Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. When a clue points to BES starts, alternate vowel patterns and common blends after the prefix. For example: bescorch, bescours, bescreen.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| bescorch | 8 | 2 | |
| bescours | 8 | 2 | |
| bescreen | 8 | 2 | |
| beseemed | 8 | 3 | |
| besetter | 8 | 3 | |
| beshadow | 8 | 3 | |
| beshamed | 8 | 3 | |
| beshames | 8 | 3 | |
| beshiver | 8 | 3 | |
| beshouts | 8 | 2 | |
| beshrews | 8 | 2 | |
| beshroud | 8 | 2 | |
| besieged | 8 | 3 | |
| besieger | 8 | 3 | |
| besieges | 8 | 3 | |
| beslaved | 8 | 3 | |
| beslimed | 8 | 3 | |
| beslimes | 8 | 3 | |
| besmears | 8 | 2 | |
| besmiled | 8 | 3 | |
| besmiles | 8 | 3 | |
| besmirch | 8 | 2 | |
| besmoked | 8 | 3 | |
| besmokes | 8 | 3 | |
| besmooth | 8 | 2 | |
| besmudge | 8 | 2 | |
| besnowed | 8 | 3 | |
| besoothe | 8 | 2 | |
| besotted | 8 | 3 | |
| besought | 8 | 2 | |
| bespeaks | 8 | 2 | |
| bespoken | 8 | 3 | |
| bespouse | 8 | 2 | |
| bespread | 8 | 2 | |
| besprent | 8 | 2 | |
| besteads | 8 | 2 | |
| bestiary | 8 | 3 | |
| bestowal | 8 | 3 | |
| bestowed | 8 | 3 | |
| bestrewn | 8 | 2 | |
| bestrews | 8 | 2 | |
| bestride | 8 | 2 | |
| bestrode | 8 | 2 | |
| bestrown | 8 | 2 | |
| bestrows | 8 | 2 | |
| beswarms | 8 | 2 |
Are BES-starting words common?
BES is a frequent start; probing vowel swaps after BES quickly narrows options.
Is this list good for crosswords?
Yes—filter by length mentally and scan definitions when available.