8-letter words starting with BO
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter BO. This section showcases how BO 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 BO, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| bothered | 14 | caused to show discomposure | - |
| boarding | 12 | the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft | - |
| bollocks | 16 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| bouncing | 13 | rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) | - |
| boundary | 14 | the greatest possible degree of something | - |
| boutique | 19 | a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry | - |
| bordeaux | 18 | any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them | - |
| bohemian | 15 | a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) | - |
| bookshop | 19 | a shop where books are sold | - |
| boasting | 11 | speaking of yourself in superlatives | - |
| bonehead | 14 | a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | - |
| bogeyman | 16 | an imaginary monster used to frighten children | - |
| bookworm | 19 | a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit | - |
| borrower | 13 | someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent | - |
| bookcase | 16 | a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books | - |
| boldness | 11 | the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly | - |
| bookmark | 20 | a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place | - |
| boneless | 10 | being without a bone or bones | jellyfish are boneless |
| borealis | 10 | - | - |
| bondsman | 13 | someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else | - |
| botanist | 10 | a biologist specializing in the study of plants | - |
| boatload | 11 | the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car | he imported wine by the boatload |
| bordello | 11 | a building where prostitutes are available | - |
| bottomed | 13 | having a bottom of a specified character | - |
| bouillon | 10 | a clear seasoned broth | - |
| bodywork | 21 | the exterior body of a motor vehicle | - |
| boardman | 13 | - | - |
| boniface | 15 | (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754) | - |
| boastful | 13 | exhibiting self-importance | - |
| boatyard | 14 | a place where boats are built or maintained or stored | - |
| boneyard | 14 | - | - |
| bootlace | 12 | a long lace for fastening boots | - |
| botulism | 12 | food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly | - |
| boyishly | 19 | like a boy | he smiled boyishly at his fiancee |
| bordered | 12 | having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term | black-bordered handkerchief |
| boringly | 14 | in a tedious manner | boringly slow work |
| boomtown | 15 | - | - |
| boatsman | 12 | - | - |
| bonhomie | 15 | a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) | - |
| boondock | 17 | - | - |
| bouzouki | 23 | - | - |
| bootless | 10 | unproductive of success | - |
| bootlick | 16 | try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | - |
| boresome | 12 | - | - |
| boarders | 11 | - | - |
| boardies | 11 | - | - |
| boardmen | 13 | - | - |
| boarfish | 16 | fish with a projecting snout | - |
| boasters | 10 | - | - |
| boatable | 12 | - | - |
| boatbill | 12 | tropical American heron related to night herons | - |
| boatfuls | 13 | - | - |
| boathook | 17 | - | - |
| boatings | 11 | - | - |
