5-Letter Words Starting With BAW
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With BAW
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With BAW 6 words
How common is BAW at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 five-letter words that start with BAW. They average 11.3 points and the best is BAWDY (14 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.3
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 66.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 66.7%
- y 33.3%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with BAW
b 3a 1w 4d 2y 4
B 3 + A 1 + W 4 + D 2 + Y 4 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bawdy
- nounlewd or obscene talk or writing“it was smoking-room bawdry”
- adjectivehumorously vulgar“bawdy songs”
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How many five-letter words that start with BAW are there?
There are 6 five-letter words that start with BAW 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 BAW?
BAWDY is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BAWTY (13), BAWDS (11), BAWLS (10).
Which rare five-letter words that start with BAW score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BAWTY (13), BAWNS (10), BAWRS (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.