9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| basically | 16 | in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | He is basically dishonest |
| backwards | 21 | in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | - |
| batteries | 11 | - | - |
| bartender | 12 | an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
| 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) | - |
| 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. | - |
| ballistic | 13 | relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity | ballistic missile |
| balancing | 14 | getting two things to correspond | - |
| 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 |
| balthazar | 23 | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus | - |
| barbecued | 16 | cooked over an outdoor grill | - |
| bathhouse | 17 | a building containing dressing rooms for bathers | - |
| backfired | 21 | - | - |
| badminton | 14 | a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net | - |
| barrister | 11 | a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution | - |
| 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 | - |
| barometer | 13 | an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure | - |
| 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 | - |
| backwoods | 21 | a remote and undeveloped area | - |
| ballpoint | 13 | a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper | - |
| bandwagon | 16 | a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band | the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade |
| backtrack | 23 | retrace one's course | - |
| baptizing | 23 | - | - |
| bandstand | 13 | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air | - |
| barbarity | 16 | the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane | - |
| bandwidth | 19 | a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel | - |
| bacterium | 15 | (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 | - |
| bamboozle | 24 | conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well |
| barreling | 12 | - | - |
| backboard | 20 | a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball | he banked the shot off the backboard |
| balaclava | 16 | a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face | - |
| baseboard | 14 | a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor | - |
| backfield | 21 | the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen | - |
| baptismal | 15 | of or relating to baptism | baptismal font |
| backswing | 21 | - | - |
| balthasar | 14 | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus | - |
| battleaxe | 18 | - | - |
| barefaced | 17 | unrestrained by convention or propriety | a barefaced hypocrite |
| barkeeper | 17 | an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
| bandaging | 14 | the act of applying a bandage | - |
| bayoneted | 15 | - | - |
| backpedal | 20 | modify one's opinion, make it less strong | - |
| barrelled | 12 | (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends | - |
| bazillion | 20 | a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | - |
| balalaika | 15 | a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings | - |
| backboned | 20 | - | - |
| basketful | 18 | the quantity contained in a basket | - |
| bacharach | 21 | - | - |
| backslash | 20 | - | - |
| backslide | 18 | drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards | - |
| backspace | 21 | the typewriter key used for back spacing | - |
| bagatelle | 12 | something of little value or significance | - |
| baksheesh | 21 | a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | - |
