5-Letter Words With B and D
There are 123 five-letter words containing both B and D in our dictionary; 86 of them are common words.
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All 123 words
- badly11 points
- based8 points
- binds8 points
- board8 points
- bound8 points
- brand8 points
- build8 points
- doubt8 points
- baked12 points
- embed10 points
- badge9 points
- debug9 points
- abide8 points
- bands8 points
- beard8 points
- bends8 points
- birds8 points
- blade8 points
- blind8 points
- blood8 points
- bored8 points
- bread8 points
- breed8 points
- broad8 points
- rabid8 points
- boxed15 points
- jibed15 points
- bawdy14 points
- biked12 points
- buddy12 points
- gybed12 points
- bandy11 points
- bayed11 points
- beady11 points
- bowed11 points
- biped10 points
- cubed10 points
- ebbed10 points
- boded9 points
- budge9 points
- gibed9 points
- abode8 points
- adobe8 points
- balds8 points
- baled8 points
- bards8 points
- bared8 points
- beads8 points
- bides8 points
- bland8 points
- bleed8 points
- blend8 points
- blond8 points
- blued8 points
- bodes8 points
- bonds8 points
- boned8 points
- booed8 points
- braid8 points
- bride8 points
- brood8 points
- bused8 points
- daubs8 points
- debit8 points
- debts8 points
- debut8 points
- drabs8 points
- robed8 points
- tubed8 points
- derby11 points
- baaed8 points
- bated8 points
- biddy12 points
- dweeb11 points
- bidet8 points
- brads8 points
- debar8 points
- drubs8 points
- lobed8 points
- baldy11 points
- bendy11 points
- demob10 points
- bawds11 points
- bedim10 points
- rebid8 points
- unbid8 points
- dobby13 points
- bedew11 points
- bifid11 points
- bovid11 points
- dhobi11 points
- bipod10 points
- ardeb8 points
- barde8 points
- bedel8 points
- bield8 points
- brede8 points
- daube8 points
- dobla8 points
- dobra8 points
- baddy12 points
- dauby11 points
- debye11 points
- cebid10 points
- dumbs10 points
- imbed10 points
- bided9 points
- adobo8 points
- baned8 points
- bauds8 points
- bider8 points
- bindi8 points
- bolds8 points
- bunds8 points
- bundt8 points
- burds8 points
- darbs8 points
- dobie8 points
- dribs8 points
- orbed8 points
- redub8 points
- sabed8 points
- tabid8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 123
- By usage: 69 very common, 17 common, 37 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- boxed 15
- jibed 15
- bawdy 14
- dobby 13
- baddy 12
- baked 12
- biddy 12
- biked 12
- buddy 12
- gybed 12
Most common
- badly
- based
- binds
- board
- bound
- brand
- build
- doubt
- baked
- embed
Definitions
- badly (adverb)
- To a severe or serious degree.
- based (adjective)
- Having a base.
- board (noun)
- A committee having supervisory powers.
- bound (adjective)
- Confined by bonds.
This page lists every one of the 123 five-letter words containing both B and D in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so BADLY, BASED and BINDS sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that contain both B and D, 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
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words containing both B and D 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 B and D?
BOXED scores 15 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?
37 of the 123 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.