8-letter words starting with BA
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter BA. This section showcases how BA at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with BA, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| bathroom | 15 | a room or building equipped with one or more toilets | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| babbling | 15 | gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby | - |
| balanced | 13 | being in a state of proper equilibrium | the carefully balanced seesaw |
| 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 | - |
| backside | 17 | the side of an object that is opposite its front | - |
| backbone | 18 | the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord | - |
| battered | 11 | damaged by blows or hard usage | a battered old car |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| backdrop | 19 | scenery hung at back of stage | - |
| bandaged | 13 | covered or wrapped with a bandage | the bandaged wound on the back of his head |
| 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 | - |
| backhand | 20 | a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke | - |
| baldrick | 17 | a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip | - |
| baseline | 10 | the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line | - |
| baguette | 11 | narrow French stick loaf | - |
| bagpipes | 15 | - | - |
| bankroll | 14 | a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) | - |
| backroom | 18 | the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations | - |
| badlands | 12 | an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska | - |
| baffling | 17 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | a baffling problem |
| barnyard | 14 | a yard adjoining a barn | - |
| basilica | 12 | a Roman building used for public administration | - |
| baseless | 10 | without a basis in reason or fact | baseless gossip |
| backache | 21 | an ache localized in the back | - |
| badmouth | 16 | speak unfavorably about | She badmouths her husband everywhere |
| bareback | 18 | riding without a saddle | a bareback rider |
| baldness | 11 | the condition of having no hair on the top of the head | - |
| banister | 10 | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | - |
| barnacle | 12 | European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north | - |
| backlash | 19 | a movement back from an impact | - |
| bankbook | 20 | a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks | - |
| ballgame | 13 | a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation | HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame |
| balsamic | 14 | of or relating to or containing balsam | a balsamic fragrance |
| bakeries | 14 | - | - |
| baritone | 10 | the second lowest brass wind instrument | - |
| bandanna | 11 | large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief | - |
| banality | 13 | a trite or obvious remark | - |
| banknote | 14 | a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | - |
| babushka | 19 | a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women | - |
| barstool | 10 | - | - |
| bassinet | 10 | a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed | - |
| backstab | 18 | - | - |
| barreled | 11 | (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends | - |
| barrette | 10 | a pin for holding women's hair in place | - |
| baccarat | 14 | a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine | - |
| bakelite | 14 | a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc. | - |
| baldhead | 15 | a person whose head is bald or shaved | - |
| balmoral | 12 | a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side | - |
