27 common words, 55 with definitions — filter by type, find a Wordle guess.
BL answers split between E and A: blend, blame, bland, bleak. Blend is the better information guess; blame is the more common everyday word.
In 5-letter words starting with BL, the most common letters in position 3 are: A, O, E, I, U.
| Word | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| BLACK | adjective | of the very darkest colour; the opposite of white |
| BLADE | noun | the flat cutting edge of a knife, sword, or tool |
| BLADY | noun | Consisting of blades, or having prominent blades. |
| BLAFF | noun | to bark |
| BLAIN | noun | A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch. |
| BLAKE | noun | Yellow, as butter or cheese. |
| BLAME | verb | to hold responsible for a fault or wrong |
| BLANC | noun | A white cosmetic. |
| BLAND | adjective | lacking strong flavour, character, or excitement |
| BLANK | adjective | not written or printed on; empty of thought or expression |
| BLARE | noun | A loud sound. |
| BLART | noun | To sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament. |
| BLASE | adjective | unimpressed because of over-familiarity with something |
| BLASH | noun | A heavy fall of rain. |
| BLAST | noun | an explosion or a strong rush of wind or air |
| BLATE | noun | Bashful, sheepish. |
| BLAZE | noun | a very large or fierce fire; a bright glow of light |
| BLAZY | noun | Blazing; resembling or characteristic of a blaze. |
| BLEAK | adjective | lacking warmth; offering little hope |
| BLEAR | adjective | (of eyes or vision) Dim, unclear from water or rheum. |
| BLEAT | verb | to make the cry of a sheep or goat; to complain weakly |
| BLECK | noun | Any black fluid substance, as in blacking for leather, or black grease. |
| BLEED | verb | to lose blood from the body; to drain resources gradually |
| BLEND | verb | to mix things smoothly together so the parts are indistinct |
| BLENT | verb | To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. |
| BLESS | verb | to ask God to look favourably on; to make holy |
| BLEST | adjective | Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing. |
| BLICK | noun | To shine, gleam. |
| BLIMP | noun | a small airship; an overweight person |
| BLIMY | noun | Alternative spelling of blimey. |
| BLIND | adjective | unable to see; unwilling or unable to notice something |
| BLINK | verb | briefly shut the eyes |
| BLISS | noun | perfect happiness; great joy |
| BLITE | noun | The plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth. |
| BLITZ | noun | an intensive or sudden military attack; a sudden concentrated effort |
| BLOAT | noun | Distention of the abdomen from death. |
| BLOCK | noun | a solid rectangular mass; an obstacle that prevents movement |
| BLOKE | noun | a man; an ordinary British or Australian man |
| BLOOD | noun | the red liquid that circulates through the bodies of animals |
| BLOOM | verb | to produce flowers; to flourish and develop healthily |
| BLOOP | noun | A low-pitched beeping sound. |
| BLORE | noun | To cry; cry out; weep. |
| BLOWN | adjective | carried by the wind; having had air forced into it |
| BLOWY | adjective | windy; exposed to strong gusts of wind |
| BLUER | adjective | Of the colour blue. |
| BLUES | noun | type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy |
| BLUET | noun | Any of several different plants having blue flowers from several genera. |
| BLUEY | noun | The metal lead. |
| BLUFF | verb | to deceive someone by pretending to be stronger or more certain |
| BLUNK | noun | To blench, blink; turn aside. |
| BLUNT | adjective | not having a sharp edge; uncompromisingly direct in speech |
| BLURB | noun | A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes. |
| BLURT | noun | An abrupt outburst. |
| BLUSH | verb | turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame |
| BLYPE | noun | A thin membrane or small piece of skin. |
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This list has 55 five-letter words starting with BL that have definitions. 27 are common everyday words. Wordle's answer list includes 11 of them.
Blend first for E and N. Blame if you already know A is in the word. Bland is a likely answer once A and N are both confirmed.
E and N are out, so look at black-style patterns or blame if A is still open. Blood and block live in this list too if O is untested.