5 Letter Words Starting With BE

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Best Wordle guesses for BE
BEATABENNEBENETBESEEBEEST

In 5-letter words starting with BE, the most common letters in position 3 are: A, D, L, G, N.

WordTypeDefinition
BEACHnouna sandy or pebbly shore beside water
BEADYadjectivesmall, round, and gleaming like beads
BEAKYadjectiveBeaked: having a beak.
BEALAnoundefinition unavailable
BEAMYadjectiveResembling a beam in size and weight; massy.
BEANOnounA beanfeast; any noisy celebration, a party.
BEANTnoun, variant of bean't.
BEANYnounResembling or characteristic of beans.
BEARDnounhair growing on the chin and lower cheeks of a person's face
BEARMnoundefinition unavailable
BEASTnouna large or fierce animal; an unpleasant or cruel person
BEATAnoundefinition unavailable
BEATHnounTo bathe (with warm liquid); foment.
BEAUTnounSomething or someone that is physically attractive.
BEAUXnounA man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
BEBARnounTo put a bar around; bar about; debar.
BEBATnoundefinition unavailable
BEBAYnounTo bay around or about; embay; hem in; surround.
BEBEDnoundefinition unavailable
BEBOGnoundefinition unavailable
BEBOPnounAn early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
BECAPnounTo don a cap (headgear)
BECRYnounTo cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
BECUTnounTo cut about; cut around; cut up; cut off; sever.
BEDADnounby God
BEDAYnoundefinition unavailable
BEDELnounAn administrative official at universities in several European countries, often with a policiary function at the time when universities had their own jurisdiction over students.
BEDENnoundefinition unavailable
BEDEWverbTo make wet with or as if with dew.
BEDIMverbTo make dim; to obscure or darken.
BEDINnoundefinition unavailable
BEDIPnounto dip, submerge
BEDOGnounTo follow like a dog, harass, torment; bully.
BEDOTnoundefinition unavailable
BEDUBnoundefinition unavailable
BEDURnoundefinition unavailable
BEDYEnounTo dye or stain.
BEECHnounA tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
BEEFYadjectivemuscular and heavily built; having a strong meaty flavour
BEERYadjectiveSmelling or tasting of beer.
BEESTnounsecond-person singular present indicative or subjunctive of be
BEETHnounthird-person singular simple present indicative of be.
BEETYnounResembling or characteristic of beets.
BEEVEnounA cow, a bovine
BEFANnoundefinition unavailable
BEFITverbTo be fit for
BEFOGverbTo envelop in fog or smoke.
BEFOPnoundefinition unavailable
BEGADnounAn expression of surprise, shock etc.
BEGARnounA system of forced labour in parts of India.
BEGATnounAn element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible
BEGAYnounTo make cheerful or merry.
BEGEMnounTo adorn (as if) with gems.
BEGETverbTo father; to sire; to produce (a child).
BEGINverbto start; to perform the first part of an action
BEGOBnounBy God.
BEGUMverbTo daub or cover with gum.
BEGUNverbTo start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
BEGUTnoundefinition unavailable
BEHAPnounTo happen.
BEHENnounAny of various plants imported into Europe for the pharmaceutical trade in dried form, so of…
BEICEnoundefinition unavailable
BEIGEadjectiveof a pale sandy or fawn colour
BEINGnounliving thing that has the ability to act or function independently
BEIRAnounA small antelope, Dorcatragus megalotis, found in the Horn of Africa
BEISAnounA species of antelope from East Africa (Oryx beisa, East African oryx)
BEJANnounA freshman at various Scottish and continental universities.
BEJELnounEndemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of…
BEJIGnoundefinition unavailable
BEKAHnounAlternative form of beka.
BEKKOnounA koi carp with black markings on white, red or yellow skin.
BELAHnounbeefwood
BELAMnounTo beat or bang.
BELARnounAlternative spelling of belah.
BELAYverbto secure a rope around a pin or cleat; to cancel an order
