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3-Letter Words Ending in B

There are 52 three-letter words ending in B in our dictionary; 39 of them are common words.

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All 52 words

  • job12 points
  • bob7 points
  • mob7 points
  • pub7 points
  • lab5 points
  • rub5 points
  • tab5 points
  • jab12 points
  • fib8 points
  • hub8 points
  • web8 points
  • bib7 points
  • cab7 points
  • cob7 points
  • cub7 points
  • ebb7 points
  • dab6 points
  • dub6 points
  • gab6 points
  • gob6 points
  • lob5 points
  • nab5 points
  • rib5 points
  • rob5 points
  • sob5 points
  • sub5 points
  • tub5 points
  • lib5 points
  • jib12 points
  • fob8 points
  • hob8 points
  • deb6 points
  • alb5 points
  • nib5 points
  • nub5 points
  • orb5 points
  • yob8 points
  • bub7 points
  • nob5 points
  • kab9 points
  • kob9 points
  • dib6 points
  • gib6 points
  • arb5 points
  • neb5 points
  • sib5 points
  • fub8 points
  • wab8 points
  • mib7 points
  • reb5 points
  • sab5 points
  • urb5 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 52
  • By usage: 27 very common, 12 common, 13 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. jab 12
  2. jib 12
  3. job 12
  4. kab 9
  5. kob 9
  6. fib 8
  7. fob 8
  8. fub 8
  9. hob 8
  10. hub 8

Most common

  1. job
  2. bob
  3. mob
  4. pub
  5. lab
  6. rub
  7. tab
  8. jab
  9. fib
  10. hub

Definitions

job (noun)
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.
bob (noun)
A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
mob (noun)
A disorderly crowd of people.
pub (noun)
Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals.

Looking for three-letter words ending in B? You are in the right place. This list has 52 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as JOB and BOB appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.

How to use this page

To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.

Tips

Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.

Questions

What is the highest-scoring word among the three-letter words ending in B?

JAB scores 12 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?

13 of the 52 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.