12-Letter Words With B
There are 1,877 twelve-letter words containing B in our dictionary; 707 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,877 words
- considerably20 points
- incompatible20 points
- unacceptable20 points
- broadcasting18 points
- combinations18 points
- deliberately18 points
- establishing18 points
- considerable17 points
- embarrassing17 points
- contribution16 points
- distributing16 points
- distribution15 points
- unreasonable14 points
- recognizable26 points
- subsequently26 points
- biochemistry24 points
- questionable23 points
- neighborhood22 points
- unbelievably22 points
- alphabetical21 points
- programmable21 points
- abbreviating20 points
- availability20 points
- abbreviation19 points
- unbelievable19 points
- capabilities18 points
- inaccessible18 points
- indefensible18 points
- publications18 points
- subscription18 points
- contributing17 points
- observations17 points
- contributors16 points
- unobtainable16 points
- substituting15 points
- substitution14 points
- embezzlement36 points
- blackjacking34 points
- quarterbacks29 points
- immobilizing28 points
- inexplicably28 points
- piggybacking28 points
- backtracking27 points
- chatterboxes26 points
- inextricably26 points
- bibliography25 points
- blacktopping25 points
- breakthrough25 points
- flamboyantly25 points
- honeycombing25 points
- inexplicable25 points
- mobilization25 points
- ambidextrous24 points
- exacerbating24 points
- liberalizing24 points
- mockingbirds24 points
- stockbrokers24 points
- approachable23 points
- blackmailing23 points
- carbohydrate23 points
- hummingbirds23 points
- incompatibly23 points
- nightclubbed23 points
- switchboards23 points
- unacceptably23 points
- unmistakably23 points
- wheelbarrows23 points
- bankruptcies22 points
- biographical22 points
- blackberries22 points
- blackmailers22 points
- blockbusters22 points
- breakfasting22 points
- breathtaking22 points
- communicable22 points
- disembarking22 points
- dumbfounding22 points
- microbiology22 points
- roadblocking22 points
- thoroughbred22 points
- blacklisting21 points
- bloodthirsty21 points
- bombardments21 points
- brainwashing21 points
- brotherhoods21 points
- bullfighters21 points
- butterflying21 points
- butterscotch21 points
- immeasurably21 points
- nonflammable21 points
- refurbishing21 points
- unemployable21 points
- unforgivable21 points
- wastebaskets21 points
- bewilderment20 points
- biologically20 points
- blindfolding20 points
- combustibles20 points
- contemptible20 points
- debaucheries20 points
- demonstrably20 points
- dismembering20 points
- embellishing20 points
- encumbrances20 points
- inapplicable20 points
- incomparable20 points
- insufferable20 points
- invisibility20 points
- rechargeable20 points
- remembrances20 points
- subcommittee20 points
- toothbrushes20 points
- troublemaker20 points
- unmistakable20 points
- unremarkable20 points
- benevolences19 points
- bereavements19 points
- contributory19 points
- convertibles19 points
- disagreeably19 points
- disbelieving19 points
- fabrications19 points
- inhospitable19 points
- interminably19 points
- monosyllable19 points
- neighbouring19 points
- overburdened19 points
- plausibility19 points
- prohibitions19 points
- surfboarding19 points
- uncharitable19 points
- vocabularies19 points
- battlefields18 points
- boomeranging18 points
- breadwinners18 points
- bureaucratic18 points
- buttonholing18 points
- desirability18 points
- disambiguate18 points
- dishonorable18 points
- disobedience18 points
- embroidering18 points
- identifiable18 points
- immeasurable18 points
- impenetrable18 points
- incalculable18 points
- intelligibly18 points
- obsolescence18 points
- resemblances18 points
- reverberated18 points
- spellbinding18 points
- springboards18 points
- subconscious18 points
- subdivisions18 points
- thunderbolts18 points
- automobiling17 points
- benedictions17 points
- bittersweets17 points
- blueprinting17 points
- brainstormed17 points
- collaborated17 points
- corroborated17 points
