PHONETIC "b" words in the English language

NOTE: These words are part of 9,000+ words which were compiled and graciously contributed by Alan Beale from his master list of 30,000 words which show his speech-sound notation for those 30,000 words. This makes it possible for him to efficiently generate lists of words which meet any speech-sound criteria. The following words meet our "selected-phonetic" criteria and should therefor be useful for teaching beginners. Almost all these words are very easy to read because all words with irregular spelling have been eliminated.

Where two listings are given for the same word, that word can be pronounced in two different ways

babble
babbler
baboon
back
backbit
backbitten
backdrop
backer
background
backhand
backhanded
backhoe
backing
backlash
backpack
backpacker
backpedal
backrest
backseat
backslapper
backslid
backstop
backtrack
backup
backyard
bad
badlands
badly
badmouth
badness
baffle
baffled
bafflement
baffling
bag
baggy
bail
bailiff
bailiwick
bait
baize
ball
ballad
ballast
ballistic
ballistics
balloon
balloonist
ballpark
ballplayer
ballpoint
ballroom
balls
baluster
bamboo
bamboozle
ban
banal
banality
banana
band
bandanna
bandit
bandstand
bandy
banish
banishment
banister
banjo
banner
banns
banshee
bantam
banter
banyan
baptismal
Baptist
bar
barb
barbell
barber
barbershop
bard
barf
bark
barker
barmaid
barn
barnstorm
barnyard
barring
barroom
bartender
barter
bash
bashful
bashfully
bashfulness
bashing
basil
basilica

bask
basket
basketball
bass
bassinet
bassoon
bat
bath
bathhouse
bathmat
bathroom
bathtub
baton
batten
batter
battery
battle
battleground
battlement
battleship
batty
bay
bazooka
beach
bead
beady
beagle
beak
beaker
beam
bean
beanbag
beast
beastly
beat
beaten
beater
beating
beatnik
beaver
beck
bed
bedbug
bedding
bedlam
bedpan
bedridden
bedrock
bedroom
bedsore
bee
beech
beef
beefy
beekeeper
beeline
beep
beeper
beeswax
beet
beetle
beg
belch
belfry
bell
belladonna
bellboy
belle
bellhop
bellicosity
bellwether
belly
belt
beltway
Ben
bench
benchmark
bend
benefactress
benefit
Benjamin
bent
berg
Berlin
berm
Bernard
berserk
berth
best
bestseller
bet
better
betterment
Betty
bevel
bevy
bib
biblical
bicker
bid
bidden

bidder
bidding
big
bigamist
bigamy
bighorn
bigmouth
bigness
bigshot
bigwig
bilk
Bill
bill
billet
billing
Billy
billy
bimbo
bin
bingo
birch
bird
birdbath
birdhouse
birdseed
birth
birthday
birthmark
bismuth
bit
bitten
bitter
bitterly
bittern
bitterness
bittersweet
bizarre
blab
blabbermouth
black
blackball
blackbird
blacken
blackish
blackjack
blacklist
blackmail
blackmailer
blackness
blackout
blacksmith
blacktop
bladder
blanch
Blanche
bland
blandishment
blandly
blandness
blast
bleach
bleachers
bleak
bleakly
bleakness
bleat
bled
bleed
bleeder
bleeding
bleep
blemish
blend
blender
bless
blessed
blessedness
blessing
blimp
blink
blinker
blip
bliss
blissful
blissfully
blister
blistering
bloat
bloated
blob
bloc
block
blockbuster
blockhouse
blond
bloom
bloomers
blooming
blooper
blot
blotter

blouse
blowzy
blubber
blue
bluebell
bluebird
bluefish
bluegrass
bluejay
blueprint
blues
bluff
blunder
blunderbuss
blunderer
blunt
bluntly
bluntness
blur
blurb
blurry
blurt
blush
blusher
bluster
blustery
boast
boaster
boastful
boastfully
boastfulness
boat
boater
boatman
Bob
bob
bobbin
bobble
bobby
bobcat
bobsled
bodily
bodkin
body
bog
boggle
boggy
boil
boiler
boiling
bombard
bombardment
bombast
bombastic
bonbon
bond
bonnet
bonny
boo
boob
booby
boom
boombox
boon
boondocks
boondoggle
boost
booster
boot
bootee
booth
bootleg
bootlegger
bootstraps
booty
booze
boozer
bop
borax
border
borderland
borderline
bore
boring
born
borne
boron
bosh
botanist
botany
bother
bottle
bottled
bottleneck
bound
boundless
bounds
bountiful
bounty
bout
bow

bowel
bower
bowsprit
box
boxcar
boxer
boxing
boy
boycott
boyish
boyishly
boyishness
bra
bracken
bracket
brackish
bract
brad
brag
bragger
braid
Braille
brain
brainchildren
brainless
brains
brainstorm
brainstorming
brainteaser
brainy
braise
bramble
bran
branch
brand
brandish
brandy
brash
brashly
brashness
brass
brassy
brat
bratty
bray
Brazil
breach
breathable
breathe
breather
breathing
bred
breech
breed
breeder
breeding
breeze
breezily
breezy
brethren
brevity
brick
brickbat
bricklayer
bricklaying
brig
brigand
brim
brindled
brine
bring
brink
brinkmanship
brisk
brisket
briskly
briskness
British
brittle
brittleness
broach
broil
broiler
bronze
brooch
brood
brooder
broom
broomstick
brothel
brow
browbeat
browbeaten
brown
brownish
brownout
browse
browser
brunch
brunt
brush

Brussels
bubble
bubblegum
bubbly
buck
bucket
buckle
buckler
buckshot
buckskin
buckwheat
bud
budding
buddy
buff
buffalo
buffer
buffoon
buffoonery
bug
bugaboo
buggy
bulb
bulk
bulky
bum
bumble
bumblebee
bumbler
bumbling
bummer
bump
bumper
bumpkin
bumpy
bun
bunch
bundle
bunny
buns
bunt
bunting
bur
burden
burdock
burg
burger
Burgundy
burlap
burly
burn
burner
burning
burnish
burnoose
burnout
burnt
burp
burr
burro
burst
bus
busboy
busing
buss
bust
buster
but
butler
butt
butter
buttercup
butterfat
butterfingers
buttermilk
butternut
buttery
buttress
buzz
buzzer