5-Letter Words Starting With BAB
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With BAB
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With BAB 7 words
How common is BAB at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 five-letter words that start with BAB. They average 9.6 points and the best is BABKA (13 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.6
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 14%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 42.9% of words
Most common last letters
- s 42.9%
- l 28.6%
- a 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- oo14.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with BAB
b 3a 1b 3k 5a 1
B 3 + A 1 + B 3 + K 5 + A 1 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
babka
- nouna coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds
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How many five-letter words that start with BAB are there?
There are 7 five-letter words that start with BAB in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with BAB?
BABKA is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BABES (9), BABEL (9), BABAS (9).
Which rare five-letter words that start with BAB score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BABKA (13), BABOO (9), BABUS (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.