- determinable17 points
- disbursement17 points
- disreputable17 points
- disturbances17 points
- embroideries17 points
- inadmissible17 points
- incorrigible17 points
- indisputable17 points
- invertebrate17 points
- invulnerable17 points
- irreversible17 points
- irritability17 points
- outnumbering17 points
- rehabilitate17 points
- resubmitting17 points
- reverberates17 points
- strawberries17 points
- transcribing17 points
- transferable17 points
- unanswerable17 points
- unreasonably17 points
- abstractions16 points
- attributable16 points
- barbiturates16 points
- bicentennial16 points
- calibrations16 points
- carburettors16 points
- celebrations16 points
- collaborates16 points
- collaborator16 points
- controllable16 points
- corroborates16 points
- debilitating16 points
- deliberating16 points
- disagreeable16 points
- inconsolable16 points
- indigestible16 points
- inseparables16 points
- interminable16 points
- maintainable16 points
- masturbation16 points
- obstetrician16 points
- obstructions16 points
- scatterbrain16 points
- subordinated16 points
- subtractions16 points
- tuberculosis16 points
- unrepeatable16 points
- belligerents15 points
- deliberation15 points
- disabilities15 points
- distributors15 points
- intelligible15 points
- obliterating15 points
- redistribute15 points
- subordinates15 points
- subsidiaries15 points
- undesirables15 points
- elaborations14 points
- irresistible14 points
- laboratories14 points
- obliteration14 points
- retributions14 points
- substantiate14 points
- subterranean14 points
- tribulations14 points
- unattainable14 points
- unseasonable14 points
- recognizably29 points
- subjectively29 points
- backbreaking27 points
- checkerboard26 points
- gobbledygook26 points
- subjunctives26 points
- burglarizing25 points
- haberdashery24 points
- symbolically24 points
- blabbermouth23 points
- rubbernecked23 points
- trailblazers23 points
- bodybuilding22 points
- bullfighting22 points
- windbreakers22 points
- breadbaskets21 points
- childbearing21 points
- dishonorably21 points
- househusband21 points
- prefabricate21 points
- breathlessly20 points
- cheeseburger20 points
- clapboarding20 points
- flabbergasts20 points
- motherboards20 points
- snowmobiling20 points
- bellybuttons19 points
- cohabitation19 points
- paintbrushes19 points
- skateboarder19 points
- snowboarding19 points
- stepbrothers19 points
- subservience19 points
- unprofitable19 points
- untouchables19 points
- abridgements18 points
- approbations18 points
- breaststroke18 points
- bullshitting18 points
- businesslike18 points
- cobblestones18 points
- collectibles18 points
- filibustered18 points
- rambunctious18 points
- tobacconists18 points
- belligerence17 points
- bloodstreams17 points
- broadcasters17 points
- gallbladders17 points
- irresistibly17 points
- masturbating17 points
- mortarboards17 points
- nonrenewable17 points
- troubleshoot17 points
- battleground16 points
- bloodstained16 points
- indebtedness16 points
- sandblasting16 points
- stubbornness16 points
- abolitionist14 points
- attributions14 points
- billionaires14 points
- bushwhacking30 points
- alphabetized29 points
- bushwhackers29 points
- shadowboxing29 points
- subjectivity29 points
- alphabetizes28 points
- bowdlerizing28 points
- psychobabble28 points
- unquenchable28 points
- demobilizing27 points
- exchangeable27 points
- cannibalized26 points
- excitability26 points
- metabolizing26 points
- nonobjective26 points
- obsequiously26 points
- questionably26 points
- sticklebacks26 points
- swashbuckler26 points
- ubiquitously26 points
- backstabbing25 points
- backstopping25 points
- bastardizing25 points
- beachcombers25 points
- brinkmanship25 points
- cannibalizes25 points
- racquetballs25 points
- backpedaling24 points
- backpedalled24 points
- backslappers24 points
- backwardness24 points
- biophysicist24 points
- chambermaids24 points
- currycombing24 points
- exorbitantly24 points
- flammability24 points
- jitterbugged24 points
- polysyllabic24 points
- shuffleboard24 points
