277 Words Starting With BIO
The prefix BIO appears in 277 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 43 entries. Average word length: 10.2 letters.
B opens a huge family of Germanic and Latin-rooted words. It covers the body (bone, blood, brain), building (brick, beam, bolt), and basic human experience (birth, breath, belong).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with BIO: BIOMECHANICALLY (29 pts), BIOGEOCHEMISTRY (28 pts), BIOCHEMICALLY (27 pts), BIOGEOCHEMICALS (27 pts), BIOGRAPHICALLY (27 pts). The shortest is BIO (3 letters) and the longest is BIOAVAILABILITY (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ZER.
Notable words: BIOG — (colloquial) biography [n].; BIOGS — (colloquial) biography [n].; BIOGAS — gas obtained by bioconversion [n].; BIOCHIP — a computer logic circuit whose components are formed from biological molecules or structures [n]. Browse words starting with Q for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with BIO?
BIOMECHANICALLY scores 29 points. Runner-up: BIOGEOCHEMISTRY at 28 points. See words ending in QUA for more high-value options.
How many words start with BIO?
Our dictionary has 277 words that start with BIO. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (43).
What is the shortest word that starts with BIO?
BIO at just 3 letters. It means: (short for) a biography [n].
Three-Letter Words (1)
BIO
Four-Letter Words (2)
BIOGBIOS
Five-Letter Words (4)
BIOGSBIOMEBIONTBIOTA
Six-Letter Words (10)
BIOGASBIOGENBIOMESBIONICBIONTSBIOPICBIOPSYBIOTASBIOTICBIOTIN
Seven-Letter Words (22)
BIOCHIPBIOCIDEBIOFILMBIOFUELBIOGENSBIOGENYBIOHERMBIOLOGYBIOMASSBIONICSBIONOMYBIONTICBIOPICSBIOPSICBIOPTICBIOTECHBIOTICSBIOTINSBIOTITEBIOTOPEBIOTRONBIOTYPE
Eight-Letter Words (36)
BIOASSAYBIOCHIPSBIOCIDALBIOCIDESBIOCLEANBIOCYCLEBIOETHICBIOFILMSBIOFUELSBIOGASESBIOGENICBIOHERMSBIOLOGICBIOLYSESBIOLYSISBIOLYTICBIOMETERBIOMETRYBIOMORPHBIONOMICBIOPLASMBIOPSIEDBIOPSIESBIOSCOPEBIOSCOPYBIOSOLIDBIOTECHSBIOTICALBIOTITESBIOTITICBIOTOPESBIOTOXINBIOTRONSBIOTYPESBIOTYPICBIOVULAR
Nine-Letter Words (43)
BIOACTIVEBIOASSAYSBIOCENOSEBIOCHEMICBIOCYCLESBIOETHICSBIOFOULERBIOFUELEDBIOGASSESBIOGENIESBIOGENOUSBIOGRAPHYBIOHAZARDBIOLOGICSBIOLOGIESBIOLOGISMBIOLOGISTBIOMARKERBIOMASSESBIOMETERSBIOMETRICBIOMORPHSBIONOMICSBIONOMIESBIONOMISTBIOPHILIABIOPIRACYBIOPIRATEBIOPLASMSBIOPSYINGBIOREGIONBIORHYTHMBIOSAFETYBIOSCOPESBIOSENSORBIOSOCIALBIOSOLIDSBIOSPHEREBIOSTROMEBIOTERRORBIOTOXINSBIOTURBEDBIOWEAPON
Ten-Letter Words (42)
BIOASSAYEDBIOCENOSESBIOCENOSISBIOCHEMISTBIOCONTROLBIODEGRADEBIODYNAMICBIOETHICALBIOFOULERSBIOFOULINGBIOGENESESBIOGENESISBIOGENETICBIOGRAPHEEBIOGRAPHERBIOGRAPHICBIOHAZARDSBIOLOGICALBIOLOGISMSBIOLOGISTSBIOMARKERSBIOMEDICALBIOMETRICSBIOMETRIESBIOMIMETICBIOMORPHICBIONOMISTSBIOPHILIASBIOPHYSICSBIOPIRATESBIOPOLYMERBIOREACTORBIOREGIONSBIORHYTHMSBIOSCIENCEBIOSCOPIESBIOSENSORSBIOSPHERESBIOSPHERICBIOSTROMESBIOTERRORSBIOWEAPONS
Eleven-Letter Words (34)
BIOACTIVITYBIOASSAYINGBIOCHEMICALBIOCHEMISTSBIOCLIMATICBIOCOENOSESBIOCOENOSISBIOCONTROLSBIODEGRADEDBIODEGRADESBIOELECTRICBIOENGINEERBIOETHICISTBIOFEEDBACKBIOFOULINGSBIOGRAPHEESBIOGRAPHERSBIOGRAPHIESBIOLOGICALSBIOLOGISTICBIOMATERIALBIOMEDICINEBIOMETRICALBIOMIMETICSBIOMOLECULEBIOPHYSICALBIOPIRACIESBIOPOLYMERSBIOREACTORSBIOREGIONALBIORHYTHMICBIOSAFETIESBIOSCIENCESBIOSOCIALLY
Twelve-Letter Words (26)
BIOACOUSTICSBIOAVAILABLEBIOCHEMICALSBIOCHEMISTRYBIODEGRADINGBIODIVERSITYBIOENERGETICBIOENGINEERSBIOETHICISTSBIOFEEDBACKSBIOGEOGRAPHYBIOGRAPHICALBIOLOGICALLYBIOMATERIALSBIOMECHANICSBIOMEDICINESBIOMETRICIANBIOMOLECULARBIOMOLECULESBIOPHYSICISTBIOSCIENTISTBIOSYNTHESESBIOSYNTHESISBIOSYNTHETICBIOTECHNICALBIOTELEMETRY
Thirteen-Letter Words (19)
BIOACTIVITIESBIOCHEMICALLYBIOCOMPATIBLEBIOCONVERSIONBIODEGRADABLEBIOELECTRICALBIOENERGETICSBIOENGINEEREDBIOGEOGRAPHERBIOGEOGRAPHICBIOMECHANICALBIOMETRICIANSBIOPHYSICISTSBIOSCIENTIFICBIOSCIENTISTSBIOSTATISTICSBIOSYSTEMATICBIOTECHNOLOGYBIOTELEMETRIC
Fourteen-Letter Words (21)
BIOCHEMISTRIESBIOCONVERSIONSBIODEGRADATIONBIODIVERSITIESBIOELECTRICITYBIOENGINEERINGBIOGENETICALLYBIOGEOCHEMICALBIOGEOGRAPHERSBIOGEOGRAPHIESBIOGRAPHICALLYBIOLUMINESCENTBIOMATHEMATICSBIOMETEOROLOGYBIOREGIONALISMBIOREGIONALISTBIOREMEDIATIONBIOSTATISTICALBIOSYSTEMATICSBIOSYSTEMATISTBIOTELEMETRIES
Fifteen-Letter Words (17)
BIOAVAILABILITYBIODEGRADATIONSBIOENGINEERINGSBIOGEOCHEMICALSBIOGEOCHEMISTRYBIOGEOGRAPHICALBIOLUMINESCENCEBIOMATHEMATICALBIOMECHANICALLYBIOREGIONALISMSBIOREGIONALISTSBIOREMEDIATIONSBIOSTATISTICIANBIOSTRATIGRAPHYBIOSYSTEMATISTSBIOTECHNOLOGIESBIOTECHNOLOGIST