Words that start with B
The words in Peabody's free stories that begin with the letter B. Each word is marked with how many stories it appears in, most used first.
- but (283)
- back (264)
- by (264)
- be (248)
- because (225)
- been (216)
- began (192)
- before (183)
- behind (171)
- beside (167)
- big (143)
- both (111)
- black (104)
- between (101)
- bed (97)
- beneath (88)
- boy (86)
- being (83)
- became (80)
- blue (80)
- beautiful (75)
- best (72)
- bottom (71)
- bright (71)
- brought (70)
- below (68)
- better (68)
- breath (60)
- built (56)
- bit (53)
- believed (52)
- become (51)
- brother (51)
- birds (50)
- bread (50)
- brown (50)
- believe (49)
- bring (48)
- burst (48)
- bird (47)
- belonged (46)
- body (45)
- box (44)
- begged (43)
- broken (43)
- boat (41)
- broke (41)
- bigger (40)
- bag (39)
- beyond (39)
- bare (38)
- boots (36)
- burned (36)
- busy (36)
- ball (35)
- baby (34)
- bent (34)
- burning (34)
- biggest (33)
- breakfast (33)
- blew (32)
- branches (32)
- bank (31)
- bell (31)
- born (31)
- borrowed (31)
- bowed (31)
- bad (30)
- book (30)
- branch (30)
- bear (29)
- break (29)
- bucket (29)
- building (29)
- backward (27)
- beginning (27)
- brass (27)
- beard (26)
- breathe (26)
- begin (25)
- bones (25)
- barely (24)
- bowl (24)
- bridge (24)
- brilliant (24)
- build (24)
- blanket (23)
- bottle (23)
- bought (23)
- boys (23)
- brave (23)
- breathing (23)
- buried (23)
- beat (22)
- begun (21)
- bite (21)
- blow (21)
- bow (21)
- beach (20)
- board (20)
- bound (20)
- bus (19)
- baker (18)
- bend (18)
- bewildered (18)
- blood (18)
- bush (18)
- bushes (18)
- bedroom (17)
- beds (17)
- bench (17)
- books (17)
- blazed (16)
- blinked (16)
- breathed (16)
- broad (16)
- brothers (16)
- battle (15)
- beak (15)
- boot (15)
- business (15)
- buy (15)
- badly (14)
- bars (14)
- basket (14)
- bitterly (14)
- bounced (14)
- band (13)
- barrel (13)
- battered (13)
- beam (13)
- beans (13)
- blind (13)
- boats (13)
- burn (13)
- beauty (12)
- begins (12)
- bells (12)
- birthday (12)
- bolted (12)
- bags (11)
- bark (11)
- barn (11)
- believing (11)
- belly (11)
- bitter (11)
- blankets (11)
- buzzing (11)
- bar (10)
- belong (10)
- belt (10)
- blazing (10)
- block (10)
- bodies (10)
- bone (10)
- bored (10)
- brain (10)
- bronze (10)
- bundle (10)
- button (10)
- banks (9)
- baskets (9)
- bath (9)
- beast (9)
- beaten (9)
- bee (9)
- bees (9)
- beggar (9)
- begging (9)
- belongs (9)
- boiled (9)
- brand (9)
- breaking (9)
- broom (9)
- bruised (9)
- buildings (9)
- bumped (9)
- buttons (9)
- babies (8)
- bake (8)
- bargain (8)
- barrels (8)
- besides (8)
- blamed (8)
- blowing (8)
- borrow (8)
- boulder (8)
- boxes (8)
- breeze (8)
- brick (8)
- brighter (8)
- brush (8)
- buckets (8)
- bull (8)
- bump (8)
- butter (8)
- backpack (7)
- baked (7)
- bakery (7)
- balloon (7)
How to use this list
A child can read the words aloud, point to each one in a story, or pick three and make up a sentence with them. The number in brackets is how many of Peabody's stories use the word, so a higher number is one a child is likely to meet again.
Read the words in a story
Each word is from a story in the library, which is sorted by reading level. A child who reads one of these stories will see the words in use.
Questions
Is this list free?
Yes. The list and the stories are free, with no sign-up.
Where do the words come from?
From the text of Peabody's open stories. Each word counts once per story, and nothing a child wrote is included.