5 letter words starting with bal

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with bal.

  • BALAS
  • BALDS
  • BALDY
  • BALED
  • BALER
  • BALES
  • BALKS
  • BALKY
  • BALLO
  • BALLS
  • BALLY
  • BALMS
  • BALMY
  • BALOI
  • BALON
  • BALOO
  • BALOT
  • BALSA
  • BALTI
  • BALUN
  • BALUS
  • BALUT

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of baled

baled (verb)

  1. To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.

Definition of balks

balks (noun)

  1. An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
  2. The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
  3. Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
  4. A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
  5. A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
  6. An omission.
  7. A deceptive motion; a feint.
  8. The area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.
  9. The area of the table lying behind the baulk line.
  10. The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.

balks (verb)

  1. To pass over or by.
  2. To omit, miss or overlook by chance.
  3. To miss intentionally; to avoid.
  4. To stop, check, block.
  5. To stop short and refuse to go on.
  6. To refuse suddenly.
  7. To disappoint; to frustrate.
  8. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
  9. To leave or make balks in.
  10. To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

balks (verb)

  1. To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.


Definition of balms

balms (noun)

  1. Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
  2. A plant or tree yielding such substance.
  3. Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one.
  4. Something soothing.
  5. The lemon balm, Melissa officinalis
  6. Any of a number of other aromatic herbs with a similar citrus-like scent, such as bee balm and horse balm.

Definition of balsa

balsa (noun)

  1. A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
  2. The wood of this tree.
  3. A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.