How many words start with BEN?

This page lists 172 words starting with BEN, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words Starting With BEN

All 172 words in our dictionary that begin with BEN, sorted by Scrabble score. Use them to open a word on the board or fill a crossword clue.

172 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

benzodiazepines38 benzimidazoles37 benzodiazepine37 benzimidazole36 benzaldehydes32 benzaldehyde31 benzanthracenes31 benzanthracene30 benzoapyrenes29 benzophenones29 benzoapyrene28 benzophenone28 benzofurans25 benchwarmers24 benzocaines24 benzofuran24 benzylic24 benchmarks23 benchwarmer23 benzocaine23 benchmark22 beneficently22 beneficially22 benightednesses22 benzidines22 benzoyls22 benefactresses21 beneficences21 beneficialness21 beneficiary21 beneficiating21 beneficiations21 benightedly21 benzenoid21 benzidine21 benzidins21 benzoyl21 benzyls21 beneficence20 beneficiaries20 beneficiated20 beneficiation20 benevolently20 benightedness20 benjamins20 benzidin20 benzoates20 benzoic20 benzyl20 benedictory19 benefactions19 benefactress19 beneficiates19 benevolences19 benevolentness19 benjamin19 benzenes19 benzines19 benzoate19 benzoins19 benzoles19 benchlands18 benedicks18 benefaction18 benefactors18 beneficiate18 beneficing18 benevolence18 benignancy18 benzene18 benzine18 benzins18 benzoin18 benzole18 benzols18 benchland17 bendways17 benedick17 benedictions17 benefactor17 beneficed17 beneficent17 beneficial17 benefitting17 benignancies17 benignantly17 benzal17 benzin17 benzol17 benching16 bendaying16 benediction16 benefices16 benefiting16 benefitted16 benempted16 benighted16 benthonic16 benumbing16 benched15 benchers15 bendayed15 benefice15 benefited15 benefiters15 benevolent15 benignity15 benomyls15 bentwoods15 benumbed15 bencher14 benches14 bendwise14 benedicts14 benefic14 benefiter14 benignities14 benignly14 benomyl14 benthic14 benthoses14 bentonitic14 bentwood14 benaming13 bendable13 bendays13 benedict13 benefits13 benempt13 bengalines13 benumbs13 benamed12 bench12 benday12 bendys12 beneath12 benefit12 bengaline12 benignant12 benthal12 benthos12 bentonites12 benumb12 benames11 bending11 bendy11 bentonite11 bename10 bended10 bendees10 benders10 benisons10 benny10 bendee9 bender9 benign9 benison9 bennets9 bennies9 bends8 bennes8 bennet8 bennis8 bend7 benes7 benne7 benni7 bents7 bene6 bens6 bent6 ben5

Playing words that start with BEN

Leading with BEN lets you hook onto open columns and reach premium squares. Scan the high-scoring entries above first — they offer the best return when you have the tiles.

This list by the numbers

The shape of this list: 172 entries between 3 and 15 letters long, peaking at 7 letters with 30 words. Five-letter picks number 8 and seven-letter picks 30. Nothing here outscores BENZODIAZEPINES — 38 points from 15 tiles on plain squares.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: BENZODIAZEPINES (38), BENZIMIDAZOLES (37), BENZODIAZEPINE (37), BENZIMIDAZOLE (36), BENZALDEHYDES (32). The longest entry is BENIGHTEDNESSES at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 17 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are E, N and B, which appear in 172, 172 and 172 of the words respectively.

Start with these three

BENNES earns 8 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
BENNET — a 6-letter, 8-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
BENNIS is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Round out your set with BENES (7), BENNE (7), BENNI (7), BENTS (7), BENE (6) — all built from common tiles.

Learning words through BEN

Letter chunks like BEN are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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