B opens a healthy share of common words, often through blends like BR-, BL- and BO-. A confirmed leading B sets you up nicely if you read the second letter.
Common B-words
- BEACH, BEARD, BEAST, BERRY, BENCH
- BRAVE, BRAKE, BRAND, BRINE, BROWN
- BLOCK, BLAME, BLAZE, BLEND, BLUNT
- BOARD, BONUS, BOOST, BADGE
Read the blend
After B, an R points to BR- words, an L to BL- words, a vowel to words like BEACH or BADGE. Confirming that one letter splits the field in half.
Watch the vowels
Many B-words lean on a strong central vowel — the EA in BEACH, the OA in BOARD. Lock that down and the rest of the word usually follows.
