3 Letter Words Starting With B

64 words (54 Scrabble US, 64 Scrabble UK, 54 WGPO, 52 Words With Friends, 17 everyday ★)

64 three-letter words start with B. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 3-letter words that start with B

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • buy★8to purchase
  • big★6of considerable size
  • box★12a (usually rectangular) container
  • bad★6not good
  • bit★5a small piece or quantity of something
  • bay★8an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
  • bar★5a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
  • bid★6to make an offer of a price
  • bed★6a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
  • boy★8a male child
  • bin★5a container
  • bob★7to move up and down
  • bus★5a vehicle carrying many passengers
  • bag★6a flexible container with a single opening
  • bug★6general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
  • bet★5to wager

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About these words

  • 64 of the 1,348 3-letter words start with B (5%).
  • 54 are good in NWL2023, 64 in Collins Scrabble Words, 54 in WOW24 and 52 in the Words With Friends list. 17 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, biz and bez share the top score (14), then box (12), then bok (9), then ten words on 8.

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