1,395 Words Starting With BO
The prefix BO appears in 1,395 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 269 entries. Average word length: 7.9 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 BO: BODYCHECKING (30 pts), BOLSHEVIZING (30 pts), BOWDLERIZATIONS (30 pts), BODYCHECKED (29 pts), BOLSHEVIZED (29 pts). The shortest is BO (2 letters) and the longest is BOUGAINVILLAEAS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in CANT.
Notable words: BOAR — a male pig [n].; BOARD — to supply food and lodging for a fee [v].; BOARDS — to supply food and lodging for a fee [v].; BOARDED — to supply food and lodging for a fee [v]. Browse words starting with QAT for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with BO?
BODYCHECKING scores 30 points. Runner-up: BOLSHEVIZING at 30 points. See words ending in BE for more high-value options.
How many words start with BO?
Our dictionary has 1,395 words that start with BO. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (269).
What is the shortest word that starts with BO?
BO at just 2 letters. It means: a pal, a buddy [n].
Two-Letter Words (1)
BO
Three-Letter Words (11)
BOABOBBODBOGBOOBOPBOSBOTBOWBOXBOY
Four-Letter Words (52)
BOARBOASBOATBOBSBOCKBODEBODSBODYBOFFBOGSBOGYBOHOBOILBOLABOLDBOLEBOLLBOLOBOLTBOMBBONDBONEBONGBONKBONYBOOBBOOKBOOMBOONBOORBOOSBOOTBOPSBORABOREBORKBORNBORTBOSHBOSKBOSSBOTABOTHBOTSBOTTBOUTBOWLBOWSBOXYBOYOBOYSBOZO
Five-Letter Words (109)
BOARDBOARSBOARTBOASTBOATSBOBBYBOCCEBOCCIBOCHEBOCKSBODEDBODESBOFFOBOFFSBOGANBOGEYBOGGYBOGIEBOGLEBOGUSBOHEABOHOSBOILSBOINGBOINKBOITEBOLARBOLASBOLDSBOLESBOLLSBOLOSBOLTSBOLUSBOMBEBOMBSBONDSBONEDBONERBONESBONEYBONGOBONGSBONKSBONNEBONNYBONUSBONZEBOOBSBOOBYBOODYBOOEDBOOGYBOOKSBOOMSBOOMYBOONSBOORSBOOSTBOOTHBOOTSBOOTYBOOZEBOOZYBORALBORASBORAXBOREDBORERBORESBORICBORKSBORNEBORONBORTSBORTYBORTZBOSKSBOSKYBOSOMBOSONBOSSYBOSUNBOTASBOTCHBOTELBOTHYBOTTSBOUGHBOULEBOUNDBOURGBOURNBOUSEBOUSYBOUTSBOVIDBOWEDBOWELBOWER
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Six-Letter Words (189)
