5-Letter Words With B and E
There are 393 five-letter words containing both B and E in our dictionary; 247 of them are common words.
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All 393 words
- boxes14 points
- maybe12 points
- break11 points
- broke11 points
- above10 points
- below10 points
- brief10 points
- bytes10 points
- blame9 points
- based8 points
- began8 points
- begin8 points
- begun8 points
- being8 points
- abuse7 points
- bases7 points
- bears7 points
- bites7 points
- borne7 points
- label7 points
- table7 points
- baked12 points
- beach12 points
- bench12 points
- bakes11 points
- brake11 points
- brave10 points
- buyer10 points
- embed10 points
- fiber10 points
- fibre10 points
- obeys10 points
- verbs10 points
- amber9 points
- badge9 points
- bible9 points
- cable9 points
- debug9 points
- abide8 points
- beard8 points
- bends8 points
- blade8 points
- bored8 points
- bread8 points
- breed8 points
- beans7 points
- beast7 points
- beats7 points
- beers7 points
- bells7 points
- bless7 points
- blues7 points
- bones7 points
- bores7 points
- buses7 points
- libel7 points
- noble7 points
- sober7 points
- tribe7 points
- tubes7 points
- blaze16 points
- booze16 points
- zebra16 points
- boxed15 points
- jibed15 points
- boxer14 points
- jibes14 points
- beefy13 points
- abbey12 points
- beech12 points
- belch12 points
- biked12 points
- gybed12 points
- baker11 points
- bayed11 points
- beady11 points
- beaks11 points
- bikes11 points
- bleak11 points
- bowed11 points
- gybes11 points
- bathe10 points
- beefs10 points
- befit10 points
- belly10 points
- berry10 points
- berth10 points
- biped10 points
- bowel10 points
- brews10 points
- cubed10 points
- ebbed10 points
- ebony10 points
- elbow10 points
- fable10 points
- herbs10 points
- amble9 points
- babes9 points
- beams9 points
- boded9 points
- brace9 points
- bribe9 points
- budge9 points
- cubes9 points
- ember9 points
- gibed9 points
- probe9 points
- abode8 points
- adobe8 points
- bagel8 points
- baled8 points
- bared8 points
- barge8 points
- beads8 points
- beige8 points
- bides8 points
- bleed8 points
- blend8 points
- blued8 points
- bodes8 points
- boned8 points
- booed8 points
- bride8 points
- bugle8 points
- bulge8 points
- bused8 points
- debit8 points
- debts8 points
- debut8 points
- gable8 points
- gibes8 points
- globe8 points
- robed8 points
- tubed8 points
- abate7 points
- abets7 points
- abler7 points
- bales7 points
- barer7 points
- bares7 points
- baser7 points
- baste7 points
- beets7 points
- belie7 points
- belts7 points
- bents7 points
- beret7 points
- beset7 points
- bests7 points
- blare7 points
- bleat7 points
- bluer7 points
- brine7 points
- brute7 points
- butte7 points
- lobes7 points
- obese7 points
- oboes7 points
- rebel7 points
- rebut7 points
- robes7 points
- saber7 points
- sabre7 points
- bebop11 points
- biker11 points
- derby11 points
- bevel10 points
- rehab10 points
- vibes10 points
- beeps9 points
- imbue9 points
- baaed8 points
- bated8 points
- binge8 points
- banes7 points
- bates7 points
- baize16 points
- zebus16 points
- becks13 points
- kebab13 points
- befog11 points
- bogey11 points
- dweeb11 points
- belay10 points
- beryl10 points
- bower10 points
- abeam9 points
- babel9 points
- berms9 points
- besom9 points
- bleep9 points
- umbel9 points
- umber9 points
- begat8 points
- beget8 points
- begot8 points
- bergs8 points
- bidet8 points
- bilge8 points
- bogie8 points
- debar8 points
- grebe8 points
