Words Containing BA
Explore a range of words that include the letter BA, showcasing the diversity and richness of the English language. Enhance your vocabulary with interesting and unique terms featuring BA.
2 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ba | 4 | a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences | - |
3 letter words
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| bad | 6 | with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') | the injury hurt badly |
| bag | 6 | an activity that you like or at which you are superior | his bag now is learning to play golf |
| bar | 5 | a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War | - |
| bat | 5 | (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit | he was at bat when it happened |
| bay | 8 | a small recess opening off a larger room | - |
| bam | 7 | a sudden very loud noise | - |
| ban | 5 | forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) | - |
| bah | 8 | - | - |
| aba | 5 | a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair | - |
| baa | 5 | cry plaintively | - |
| bal | 5 | - | - |
| oba | 5 | - | - |
| bap | 7 | a small loaf or roll of soft bread | - |
| bae | 5 | - | - |
| bao | 5 | - | - |
| bas | 5 | - | - |
| bac | 7 | - | - |
4 letter words
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| back | 12 | a support that you can lean against while sitting | the back of the dental chair was adjustable |
| baby | 11 | a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk | the baby began to cry again |
| ball | 6 | a lavish dance requiring formal attire | - |
| bank | 10 | a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities | he cashed a check at the bank |
| band | 7 | an unofficial association of people or groups | - |
| bath | 9 | an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons | - |
| base | 6 | a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries | - |
| babe | 8 | a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk | - |
| bang | 7 | a vigorous blow | he got a bang on the head |
| bags | 7 | - | - |
| bars | 6 | gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights | - |
| bail | 6 | (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial | the judge set bail at $10,000 |
| bald | 7 | without the natural or usual covering | a bald spot on the lawn |
| bass | 6 | the lowest adult male singing voice | - |
| barn | 6 | (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter | - |
| bait | 6 | anything that serves as an enticement | - |
| bare | 6 | apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | only the bare facts |
| baba | 8 | a small cake leavened with yeast | - |
| bark | 10 | remove the bark of a tree | - |
| bake | 10 | be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun | - |
| bats | 6 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| bash | 9 | hit hard | - |
| baht | 9 | the basic unit of money in Thailand | - |
| babu | 8 | used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' | - |
| barb | 8 | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | - |
| bach | 11 | lead a bachelor's existence | - |
| abba | 8 | - | - |
| barf | 9 | the matter ejected in vomiting | - |
| balm | 8 | semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation | - |
| alba | 6 | - | - |
| tuba | 6 | the lowest brass wind instrument | - |
| bard | 7 | put a caparison on | - |
| bane | 6 | something causing misery or death | the bane of my life |
| bask | 10 | derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in | She relished her fame and basked in her glory |
| bans | 6 | - | - |
| baal | 6 | any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god | - |
| bale | 6 | a city in northwestern Switzerland | - |
| bawl | 9 | shout loudly and without restraint | - |
| bast | 6 | (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes | - |
| bade | 7 | a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria | - |
| bani | 6 | - | - |
| bate | 6 | flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons | - |
| bagh | 10 | - | - |
| balk | 10 | the area on a billiard table behind the balkline | a player with ball in hand must play from the balk |
| baud | 7 | (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems | - |
| juba | 13 | - | - |
| baff | 12 | - | - |
| batt | 6 | - | - |
| baas | 6 | South African term for `boss' | - |
| bawd | 10 | a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money | - |
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5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| balls | 7 | - | - |
| based | 8 | having a base | firmly based ice |
| badly | 11 | in a disobedient or naughty way | he behaved badly in school |
| banks | 11 | English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820) | - |
| basic | 9 | reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality | a basic story line |
| barry | 10 | - | - |
| basis | 7 | the most important or necessary part of something | the basis of this drink is orange juice |
| badge | 9 | an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.) | they checked everyone's badge before letting them in |
| baker | 11 | someone who bakes bread or cake | - |
| backs | 13 | - | - |
| bacon | 9 | English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) | - |
| baked | 12 | dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight | land lying baked in the heat |
| urban | 7 | located in or characteristic of a city or city life | urban property owners |
| baron | 7 | a very wealthy or powerful businessman | an oil baron |
| bathe | 10 | cleanse the entire body | bathe daily |
| samba | 9 | large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood | - |
| batch | 12 | a collection of things or persons to be handled together | - |
| barge | 8 | a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) | - |
| baton | 7 | a short stout club used primarily by policemen | - |
| basil | 7 | leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried | - |
| baths | 10 | - | - |
| bases | 7 | - | - |
| bangs | 8 | - | - |
| bubba | 11 | - | - |
| bates | 7 | - | - |
| basin | 7 | a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face | he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face |
| banjo | 14 | a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body | - |
| baldy | 11 | a person whose head is bald or shaved | - |
| bambi | 11 | - | - |
| scuba | 9 | a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus | - |
| baggy | 12 | not fitting closely; hanging loosely | baggy trousers |