| baptists | 12 | any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers | - |
| bankable | 16 | acceptable to or at a bank | bankable funds |
| backbeat | 18 | a loud steady beat | - |
| backstop | 18 | (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher | - |
| baseness | 10 | unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values | - |
| backless | 16 | lacking a back | a stool is a backless and armless seat |
| backwash | 22 | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | - |
| banditry | 14 | the practice of plundering in gangs | - |
| bandying | 15 | - | - |
| barbwire | 15 | strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage | - |
| basaltic | 12 | of or relating to or containing basalt | basaltic magma is fluid |
| bayberry | 18 | deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries | - |
| backtalk | 20 | an impudent or insolent rejoinder | - |
| ballcock | 18 | floating ball that controls level in a water tank | - |
| balletic | 12 | characteristic of or resembling or suitable for ballet | - |
| basilisk | 14 | ancient brass cannon | - |
| backchat | 21 | light teasing repartee | - |
| bagpiper | 15 | someone who plays the bagpipe | - |
| bailable | 12 | admitting of bail | a bailable offense |
| ballista | 10 | an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles | - |
| barbican | 14 | a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) | - |
| basswood | 14 | any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber | - |
| bacillus | 12 | aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | - |
| badinage | 12 | frivolous banter | - |
| balancer | 12 | either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight | - |
| baalebos | 12 | - | - |
| baalisms | 12 | - | - |
| baaskaap | 16 | - | - |
| baaskaps | 16 | - | - |
| baasskap | 16 | - | - |
| babassus | 12 | - | - |
| babbelas | 14 | - | - |
| babbitry | 17 | - | - |
| babbitts | 14 | - | - |
| babblers | 14 | - | - |
| babblier | 14 | - | - |
| babeldom | 15 | - | - |
| babelish | 15 | - | - |
| babelism | 14 | - | - |
| babesiae | 12 | - | - |
| babesias | 12 | - | - |
| babiches | 17 | - | - |
| babirusa | 12 | Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth | - |
| babouche | 17 | - | - |
| babuches | 17 | - | - |
| babudoms | 15 | - | - |
| babuisms | 14 | - | - |
| babycino | 17 | - | - |
| babydoll | 16 | - | - |
| babyfood | 19 | - | - |
| babyhood | 19 | the early stage of growth or development | - |
| babylike | 19 | - | - |
| babymoon | 17 | - | - |
| babysits | 15 | - | - |
| bacalaos | 12 | - | - |
| bacalhau | 15 | - | - |
| baccalas | 14 | - | - |
| baccaras | 14 | - | - |
| baccated | 15 | - | - |
| bacchant | 17 | someone who engages in drinking bouts | - |
| bacchiac | 19 | - | - |
| bacchian | 17 | - | - |
| bacchius | 17 | - | - |
| bachatas | 15 | - | - |
| bachchas | 20 | - | - |
| bacillar | 12 | relating to or produced by or containing bacilli | - |
| backband | 19 | a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle | - |
| backbars | 18 | - | - |
| backbend | 19 | an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor | - |
| backbite | 18 | say mean things | - |
| backbond | 19 | - | - |
| backburn | 18 | - | - |
| backcast | 18 | - | - |
| backcomb | 22 | - | - |
| backdate | 17 | make effective from an earlier date | The increase in tax was backdated to January |
| backdown | 20 | a retraction of a previously held position | - |
| backfall | 19 | - | - |
| backfats | 19 | - | - |
| backfile | 19 | - | - |
| backfill | 19 | - | - |
| backfits | 19 | - | - |
| backflip | 21 | - | - |
| backflow | 22 | a flow that returns toward its source | - |
| backhaul | 19 | - | - |
