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Words beginning with ban (294)

Found 294 words beginning with ban. Search pattern: ban**. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.

Scrabble Scores — Average: 13 pts

Highest: banjaxing 26, banjaxed 25, banjaxes 24, bantamweights 24, bankruptcy 23

Lowest: ban 5, bant 6, bans 6, bani 6, bane 6

3 Letter Words (1)

4 Letter Words (8)

5 Letter Words (15)

14 Letter Words (1)

About This Pattern

The search pattern ban** looks for words of any length with the letter B in the first position, the letter A in the second position, the letter N in the third position, any number of letters, any number of letters.

Where This Helps

  • Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
  • Word games — anagram solvers, hangman helpers, and vocabulary builders all benefit from pattern-based word search.

FAQ

How many words match the pattern ban**?

There are 294 English words matching this pattern.

What are the shortest and longest matching words?

The shortest matching words have 3 letters and the longest have 14 letters.

Which word length is most common for this pattern?

8-letter words are the most common, with 66 matches out of 294 total.

What are some example words matching ban**?

Some matching words include: ban, banc, band, bane, bang.

How does the pattern ban** work?

Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.

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