5-Letter Words Starting With BOT
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With BOT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With BOT 7 words
How common is BOT at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 five-letter words that start with BOT. They average 9 points and the best is BOTHY (13 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 9
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 14%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 28.6%
- y 28.6%
- e 14.3%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with BOT
b 3o 1t 1h 4y 4
B 3 + O 1 + T 1 + H 4 + Y 4 = 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).
bothy
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words that start with BOT are there?
There are 7 five-letter words that start with BOT 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 BOT?
BOTHY is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BOTCH (12), BOTTY (10), BOTEL (7).
Which rare five-letter words that start with BOT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BOTTY (10), BOTAS (7), BOTTE (7), BOTTS (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.