| backhoed | 20 | - | - |
| backhoes | 19 | - | - |
| backings | 17 | - | - |
| backland | 17 | - | - |
| backlift | 19 | - | - |
| backline | 16 | - | - |
| backlist | 16 | - | - |
| backload | 17 | - | - |
| backlogs | 17 | - | - |
| backlots | 16 | - | - |
| backmost | 18 | located farthest to the rear | - |
| backouts | 16 | - | - |
| backpays | 21 | - | - |
| backrest | 16 | a support that you can lean against while sitting | - |
| backrush | 19 | - | - |
| backsaws | 19 | - | - |
| backsets | 16 | - | - |
| backseys | 19 | - | - |
| backslap | 18 | display excessive cordiality (towards) | he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings |
| backslid | 17 | - | - |
| backspin | 18 | spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion | - |
| backstay | 19 | a stay that supports the back of something | - |
| backveld | 20 | - | - |
| backwall | 19 | - | - |
| backwind | 20 | - | - |
| backwood | 20 | - | - |
| backword | 20 | - | - |
| backwork | 23 | - | - |
| backwrap | 21 | - | - |
| baclavas | 15 | - | - |
| baclofen | 15 | - | - |
| baconers | 12 | - | - |
| bacronym | 17 | - | - |
| bacteric | 14 | - | - |
| bacterin | 12 | - | - |
| baculine | 12 | - | - |
| baculite | 12 | - | - |
| baculums | 14 | - | - |
| badassed | 12 | - | - |
| badasses | 11 | - | - |
| badgered | 13 | - | - |
| badgerly | 15 | - | - |
| badwares | 14 | - | - |
| bafflers | 16 | - | - |
| bagarres | 11 | - | - |
| bagasses | 11 | - | - |
| bageling | 12 | - | - |
| bagelled | 12 | - | - |
| baggages | 13 | - | - |
| baggiest | 12 | - | - |
| baggings | 13 | - | - |
| baghouse | 14 | - | - |
| bagnette | 11 | - | - |
| bagpiped | 16 | - | - |
| bagworms | 16 | - | - |
| bahadurs | 14 | - | - |
| bahookie | 17 | - | - |
| baidarka | 15 | - | - |
| bailbond | 13 | - | - |
| bailiffs | 16 | - | - |
| baillies | 10 | - | - |
| bailment | 12 | the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee | - |
| bailouts | 10 | - | - |
| bailsman | 12 | - | - |
| bailsmen | 12 | - | - |
| bainites | 10 | - | - |
| bairnish | 13 | - | - |
| baitfish | 16 | - | - |
| baitings | 11 | - | - |
| bakemeat | 16 | - | - |
| bakeoffs | 20 | - | - |
| bakeshop | 19 | a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold | - |
| bakeware | 17 | - | - |
| baklavas | 17 | - | - |
| baklawas | 17 | - | - |
| bakshish | 20 | a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | - |
| baladine | 11 | - | - |
| baladins | 11 | - | - |
| balafons | 13 | - | - |
| balances | 12 | - | - |
| balayage | 14 | - | - |
| balconet | 12 | - | - |
| baldiest | 11 | - | - |
| baldpate | 13 | a widgeon the male of which has a white crown | - |
| baldrics | 13 | - | - |
| balefire | 13 | a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration | - |
| balisaur | 10 | - | - |
| balistae | 10 | - | - |
| balistas | 10 | - | - |
| balkiest | 14 | - | - |
| balkings | 15 | - | - |
| balkline | 14 | line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game | - |
| balladed | 12 | - | - |
| ballades | 11 | - | - |
| balladic | 13 | - | - |
| balladin | 11 | - | - |
| balladry | 14 | - | - |
| ballants | 10 | - | - |
| ballasts | 10 | - | - |
| ballated | 11 | - | - |
| ballboys | 15 | - | - |
| ballclay | 15 | - | - |
| balleted | 11 | - | - |
| ballgirl | 11 | - | - |
| ballgown | 14 | - | - |
| ballhawk | 20 | - | - |
| balliest | 10 | - | - |
| ballings | 11 | - | - |
| balliums | 12 | - | - |
| ballocks | 16 | - | - |
| ballonet | 10 | - | - |
| ballonne | 10 | - | - |
| balloons | 10 | - | - |
| balloted | 11 | - | - |
| ballotee | 10 | - | - |
| balloter | 10 | - | - |
| ballpeen | 12 | - | - |
| ballsier | 10 | - | - |
| ballsing | 11 | - | - |
| ballutes | 10 | - | - |