- syllabifying24 points
- bantamweight23 points
- biochemicals23 points
- birdwatchers23 points
- blackballing23 points
- contemptibly23 points
- exacerbation23 points
- forbiddingly23 points
- goldbricking23 points
- hydrocarbons23 points
- incomparably23 points
- inextricable23 points
- insufferably23 points
- switchblades23 points
- urbanization23 points
- ambivalently22 points
- beneficently22 points
- beneficially22 points
- cabinetmaker22 points
- circumscribe22 points
- decipherable22 points
- disembodying22 points
- habitability22 points
- polysyllable22 points
- proverbially22 points
- uncharitably22 points
- unfathomable22 points
- advisability21 points
- antechambers21 points
- bacchanalian21 points
- begrudgingly21 points
- bibliophiles21 points
- biodiversity21 points
- bloodsuckers21 points
- bluestocking21 points
- chamberlains21 points
- disemboweled21 points
- divisibility21 points
- haberdashers21 points
- hairbreadths21 points
- hairsbreadth21 points
- immutability21 points
- impenetrably21 points
- imperishable21 points
- incalculably21 points
- incapability21 points
- indefensibly21 points
- monosyllabic21 points
- navigability21 points
- permeability21 points
- shipbuilding21 points
- abstractedly20 points
- adaptability20 points
- bacteriology20 points
- belligerency20 points
- benevolently20 points
- blandishment20 points
- carpetbagger20 points
- charbroiling20 points
- diabolically20 points
- disreputably20 points
- embarkations20 points
- embryologist20 points
- incorrigibly20 points
- incumbencies20 points
- indisputably20 points
- invulnerably20 points
- irremediably20 points
- irreversibly20 points
- labyrinthine20 points
- nonbreakable20 points
- overbalanced20 points
- republishing20 points
- shipbuilders20 points
- somnambulism20 points
- benefactions19 points
- benefactress19 points
- bifurcations19 points
- bloodmobiles19 points
- buccaneering19 points
- classifiable19 points
- constabulary19 points
- disencumbers19 points
- disturbingly19 points
- downloadable19 points
- fingerboards19 points
- fluorocarbon19 points
- imponderable19 points
- irascibility19 points
- malleability19 points
- maneuverable19 points
- overbalances19 points
- perambulated19 points
- probationary19 points
- reproducible19 points
- snobbishness19 points
- subliminally19 points
- unscrambling19 points
- boondoggling18 points
- disassembled18 points
- disestablish18 points
- distributive18 points
- illegibility18 points
- imbecilities18 points
- lugubriously18 points
- noncombatant18 points
- overabundant18 points
- perambulates18 points
- perambulator18 points
- protuberance18 points
- reconcilable18 points
- somnambulist18 points
- subbasements18 points
- subcontracts18 points
- submersibles18 points
- undependable18 points
- underbidding18 points
- ungovernable18 points
- abrasiveness17 points
- afterburners17 points
- attributives17 points
- barnstorming17 points
- blissfulness17 points
- boastfulness17 points
- boisterously17 points
- demonstrable17 points
- destructible17 points
- disassembles17 points
- insolubility17 points
- irredeemable17 points
- irremediable17 points
- marriageable17 points
- nonbelievers17 points
- outbalancing17 points
- plasterboard17 points
- reassembling17 points
- rebelliously17 points
- rebroadcasts17 points
- spellbinders17 points
- substantives17 points
- undetectable17 points
- unimaginable17 points
- unmanageable17 points
- unobstructed17 points
- unpardonable17 points
- unseasonably17 points
- abominations16 points
- abstractness16 points
- ambulatories16 points
- baptisteries16 points
- beleaguering16 points
- breastplates16 points
- conurbations16 points
- nonabsorbent16 points
- obstreperous16 points
- outbuildings16 points
- perturbation16 points
- probationers16 points
- subcontinent16 points
- subcutaneous16 points
- substructure16 points
- suburbanites16 points
- surmountable16 points
- unnoticeable16 points
- agribusiness15 points
- debilitation15 points
- elderberries15 points
- gooseberries15 points
- indissoluble15 points