BOARDSBOARTSBOASTSBOATEDBOATELBOATERBOBBEDBOBBERBOBBINBOBBLEBOBCATBOCCESBOCCIABOCCIEBOCCISBOCHESBODEGABODICEBODIEDBODIESBODILYBODINGBODKINBOFFEDBOFFINBOFFOSBOGANSBOGARTBOGEYSBOGGEDBOGGLEBOGIESBOGLESBOHEASBOHUNKBOILEDBOILERBOINGSBOINKSBOITESBOLDERBOLDLYBOLEROBOLETEBOLETIBOLIDEBOLLEDBOLLIXBOLLOXBOLSHYBOLSONBOLTEDBOLTERBOMBAXBOMBEDBOMBERBOMBESBOMBYXBONACIBONBONBONDEDBONDERBONDUCBONERSBONGEDBONGOSBONIERBONINGBONITABONITOBONKEDBONNESBONNETBONNIEBONOBOBONSAIBONZERBONZESBOOBEDBOOBIEBOOBOOBOOCOOBOODLEBOOGERBOOGEYBOOGIEBOOHOOBOOINGBOOJUMBOOKEDBOOKERBOOKIEBOOKOOBOOMEDBOOMERBOOSTSBOOTEDBOOTEEBOOTHSBOOTIE
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Seven-Letter Words (265)
BOARDEDBOARDERBOARISHBOASTEDBOASTERBOATELSBOATERSBOATFULBOATINGBOATMANBOATMENBOBBERSBOBBERYBOBBIESBOBBINGBOBBINSBOBBLEDBOBBLESBOBCATSBOBECHEBOBSLEDBOBSTAYBOBTAILBOCCIASBOCCIESBODEGASBODHRANBODICESBODINGSBODKINSBODYINGBOFFINGBOFFINSBOFFOLABOGARTSBOGBEANBOGEYEDBOGGIERBOGGINGBOGGISHBOGGLEDBOGGLERBOGGLESBOGUSLYBOGWOODBOGYISMBOGYMANBOGYMENBOHEMIABOHRIUMBOHUNKSBOILERSBOILINGBOILOFFBOINKEDBOLASESBOLDESTBOLEROSBOLETESBOLETUSBOLIDESBOLIVARBOLIVIABOLLARDBOLLINGBOLOGNABOLONEYBOLSHIEBOLSONSBOLSTERBOLTERSBOLTINGBOLUSESBOMBARDBOMBASTBOMBERSBOMBINGBOMBLETBONACISBONANZABONBONSBONDAGEBONDERSBONDINGBONDMANBONDMENBONDUCSBONESETBONEYERBONFIREBONGINGBONGOESBONIATOBONIESTBONITASBONITOSBONKERSBONKINGBONNETSBONNIER
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Eight-Letter Words (269)
BOARDERSBOARDINGBOARDMANBOARDMENBOARFISHBOASTERSBOASTFULBOASTINGBOATABLEBOATBILLBOATFULSBOATHOOKBOATINGSBOATLIFTBOATLIKEBOATLOADBOATNECKBOATSMANBOATSMENBOATYARDBOBBINETBOBBLINGBOBBYSOXBOBECHESBOBOLINKBOBSLEDSBOBSTAYSBOBTAILSBOBWHITEBOCACCIOBODEMENTBODHRANSBODILESSBODINGLYBODYSUITBODYSURFBODYWORKBOEHMITEBOFFOLASBOGARTEDBOGBEANSBOGEYINGBOGEYMANBOGEYMENBOGGIESTBOGGLERSBOGGLINGBOGWOODSBOGYISMSBOHEMIANBOHEMIASBOHRIUMSBOILABLEBOILOFFSBOILOVERBOINKINGBOISERIEBOLDFACEBOLDNESSBOLIVARSBOLIVIASBOLLARDSBOLLIXEDBOLLIXESBOLLOCKSBOLLOXEDBOLLOXESBOLLWORMBOLOGNASBOLONEYSBOLSHIESBOLSTERSBOLTHEADBOLTHOLEBOLTLESSBOLTLIKEBOLTONIABOLTROPEBOMBABLEBOMBARDSBOMBASTSBOMBESINBOMBINGSBOMBLETSBOMBLOADBOMBYCIDBOMBYXESBONANZASBONDABLEBONDAGESBONDINGSBONDLESSBONDMAIDBONDSMANBONDSMENBONEFISHBONEHEADBONELESSBONEMEALBONESETS
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Nine-Letter Words (202)
