5-Letter Words With A and B
There are 387 five-letter words containing both A and B in our dictionary; 222 of them are common words.
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All 387 words
- backs13 points
- black13 points
- maybe12 points
- badly11 points
- blank11 points
- break11 points
- above10 points
- habit10 points
- album9 points
- basic9 points
- blame9 points
- based8 points
- began8 points
- board8 points
- brand8 points
- about7 points
- abuse7 points
- bases7 points
- basis7 points
- bears7 points
- label7 points
- labor7 points
- table7 points
- baked12 points
- batch12 points
- beach12 points
- bakes11 points
- banks11 points
- barks11 points
- brake11 points
- baths10 points
- brave10 points
- amber9 points
- badge9 points
- cable9 points
- abide8 points
- bands8 points
- beard8 points
- blade8 points
- bread8 points
- broad8 points
- grabs8 points
- rabid8 points
- abort7 points
- balls7 points
- banal7 points
- beans7 points
- beast7 points
- beats7 points
- blast7 points
- boats7 points
- brain7 points
- brass7 points
- urban7 points
- blaze16 points
- byway16 points
- jambs16 points
- zebra16 points
- banjo14 points
- bawdy14 points
- aback13 points
- abbey12 points
- baggy12 points
- balmy12 points
- tabby12 points
- baker11 points
- balks11 points
- bandy11 points
- basks11 points
- bayed11 points
- beady11 points
- beaks11 points
- bleak11 points
- abhor10 points
- abyss10 points
- bathe10 points
- bawls10 points
- bayou10 points
- brash10 points
- bravo10 points
- brawl10 points
- brawn10 points
- brays10 points
- fable10 points
- swabs10 points
- abbot9 points
- amble9 points
- babes9 points
- bacon9 points
- balms9 points
- barbs9 points
- beams9 points
- blabs9 points
- brace9 points
- cabin9 points
- cobra9 points
- crabs9 points
- lambs9 points
- rabbi9 points
- scabs9 points
- abode8 points
- adobe8 points
- bagel8 points
- balds8 points
- baled8 points
- bangs8 points
- bards8 points
- bared8 points
- barge8 points
- beads8 points
- bland8 points
- brags8 points
- braid8 points
- daubs8 points
- drabs8 points
- gable8 points
- garbs8 points
- abate7 points
- abets7 points
- abler7 points
- alibi7 points
- arbor7 points
- bails7 points
- baits7 points
- bales7 points
- barer7 points
- bares7 points
- barns7 points
- baron7 points
- baser7 points
- basil7 points
- basin7 points
- baste7 points
- baton7 points
- blare7 points
- bleat7 points
- boars7 points
- boast7 points
- brats7 points
- saber7 points
- sabre7 points
- slabs7 points
- stabs7 points
- taboo7 points
- tubas7 points
- cabby14 points
- bylaw13 points
- gabby13 points
- abash10 points
- barfs10 points
- rehab10 points
- baaed8 points
- bated8 points
- banes7 points
- bates7 points
- bloat7 points
- abuzz25 points
- baize16 points
- squab16 points
- balky14 points
- borax14 points
- jabot14 points
- kebab13 points
- batik11 points
- mambo11 points
- abaft10 points
- batty10 points
- belay10 points
- sahib10 points
- abeam9 points
- babel9 points
- bract9 points
- cabal9 points
- carbs9 points
- iambs9 points
- nabob9 points
- rumba9 points
- samba9 points
- scuba9 points
- begat8 points
- brads8 points
- debar8 points
- abase7 points
- abuts7 points
- balsa7 points
- banns7 points
- basal7 points
- basso7 points
- beaus7 points
- betas7 points
- bolas7 points
- labia7 points
- sable7 points
- tibia7 points
- unbar7 points
- barmy12 points
- baldy11 points
- mamba11 points
- bally10 points
- ambit9 points
- bream9 points
- caber9 points
- carob9 points
- bairn7 points
- beaut7 points
- braze16 points
- bawds11 points
- bahts10 points
- blahs10 points
- iambi9 points
- umbra9 points
- baler7 points
- barre7 points
- blear7 points
- braes7 points
- bursa7 points
- lobar7 points
- sabot7 points
- sabra7 points
- tabla7 points
- tabor7 points
