5-Letter Words With B and C
There are 87 five-letter words containing both B and C in our dictionary; 51 of them are common words.
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All 87 words
- backs13 points
- black13 points
- block13 points
- basic9 points
- brick13 points
- bucks13 points
- batch12 points
- beach12 points
- bench12 points
- bunch12 points
- climb11 points
- cubic11 points
- cable9 points
- clubs9 points
- aback13 points
- beech12 points
- belch12 points
- birch12 points
- bitch12 points
- botch12 points
- combs11 points
- crumb11 points
- cubed10 points
- bacon9 points
- blocs9 points
- brace9 points
- cabin9 points
- cobra9 points
- crabs9 points
- cribs9 points
- cubes9 points
- curbs9 points
- scabs9 points
- scrub9 points
- cabby14 points
- pubic11 points
- becks13 points
- butch12 points
- combo11 points
- bract9 points
- cabal9 points
- carbs9 points
- cubit9 points
- scuba9 points
- caber9 points
- carob9 points
- celeb9 points
- chubs12 points
- bronc9 points
- bunco9 points
- cuber9 points
- zebec18 points
- xebec16 points
- chimb14 points
- cubby14 points
- brock13 points
- bucko13 points
- brach12 points
- cabob11 points
- clomb11 points
- combe11 points
- coomb11 points
- cubeb11 points
- abaca9 points
- acerb9 points
- baric9 points
- boric9 points
- ceiba9 points
- cobia9 points
- coble9 points
- rebec9 points
- cobby14 points
- bocks13 points
- boche12 points
- corby12 points
- bacca11 points
- becap11 points
- bocce11 points
- bocci11 points
- cobbs11 points
- cebid10 points
- abaci9 points
- banco9 points
- bices9 points
- carbo9 points
- cibol9 points
- rabic9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 87
- By usage: 34 very common, 17 common, 36 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zebec 18
- xebec 16
- cabby 14
- chimb 14
- cobby 14
- cubby 14
- aback 13
- backs 13
- becks 13
- black 13
Most common
- backs
- black
- block
- basic
- brick
- bucks
- batch
- beach
- bench
- bunch
Definitions
- black (adjective)
- Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light.
- block (noun)
- A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).
- basic (adjective)
- Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.
- brick (noun)
- Rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material.
The five-letter words that contain both B and C number 87 in our dictionary. About 51 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is ZEBEC, at 18 points.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that contain both B and C, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.
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
How many five-letter words containing both B and C are there?
Our dictionary has 87 five-letter words containing both B and C, of which 51 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both B and C?
ZEBEC scores 18 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.