| boatlift | 13 | - | - |
| boatlike | 14 | - | - |
| boatneck | 16 | - | - |
| boatport | 12 | - | - |
| boatsmen | 12 | - | - |
| boattail | 10 | - | - |
| bobbinet | 14 | - | - |
| bobbitts | 14 | - | - |
| bobblier | 14 | - | - |
| bobbling | 15 | - | - |
| bobbysox | 24 | - | - |
| bobeches | 17 | - | - |
| bobfloat | 15 | a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line | - |
| bobolink | 16 | migratory American songbird | - |
| bobolled | 13 | - | - |
| boboties | 12 | - | - |
| bobowler | 15 | - | - |
| bobskate | 16 | - | - |
| bobsleds | 13 | - | - |
| bobstays | 15 | - | - |
| bobtails | 12 | - | - |
| bobwheel | 18 | - | - |
| bobwhite | 18 | a popular North American game bird; named for its call | - |
| bocaccio | 16 | - | - |
| bodement | 13 | - | - |
| bodgiest | 12 | - | - |
| bodhrans | 14 | - | - |
| bodikins | 15 | - | - |
| bodiless | 11 | having no trunk or main part | a bodiless head |
| bodingly | 15 | - | - |
| bodyline | 14 | - | - |
| bodyside | 15 | - | - |
| bodysuit | 14 | - | - |
| bodysurf | 17 | - | - |
| bodywash | 20 | - | - |
| boehmite | 15 | - | - |
| boerbull | 12 | - | - |
| boerbuls | 12 | - | - |
| boertjie | 17 | - | - |
| boffolas | 16 | - | - |
| bogarted | 12 | - | - |
| bogbeans | 13 | - | - |
| bogeying | 15 | - | - |
| bogeyism | 16 | - | - |
| bogeymen | 16 | - | - |
| boggards | 13 | - | - |
| boggarts | 12 | - | - |
| boggiest | 12 | - | - |
| bogglers | 12 | - | - |
| boggling | 13 | - | - |
| bogholes | 14 | - | - |
| bogieing | 12 | - | - |
| boglands | 12 | - | - |
| bogwoods | 15 | - | - |
| bogyisms | 16 | - | - |
| bohemias | 15 | - | - |
| bohriums | 15 | - | - |
| boilable | 12 | - | - |
| boilings | 11 | - | - |
| boiloffs | 16 | - | - |
| boilover | 13 | - | - |
| boinging | 12 | - | - |
| boinking | 15 | - | - |
| boiserie | 10 | - | - |
| boldened | 12 | - | - |
| boldface | 16 | a typeface with thick heavy lines | - |
| bolivars | 13 | - | - |
| bolivias | 13 | - | - |
| bolixing | 18 | - | - |
| bollards | 11 | - | - |
| bollixed | 18 | - | - |
| bollixes | 17 | - | - |
| bolloxed | 18 | - | - |
| bolloxes | 17 | - | - |
| bollworm | 15 | any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls | - |
| bolognas | 11 | - | - |
| boloneys | 13 | - | - |
| bolshier | 13 | - | - |
| bolshies | 13 | - | - |
| bolsters | 10 | - | - |
| bolthead | 14 | - | - |
| bolthole | 13 | - | - |
| boltings | 11 | - | - |
| boltless | 10 | - | - |
| boltlike | 14 | - | - |
| boltonia | 10 | genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters | - |
| boltrope | 12 | - | - |
| bombable | 16 | - | - |
| bombarde | 15 | - | - |
| bombards | 15 | - | - |
| bombasts | 14 | - | - |
| bombaxes | 21 | - | - |
| bombesin | 14 | - | - |
| bombings | 15 | - | - |
| bomblets | 14 | - | - |
| bombload | 15 | - | - |
| bomboras | 14 | - | - |
| bombsite | 14 | - | - |
| bombycid | 20 | moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk | - |
| bombyxes | 24 | - | - |
| bonamani | 12 | - | - |
| bonamano | 12 | - | - |
| bonamias | 12 | - | - |
| bonanzas | 19 | - | - |
| bonassus | 10 | - | - |
| bondable | 13 | capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond | - |
| bondager | 12 | - | - |
| bondages | 12 | - | - |
| bondings | 12 | - | - |
| bondless | 11 | - | - |
| bondmaid | 14 | a female slave | - |
| bondsmen | 13 | - | - |
| bonebeds | 13 | - | - |