| kebab | 13 | cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables | - |
| bagel | 8 | (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust | - |
| banal | 7 | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | - |
| bayou | 10 | a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana) | - |
| batty | 10 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| baste | 7 | strike violently and repeatedly | - |
| rumba | 9 | a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance | - |
| bakes | 11 | - | - |
| banda | 8 | - | - |
| bandy | 11 | discuss lightly | - |
| babel | 9 | (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another | - |
| aback | 13 | - | - |
| cabal | 9 | a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue | - |
| bared | 8 | having the head uncovered | with bared head |
| yerba | 10 | - | - |
| simba | 9 | - | - |
| barre | 7 | - | - |
| balmy | 12 | mild and pleasant | balmy days and nights |
| barca | 9 | - | - |
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6 letter words
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| battle | 8 | an energetic attempt to achieve something | he fought a battle for recognition |
| barely | 11 | almost not | she barely seemed to notice him |
| global | 9 | involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope | global war |
| backup | 16 | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | - |
| combat | 12 | an engagement fought between two military forces | - |
| banana | 8 | any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits | - |
| basket | 12 | horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball | - |
| ballet | 8 | a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers | - |
| debate | 9 | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal | - |
| barrel | 8 | a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends | - |
| batman | 10 | an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer | - |
| banned | 9 | forbidden by law | - |
| barber | 10 | United States composer (1910-1981) | - |
| backed | 15 | having a back or backing, usually of a specified type | - |
| banker | 12 | a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank | - |
| barney | 11 | - | - |
| bandit | 9 | an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | - |
| bailey | 11 | United States singer (1918-1990) | - |
| bakery | 15 | a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold | - |
| bamboo | 12 | the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles | - |
| baxter | 15 | - | - |
| banner | 8 | any distinctive flag | - |
| herbal | 11 | tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs | - |
| basics | 10 | principles from which other truths can be derived | let's get down to basics |
| batter | 8 | strike violently and repeatedly | - |
| basque | 17 | a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain | - |
| tribal | 8 | relating to or characteristic of a tribe | tribal customs |
| baking | 13 | as hot as if in an oven | - |
| verbal | 11 | communicated in the form of words | verbal imagery |
| barren | 8 | providing no shelter or sustenance | barren lands |
| badger | 10 | annoy persistently | - |
| barred | 9 | preventing entry or exit or a course of action | barred doors |
| ballot | 8 | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative | - |
| banish | 11 | ban from a place of residence, as for punishment | - |
| barker | 12 | informal terms for dogs | - |
| barbed | 11 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
| barley | 11 | a grain of barley | - |
| barton | 8 | - | - |
| ballad | 9 | a narrative poem of popular origin | - |
| bazaar | 17 | a shop where a variety of goods are sold | - |
| turban | 8 | a small round woman's hat | - |
| baboon | 10 | large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles | - |
| barrie | 8 | Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937) | - |
| barman | 10 | an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
| banger | 9 | firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing | - |
| embark | 14 | proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers | - |
| banter | 8 | be silly or tease one another | - |
| barter | 8 | an equal exchange | we had no money so we had to live by barter |
| banzai | 17 | a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph | - |
| baltic | 10 | a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy | - |
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7 letter words
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| husband | 13 | a married man; a woman's partner in marriage | - |
| bastard | 10 | derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin | the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic |
| garbage | 11 | a worthless message | - |
| balance | 11 | a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat | - |
| barking | 14 | - | - |
| battery | 12 | an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact | - |
| abandon | 10 | a feeling of extreme emotional intensity | - |
| banging | 11 | (used informally) very large | - |
| embassy | 14 | a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work | - |
| balcony | 14 | an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium | - |
| balloon | 9 | become inflated | The sails ballooned |
| bargain | 10 | an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each | he made a bargain with the devil |
| tobacco | 13 | aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs | - |
| bathing | 13 | the act of washing yourself (or another person) | - |
| bangkok | 18 | the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture | - |
| bananas | 9 | - | - |
| bandits | 10 | - | - |
| backing | 16 | financial resources provided to make some project possible | - |
| barrier | 9 | any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective | intolerance is a barrier to understanding |
| banquet | 18 | provide a feast or banquet for | - |
| bathtub | 14 | a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body | - |
| baggage | 12 | cases used to carry belongings when traveling | - |
| cabbage | 14 | make off with belongings of others | - |
| banking | 14 | engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc. | - |
| bandage | 11 | a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body | - |
| payback | 20 | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | - |
| handbag | 14 | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) | - |