BOARDABLEBOARDINGSBOARDLIKEBOARDROOMBOARDWALKBOARHOUNDBOATBILLSBOATHOOKSBOATHOUSEBOATLIFTSBOATLOADSBOATNECKSBOATSWAINBOATYARDSBOBBERIESBOBBINETSBOBOLINKSBOBSLEIGHBOBTAILEDBOBWHITESBOCACCIOSBODACIOUSBODEMENTSBODYBOARDBODYCHECKBODYGUARDBODYSUITSBODYSURFSBODYWORKSBOEHMITESBOGARTINGBOGGINESSBOGUSNESSBOHEMIANSBOILINGLYBOILOVERSBOISERIESBOLDFACEDBOLDFACESBOLECTIONBOLETUSESBOLIVARESBOLIVIANOBOLLIXINGBOLLOXINGBOLLWORMSBOLOGRAPHBOLOMETERBOLSHEVIKBOLSTEREDBOLSTERERBOLTHEADSBOLTHOLESBOLTONIASBOLTROPESBOMBARDEDBOMBARDERBOMBARDONBOMBASTERBOMBASTICBOMBAZINEBOMBESINSBOMBINATEBOMBLOADSBOMBPROOFBOMBSHELLBOMBSIGHTBOMBYCIDSBOMBYCOIDBONDMAIDSBONDSTONEBONDWOMANBONDWOMENBONEBLACKBONEHEADSBONEMEALSBONEYARDSBONGOISTSBONHOMIESBONHOMOUSBONIFACESBONNETINGBONNINESSBONSPELLSBONSPIELSBONTEBOKSBOOBOISIEBOOGERMANBOOGERMENBOOGEYINGBOOGEYMANBOOGEYMENBOOGIEINGBOOGIEMANBOOGIEMENBOOHOOINGBOOKCASESBOOKISHLYBOOKLORESBOOKLOUSE
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Ten-Letter Words (119)
BOARDROOMSBOARDWALKSBOARFISHESBOARHOUNDSBOASTFULLYBOATHOUSESBOATLIFTEDBOATSWAINSBOBSLEDDEDBOBSLEDDERBOBSLEIGHSBOBTAILINGBODYBOARDSBODYCHECKSBODYGUARDSBODYSURFEDBODYSURFERBOILERSUITBOISTEROUSBOLDFACINGBOLDNESSESBOLECTIONSBOLIVIANOSBOLOGRAPHSBOLOMETERSBOLOMETRICBOLSHEVIKIBOLSHEVIKSBOLSHEVISMBOLSHEVIZEBOLSTERERSBOLSTERINGBOMBARDERSBOMBARDIERBOMBARDINGBOMBARDONSBOMBASTERSBOMBAZINESBOMBINATEDBOMBINATESBOMBPROOFSBOMBSHELLSBOMBSIGHTSBONDHOLDERBONDSTONESBONEBLACKSBONEFISHESBONEHEADEDBONESETTERBONINESSESBOOBOISIESBOOKBINDERBOOKKEEPERBOOKMAKERSBOOKMAKINGBOOKMARKEDBOOKMARKERBOOKMOBILEBOOKPLATESBOOKSELLERBOOKSTALLSBOOKSTANDSBOOKSTORESBOOMERANGSBOONDOGGLEBOOSTERISMBOOTBLACKSBOOTLEGGEDBOOTLEGGERBOOTLESSLYBOOTLICKEDBOOTLICKERBOOTSTRAPSBORBORYGMIBORDEREAUXBORDERLANDBORDERLINEBORESCOPESBORINGNESSBORROWINGSBOSCHVARKSBOTANICALSBOTANISINGBOTANIZERSBOTANIZINGBOTCHERIESBOTHERSOMEBOTRYOIDALBOTRYTISESBOTTLEFULSBOTTLENECKBOTTOMLANDBOTTOMLESSBOTTOMMOSTBOTTOMRIESBOTULINUMSBOULDERERSBOULDERINGBOULEVARDSBOUNCINGLY
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Eleven-Letter Words (85)