| bonefish | 16 | slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons | - |
| bonelike | 14 | resembling bone | a bonelike tumor |
| bonemeal | 12 | fertilizer made of ground bones | - |
| bonesets | 10 | - | - |
| boneyest | 13 | - | - |
| bonfires | 13 | - | - |
| bongoist | 11 | - | - |
| bongrace | 13 | - | - |
| boniatos | 10 | - | - |
| bonibell | 12 | - | - |
| boniness | 10 | extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | - |
| bonitoes | 10 | - | - |
| bonkings | 15 | - | - |
| bonneted | 11 | - | - |
| bonniest | 10 | - | - |
| bonnocks | 16 | - | - |
| bonselas | 10 | - | - |
| bonsella | 10 | - | - |
| bonspell | 12 | - | - |
| bonspiel | 12 | - | - |
| bontboks | 16 | - | - |
| bontebok | 16 | - | - |
| bonusing | 11 | - | - |
| bonussed | 11 | - | - |
| bonusses | 10 | - | - |
| boobhead | 16 | - | - |
| boobirds | 13 | - | - |
| boobooks | 16 | - | - |
| boobyish | 18 | - | - |
| boobyism | 17 | - | - |
| boodlers | 11 | - | - |
| boodling | 12 | - | - |
| boodying | 15 | - | - |
| boofhead | 17 | - | - |
| boofiest | 13 | - | - |
| boogaloo | 11 | - | - |
| boogeyed | 15 | - | - |
| boogying | 15 | - | - |
| boogyman | 16 | - | - |
| boogymen | 16 | - | - |
| boohooed | 14 | - | - |
| bookable | 16 | subject to being reserved or booked | all seats bookable in advance |
| bookbags | 17 | - | - |
| bookends | 15 | - | - |
| bookfuls | 17 | - | - |
| bookiest | 14 | - | - |
| bookings | 15 | - | - |
| bookland | 15 | - | - |
| bookless | 14 | - | - |
| booklets | 14 | - | - |
| booklice | 16 | - | - |
| booklike | 18 | - | - |
| booklore | 14 | - | - |
| bookrack | 20 | - | - |
| bookrest | 14 | - | - |
| booksier | 14 | - | - |
| bookwork | 21 | - | - |
| boomburb | 16 | - | - |
| boomiest | 12 | - | - |
| boomings | 13 | - | - |
| boomkins | 16 | - | - |
| boomlets | 12 | - | - |
| boongary | 14 | - | - |
| boonless | 10 | - | - |
| boortree | 10 | - | - |
| boosters | 10 | - | - |
| boosting | 11 | - | - |
| bootable | 12 | - | - |
| boothose | 13 | protective stockings worn with or in place of boots | - |
| bootikin | 14 | - | - |
| bootjack | 23 | has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots | - |
| bootlast | 10 | - | - |
| bootlegs | 11 | - | - |
| booziest | 19 | - | - |
| boozings | 20 | - | - |
| boppiest | 14 | - | - |
| borachio | 15 | - | - |
| boracite | 12 | - | - |
| borating | 11 | - | - |
| borazons | 19 | - | - |
| borderer | 11 | an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England) | - |
| bordures | 11 | - | - |
| boreases | 10 | - | - |
| borecole | 12 | a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head | - |
| boredoms | 13 | - | - |
| borehole | 13 | - | - |
| borkings | 15 | - | - |
| borlotti | 10 | - | - |
| borneols | 10 | - | - |
| bornites | 10 | - | - |
| bornitic | 12 | - | - |
| boronias | 10 | - | - |
| boroughs | 14 | - | - |
| borrelia | 10 | cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever | - |
| borrowed | 14 | - | - |
| borsches | 15 | - | - |
| borschts | 15 | - | - |
| borstall | 10 | - | - |
| borstals | 10 | - | - |
| bortiest | 10 | - | - |
| boscages | 13 | - | - |
| boschbok | 21 | - | - |
| boshboks | 19 | - | - |
| boshvark | 20 | - | - |
| boskages | 15 | - | - |
| boskiest | 14 | - | - |
| bosomier | 12 | - | - |
| bosoming | 13 | - | - |
| bosquets | 19 | - | - |
| bossboys | 15 | - | - |
| bossdoms | 13 | - | - |
| bossiest | 10 | - | - |
| bossings | 11 | - | - |
| bossisms | 12 | - | - |
