2 Letter Words Starting With B
There are 21 valid 2 letter words that start with B, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 2-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
bx - 11 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
bx - 11 points
Words With Friends
bx - 12 points
2 Letter Words (21)
View all words starting with BTop 20 Highest-Scoring 2 Letter Words Starting With b
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 21 word list is 17.6 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ba | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #2 | bb | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #3 | bd | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #4 | be | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #5 | bf | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #6 | bg | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #7 | bi | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #8 | bk | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #9 | bl | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| #10 | bm | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #11 | bn | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| #12 | bo | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #13 | bp | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #14 | br | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #15 | bs | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #16 | bt | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #17 | bu | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| #18 | bv | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 🏆 #19 | bx | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #20 | by | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Where 2 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 2 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with B will give you far more flexible options try 2 letter words starting with B for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 2 letter word starting with b?
bx — worth 34 combined points (US Scrabble: 11, UK Scrabble: 11, Words With Friends: 12).
How many 2 letter words start with b?
21 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 2 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 2 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter b words will come up far more often.