Words That Start With

BL

English words beginning with “BL” — sorted by frequency

✦168 words found

🟩38 Wordle words

🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With BL

38 Wordle words

These are valid 5-letter words — exactly the format Wordle uses every day.

BLEAK BLAZE BLUNT BLACK BLASE BLAST BLOOM BLINK BLOCK BLUFF BLARE BLEAR BLOOD BLUSH BLURT BLISS BLEAT BLICK BLANK BLITZ BLAND BLADE BLIND BLORE BLEED BLOKE BLOND BLEST BLATE BLERD BLEND BLIKE BLEWE BLAME BLECH BLOWN BLOAT BLURB

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With BL

13 words

Useful for Scrabble, crossword fill-ins, and short word puzzles.

BLUE BLOW BLOT BLUR BLIP BLAH BLAG BLAB BLAM BLOG BLAT BLUB BLEE

All Words Starting With BL

168 words — most common first

Sorted by how frequently each word appears in written English.

Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
blithe	6	1	noun	(chiefly Scotland, elsewhere dated or literary) Cheerful, happy.
bleak	5	1	noun	Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
bleary	6	2		Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
blue	4	1	noun	Of a blue hue.
blow	4	1	noun	(intransitive) To produce an air current.
blaze	5	1	noun	A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
blunt	5	1	noun	Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
black	5	1	noun	(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
blatant	7	2		Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
blase	5	1	noun	A male given name from Latin.
bluster	7	2	noun	To speak or protest loudly.
blast	5	1	noun	A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
bloom	5	1	noun	(uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
blithely	8	2		In a joyful, carefree manner.
blunder	7	2	noun	A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
blight	6	1	noun	(figurative) Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
blossom	7	2	noun	(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.
blazing	7	2	noun	Of tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot.
blighted	8	2		Having suffered a blight.
bloodshed	9	2	noun	A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
blemished	9	2		Having blemishes; flawed.
blemish	7	2	noun	A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
blanch	6	1	noun	(transitive, cooking) To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
blink	5	1	verb	(intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
block	5	1	noun	A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
bluff	5	1	noun	(countable or uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.
blessing	8	2	noun	Good fortune.
blot	4	1	noun	A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
blare	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet.
blissful	8	2		Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or characterized by bliss.
blear	5	1	verb	(of eyes or vision) Dim; unclear from water or rheum.
blood	5	1	noun	A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
blush	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
blackout	8	2	noun	A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
blizzard	8	2	noun	A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.
blessed	7	1	noun	Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
blench	6	1	noun	(intransitive) To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off.
blather	7	2	noun	(intransitive, derogatory) To talk rapidly without making much sense.
blackguard	10	2	noun	(dated, chiefly of men) An unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
blurt	5	1	verb	To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
blithesome	10	2		Happy or spriteful; carefree.
bleating	8	2	noun	A noise that bleats.
blurted	7	2	verb	To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
blubber	7	2	noun	(intransitive) (chiefly derogatory) To cry or weep freely and noisily; to sob.
blaring	7	2	noun	Any loud noise, such as from an elephant.
bliss	5	1	noun	Perfect happiness.
blasted	7	2		(slang) Intoxicated, drunk.
blotto	6	2	noun	(informal) (Very) drunk or intoxicated.
bluntly	7	2		In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
blusterous	10	3		(of a person) Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
blooter	7	2	noun	(slang) A hard, often wild kick of a ball.
blistering	10	3	noun	Very hot.
blouse	6	1	noun	(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
bleat	5	1	noun	The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
blabber	7	2	noun	To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
bloodcurdling	13	3		Causing great horror or terror.
blick	5	1	noun	(MLE, slang) A pistol.
blur	4	1	noun	To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
blueprint	9	2	noun	(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
blanched	8	1		lacking complexion or color
blank	5	1	noun	Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.
blister	7	2	noun	A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.
blip	4	1	noun	(by extension) A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.
blazon	6	2	noun	To make widely or generally known, to proclaim.
blitz	5	1	noun	(countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
bland	5	1	noun	Lacking in taste or flavor.
blarney	7	2	noun	Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk.
blockhead	9	2	noun	(colloquial) A stupid person.
blazer	6	2	noun	A semi-formal jacket.
blade	5	1	noun	The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
blind	5	1	noun	(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
blooming	8	2	noun	Opening in blossoms; flowering.
bloody	6	2	noun	(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
blotch	6	1	noun	An uneven patch of color or discoloration.
blindside	9	2	verb	(transitive, figurative, informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.
bloodbath	9	2	noun	Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
blagging	8	2	noun	(uncountable) The use of deception, guile, or persuasion to obtain something; (countable) an instance of this; a blag.
blah	4	1	noun	(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
bloodthirsty	12	3		Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
bluish	6	2		Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
blandish	8	2	verb	(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
blustery	8	3		Accompanied by strong wind.
blighter	8	2	noun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, often disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.
bleakness	9	2	noun	The characteristic of being bleak.
blore	5	1	noun	(archaic, dialectal) To cry; cry out; weep.
blastment	9	2	noun	(archaic) A sudden strike or injury; a pernicious thing.
blitheful	9	2		jolly, joyous or carefree.
bleed	5	1	verb	(intransitive, of a person, animal or body part) To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
bloke	5	1	noun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
blond	5	1	noun	(of a person) Having blond hair.
blest	5	1	verb	Archaic spelling of blessed.
blackamoor	10	3	noun	(now offensive) A black slave or servant, and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child.
blitheness	10	2	noun	The characteristic of being blithe.
bloodlust	9	2	noun	A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.
blustering	10	3	noun	Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
blate	5	1	verb	(Scotland, Northern England) Bashful, sheepish.
blossomed	9	2	verb	(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.
blubbering	10	3	noun	noisy sobbing
bludge	6	1	noun	(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be working.
blag	4	1	noun	(transitive) To obtain (something) for free, particularly by guile or persuasion.
blearily	8	3		In a bleary manner.
blerd	5	1	noun	(slang, neologism) A black person who is a nerd.
blend	5	1	noun	A mixture of two or more things.
blinding	8	2	noun	Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
blab	4	1	verb	(ambitransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
bloodletting	12	3	noun	(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
bludgeon	8	2	noun	(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
blaspheme	9	2	verb	(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
blasphemous	11	3		Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.
blonde	6	1	noun	(especially of a woman, offensive) Stupid, ignorant, naive.
blameless	9	2		Free from blame; without fault; innocent
blusher	7	2	noun	(countable, uncountable) Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier.
bloodstained	12	2		Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.
blazonry	8	3	noun	(metonymic) A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings.
blatter	7	2	noun	Blather; foolish talk.
blaspheming	11	3	noun	blasphemous
blissom	7	2	verb	in heat; said of ewes
blam	4	1	noun	A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.
blubbing	8	2	noun	Crying; whining; blubbering.
bloodsport	10	2	noun	Alternative form of blood sport. [(literally) A sport involving the killing or the shedding of blood of animals.]