| balladeer | 12 | a singer of popular ballads | - |
| balloting | 12 | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative | - |
| bantering | 12 | cleverly amusing in tone | a bantering tone |
| baptising | 14 | - | - |
| barbequed | 23 | - | - |
| bacchanal | 18 | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | - |
| bakehouse | 18 | a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold | - |
| bargainer | 12 | someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold | - |
| baaskaaps | 17 | - | - |
| baasskaps | 17 | - | - |
| babacoote | 15 | - | - |
| babbitted | 16 | - | - |
| babbittry | 18 | - | - |
| babbliest | 15 | - | - |
| babblings | 16 | - | - |
| babeldoms | 16 | - | - |
| babelisms | 15 | - | - |
| babirusas | 13 | - | - |
| babirussa | 13 | Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth | - |
| baboonery | 16 | - | - |
| baboonish | 16 | resembling a baboon | - |
| babooshes | 16 | - | - |
| babouches | 18 | - | - |
| babushkas | 20 | - | - |
| babyccino | 20 | - | - |
| babycinos | 18 | - | - |
| babydaddy | 22 | - | - |
| babydolls | 17 | - | - |
| babyfoods | 20 | - | - |
| babyhoods | 20 | - | - |
| babyishly | 22 | - | - |
| babymoons | 18 | - | - |
| babyproof | 21 | - | - |
| bacalhaus | 16 | - | - |
| baccarats | 15 | - | - |
| bacchante | 18 | (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus | - |
| bacchants | 18 | - | - |
| bacciform | 20 | - | - |
| bachelors | 16 | - | - |
| bacillary | 16 | relating to or produced by or containing bacilli | - |
| backaches | 22 | - | - |
| backacter | 19 | - | - |
| backbands | 20 | - | - |
| backbeats | 19 | - | - |
| backbench | 24 | any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons | - |
| backbends | 20 | - | - |
| backbiter | 19 | one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel | - |
| backbites | 19 | - | - |
| backblock | 25 | - | - |
| backbonds | 20 | - | - |
| backbones | 19 | - | - |
| backburns | 19 | - | - |
| backcasts | 19 | - | - |
| backchats | 22 | - | - |
| backcheck | 28 | - | - |
| backcloth | 22 | scenery hung at back of stage | - |
| backcombs | 23 | - | - |
| backcourt | 19 | - | - |
| backcross | 19 | mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents | - |
| backdated | 19 | - | - |
| backdates | 18 | - | - |
| backdowns | 21 | - | - |
| backdraft | 21 | - | - |
| backdrops | 20 | - | - |
| backdropt | 20 | - | - |
| backfalls | 20 | - | - |
| backfiles | 20 | - | - |
| backfills | 20 | - | - |
| backfires | 20 | - | - |
| backfisch | 25 | - | - |
| backflips | 22 | - | - |
| backflows | 23 | - | - |
| backhands | 21 | - | - |
| backhauls | 20 | - | - |
| backhouse | 20 | - | - |
| backlands | 18 | - | - |
| backlifts | 20 | - | - |
| backlight | 21 | - | - |
| backliner | 17 | - | - |
| backlines | 17 | - | - |
| backlists | 17 | - | - |
| backloads | 18 | - | - |
| backpacks | 25 | - | - |
| backpiece | 21 | - | - |
| backplane | 19 | - | - |
| backplate | 19 | plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass | - |
| backrests | 17 | - | - |
| backronym | 22 | - | - |
| backrooms | 19 | - | - |
| backseats | 17 | - | - |
| backshish | 23 | - | - |
| backshore | 20 | - | - |
| backsides | 18 | - | - |
| backsight | 21 | - | - |
| backslaps | 19 | - | - |
| backspeer | 19 | - | - |
| backspeir | 19 | - | - |
| backspins | 19 | - | - |
| backsplit | 19 | - | - |
| backstabs | 19 | - | - |
| backstair | 17 | secret and sly or sordid | backstairs gossip |
| backstall | 17 | - | - |
| backstamp | 21 | - | - |
| backstays | 20 | - | - |
| backstops | 19 | - | - |
| backstory | 20 | - | - |
