5-Letter Words Starting With BAN

2 common words and 34 valid guesses start with "BAN". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

2 common words34 valid words

Common Words (2)

Words most likely to be the answer.

banal
banjo

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (32)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

banak
banat
banba
banca
banco
bancs
banda
bande
bandh
bandi
bando
bands
bandy
baned
banes
banff
banga
bange
bangs
bangy
bania
banig
banka
banks
banky
banna
banns
banon
bantu
banty
banus
banya

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 34 matches.

Most common letters

b34
a34
n34
d8
s7
y5
g5
k4
o4
e4

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is d, appearing in 7 of 34 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 21 with 1 unique vowel
  • 13 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ak · 1 words
  • -al · 1 words
  • -at · 1 words
  • -ba · 1 words
  • -ca · 1 words

Strategy

Only 2 possible answers start with "BAN" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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