| cabaret | 11 | a series of acts at a night club | - |
| barrels | 9 | the amount that many barrels might hold | - |
| baptism | 13 | a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth | most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism |
| baptist | 11 | follower of Baptistic doctrines | - |
| sabbath | 14 | a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims | - |
| eyeball | 12 | the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye | - |
| batting | 10 | stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber | - |
| babysit | 14 | work or act as a baby-sitter | - |
| crybaby | 19 | a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining | - |
| setback | 15 | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating | - |
| baloney | 12 | pretentious or silly talk or writing | - |
| bailiff | 15 | an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. | - |
| pinball | 11 | a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets | - |
| baptize | 20 | administer baptism to | The parents had the child baptized |
| barging | 11 | - | - |
| bayonet | 12 | a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon | - |
| banning | 10 | an official prohibition or edict against something | - |
| abalone | 9 | any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior | - |
| forbade | 13 | - | - |
| crowbar | 14 | a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge | - |
| ballast | 9 | a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) | - |
| bazooka | 22 | a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an antitank weapon | - |
| outback | 15 | inaccessible and sparsely populated | - |
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8 letter words
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| probably | 17 | easy to believe on the basis of available evidence | he will probably win the election |
| bathroom | 15 | a room or building equipped with one or more toilets | - |
| football | 13 | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal | - |
| basement | 12 | the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage | - |
| baseball | 12 | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs | he played baseball in high school |
| bachelor | 15 | lead a bachelor's existence | - |
| barbecue | 14 | meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce | - |
| backyard | 20 | the grounds in back of a house | - |
| backpack | 24 | a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder | - |
| bankrupt | 16 | someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts | - |
| database | 11 | an organized body of related information | - |
| barracks | 16 | - | - |
| backward | 20 | in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege' |
| bacteria | 12 | (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | - |
| comeback | 20 | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) | - |
| feedback | 20 | response to an inquiry or experiment | - |
| balanced | 13 | being in a state of proper equilibrium | the carefully balanced seesaw |
| babbling | 15 | gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby | - |
| baptized | 22 | having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism | - |
| barefoot | 13 | without shoes on | he chased her barefoot across the meadow |
| ballroom | 12 | large room used mainly for dancing | - |
| probable | 14 | likely but not certain to be or become true or real | he foresaw a probable loss |
| backside | 17 | the side of an object that is opposite its front | - |
| cannibal | 12 | a person who eats human flesh | - |
| suburban | 12 | relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs | suburban population |
| softball | 13 | a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer | - |
| battered | 11 | damaged by blows or hard usage | a battered old car |
| backbone | 18 | the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord | - |
| fireball | 13 | a highly energetic and indefatigable person | - |
| snowball | 13 | plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions | - |
| barbaric | 14 | without civilizing influences | barbaric practices |
| backseat | 16 | a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile) | - |
| baroness | 10 | a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron | - |
| barbeque | 21 | meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce | - |
| bathrobe | 15 | a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim | - |
| headband | 15 | a band worn around or over the head | the earphones were held in place by a headband |
| meatball | 12 | ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth | - |
| ballpark | 16 | near to the scope or range of something | his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark |
| backdoor | 17 | an entrance at the rear of a building | - |
| celibate | 12 | abstaining from sexual intercourse | celibate priests |
| backdrop | 19 | scenery hung at back of stage | - |
| debating | 12 | - | - |
| handball | 14 | a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands | - |
| bandaged | 13 | covered or wrapped with a bandage | the bandaged wound on the back of his head |
| playback | 21 | electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material | - |
| celibacy | 17 | abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) | - |
| backfire | 19 | the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired | - |
| baptised | 13 | having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism | - |
| bastille | 10 | a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution | - |
| verbally | 16 | as a verb | he had a habit of using nouns verbally |
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9 letter words
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| basically | 16 | in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | He is basically dishonest |
| abandoned | 13 | forsaken by owner or inhabitants | weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse |
| backwards | 21 | in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | - |
| batteries | 11 | - | - |
| embarrass | 13 | cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious | - |
| bartender | 12 | an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
| probation | 13 | a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself | - |
| battalion | 11 | a large indefinite number | a battalion of ants |
| backstage | 18 | concealed from public view or attention | - |
| ballerina | 11 | a female ballet dancer | - |