BOARDSAILORBOATBUILDERBOATLIFTINGBOBSLEDDERSBOBSLEDDINGBODACIOUSLYBODHISATTVABODYBOARDEDBODYBUILDERBODYCHECKEDBODYGUARDEDBODYSURFERSBODYSURFINGBOGGINESSESBOGUSNESSESBOHEMIANISMBOILERMAKERBOILERPLATEBOILERSUITSBOLSHEVISMSBOLSHEVIZEDBOLSHEVIZESBOMBARDIERSBOMBARDMENTBOMBINATINGBOMBINATIONBOMBPROOFEDBONDHOLDERSBONEFISHINGBONESETTERSBONNINESSESBOOKBINDERSBOOKBINDERYBOOKBINDINGBOOKISHNESSBOOKKEEPERSBOOKKEEPINGBOOKMAKINGSBOOKMARKERSBOOKMARKINGBOOKMOBILESBOOKSELLERSBOOKSELLINGBOOKSHELVESBOOMERANGEDBOONDOGGLEDBOONDOGGLERBOONDOGGLESBOORISHNESSBOOSTERISMSBOOTLEGGERSBOOTLEGGINGBOOTLICKERSBOOTLICKINGBOOZINESSESBORBORYGMUSBORDERLANDSBORDERLINESBOROHYDRIDEBOSKINESSESBOSSINESSESBOTANICALLYBOTHERATIONBOTTLEBRUSHBOTTLENECKSBOTTOMLANDSBOTULINUSESBOUNDEDNESSBOUNDLESSLYBOUNDNESSESBOUNTEOUSLYBOUNTIFULLYBOURBONISMSBOURGEOISESBOURGEOISIEBOURGEONINGBOURGUIGNONBOUTONNIEREBOWDLERISEDBOWDLERISESBOWDLERIZEDBOWDLERIZERBOWDLERIZESBOWSTRINGEDBOYSENBERRY
Twelve-Letter Words (46)
BOARDSAILINGBOARDSAILORSBOASTFULNESSBOATBUILDERSBOATBUILDINGBOBSLEDDINGSBODDHISATTVABODHISATTVASBODYBOARDINGBODYBUILDERSBODYBUILDINGBODYCHECKINGBODYGUARDINGBOHEMIANISMSBOILERMAKERSBOILERPLATESBOISTEROUSLYBOLSHEVIZINGBOMBARDMENTSBOMBINATIONSBOMBPROOFINGBONEFISHINGSBONNYCLABBERBOOKBINDINGSBOOKKEEPINGSBOOKSELLINGSBOOMERANGINGBOONDOGGLERSBOONDOGGLINGBOOTLESSNESSBOOTSTRAPPEDBORINGNESSESBOROHYDRIDESBOROSILICATEBOTHERATIONSBOTTLENECKEDBOTTOMLESSLYBOULEVARDIERBOURGEOISIESBOURGEOISIFYBOUTONNIERESBOWDLERISINGBOWDLERIZERSBOWDLERIZINGBOWSTRINGINGBOYISHNESSES
Thirteen-Letter Words (24)
BOARDINGHOUSEBOARDSAILINGSBOATBUILDINGSBODDHISATTVASBODYBUILDINGSBOMBASTICALLYBONNYCLABBERSBOOKBINDERIESBOOKISHNESSESBOORISHNESSESBOOTSTRAPPINGBOROSILICATESBOTTLEBRUSHESBOTTLENECKINGBOUGAINVILLEABOUILLABAISSEBOULEVARDIERSBOUNDEDNESSESBOUNDLESSNESSBOUNTEOUSNESSBOUNTIFULNESSBOURGUIGNONNEBOUSTROPHEDONBOYSENBERRIES
Fourteen-Letter Words (15)
BOARDINGHOUSESBOASTFULNESSESBOISTEROUSNESSBOLOMETRICALLYBONEHEADEDNESSBOOTLESSNESSESBOTTOMLESSNESSBOUGAINVILLAEABOUGAINVILLEASBOUILLABAISSESBOULEVERSEMENTBOURGEOISIFIEDBOURGEOISIFIESBOUSTROPHEDONSBOWDLERIZATION
Fifteen-Letter Words (8)
BOUGAINVILLAEASBOULEVERSEMENTSBOUNDLESSNESSESBOUNTEOUSNESSESBOUNTIFULNESSESBOURGEOISIFYINGBOUSTROPHEDONICBOWDLERIZATIONS