| backstrap | 19 | - | - |
| backswept | 22 | used of hair | - |
| backsword | 21 | a stick used instead of a sword for fencing | - |
| backtalks | 21 | - | - |
| backvelds | 21 | - | - |
| backwalls | 20 | - | - |
| backwinds | 21 | - | - |
| backwords | 21 | - | - |
| backworks | 24 | - | - |
| backwraps | 22 | - | - |
| backyards | 21 | - | - |
| baclofens | 16 | - | - |
| bacronyms | 18 | - | - |
| bacterian | 13 | - | - |
| bacterias | 13 | - | - |
| bacterins | 13 | - | - |
| bacterise | 13 | subject to the action of bacteria | - |
| bacterize | 22 | subject to the action of bacteria | - |
| bacteroid | 14 | resembling bacteria | - |
| baculites | 13 | - | - |
| badgeless | 13 | - | - |
| badinaged | 14 | - | - |
| badinages | 13 | - | - |
| badinerie | 12 | - | - |
| badmashes | 17 | - | - |
| badmouths | 17 | - | - |
| badnesses | 12 | - | - |
| bafflegab | 20 | - | - |
| bagelling | 13 | - | - |
| bagginess | 13 | - | - |
| baghouses | 15 | - | - |
| bagnettes | 12 | - | - |
| bagpipers | 16 | - | - |
| bagpiping | 17 | - | - |
| baguettes | 12 | - | - |
| bagwashes | 18 | - | - |
| bahookies | 18 | - | - |
| bahuvrihi | 20 | - | - |
| baidarkas | 16 | - | - |
| baignoire | 12 | - | - |
| bailbonds | 14 | - | - |
| bailiwick | 20 | a branch of knowledge | - |
| bailliage | 12 | - | - |
| bailments | 13 | - | - |
| bairnlier | 11 | - | - |
| bairnlike | 15 | - | - |
| baisemain | 13 | - | - |
| bajillion | 18 | - | - |
| bakeapple | 19 | creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries | - |
| bakeboard | 18 | - | - |
| bakelites | 15 | - | - |
| bakemeats | 17 | - | - |
| bakeshops | 20 | - | - |
| bakestone | 15 | - | - |
| bakewares | 18 | - | - |
| bakhshish | 24 | - | - |
| baladines | 12 | - | - |
| balancers | 13 | - | - |
| balanitis | 11 | inflammation of the head of the penis | - |
| balayaged | 16 | - | - |
| balayages | 15 | - | - |
| balconets | 13 | - | - |
| balconied | 14 | having balconies or a balcony | the balconied houses of New Orleans |
| balconies | 13 | - | - |
| baldachin | 17 | ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar) | - |
| baldaquin | 21 | - | - |
| baldfaced | 18 | - | - |
| baldheads | 16 | - | - |
| baldicoot | 14 | - | - |
| baldmoney | 17 | - | - |
| baldpated | 15 | - | - |
| baldpates | 14 | - | - |
| baldricks | 18 | - | - |
| balection | 13 | - | - |
| balefires | 14 | - | - |
| balefully | 17 | in a baleful manner | she looked at him balefully |
| balisaurs | 11 | - | - |
| balkanise | 15 | divide a territory into small, hostile states | - |
| balkanize | 24 | divide a territory into small, hostile states | - |
| balkiness | 15 | likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly | - |
| balkingly | 19 | - | - |
| balklines | 15 | - | - |
| ballabile | 13 | - | - |
| ballabili | 13 | - | - |
| balladine | 12 | - | - |
| ballading | 13 | - | - |
| balladins | 12 | - | - |
| balladist | 12 | - | - |
| ballanted | 12 | - | - |
| ballasted | 12 | - | - |
| ballaster | 11 | - | - |
| ballating | 12 | - | - |
| ballclays | 16 | - | - |
| ballcocks | 19 | - | - |
| ballerine | 11 | - | - |
| balleting | 12 | - | - |
| ballfield | 15 | - | - |
| ballgames | 14 | - | - |
| ballgirls | 12 | - | - |
| ballgowns | 15 | - | - |
| ballhawks | 21 | - | - |
| ballistae | 11 | - | - |
| ballistas | 11 | - | - |
| ballonets | 11 | - | - |
| ballonnes | 11 | - | - |
| ballooned | 12 | - | - |
| ballotees | 11 | - | - |
| balloters | 11 | - | - |
| ballotini | 11 | - | - |
| ballparks | 17 | - | - |
| ballrooms | 13 | - | - |
| ballsiest | 11 | - | - |
| ballyards | 15 | - | - |