| bangalore | 12 | an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai) | - |
| horseback | 20 | on the back of a horse | he rode horseback to town |
| barbarian | 13 | a member of an uncivilized people | - |
| barricade | 14 | a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. | - |
| bloodbath | 17 | indiscriminate slaughter | a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered |
| ballistic | 13 | relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity | ballistic missile |
| flashback | 23 | an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier) | - |
| hunchback | 25 | an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column | - |
| balancing | 14 | getting two things to correspond | - |
| piggyback | 24 | on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip | she carried her child piggyback |
| moneybags | 17 | - | - |
| paintball | 13 | a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball | - |
| backwater | 20 | a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam | the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos |
| imbalance | 15 | (mathematics) a lack of symmetry | - |
| balthazar | 23 | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus | - |
| albatross | 11 | (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps | she was an albatross around his neck |
| barbecued | 16 | cooked over an outdoor grill | - |
| bathhouse | 17 | a building containing dressing rooms for bathers | - |
| riverbank | 18 | the bank of a river | - |
| badminton | 14 | a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net | - |
| backfired | 21 | - | - |
| barrister | 11 | a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution | - |
| incubator | 13 | apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants | - |
| broadband | 15 | responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies | a broadband antenna |
| bannister | 11 | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | - |
| battering | 12 | the act of subjecting to strong attack | - |
| subatomic | 15 | of smaller than atomic dimensions | - |
| combatant | 15 | someone who fights (or is fighting) | - |
| disbarred | 13 | - | - |
| caballero | 13 | - | - |
| barometer | 13 | an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure | - |
| disembark | 18 | go ashore | The passengers disembarked at Southampton |
| bacterial | 13 | relating to or caused by bacteria | bacterial infection |
| badgering | 14 | the act of harassing someone | - |
| barbarism | 15 | a brutal barbarous savage act | - |
| barbarous | 13 | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | a barbarous crime |
| barracuda | 14 | any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth | - |
| combative | 18 | striving to overcome in argument | - |
| debatable | 14 | open to doubt or debate | - |
| backwoods | 21 | a remote and undeveloped area | - |
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10 letter words
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| background | 20 | understate the importance or quality of | - |
| basketball | 18 | a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop | - |
| ambassador | 15 | a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another | - |
| babysitter | 17 | a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home | - |
| bankruptcy | 23 | inability to discharge all your debts as they come due | the company had to declare bankruptcy |
| masturbate | 14 | get sexual gratification through self-stimulation | - |
| volleyball | 18 | a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands | - |
| bargaining | 14 | the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement | - |
| ballistics | 14 | the trajectory of an object in free flight | - |
| barbershop | 19 | a shop where men can get their hair cut | - |
| cannonball | 14 | a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon | - |
| battleship | 17 | large and heavily armoured warship | - |
| backgammon | 23 | a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice | - |
| contraband | 15 | distributed or sold illicitly | - |
| footballer | 15 | an athlete who plays American football | - |
| sunbathing | 16 | - | - |
| unbalanced | 15 | affected with madness or insanity | - |
| sabbatical | 16 | a leave usually taken every seventh year | - |
| improbable | 18 | not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred | an improbable event |
| barricaded | 16 | preventing entry or exit or a course of action | a barricaded street |
| debauchery | 21 | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | - |
| banishment | 17 | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone | - |
| troubadour | 13 | a singer of folk songs | - |
| embankment | 20 | a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | - |
| ballplayer | 17 | an athlete who plays baseball | - |
| backstreet | 18 | - | - |
| linebacker | 18 | a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen | - |
| acrobatics | 16 | the gymnastic moves of an acrobat | - |
| bombardier | 17 | a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery | - |
| incubation | 14 | sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body | - |
| garbageman | 16 | someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse | - |
| butterball | 14 | small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage | - |
| barbecuing | 17 | roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire | - |
| exacerbate | 21 | exasperate or irritate | - |
| backfiring | 22 | - | - |
| greaseball | 13 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent | - |
| handlebars | 16 | - | - |
| backstroke | 22 | a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back | - |
| embassador | 15 | a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another | - |
| hullabaloo | 15 | disturbance usually in protest | - |
| bandleader | 14 | the leader of a dance band | - |
| intubation | 12 | the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | - |
| ballooning | 13 | flying in a balloon | - |
| backstairs | 18 | secret and sly or sordid | backstairs gossip |
| barometric | 16 | relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer | barometric pressure |
| hyperbaric | 22 | - | - |
| disbarment | 15 | the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law | - |
| silverback | 21 | an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back | - |
| imbalanced | 17 | being or thrown out of equilibrium | - |
| balderdash | 17 | trivial nonsense | - |
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