| ballyard | 14 | - | - |
| ballyhoo | 16 | blatant or sensational promotion | - |
| ballyrag | 14 | be bossy towards | - |
| balmiest | 12 | - | - |
| balmlike | 16 | - | - |
| balneary | 13 | - | - |
| baloneys | 13 | - | - |
| balsamed | 13 | - | - |
| baluster | 10 | one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing | - |
| bambinos | 14 | - | - |
| banalest | 10 | - | - |
| banalise | 10 | - | - |
| banalize | 19 | - | - |
| banausic | 12 | (formal) ordinary and not refined | he felt contempt for all banausic occupations |
| bandager | 12 | - | - |
| bandages | 12 | - | - |
| bandaids | 12 | - | - |
| bandanas | 11 | - | - |
| bandaris | 11 | - | - |
| bandeaus | 11 | - | - |
| bandeaux | 18 | - | - |
| bandeira | 11 | - | - |
| bandelet | 11 | molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column | - |
| banderol | 11 | - | - |
| bandfish | 17 | - | - |
| bandiest | 11 | - | - |
| bandings | 12 | - | - |
| banditos | 11 | - | - |
| banditti | 11 | - | - |
| bandlike | 15 | - | - |
| bandmate | 13 | - | - |
| bandooks | 15 | - | - |
| bandoras | 11 | - | - |
| bandores | 11 | - | - |
| bandpass | 13 | - | - |
| bandrols | 11 | - | - |
| bandsaws | 14 | - | - |
| bandsman | 13 | a player in a band (especially a military band) | - |
| bandsmen | 13 | - | - |
| bandster | 11 | - | - |
| banduras | 11 | - | - |
| bandyman | 16 | - | - |
| bandymen | 16 | - | - |
| bangalay | 14 | - | - |
| bangalow | 14 | - | - |
| bangings | 12 | - | - |
| bangkoks | 19 | - | - |
| bangster | 11 | - | - |
| bangtail | 11 | a horse bred for racing | - |
| banished | 14 | - | - |
| banisher | 13 | - | - |
| banishes | 13 | - | - |
| banjaxed | 25 | - | - |
| banjaxes | 24 | - | - |
| banjoist | 17 | - | - |
| bankcard | 17 | - | - |
| bankerly | 17 | - | - |
| bankings | 15 | - | - |
| banksias | 14 | - | - |
| bankside | 15 | - | - |
| banksman | 16 | - | - |
| banksmen | 16 | - | - |
| bankster | 14 | - | - |
| banlieue | 10 | - | - |
| bannable | 12 | - | - |
| bannered | 11 | - | - |
| banneret | 10 | a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command | - |
| bannerol | 10 | - | - |
| bannings | 11 | - | - |
| bannocks | 16 | - | - |
| banoffee | 16 | - | - |
| banoffis | 16 | - | - |
| banquets | 19 | - | - |
| banselas | 10 | - | - |
| banshees | 13 | - | - |
| banshies | 13 | - | - |
| bantengs | 11 | - | - |
| bantered | 11 | - | - |
| banterer | 10 | - | - |
| bantings | 11 | - | - |
| bantling | 11 | - | - |
| banxring | 18 | - | - |
| baptiser | 12 | - | - |
| baptises | 12 | - | - |
| baptisia | 12 | genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod | - |
| baptisms | 14 | - | - |
| baptizer | 21 | - | - |
| baptizes | 21 | - | - |
| baracans | 12 | - | - |
| barathea | 13 | - | - |
| barbasco | 14 | West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood | - |
| barbated | 13 | - | - |
| barbells | 12 | - | - |
| barbered | 13 | - | - |
| barberry | 15 | any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries | - |
| barbette | 12 | (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet | - |
| barbicel | 14 | - | - |
| barbital | 12 | a barbiturate used as a hypnotic | - |
| barbless | 12 | - | - |
| barbolas | 12 | - | - |
| barbotte | 12 | - | - |
| barbules | 12 | - | - |
| barchane | 15 | - | - |
| barchans | 15 | - | - |
| barcoded | 14 | - | - |
| barcodes | 13 | - | - |
| bardiest | 11 | - | - |
| bardisms | 13 | - | - |
| bardling | 12 | - | - |
| bardship | 16 | - | - |
| bareboat | 12 | a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions | - |
| barebone | 12 | - | - |
| baregine | 11 | - | - |
| barehand | 14 | - | - |
| barehead | 14 | - | - |
| bareland | 11 | - | - |
