--- title: "BIP39 Word #201: boil — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/boil/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #201 00011001000 # boil — BIP39 word #201 "**boil**" is word #201 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [body](/bip39-word/body/) and [bomb](/bip39-word/bomb/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `00011001000`, decimal index 200\. /bɔɪl/ · _verb:_ to heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): кипеть ## Binary Representation Three 1-bits and eight 0-bits; 165 of the 2048 indexes have exactly three 1-bits. One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first): [october](/bip39-word/october/)[flip](/bip39-word/flip/)[decorate](/bip39-word/decorate/)[animal](/bip39-word/animal/)[baby](/bip39-word/baby/)[brown](/bip39-word/brown/)[brand](/bip39-word/brand/)[blossom](/bip39-word/blossom/)[book](/bip39-word/book/)[bone](/bip39-word/bone/)[bomb](/bip39-word/bomb/) Position Hex Index 0x0C8 4-Letter Prefix boil ## About "boil" in BIP39 - "boil" has 4 letters, but the first three, **"boi"**, already identify it, because **"bo"** also begins 16 other words, among them [board](/bip39-word/board/), [boat](/bip39-word/boat/), [body](/bip39-word/body/) and [bomb](/bip39-word/bomb/). Three letters are enough for only 604 of the 2048 words. ## Word #201 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) ctitel [French](/french/) bancaire [Italian](/italian/) bandire [Japanese](/japanese/) うれゆき [Korean](/korean/) 국수 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) atear [Spanish](/spanish/) aviso [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 次 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 次 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 3 BIP39 words differ from "boil" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [coil](/bip39-word/coil/)[foil](/bip39-word/foil/)[oil](/bip39-word/oil/) Read aloud, "boil" /bɔɪl/ is one sound away from these 2 words: [ball /bɔːl/](/bip39-word/ball/)[boy /bɔɪ/](/bip39-word/boy/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "B" [ #197 blush ](/bip39-word/blush/)[ #198 board ](/bip39-word/board/)[ #199 boat ](/bip39-word/boat/)[ #200 body ](/bip39-word/body/)[ #202 bomb ](/bip39-word/bomb/)[ #203 bone ](/bip39-word/bone/)[ #204 bonus ](/bip39-word/bonus/)[ #205 book ](/bip39-word/book/) [View all words starting with "B" ](/bip39-words/b/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [How to Memorize a Seed Phrase: Color, Story and Palace Methods](/seed-phrase-memory/) - [What Is a Seed Phrase? How a Recovery Phrase Works](/recovery-seed-phrase-guide/) - [What Is a Bitcoin Address and How Does It Work?](/what-is-a-bitcoin-address/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)