5 Letter Words Starting With BL

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Best Wordle guesses for BL
BLATEBLEATBLITEBLENTBLESS

In 5-letter words starting with BL, the most common letters in position 3 are: A, I, O, U, E.

WordTypeDefinition
BLACKadjectiveof the very darkest colour; the opposite of white
BLADEnounthe flat cutting edge of a knife, sword, or tool
BLADYnounConsisting of blades, or having prominent blades.
BLAFFnounto bark
BLAINnounA skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch.
BLAIRnoundefinition unavailable
BLAKEnounYellow, as butter or cheese.
BLAMEverbto hold responsible for a fault or wrong
BLANCnounA white cosmetic.
BLANDadjectivelacking strong flavour, character, or excitement
BLANKadjectivenot written or printed on; empty of thought or expression
BLAREnounA loud sound.
BLARTnounTo sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament.
BLASEadjectiveunimpressed because of over-familiarity with something
BLASHnounA heavy fall of rain.
BLASTnounan explosion or a strong rush of wind or air
BLATEnounBashful, sheepish.
BLAZEnouna very large or fierce fire; a bright glow of light
BLAZYnounBlazing; resembling or characteristic of a blaze.
BLEAKadjectivelacking warmth; offering little hope
BLEARadjective(of eyes or vision) Dim, unclear from water or rheum.
BLEATverbto make the cry of a sheep or goat; to complain weakly
BLECKnounAny black fluid substance, as in blacking for leather, or black grease.
BLEEDverbto lose blood from the body; to drain resources gradually
BLENDverbto mix things smoothly together so the parts are indistinct
BLENTverbTo mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
BLESSverbto ask God to look favourably on; to make holy
BLESTadjectiveHaving divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
BLIBEnoundefinition unavailable
BLICKnounTo shine, gleam.
BLIMPnouna small airship; an overweight person
BLIMYnounAlternative spelling of blimey.
BLINDadjectiveunable to see; unwilling or unable to notice something
BLINKverbbriefly shut the eyes
BLISSnounperfect happiness; great joy
BLITEnounThe plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth.
BLITZnounan intensive or sudden military attack; a sudden concentrated effort
BLIZZnoundefinition unavailable
BLOATnounDistention of the abdomen from death.
BLOCKnouna solid rectangular mass; an obstacle that prevents movement
BLOKEnouna man; an ordinary British or Australian man
BLOODnounthe red liquid that circulates through the bodies of animals
BLOOMverbto produce flowers; to flourish and develop healthily
BLOOPnounA low-pitched beeping sound.
BLOREnounTo cry; cry out; weep.
BLOUTnoundefinition unavailable
BLOWNadjectivecarried by the wind; having had air forced into it
BLOWYadjectivewindy; exposed to strong gusts of wind
BLUERadjectiveOf the colour blue.
BLUESnountype of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy
BLUETnounAny of several different plants having blue flowers from several genera.
BLUEYnounThe metal lead.
BLUFFverbto deceive someone by pretending to be stronger or more certain
BLUNKnounTo blench, blink; turn aside.
BLUNTadjectivenot having a sharp edge; uncompromisingly direct in speech
BLURBnounA short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.
BLURTnounAn abrupt outburst.
BLUSHverbturn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
BLYPEnounA thin membrane or small piece of skin.
Adjectives
BLACKBLANDBLANKBLASEBLEAKBLEARBLESTBLINDBLOWNBLOWYBLUERBLUNT
Nouns
BLADEBLADYBLAFFBLAINBLAIRBLAKEBLANCBLAREBLARTBLASHBLASTBLATEBLAZEBLAZYBLECKBLIBEBLICKBLIMPBLIMYBLISSBLITEBLITZBLIZZBLOATBLOCKBLOKEBLOODBLOOPBLOREBLOUTBLUESBLUETBLUEYBLUNKBLURBBLURTBLYPE
Verbs
BLAMEBLEATBLEEDBLENDBLENTBLESSBLINKBLOOMBLUFFBLUSH

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How many 5-letter words start with BL?

This list has 59 five-letter words starting with BL. Wordle's answer pool is smaller — it uses only common everyday words.

What are the best BL words for Wordle?

With BL confirmed in positions 1–2, try BLATE, BLEAT, BLITE — they cover common letters in positions 3–5.

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