- loganberries15 points
- sandblasters15 points
- subtotalling15 points
- unattributed15 points
- underbellies15 points
- abortionists14 points
- abstruseness14 points
- antiabortion14 points
- brainteasers14 points
- brontosaurus14 points
- libertarians14 points
- unassailable14 points
- immobilizers27 points
- backwoodsman26 points
- backwoodsmen26 points
- quantifiable26 points
- backslapping25 points
- destabilized25 points
- stockbroking25 points
- destabilizes24 points
- microwavable24 points
- technophobes24 points
- beseechingly23 points
- blockbusting23 points
- subversively23 points
- agoraphobics22 points
- beatifically22 points
- extraditable22 points
- hardscrabble22 points
- keyboardists22 points
- rubbernecker22 points
- submissively22 points
- thingamabobs22 points
- unblinkingly22 points
- bespectacled21 points
- housebreaker21 points
- teenyboppers21 points
- turbocharged21 points
- weatherboard21 points
- behaviorists20 points
- compressible20 points
- irredeemably20 points
- prepubescent20 points
- turbocharger20 points
- unchangeable20 points
- unimaginably20 points
- harbormaster19 points
- inconsolably19 points
- lubriciously19 points
- masturbatory19 points
- obfuscations19 points
- presbyteries19 points
- separability19 points
- tractability19 points
- biodegrading18 points
- deliberative18 points
- embrocations18 points
- inaudibility18 points
- indissolubly18 points
- obscurantism18 points
- snowboarders18 points
- subsidiarity18 points
- unbridgeable18 points
- ineradicable17 points
- trolleybuses17 points
- bloodletting16 points
- counterblast16 points
- obscurantist16 points
- arbitrageurs15 points
- brilliantine14 points
- insalubrious14 points
- nebulousness14 points
- bedazzlement35 points
- objectifying30 points
- alphabetizer28 points
- backhandedly28 points
- bathyscaphes27 points
- emblazonment27 points
- bewitchingly26 points
- lobotomizing26 points
- magnetizable26 points
- bathyspheres25 points
- communicably25 points
- embolization25 points
- amphibiously24 points
- backstabbers24 points
- diamondbacks24 points
- immovability24 points
- imperishably24 points
- microbrewery24 points
- thrombolytic24 points
- trailblazing24 points
- bachelorhood23 points
- behaviorally23 points
- brackishness23 points
- ineffability23 points
- technobabble23 points
- backgrounder22 points
- bloodsucking22 points
- bullheadedly22 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,877
- By usage: 230 very common, 477 common, 1,170 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- embezzlement 36
- bedazzlement 35
- subjectivize 35
- blackjacking 34
- hydrolyzable 33
- hyperbolized 32
- benzaldehyde 31
- hyperbolizes 31
- hypnotizable 31
- photolyzable 31
Most common
- considerably
- incompatible
- unacceptable
- broadcasting
- combinations
- deliberately
- establishing
- considerable
- embarrassing
- contribution
Definitions
- considerably (adverb)
- To a great extent or degree.
- incompatible (adjective)
- Not compatible.
- unacceptable (adjective)
- Not adequate to give satisfaction.
- broadcasting (noun)
- A medium that disseminates via telecommunications.
Words that contain the letter B come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 1,877 of the twelve-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. EMBEZZLEMENT is the top scorer here, worth 36 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Begin with the search box if you are mid-game: your letters, plus question marks for blanks, produce the playable words instantly. Begin with the list if you are studying: the common words are at the top, the definitions section explains the most useful ones, and the quick facts show the top scorers.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the twelve-letter words containing B once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the twelve-letter words containing B?
EMBEZZLEMENT scores 36 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
1,170 of the 1,877 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.