| bostangi | 11 | - | - |
| bosthoon | 13 | - | - |
| botanica | 12 | - | - |
| botanics | 12 | - | - |
| botanies | 10 | - | - |
| botanise | 10 | collect and study plants | - |
| botanize | 19 | collect and study plants | - |
| botargos | 11 | - | - |
| botchers | 15 | - | - |
| botchery | 18 | - | - |
| botchier | 15 | - | - |
| botchily | 18 | - | - |
| botching | 16 | - | - |
| botflies | 13 | - | - |
| botholes | 13 | - | - |
| bothrium | 15 | - | - |
| bothyman | 18 | - | - |
| bothymen | 18 | - | - |
| botonnee | 10 | (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm | - |
| botryoid | 14 | resembling a cluster of grapes in form | - |
| botryose | 13 | - | - |
| botrytis | 13 | - | - |
| bottarga | 11 | - | - |
| bottegas | 11 | - | - |
| bottines | 10 | - | - |
| bottlers | 10 | - | - |
| bottling | 11 | - | - |
| bottomer | 12 | - | - |
| bottomry | 15 | - | - |
| botulins | 10 | - | - |
| bouchees | 15 | - | - |
| bouclees | 12 | - | - |
| bouderie | 11 | - | - |
| boudoirs | 11 | - | - |
| bouffant | 16 | being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing | a bouffant skirt |
| boughpot | 16 | - | - |
| boughten | 14 | purchased; not homemade | my boughten clothes |
| bouillis | 10 | - | - |
| boulders | 11 | - | - |
| bouldery | 14 | abounding in rocks or stones | bouldery beaches |
| boulters | 10 | - | - |
| boulting | 11 | - | - |
| bouncers | 12 | - | - |
| bouncier | 12 | - | - |
| bouncily | 15 | - | - |
| bounders | 11 | - | - |
| bounding | 12 | - | - |
| bountied | 11 | rewarded or able to be rewarded by a bounty | a bountied animal pelt |
| bounties | 10 | - | - |
| bountree | 10 | - | - |
| bouquets | 19 | - | - |
| bourbons | 12 | - | - |
| bourders | 11 | - | - |
| bourding | 12 | - | - |
| bourdons | 11 | - | - |
| bourgeon | 11 | produce buds, branches, or germinate | - |
| bourkhas | 17 | - | - |
| bourlaws | 13 | - | - |
| bourrees | 10 | - | - |
| bourride | 11 | - | - |
| boursier | 10 | - | - |
| boursins | 10 | - | - |
| bourtree | 10 | a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies | - |
| bousiest | 10 | - | - |
| bousouki | 14 | - | - |
| boutades | 11 | - | - |
| boutonne | 10 | - | - |
| bouviers | 13 | - | - |
| bovinely | 16 | - | - |
| bovinity | 16 | - | - |
| boweling | 14 | - | - |
| bowelled | 14 | - | - |
| boweries | 13 | - | - |
| bowering | 14 | - | - |
| bowfront | 16 | having an outward curving front | a bowfront dresser |
| bowheads | 17 | - | - |
| bowhunts | 16 | - | - |
| bowingly | 17 | - | - |
| bowknots | 17 | - | - |
| bowlders | 14 | - | - |
| bowlfuls | 16 | - | - |
| bowlines | 13 | - | - |
| bowlings | 14 | - | - |
| bowllike | 17 | - | - |
| bowshots | 16 | - | - |
| bowsprit | 15 | a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel | - |
| bowwoods | 17 | - | - |
| bowwowed | 20 | - | - |
| bowyangs | 17 | - | - |
| boxballs | 19 | - | - |
| boxberry | 22 | spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil | - |
| boxboard | 20 | - | - |
| boxhauls | 20 | - | - |
| boxiness | 17 | - | - |
| boxplots | 19 | - | - |
| boxrooms | 19 | - | - |
| boxthorn | 20 | any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries | - |
| boxwoods | 21 | - | - |
| boyarism | 15 | - | - |
| boychick | 24 | - | - |
| boychiks | 22 | - | - |
| boycotts | 15 | - | - |
| boyhoods | 17 | - | - |
| boysiest | 13 | - | - |
| bozzetti | 28 | - | - |
| bozzetto | 28 | - | - |
