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5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending in A
Every five-letter word that fits B _ _ _ A — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With B and End in A?
39 words start with B and end with A, 0 of them answer-eligible.
Once both ends are green, the second letter is where the puzzle actually lives — and here it is A far more often than anything else, 38% of the time.
100% of these words carry two or more vowels, so the middle is vowel-rich — test consonants with your next probe.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 0 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit B _ _ _ A
Few answer words fit B···A, so no single word in this set stands out as an opener. Test the middle letters with a word rich in E, A, R, O, and T, then return to this list once the board narrows.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Reading by square two: BA·15 BU·8 BO·6 BE·3 BI·3 +2 others. Tap the group that matches your board rather than scrolling the whole 39-word column.
B···A Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
This shape is rare in the daily puzzle. In 1916 Wordles, only 1 word with B and ending in A has been the answer: BALSA (#720, 2023-06-09). Every answer-eligible word here has already had its turn.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #720 | 2023-06-09 | BALSA |
B···A Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 39 B···A words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 0 | 0% |
| Exactly 2 | 32 | 82% |
| 3 or more | 7 | 18% |
And the most common second letters among B···A words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after B:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| BA···A | 15 |
| BU···A | 8 |
| BO···A | 6 |
| BE···A | 3 |
| BI···A | 3 |
| BR···A | 2 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after B splits the list fastest — BA alone accounts for 15 of the 39 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 15 of the 39 words here use five different letters and 24 repeat one.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with B and end in A?
There are 39 valid five-letter words that start with B and end in A in our Wordle dictionary, and 0 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the B···A list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best B···A words for Wordle?
Few answer words fit B···A, so words rich in common letters elsewhere tend to score higher.
Which B to A words have been Wordle answers?
1 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was BALSA (#720) on 2023-06-09. Every answer-eligible B···A word has already been used. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these B···A words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once B and A are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 15 of the 39 words use five distinct letters and 24 repeat one — worth knowing, because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to probe elsewhere. See the how-to-play guide.
What is the most common second letter in B···A words?
A — BA accounts for 15 of the 39 words (38%), ahead of BU with 8. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do B···A words usually have?
100% of these 39 words carry two or more vowels — 32 have exactly two and 7 have three or more, against 0 with one or fewer. With B and A already fixed, that tells you how much vowel room the three middle squares still need. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.