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5-Letter Words Starting With BIT

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Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With BIT

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words Starting With BIT 9 words

How common is BIT at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 9 five-letter words that start with BIT. They average 8.2 points and the best is BITCH (12 points).

Total words
9
Average Scrabble score
8.2
out of 12 max
Everyday words
22%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
33.3% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 33.3%
  • y 22.2%
  • e 11.1%

Top vowel pairs

  • ou11.1%

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 BIT

b 3i 1t 1c 3h 4

B 3 + I 1 + T 1 + C 3 + H 4 = 12 points

Double word
24 pts
Triple word
36 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

bitch

  1. nounan unpleasant difficulty“this problem is a real bitch”
  2. nouna person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked“she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
  3. nouninformal terms for objecting“I have a gripe about the service here”
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How many five-letter words that start with BIT are there?

There are 9 five-letter words that start with BIT 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 BIT?

BITCH is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BITTY (10), BITSY (10), BITES (7).

Which rare five-letter words that start with BIT score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include BITSY (10), BITOS (7), BITOU (7), BITTE (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.