- tubal7 points
- braxy17 points
- baiza16 points
- bazar16 points
- abmho12 points
- abohm12 points
- abysm12 points
- ambry12 points
- beamy12 points
- bimah12 points
- brach12 points
- embay12 points
- bhang11 points
- cabob11 points
- barye10 points
- bialy10 points
- boyar10 points
- boyla10 points
- bwana10 points
- gamba10 points
- nawab10 points
- obeah10 points
- abaca9 points
- acerb9 points
- ambos9 points
- babas9 points
- babul9 points
- baric9 points
- barms9 points
- bemas9 points
- bubal9 points
- ceiba9 points
- cobia9 points
- sambo9 points
- ardeb8 points
- barde8 points
- belga8 points
- daube8 points
- dobla8 points
- dobra8 points
- abele7 points
- balas7 points
- beano7 points
- betta7 points
- binal7 points
- biota7 points
- blain7 points
- blate7 points
- blats7 points
- boart7 points
- brail7 points
- brant7 points
- bulla7 points
- buran7 points
- libra7 points
- sabin7 points
- tabes7 points
- baffy16 points
- bazoo16 points
- braza16 points
- jambe16 points
- barky14 points
- beaky14 points
- beaux14 points
- braky14 points
- jubas14 points
- babka13 points
- baffs13 points
- bawty13 points
- kabab13 points
- kabob13 points
- baddy12 points
- lamby12 points
- abaka11 points
- abamp11 points
- bacca11 points
- baulk11 points
- becap11 points
- brank11 points
- dauby11 points
- kabar11 points
- kbars11 points
- kebar11 points
- kibla11 points
- abyes10 points
- baith10 points
- banty10 points
- barny10 points
- bassy10 points
- blawn10 points
- blaws10 points
- bohea10 points
- brava10 points
- bravi10 points
- braws10 points
- bunya10 points
- flabs10 points
- gambe10 points
- gambs10 points
- habus10 points
- subah10 points
- yerba10 points
- abaci9 points
- abbas9 points
- abbes9 points
- aboma9 points
- ameba9 points
- baboo9 points
- babus9 points
- banco9 points
- barbe9 points
- bimas9 points
- blams9 points
- carbo9 points
- embar9 points
- limba9 points
- mabes9 points
- mbira9 points
- pibal9 points
- rabic9 points
- adobo8 points
- baned8 points
- bauds8 points
- bogan8 points
- darbs8 points
- gleba8 points
- goban8 points
- sabed8 points
- tabid8 points
- ables7 points
- aboil7 points
- aboon7 points
- abris7 points
- albas7 points
- baals7 points
- bassi7 points
- basts7 points
- batts7 points
- battu7 points
- biali7 points
- blase7 points
- bolar7 points
- boral7 points
- boras7 points
- botas7 points
- brans7 points
- briar7 points
- buras7 points
- isbas7 points
- labra7 points
- nabes7 points
- nabis7 points
- nubia7 points
- obias7 points
- rabat7 points
- rebar7 points
- sabes7 points
- sabir7 points
- subas7 points
- taber7 points
- tabun7 points
- tabus7 points
- tsuba7 points
- tubae7 points
- unban7 points
- urbia7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 387
- By usage: 145 very common, 77 common, 165 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- abuzz 25
- braxy 17
- baffy 16
- baiza 16
- baize 16
- bazar 16
- bazoo 16
- blaze 16
- braza 16
- braze 16
Most common
- backs
- black
- maybe
- badly
- blank
- break
- above
- habit
- album
- basic
Definitions
- black (adjective)
- Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light.
- maybe (adverb)
- By chance.
- badly (adverb)
- To a severe or serious degree.
- blank (adjective)
- (of a surface) not written or printed on.
Words that contain both A and B come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 387 of the five-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. ABUZZ is the top scorer here, worth 25 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words containing both A and 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 five-letter words containing both A and B?
ABUZZ scores 25 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?
165 of the 387 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.