| ballyhoos | 17 | - | - |
| ballyrags | 15 | - | - |
| balmacaan | 15 | - | - |
| balminess | 13 | the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing | the day's heat faded into balminess |
| balmorals | 13 | - | - |
| balsamier | 13 | - | - |
| balsaming | 14 | - | - |
| balsawood | 15 | - | - |
| balusters | 11 | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | - |
| balzarine | 20 | - | - |
| banalised | 12 | - | - |
| banalises | 11 | - | - |
| banalized | 21 | - | - |
| banalizes | 20 | - | - |
| banausian | 11 | - | - |
| bandagers | 13 | - | - |
| bandalore | 12 | - | - |
| bandannas | 12 | - | - |
| bandboxes | 21 | - | - |
| bandbrake | 18 | - | - |
| bandeiras | 12 | - | - |
| bandelets | 12 | - | - |
| bandelier | 12 | - | - |
| banderole | 12 | - | - |
| banderols | 12 | - | - |
| bandicoot | 14 | any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous | - |
| bandiness | 12 | - | - |
| bandittis | 12 | - | - |
| bandmates | 14 | - | - |
| bandobast | 14 | - | - |
| bandobust | 14 | - | - |
| bandoleer | 12 | a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers | - |
| bandoleon | 12 | - | - |
| bandolero | 12 | - | - |
| bandolier | 12 | a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers | - |
| bandoline | 12 | - | - |
| bandoneon | 12 | a type of concertina popular in South America | - |
| bandonion | 12 | - | - |
| bandsawed | 16 | - | - |
| bandshell | 15 | - | - |
| bandsters | 12 | - | - |
| bandurist | 12 | - | - |
| bandyings | 16 | - | - |
| baneberry | 16 | a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries | - |
| banefully | 17 | in a noxiously baneful way | this banefully poisoned climate |
| bangalays | 15 | - | - |
| bangalows | 15 | - | - |
| bangbelly | 17 | - | - |
| bangsring | 13 | - | - |
| bangsters | 12 | - | - |
| bangtails | 12 | - | - |
| banishers | 14 | - | - |
| banishing | 15 | - | - |
| banisters | 11 | - | - |
| banjaxing | 26 | - | - |
| banjoists | 18 | - | - |
| banjolele | 18 | - | - |
| banjulele | 18 | - | - |
| bankbooks | 21 | - | - |
| bankcards | 18 | - | - |
| banknotes | 15 | - | - |
| bankrolls | 15 | - | - |
| bankrupts | 17 | - | - |
| banksides | 16 | - | - |
| banksters | 15 | - | - |
| banlieues | 11 | - | - |
| bannerall | 11 | - | - |
| bannerets | 11 | - | - |
| bannering | 12 | - | - |
| bannerols | 11 | - | - |
| banoffees | 17 | - | - |
| banqueted | 21 | - | - |
| banqueter | 20 | - | - |
| banquette | 20 | an upholstered bench | - |
| banterers | 11 | - | - |
| bantlings | 12 | - | - |
| banxrings | 19 | - | - |
| baptisers | 13 | - | - |
| baptisias | 13 | - | - |
| baptistry | 16 | bowl for baptismal water | - |
| baptizers | 22 | - | - |
| barachois | 16 | - | - |
| baragouin | 12 | - | - |
| barasinga | 12 | - | - |
| baratheas | 14 | - | - |
| barathrum | 16 | - | - |
| barbarise | 13 | become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language | - |
| barbarize | 22 | become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language | - |
| barbascos | 15 | - | - |
| barbastel | 13 | - | - |
| barbecuer | 15 | - | - |
| barbecues | 15 | - | - |
| barbeques | 22 | - | - |
| barbering | 14 | - | - |
| barbettes | 13 | - | - |
| barbicans | 15 | - | - |
| barbicels | 15 | - | - |
| barbitals | 13 | - | - |
| barbitone | 13 | a barbiturate used as a hypnotic | - |
| barbotine | 13 | - | - |
| barbottes | 13 | - | - |
| barbwires | 16 | - | - |
| barcarole | 13 | a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers | - |
| barchanes | 16 | - | - |
| bardashes | 15 | - | - |
| bardlings | 13 | - | - |
| bardships | 17 | - | - |