BELCHnounThe sound one makes when belching.
BELEEnoundefinition unavailable
BELGAnoundefinition unavailable
BELIEverbTo lie around; encompass.
BELLEnounAn attractive woman.
BELLYnounthe front part of the body between the chest and the thighs
BELOWadverbat a lower level or layer than something else
BELVEnoundefinition unavailable
BEMADnounTo make mad.
BEMANnounTo furnish or fill with men; man.
BEMARnounTo mar about or all over; injure seriously.
BEMATnoundefinition unavailable
BEMIXnounTo mix around or about; mingle.
BEMUDnounTo cover, bespatter, or befoul with mud.
BENABnoundefinition unavailable
BENCHnouna long seat for several people, or a sturdy work surface
BENDAnounAn old Guinean unit of mass, equivalent to 0.0642 kilograms.
BENDYadjectiveable to bend easily; flexible
BENETnounTo catch in a net; ensnare.
BENJYnoundefinition unavailable
BENNEnounSesame.
BENNYnounAn amphetamine tablet.
BENSHnoundefinition unavailable
BENTYnounAbounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass.
BENZOnounOf a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused benzene ring.
BEODEnoundefinition unavailable
BEPATnounTo beat upon (as on a drum); patter upon.
BEPAWnoundefinition unavailable
BEPENnoundefinition unavailable
BEPUNnoundefinition unavailable
BERATnoundefinition unavailable
BERAYnounTo make foul; befoul; soil.
BERETnounA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.
BERGYnounContaining icebergs.
BERNEnoundefinition unavailable
BERRInoundefinition unavailable
BERRYnounany of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
BERTHnouna fixed bunk on a ship or train; a mooring space for a vessel
BERYLnounA mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone.
BESANnounGram flour, as used in Indian and Burmese cuisine.
BESEEnounTo look at; see; mind; regard; favour.
BESETverbto be afflicted or harassed persistently
BESINnoundefinition unavailable
BESITnounTo sit around; sit about; besiege.
BESOMnounA broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
BESOTnounTo muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
BESPYnounTo send spies to; beset with espionage.
BESRAnounA bird of prey of southern Asia, Accipiter virgatus.
BETAGnounTo furnish with a tag; deck with tags.
BETELnounEither of two plants often used in combination:
BETISnoundefinition unavailable
BETSOnoundefinition unavailable
BETTYnounA short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jimmy. .mw-parser-output…
BEVELnounAn edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
BEVERnounAlternative spelling of bevor.
BEVUEnoundefinition unavailable
BEWETnounTo wet or moisten profusely.
BEWIGnounTo furnish or cover with a wig; put a wig on.
BEZELnounThe sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
BEZZInounplural of bezzo
BEZZOnounAn old silver Venetian coin worth half a soldo.
Nouns
BEACHBEALABEANOBEANTBEANYBEARDBEARMBEASTBEATABEATHBEAUTBEAUXBEBARBEBATBEBAYBEBEDBEBOGBEBOPBECAPBECRYBECUTBEDADBEDAYBEDELBEDENBEDINBEDIPBEDOGBEDOTBEDUBBEDURBEDYEBEECHBEESTBEETHBEETYBEEVEBEFANBEFOPBEGADBEGARBEGATBEGAYBEGEMBEGOBBEGUTBEHAPBEHENBEICEBEINGBEIRABEISABEJANBEJELBEJIGBEKAHBEKKOBELAHBELAMBELARBELCHBELEEBELGABELLEBELLYBELVEBEMADBEMANBEMARBEMATBEMIXBEMUDBENABBENCHBENDABENETBENJYBENNEBENNYBENSHBENTYBENZOBEODEBEPATBEPAWBEPENBEPUNBERATBERAYBERETBERGYBERNEBERRIBERRYBERTHBERYLBESANBESEEBESINBESITBESOMBESOTBESPYBESRABETAGBETELBETISBETSOBETTYBEVELBEVERBEVUEBEWETBEWIGBEZELBEZZIBEZZO
Adjectives
BEADYBEAKYBEAMYBEEFYBEERYBEIGEBENDY
Verbs
BEDEWBEDIMBEFITBEFOGBEGETBEGINBEGUMBEGUNBELAYBELIEBESET
Adverbs
BELOW

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This list has 136 five-letter words starting with BE. Wordle's answer pool is smaller — it uses only common everyday words.

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With BE confirmed in positions 1–2, try BEATA, BENNE, BENET — they cover common letters in positions 3–5.

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