPINGBECARPETSBECCAFICOBECHALKEDBECHAMELSBECHANCEDBECHANCESBECHARMEDBECKONERSBECKONINGBECLAMORSBECLASPEDBECLOAKEDBECLOGGEDBECLOTHEDBECLOTHESBECLOUDEDBECLOWNEDBECOMINGSBECOWARDSBECQUERELBECRAWLEDBECRIMINGBECROWDEDBECRUSTEDBECUDGELSBECURSINGBEDABBLEDBEDABBLESBEDAMNINGBEDARKENSBEDAUBINGBEDAZZLEDBEDAZZLESBEDBOARDSBEDCHAIRSBEDCOVERSBEDEAFENSBEDECKINGBEDEHOUSEBEDEVILEDBEDFELLOWBEDFRAMESBEDIAPERSBEDIGHTEDBEDIMMINGBEDIMPLEDBEDIMPLESBEDIRTIEDBEDIRTIESBEDIZENEDBEDLAMITEBEDMAKERSBEDPLATESBEDQUILTSBEDRAGGLEBEDRAPINGBEDRIDDENBEDRIVELSBEDROOMEDBEDRUGGED
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Ten-Letter Words (212)
BEACHBALLSBEACHCOMBSBEACHFRONTBEACHGOERSBEACHHEADSBEADHOUSESBEADLEDOMSBEANSTALKSBEASTLIESTBEATIFYINGBEATITUDESBEAUTICIANBEAUTIFIEDBEAUTIFIERBEAUTIFIESBEBEERINESBEBLOODINGBECARPETEDBECCAFICOSBECHALKINGBECHANCINGBECHARMINGBECLAMOREDBECLASPINGBECLOAKINGBECLOGGINGBECLOTHINGBECLOUDINGBECLOWNINGBECOMINGLYBECOWARDEDBECQUERELSBECRAWLINGBECROWDINGBECRUSTINGBECUDGELEDBEDABBLINGBEDARKENEDBEDAZZLINGBEDCHAMBERBEDCLOTHESBEDEAFENEDBEDEHOUSESBEDEVILINGBEDEVILLEDBEDFELLOWSBEDIAPEREDBEDIGHTINGBEDIMPLINGBEDIRTYINGBEDIZENINGBEDLAMITESBEDRAGGLEDBEDRAGGLESBEDRENCHEDBEDRENCHESBEDRIVELEDBEDRUGGINGBEDSPREADSBEDSPRINGSBEDWARFINGBEDWARMERSBEDWETTERSBEECHDROPSBEECHMASTSBEECHWOODSBEEFEATERSBEEFSTEAKSBEEKEEPERSBEEKEEPINGBEFINGEREDBEFLAGGINGBEFLECKINGBEFLOWEREDBEFOREHANDBEFORETIMEBEFRETTINGBEFRIENDEDBEFRINGINGBEFUDDLINGBEGGARDOMSBEGGARWEEDBEGINNINGSBEGIRDLINGBEGLADDINGBEGLAMOREDBEGLAMOURSBEGLOOMINGBEGRIMMINGBEGROANINGBEGRUDGERSBEGRUDGINGBEHAVIORALBEHAVIOURSBEHINDHANDBEJEWELINGBEJEWELLEDBEJUMBLINGBEKNIGHTEDBEKNOTTING
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Eleven-Letter Words (108)
BEACHCOMBEDBEACHCOMBERBEACHFRONTSBEADINESSESBEARABILITYBEARBAITINGBEARBERRIESBEARDEDNESSBEARDTONGUEBEARGRASSESBEARISHNESSBEASTLINESSBEAUTEOUSLYBEAUTICIANSBEAUTIFIERSBEAUTIFULLYBEAUTIFYINGBEAVERBOARDBECARPETINGBECLAMORINGBECOWARDINGBECUDGELINGBECUDGELLEDBEDARKENINGBEDCHAMBERSBEDCOVERINGBEDEAFENINGBEDEVILLINGBEDEVILMENTBEDIAPERINGBEDIZENMENTBEDRAGGLINGBEDRENCHINGBEDRIVELINGBEDRIVELLEDBEEFINESSESBEEKEEPINGSBEERINESSESBEFINGERINGBEFITTINGLYBEFLOWERINGBEFRIENDINGBEGGARWEEDSBEGLAMORINGBEGLAMOUREDBEGUILEMENTBEGUILINGLYBEHAVIORISMBEHAVIORISTBEJEWELLINGBEKNIGHTINGBELABOURINGBELATEDNESSBELEAGUEREDBELIQUORINGBELLADONNASBELLETRISTSBELLFLOWERSBELLICOSITYBELLIGERENTBELLWETHERSBELLYACHERSBELLYACHINGBELOWGROUNDBEMADDENINGBEMURMURINGBEMUSEMENTSBENCHMARKEDBENCHWARMERBENEDICTIONBENEDICTORYBENEFACTIONBENEFACTORSBENEFICENCEBENEFICIARYBENEFICIATEBENEFITTINGBENEVOLENCEBENIGHTEDLYBENIGNANTLYBENIGNITIESBENTGRASSESBENZOCAINESBENZOFURANSBEQUEATHALSBEQUEATHINGBERASCALINGBEREAVEMENTBESCORCHINGBESCREENINGBESHADOWINGBESHIVERINGBESHROUDINGBESMIRCHINGBESMOOTHINGBESPANGLINGBESPATTEREDBESPREADINGBESPRINKLEDBESPRINKLES
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Twelve-Letter Words (57)
BEACHCOMBERSBEACHCOMBINGBEARBAITINGSBEARDTONGUESBEATIFICALLYBEAUTIFULLERBEAVERBOARDSBECUDGELLINGBEDAZZLEMENTBEDCOVERINGSBEDEVILMENTSBEDIZENMENTSBEDRIVELLINGBEFUDDLEMENTBEGGARLINESSBEGLAMOURINGBEGRUDGINGLYBEGUILEMENTSBEHAVIORALLYBEHAVIORISMSBEHAVIORISTSBELEAGUERINGBELITTLEMENTBELLETRISTICBELLIGERENCEBELLIGERENCYBELLIGERENTSBENCHMARKINGBENCHWARMERSBENEDICTIONSBENEFACTIONSBENEFACTRESSBENEFICENCESBENEFICENTLYBENEFICIALLYBENEFICIATEDBENEFICIATESBENEVOLENCESBENEVOLENTLYBENIGNANCIESBENZALDEHYDEBENZOAPYRENEBENZOPHENONEBEREAVEMENTSBESEECHINGLYBESPATTERINGBESPECTACLEDBESPRINKLINGBESTIALITIESBESTIALIZINGBETWEENBRAINBETWEENTIMESBEWILDEREDLYBEWILDERMENTBEWITCHERIESBEWITCHINGLYBEWITCHMENTS
Thirteen-Letter Words (34)
BEARABILITIESBEARDEDNESSESBEARISHNESSESBEASTLINESSESBEATIFICATIONBEAUTEOUSNESSBEAUTIFULLESTBEAUTIFULNESSBEDAZZLEMENTSBEFUDDLEMENTSBEHAVIORISTICBELATEDNESSESBELEAGUERMENTBELIEVABILITYBELITTLEMENTSBELLICOSITIESBELLIGERENCESBELLIGERENTLYBELONGINGNESSBENCHMARKINGSBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIATINGBENEFICIATIONBENIGHTEDNESSBENZALDEHYDESBENZIMIDAZOLEBENZOAPYRENESBENZOPHENONESBESTSELLERDOMBETWEENBRAINSBETWEENNESSESBETWEENWHILESBEWILDERINGLYBEWILDERMENTS
Fourteen-Letter Words (14)
BEATIFICATIONSBEAUTIFICATIONBEGGARLINESSESBELEAGUERMENTSBELLIGERENCIESBENEFACTRESSESBENEFICIALNESSBENEFICIATIONSBENEVOLENTNESSBENZANTHRACENEBENZIMIDAZOLESBENZODIAZEPINEBESTSELLERDOMSBEWILDEREDNESS
Fifteen-Letter Words (8)
BEAUTEOUSNESSESBEAUTIFICATIONSBEAUTIFULNESSESBELIEVABILITIESBELONGINGNESSESBENIGHTEDNESSESBENZANTHRACENESBENZODIAZEPINES