| barebacks | 19 | - | - |
| bareboats | 13 | - | - |
| bareboned | 14 | - | - |
| barebones | 13 | - | - |
| baregines | 12 | - | - |
| barehands | 15 | - | - |
| baresarks | 15 | - | - |
| bargained | 13 | - | - |
| bargander | 13 | - | - |
| bargelike | 16 | - | - |
| bargellos | 12 | - | - |
| bargepole | 14 | - | - |
| barghests | 15 | - | - |
| barguests | 12 | - | - |
| barhopped | 19 | - | - |
| bariatric | 13 | - | - |
| baritonal | 11 | - | - |
| baritones | 11 | - | - |
| barkening | 16 | - | - |
| barleducs | 14 | - | - |
| barmbrack | 21 | a rich currant cake or bun | - |
| barminess | 13 | - | - |
| barnacled | 14 | - | - |
| barnacles | 13 | - | - |
| barnboard | 14 | - | - |
| barnbrack | 19 | - | - |
| barneying | 15 | - | - |
| barnstorm | 13 | appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper | - |
| barnwoods | 15 | - | - |
| barnyards | 15 | - | - |
| barograms | 14 | - | - |
| barograph | 17 | a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure | - |
| barometry | 16 | - | - |
| baronages | 12 | - | - |
| baronetcy | 16 | the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness | - |
| barophile | 16 | - | - |
| baroquely | 23 | - | - |
| barosaurs | 11 | - | - |
| baroscope | 15 | - | - |
| barostats | 11 | - | - |
| barotitis | 11 | - | - |
| barouches | 16 | - | - |
| barperson | 13 | - | - |
| barquette | 20 | - | - |
| barracans | 13 | - | - |
| barracked | 18 | - | - |
| barracker | 17 | - | - |
| barracoon | 13 | - | - |
| barraging | 13 | - | - |
| barrancas | 13 | - | - |
| barrancos | 13 | - | - |
| barrasway | 17 | - | - |
| barraters | 11 | - | - |
| barrating | 12 | - | - |
| barrators | 11 | - | - |
| barrefull | 14 | - | - |
| barrelage | 12 | - | - |
| barrelful | 14 | the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold | - |
| barrenest | 11 | - | - |
| barretors | 11 | - | - |
| barretter | 11 | a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) | - |
| barrettes | 11 | - | - |
| barricado | 14 | block off with barricades | - |
| barricoes | 13 | - | - |
| barriered | 12 | - | - |
| barriques | 20 | - | - |
| barrowful | 17 | the quantity that a barrow will hold | - |
| barrulets | 11 | - | - |
| barstools | 11 | - | - |
| bartended | 13 | - | - |
| barterers | 11 | - | - |
| bartering | 12 | - | - |
| bartisans | 11 | - | - |
| bartizans | 20 | - | - |
| barytones | 14 | - | - |
| basaltine | 11 | - | - |
| basanites | 11 | - | - |
| bascinets | 13 | - | - |
| baseballs | 13 | - | - |
| basebands | 14 | - | - |
| baseheads | 15 | - | - |
| baselards | 12 | - | - |
| baseliner | 11 | - | - |
| baselines | 11 | - | - |
| baseloads | 12 | - | - |
| basements | 13 | - | - |
| basepaths | 16 | - | - |
| baseplate | 13 | - | - |
| bashawism | 19 | - | - |
| bashfully | 20 | in a shy or timid or bashful manner | - |
| bashments | 16 | - | - |
| basifiers | 14 | - | - |
| basifixed | 22 | attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks) | - |
| basifugal | 15 | - | - |
| basifying | 18 | - | - |
| basilects | 13 | - | - |
| basilicae | 13 | - | - |
| basilical | 13 | - | - |
| basilican | 13 | of or relating to or resembling a basilica | - |
| basilicas | 13 | - | - |
| basilicon | 13 | - | - |
| basilisks | 15 | - | - |
| basinfuls | 14 | - | - |
| basinlike | 15 | - | - |
| basipetal | 13 | of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base | - |
| basophile | 16 | a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | - |
| basophils | 16 | - | - |
| basquines | 20 | - | - |
| basseting | 12 | - | - |
| bassetted | 12 | - | - |
| bassinets | 11 | - | - |
| basslines | 11 | - | - |