| bareness | 10 | a bleak and desolate atmosphere | - |
| baresark | 14 | - | - |
| barflies | 13 | - | - |
| bargains | 11 | - | - |
| bargeese | 11 | - | - |
| bargello | 11 | needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines | - |
| bargeman | 13 | someone who operates a barge | - |
| bargemen | 13 | - | - |
| bargests | 11 | - | - |
| barghest | 14 | - | - |
| bargoons | 11 | - | - |
| bargoose | 11 | - | - |
| barguest | 11 | - | - |
| barillas | 10 | - | - |
| baristas | 10 | - | - |
| barkeeps | 16 | - | - |
| barkened | 15 | - | - |
| barkhans | 17 | - | - |
| barkiest | 14 | - | - |
| barkless | 14 | - | - |
| barklike | 18 | - | - |
| barleduc | 13 | - | - |
| barmaids | 13 | - | - |
| barmiest | 12 | - | - |
| barmkins | 16 | - | - |
| barmpots | 14 | - | - |
| barneyed | 14 | - | - |
| barniest | 10 | - | - |
| barnlike | 14 | - | - |
| barnwood | 14 | - | - |
| baroccos | 14 | - | - |
| barogram | 13 | - | - |
| barometz | 21 | - | - |
| baronage | 11 | the peers of a kingdom considered as a group | - |
| baronets | 10 | - | - |
| baronial | 10 | impressive in appearance | a baronial mansion |
| baronies | 10 | - | - |
| baronnes | 10 | - | - |
| baroques | 19 | - | - |
| barosaur | 10 | a dinosaur that could grow to be as tall as a building five stories tall | - |
| barostat | 10 | - | - |
| barouche | 15 | a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top | - |
| barrable | 12 | - | - |
| barracan | 12 | - | - |
| barraces | 12 | - | - |
| barraged | 12 | - | - |
| barrages | 11 | - | - |
| barranca | 12 | - | - |
| barranco | 12 | - | - |
| barrated | 11 | - | - |
| barrater | 10 | someone guilty of barratry | - |
| barrator | 10 | someone guilty of barratry | - |
| barratry | 13 | traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments | - |
| barreing | 11 | - | - |
| barrener | 10 | - | - |
| barrenly | 13 | - | - |
| barretor | 10 | - | - |
| barretry | 13 | - | - |
| barricos | 12 | - | - |
| barriers | 10 | - | - |
| barriest | 10 | - | - |
| barrings | 11 | - | - |
| barrique | 19 | - | - |
| barrooms | 12 | - | - |
| barrulet | 10 | - | - |
| bartends | 11 | - | - |
| bartered | 11 | - | - |
| barterer | 10 | a trader who exchanges goods and not money | - |
| bartisan | 10 | - | - |
| bartizan | 19 | - | - |
| bartsias | 10 | - | - |
| barwares | 13 | - | - |
| barwoods | 14 | - | - |
| baryonic | 15 | - | - |
| barytone | 13 | a male singer | - |
| barytons | 13 | - | - |
| basaltes | 10 | - | - |
| basanite | 10 | - | - |
| bascinet | 12 | - | - |
| bascules | 12 | - | - |
| baseband | 13 | - | - |
| baseborn | 12 | of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | baseborn wretches with dirty faces |
| basehead | 14 | - | - |
| baselard | 11 | - | - |
| baseload | 11 | - | - |
| basenjis | 17 | - | - |
| basepath | 15 | - | - |
| bashings | 14 | - | - |
| bashless | 13 | - | - |
| bashliks | 17 | - | - |
| bashlyks | 20 | - | - |
| bashment | 15 | - | - |
| bashtags | 14 | - | - |
| basicity | 15 | - | - |
| basidial | 11 | relating to or characterized by basidia | - |
| basidium | 13 | a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes | - |
| basified | 14 | - | - |
| basifier | 13 | - | - |
| basifies | 13 | - | - |
| basilary | 13 | of or relating to or located at the base | - |
| basilect | 12 | - | - |
| basinets | 10 | - | - |
| basinful | 13 | the quantity that a basin will hold | a basinful of water |
| basketry | 17 | the craft of basket making | - |
| basmatis | 12 | - | - |
| basoches | 15 | - | - |
| basophil | 15 | a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | - |
| basquine | 19 | - | - |
| basseted | 11 | - | - |
| bassetts | 10 | - | - |
| bassiest | 10 | - | - |
| bassists | 10 | - | - |
