Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words Starting With BO

This verified list contains 67 CORE words starting with BO, plus 26 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 67 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

board8
boars7
boast7
boats7
bobby14
boded9
bodes8
bodge9
boffo13
bogey11
boggy12
bogie8
bogon8
bogus8
boils7
boing8
boink11
bolas7
boles7
bolls7
bolts7
bolus7
bombs11
bonce9
bonds8
boned8
boner7
bones7
bongo8
bongs8
bonks11
bonny10
bonus7
boobs9
booby12
booed8
books11
booms9
boons7
boors7
boost7
booth10
boots7
booty10
booze16
boozy19
borax14
bored8
borer7
bores7
borne7
boron7
bosom9
bossy10
botch12
bough11
bound8
bouts7
bowed11
bowel10
bower10
bowls10
boxed15
boxen14
boxer14
boxes14
bozos16

67CORE words

26extended words

93verified matches

9.5average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

board8
boars7
boast7
boats7
bodes8
bogus8
boils7
boned8
bones7
bonus7
bored8
bores7

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

boozy19
booze16
bozos16
boxed15
boxer14
boxes14
bobby14
borax14
boxen14
boffo13
booby12
botch12

Letter intelligence

What the BO list contains

Most common letters immediately after BO

O13 words
N10 words
R6 words
G5 words
L5 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel12 words
2 vowels52 words
3 vowels3 words

Repeated letters

40%

27 of 67 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

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Pattern guide

How to use words starting with BO

This page starts from 67 CORE 5-letter words whose first letters are BO. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.

Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 26 extended entries after the CORE results.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words start with BO?

This verified set contains 67 CORE words and 26 extended words, for 93 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this BO group?

The 67 CORE words average 9.5 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these BO words often repeat letters?