5 Letter Words Starting With BA

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Best Wordle guesses for BA
BATEABATTABASESBASTEBANAT

In 5-letter words starting with BA, the most common letters in position 3 are: R, N, L, S, T.

WordTypeDefinition
BABAInoundefinition unavailable
BABBYnounBaby (human infant).
BABOOnounArchaic spelling of babu.
BABULnounA tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.
BACAOnoundefinition unavailable
BACCAnoundefinition unavailable
BACHEnounThe dale of a stream or rivulet.
BACONnounback and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
BADANnoundefinition unavailable
BADGEnouna small device worn to show rank, membership, or achievement
BADLYadverbin a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
BAFFYnounAn obsolete wooden golf club with high loft.
BAFTAnounA coarse material, usually of cotton, originally made in India.
BAGELnounA toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
BAGGYadjectiveOf clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
BAGREnounAny of various types of catfish, located along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
BAHANnoundefinition unavailable
BAHARnounA weight used in the 18th and 19th century in the Middle East and the East Indies, of no single…
BAHAYnoundefinition unavailable
BAHOEnoundefinition unavailable
BAHOOnounAlternative form of bahu.
BAHURnounAlternative form of bochur.
BAHUTnounA portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once…
BAIOCnounObsolete form of bajocco.
BAIRNnounA child or baby.
BAITHnoundefinition unavailable
BAIZEnounA thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
BAJANnounAlternative form of bayan (“type of accordion”).
BAJRAnounPearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
BAJRInounAlternative form of bajra.
BAKALnoundefinition unavailable
BAKEDadjectivecooked by dry heat
BAKENnounalternative past participle of bake; baked.
BAKERnounsomeone who bakes bread or cake
BAKIEnoundefinition unavailable
BAKLInoundefinition unavailable
BALAInoundefinition unavailable
BALAOnounThe halfbeak.
BALASnounA type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.
BALDYnoun(sometimes derogatory) Someone who is bald.
BALEInouna type of hall, station, or large building for public uses, typically found in present-day Malaysia
BALERnounA machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.
BALKYadjectivestubborn; inclined to stop suddenly and refuse to continue
BALLInoundefinition unavailable
BALLYadjectiveBloody (used as a mild intensifier).
BALMYadjectivepleasantly warm; mild and soothing
BALOOnoundefinition unavailable
BALOWnoundefinition unavailable
BALSAnounA large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
BALUTnounAsian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell
BALZAnoundefinition unavailable
BANAKnoundefinition unavailable
BANALadjectiveso lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
BANATnounThe territory governed by a ban.
BANCAnounA canoe; an outrigger canoe or dugout.
BANCOnounA bank, especially that of Venice; formerly used to indicate bank money, as distinguished from the current money when it has become depreciated.
BANDAnounA style of Mexican brass band music, emerged in the 19th century.
BANDEnoundefinition unavailable
BANDInoundefinition unavailable
BANDOnounA Welsh team sport related to hockey, hurling, shinty, and bandy.
BANDYadjective(of legs) curved outward at the knees; to exchange words
BANGAnoundefinition unavailable
BANGEnoundefinition unavailable
BANIGnoundefinition unavailable
BANJOnouna stringed musical instrument with a round body like a drum
BANKYnounHilly; sloping.
BANNSnounThe announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).
BANTYnounbantam (small, but aggressive)
BANYAnounA type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well).
BARADnounA unit of pressure, equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
BARBEnoundefinition unavailable
BARDOnounThe state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.
BARDYnounThe edible larva of an insect.
BARERadjectiveMinimal; that is or are just sufficient.
BARFFnoundefinition unavailable
BARGEverbpush one's way
BARGHnoundefinition unavailable
BARIAnounbaryta
BARICnounOf or pertaining to weight, especially to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as measured…
BARIDnoundefinition unavailable
BARIEnoundefinition unavailable
BARISnounA type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt, powered either by sail, or…
BARITnoundefinition unavailable
BARKYnounHaving bark.
BARMYadjectiveOdd, strange, or crazy.
BARNYnounAlternative form of barney (“argument or fight”).
BAROInoundefinition unavailable
BARONnouna member of the lowest order of British nobility
BARRAnounA barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.
BARRYnounA field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.
BARSEnounThe perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch.
BARTHnounA place of shelter for cattle.
BARYEnounA unit of pressure under the CGS system; symbol Ba; equal to 1 dyne per square centimeter. 1 Ba…
BASALnounBase, bottom, minimum
BASEDadjectivehaving a base of operations
BASESnounSomething from which other things extend; a foundation.
BASICadjectiveforming an essential foundation; fundamental
BASILnouna fragrant herb used widely in cooking, especially Italian
BASINnounbowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
BASISnounfundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
BASONnounAlternative form of basin.
BASOSnoundefinition unavailable
BASSOnounA bass singer, especially in opera.
BASTAnoun(that's) enough; stop!
BASTEverbto pour fat over meat during cooking; to sew loosely
BASTOnounA card of the suit clubs in Spanish-suited playing cards
BATADnoundefinition unavailable
BATCHnouna quantity of goods produced or grouped at one time
BATEAnoundefinition unavailable
BATEDverbTo reduce the force of something; to abate.
BATELnoundefinition unavailable
BATERnoundefinition unavailable
BATHEverbcleanse the entire body
BATIKnounA wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.
BATONnouna short stick used by a conductor or passed in relay races
BATTAnounAn exchange rate.
BATTYadjectiveMad, crazy, silly.
BAUCHnoundefinition unavailable
BAUNOnounMangifera caesia; a wild mango found in the Philippines.
BAUTAnoundefinition unavailable
BAVINnounA bundle of wood or twigs, which may be used in broom-making. A faggot bound with only one band.
BAYALnoundefinition unavailable
BAYEDverbTo howl.
BAYOKnoundefinition unavailable
BAYOUnouna marshy outlet of a lake or river, especially in the US south
BAZOOnounA simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn.
Nouns
BABAIBABBYBABOOBABULBACAOBACCABACHEBACONBADANBADGEBAFFYBAFTABAGELBAGREBAHANBAHARBAHAYBAHOEBAHOOBAHURBAHUTBAIOCBAIRNBAITHBAIZEBAJANBAJRABAJRIBAKALBAKENBAKERBAKIEBAKLIBALAIBALAOBALASBALDYBALEIBALERBALLIBALOOBALOWBALSABALUTBALZABANAKBANATBANCABANCOBANDABANDEBANDIBANDOBANGABANGEBANIGBANJOBANKYBANNSBANTYBANYABARADBARBEBARDOBARDYBARFFBARGHBARIABARICBARIDBARIEBARISBARITBARKYBARNYBAROIBARONBARRABARRYBARSEBARTHBARYEBASALBASESBASILBASINBASISBASONBASOSBASSOBASTABASTOBATADBATCHBATEABATELBATERBATIKBATONBATTABAUCHBAUNOBAUTABAVINBAYALBAYOKBAYOUBAZOO
Adverbs
BADLY
Adjectives
BAGGYBAKEDBALKYBALLYBALMYBANALBANDYBARERBARMYBASEDBASICBATTY
Verbs
BARGEBASTEBATEDBATHEBAYED

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This list has 126 five-letter words starting with BA. Wordle's answer pool is smaller — it uses only common everyday words.

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With BA confirmed in positions 1–2, try BATEA, BATTA, BASES — they cover common letters in positions 3–5.

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