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5-letter words starting with BA

There are 106 5-letter words starting with BA in the standard word-game list. The most common are balls, based, badly, basic, baker, badge. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
ballsThe testicles.7
basedhaving a base8
badlyto a severe or serious degree11
basica popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose…9
bakersomeone who bakes commercially11
badgean emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or…9
basisa relation that provides the foundation for something7
barona nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank7
baconback and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried9
backsThe backyard of the University.13
bakeddried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight12
bangsHair hanging over the forehead.8
batchall the loaves of bread baked at the same time12
bargea flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)8
bathethe act of swimming for pleasure or recreation10
basilany of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum7
bathsA building containing a public swimming pool or shower facilities; originally a place having individual…10
batona thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir7
bagel(Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust8
basina bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids7
banjoa stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body14
baldya person whose head is bald or shaved11
bayoua swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)10
battyinformal or slang terms for mentally irregular10
baggynot fitting closely; hanging loosely12
banalrepeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse7
bancoBeing or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court.9
babela confusion of voices and other sounds9
barmymarked by spirited enjoyment12
ballyinformal intensifiers10
balmyinformal or slang terms for mentally irregular12
bandyhave legs that curve outward at the knees11
bastea loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together7
bairna child: son or daughter7
baredhaving the head uncovered8
bawdyhumorously vulgar14
basalespecially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or…7
babkaa coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds13
babooused as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English ‘Mr’9
babulA tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.9
baccaan indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp:…11
baffsFashionable clothes13
baffyAn obsolete wooden golf club with high loft.16
baiza1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman16
baizea bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables16
balasa pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel7
balerA machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.7
balkyrefusing to proceed, act or work14
balsastrong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats7
banesPassive form of bane (Etymology 3)7
bannsa public announcement of a proposed marriage7
bantyBantam (small, but aggressive)10
bardeput a caparison on8
barerOne who bares or exposes something.7
baricof or relating to or containing barium9
barkyresembling the rough bark of a tree14
barnyBarn-like.10
barreA handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.7
baryethe absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter10
bassoan adult male singer with the lowest voice7

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