5 Letter Words Starting With BO

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Best Wordle guesses for BO
BOREEBORERBOASTBOHEABOOSE

In 5-letter words starting with BO, the most common letters in position 3 are: O, R, U, G, W.

WordTypeDefinition
BOARDnouna flat piece of wood; a committee or governing body
BOASTverbto talk with excessive pride about one's achievements
BOBACnounThe bobak marmot (Marmota bobak).
BOBBYnouninformal term for a British policeman
BOCALnounA curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments…
BOCCAnounThe round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused glass is taken out.
BOCCEnounA game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court
BOCOYnoundefinition unavailable
BODENnoundefinition unavailable
BODERnoundefinition unavailable
BODGEnounA clumsy or inelegant job, usually a temporary repair; a patch, a repair.
BODHInounThe state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.
BODLEnounA former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English…
BOGANnoun(derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
BOGEYnounOne who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
BOGGYadjectiveHaving the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
BOGIEnounOne who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
BOGLEnounA goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.
BOGUEnounA species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).
BOGUMnoundefinition unavailable
BOGUSadjectivenot genuine; fake or fraudulent
BOHEAnounA black tea from China.
BOHORnounEllipsis of bohor reedbuck.
BOILYnoundefinition unavailable
BOISTnoundefinition unavailable
BOKOMnoundefinition unavailable
BOLARadjectiveOf or relating to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey.
BOLDOnounPeumus boldus, a monimiaceous tree.
BOLEDnounHaving a bole or trunk of the specified kind.
BOLISnounA bolide or fireball (type of meteor)
BOLLYnoundefinition unavailable
BOLTInounAlternative form of bolty.
BOLUSnounA round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
BOMBOnounShort for bombo criollo
BONCEnoun(British slang) the human head
BONEDverbTo prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
BONERnounAn erect penis.
BONGOnounA striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
BONNYadjectiveMerry; happy.
BONUSnounan extra payment or benefit beyond what is expected
BONZEnounA Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.
BOOBYnouna foolish person; a tropical seabird that dives for fish
BOODYnounTo sulk or mope.
BOOKYnounBookish.
BOOLYnounA company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and…
BOOMYadjectiveCharacterized by heavy bass sounds.
BOONKnoundefinition unavailable
BOORTnounAlternative form of bort.
BOOSEnounA stall for an animal (usually a cow).
BOOSTverbto help or encourage the improvement of something
BOOSYnounAlternative form of boose (“animal's stall”).
BOOTHnounsmall area set off by walls for special use
BOOTSnounA heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
BOOTYnounA form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
BOOZEverbconsume alcohol
BOOZYadjective(of a person) Intoxicated by alcohol.
BORAKnounA cosmetic face powder or paste to protect the face from the sun, traditionally used by the…
BORALnounaluminium borotartrate, an astringent and antiseptic.
BORAXnounA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.
BOREEnounAny of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia pendula and Acacia…
BORERnounA tedious person.
BORGHnoundefinition unavailable
BORICadjectiveOf, pertaining to, or containing the element boron.
BORNEverbTo carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
BORONnounThe chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
BORTYnoundefinition unavailable
BORTZnounDiamond of inferior quality, commonly used for drill tips; abrasive diamond powder; bort.
BORYLnounAny organic boron radical of the form R2B- especially when linked to a metal atom
BOSCHnoundefinition unavailable
BOSERnoundefinition unavailable
BOSKYadjectiveHaving abundant bushes, shrubs or trees.
BOSOMverbsqueeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
BOSSYadjectivefond of giving orders and making others comply
BOSUNnounA warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship.
BOTCHverbto carry out badly or carelessly; to bungle
BOTHYnounA small cottage, especially one for communal use in remote areas by labourers or farmhands.
BOUGEnounThe right to rations at court, granted to the king's household, attendants etc.
BOUGHnounA firm branch of a tree.
BOULEnounOne of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
BOUNDadjectivecertain to happen; restricted; heading toward a place
BOURDnounA joke; jesting, banter.
BOURGnounObsolete form of burgh.
BOURNnounA small stream or brook.
BOUSEnounTo haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
BOUSYnounObsolete form of boozy.
BOUTOnoundefinition unavailable
BOVIDnounAn animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, gazelle, goat, and sheep).
BOWEDverbTo play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
BOWELnounA part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
BOWERnounA bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.
BOWETnoundefinition unavailable
BOWIEnounA Bowie knife
BOWLAnounContraction of bowl +‎ of.
BOWLSnounA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
BOWLYnoundefinition unavailable
BOXENnounMade of boxwood.
BOXERnounA participant (fighter) in a boxing match.
BOXTYnounA traditional Irish potato pancake.
BOYARnounA member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.
BOYERnounA Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.
BOYLAnounAn Aboriginal witch doctor or sorcerer.
BOZALnounA (black) slave recently brought to a (European, especially Spanish) colony from Africa.
BOZZEnoundefinition unavailable
Nouns
BOARDBOBACBOBBYBOCALBOCCABOCCEBOCOYBODENBODERBODGEBODHIBODLEBOGANBOGEYBOGIEBOGLEBOGUEBOGUMBOHEABOHORBOILYBOISTBOKOMBOLDOBOLEDBOLISBOLLYBOLTIBOLUSBOMBOBONCEBONERBONGOBONUSBONZEBOOBYBOODYBOOKYBOOLYBOONKBOORTBOOSEBOOSYBOOTHBOOTSBOOTYBORAKBORALBORAXBOREEBORERBORGHBORONBORTYBORTZBORYLBOSCHBOSERBOSUNBOTHYBOUGEBOUGHBOULEBOURDBOURGBOURNBOUSEBOUSYBOUTOBOVIDBOWELBOWERBOWETBOWIEBOWLABOWLSBOWLYBOXENBOXERBOXTYBOYARBOYERBOYLABOZALBOZZE
Verbs
BOASTBONEDBOOSTBOOZEBORNEBOSOMBOTCHBOWED
Adjectives
BOGGYBOGUSBOLARBONNYBOOMYBOOZYBORICBOSKYBOSSYBOUND

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This list has 103 five-letter words starting with BO. Wordle's answer pool is smaller — it uses only common everyday words.

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With BO confirmed in positions 1–2, try BOREE, BORER, BOAST — they cover common letters in positions 3–5.

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