Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. When a clue points to BEL starts, alternate vowel patterns and common blends after the prefix. For example: belabored, belabours, beladying.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| belabored | 9 | 4 | |
| belabours | 9 | 3 | |
| beladying | 9 | 3 | |
| belatedly | 9 | 4 | |
| belauding | 9 | 3 | |
| beleaguer | 9 | 3 | |
| beleaping | 9 | 3 | |
| belemnite | 9 | 3 | |
| believers | 9 | 3 | |
| believing | 9 | 3 | |
| beliquors | 9 | 3 | |
| belittled | 9 | 3 | |
| belittler | 9 | 3 | |
| belittles | 9 | 3 | |
| bellbirds | 9 | 2 | |
| bellicose | 9 | 3 | |
| bellowers | 9 | 3 | |
| bellowing | 9 | 3 | |
| bellpulls | 9 | 2 | |
| bellworts | 9 | 2 | |
| bellyache | 9 | 2 | |
| bellyband | 9 | 3 | |
| bellyfuls | 9 | 3 | |
| belonging | 9 | 3 | |
| beltlines | 9 | 3 | |
| belvedere | 9 | 3 |
Are BEL-starting words common?
BEL is a frequent start; probing vowel swaps after BEL quickly narrows options.
Is this list good for crosswords?
Yes—filter by length mentally and scan definitions when available.