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Words starting with B, then E, ending in G

388 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with B, end with G, and contain E in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.

Near misses
  • baba doesn't fit: it starts with B but ends with A, not G.
  • babbling doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no E in the middle.

3-letter words

beg

4-letter words

berg

5-letter words

befog, being

6-letter words

beclog, bedbug, bedrug, beflag, belong

7-letter words

banteng, beading, beaming, beanbag, beaning, bearhug, bearing, beating, becking, bedding, beefing, beeping, begging, belling, belting, belying, bending, betting, bootleg, brewing

8-letter words

beaching, bearding, becoming, bedewing, beeswing, beetling, begazing, behaving, behoving, belaying, belching, bellying, bemiring, bemixing, bemusing, benaming, benching, beraking, berating, beriming, berrying, berthing, bleeding, blending, blessing, breaking, breeding, breezing, briefing

9-letter words

badgering, bannering, bantering, barbering, barreling, bartering, basseting, battening, battering, beaconing, beavering, becalming, becapping, beckoning, becriming, becursing, bedamning, bedaubing, bedecking, bedimming, bedraping, bedspring, bedumbing, beduncing, beelining, befalling, befitting, befleaing, befogging, befooling, befouling, begalling, begetting, beggaring, beginning, begirding, begirting, begriming, beguiling, begulfing, beheading, beholding, behooving, behowling, bekissing, beladying, belauding, beleaping, believing, bellowing, belonging, bemeaning, bemisting, bemoaning, bemocking, bendaying, benumbing, bereaving, berhyming, beseeming, besetting, beshaming, betraying, bickering, bleaching, boomerang, bordering, bothering, breathing, buttering

10-letter words

banqueting, barbecuing, barbequing, barrelling, bartending, bassetting, bayoneting, beatifying, beblooding, bechalking, bechancing, becharming, beclasping, becloaking, beclogging, beclothing, beclouding, beclowning, becrawling, becrowding, becrusting, bedabbling, bedazzling, bedeviling, bedighting, bedimpling, bedirtying, bedizening, bedrugging, bedwarfing, beekeeping, beflagging, beflecking, befretting, befringing, befuddling, begirdling, begladding, beglooming, begrimming, begroaning, begrudging, bejeweling, bejumbling, beknotting, belaboring, belittling, bemadaming, bemingling, bemuddling, bemuzzling, beneficing, benefiting, bepainting, bepimpling, bescouring, beseeching, beshouting, beshrewing, blathering, blithering, blubbering, blundering, broadening, burgeoning

11-letter words

bacterizing, baserunning, bayonetting, bearbaiting, beautifying, becarpeting, beclamoring, becowarding, becudgeling, bedarkening, bedcovering, bedeafening, bedevilling, bediapering, bedraggling, bedrenching, bedriveling, befingering, beflowering, befriending, beglamoring, bejewelling, beknighting, belabouring, beliquoring, bellyaching, bemaddening, bemurmuring, benefitting, bequeathing, berascaling, bescorching, bescreening, beshadowing, beshivering, browbeating

12-letter words

backbreaking, backpedaling, beachcombing, becudgelling, bedrivelling, beglamouring, beleaguering, breathtaking

13-letter words

backpedalling, beneficiating

14-letter words

backscattering

Where this pattern came from