- lobed8 points
- abase7 points
- beaus7 points
- belle7 points
- besot7 points
- betas7 points
- biers7 points
- boles7 points
- boner7 points
- borer7 points
- brier7 points
- lubes7 points
- rebus7 points
- rubes7 points
- ruble7 points
- sable7 points
- tuber7 points
- bendy11 points
- bloke11 points
- beery10 points
- begum10 points
- byres10 points
- demob10 points
- bream9 points
- caber9 points
- celeb9 points
- plebe9 points
- plebs9 points
- pubes9 points
- sebum9 points
- beaut7 points
- betel7 points
- bezel16 points
- braze16 points
- exurb14 points
- bedim10 points
- breve10 points
- cuber9 points
- rebid8 points
- baler7 points
- barre7 points
- biter7 points
- blear7 points
- bluet7 points
- braes7 points
- zebec18 points
- bonze16 points
- xebec16 points
- zibet16 points
- webby15 points
- jebel14 points
- objet14 points
- herby13 points
- beamy12 points
- embay12 points
- embow12 points
- bedew11 points
- bombe11 points
- burke11 points
- combe11 points
- cubeb11 points
- kibes11 points
- barye10 points
- benny10 points
- beths10 points
- bluey10 points
- bowse10 points
- obeah10 points
- thebe10 points
- weber10 points
- acerb9 points
- bemas9 points
- biome9 points
- blebs9 points
- brume9 points
- ceiba9 points
- coble9 points
- omber9 points
- ombre9 points
- rebec9 points
- ardeb8 points
- barde8 points
- bedel8 points
- belga8 points
- bield8 points
- bogle8 points
- brede8 points
- daube8 points
- giber8 points
- glebe8 points
- abele7 points
- beano7 points
- benne7 points
- betta7 points
- bines7 points
- bises7 points
- blate7 points
- bonne7 points
- botel7 points
- boule7 points
- bouse7 points
- brent7 points
- brose7 points
- buret7 points
- burse7 points
- buteo7 points
- liber7 points
- obeli7 points
- roble7 points
- tabes7 points
- bemix16 points
- bezil16 points
- bizes16 points
- jambe16 points
- zineb16 points
- beaky14 points
- beaux14 points
- jiber14 points
- jubes14 points
- kebob13 points
- kibbe13 points
- blype12 points
- boche12 points
- upbye12 points
- becap11 points
- beigy11 points
- bewig11 points
- bikie11 points
- bocce11 points
- debye11 points
- kebar11 points
- kerbs11 points
- kibei11 points
- abyes10 points
- bevor10 points
- bohea10 points
- boney10 points
- cebid10 points
- gambe10 points
- hebes10 points
- imbed10 points
- inbye10 points
- rebuy10 points
- yerba10 points
- abbes9 points
- ameba9 points
- barbe9 points
- berme9 points
- bices9 points
- bided9 points
- blume9 points
- brome9 points
- ebbet9 points
- embar9 points
- mabes9 points
- rebbe9 points
- rebop9 points
- baned8 points
- bider8 points
- dobie8 points
- gleba8 points
- orbed8 points
- redub8 points
- sabed8 points
- ables7 points
- benes7 points
- benni7 points
- beton7 points
- biles7 points
- birle7 points
- birse7 points
- blase7 points
- blent7 points
- blest7 points
- blets7 points
- blite7 points
- boite7 points
- brees7 points
- brens7 points
- bries7 points
- butle7 points
- ebons7 points
- leben7 points
- nabes7 points
- obole7 points
- rebar7 points
- ribes7 points
- sabes7 points
- suber7 points
- taber7 points
- tubae7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 393
- By usage: 163 very common, 84 common, 146 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zebec 18
- baize 16
- bemix 16
- bezel 16
- bezil 16
- bizes 16
- blaze 16
- bonze 16
- booze 16
- braze 16
Most common
- boxes
- maybe
- break
- broke
- above
- below
- brief
- bytes
- blame
- based
Definitions
- maybe (adverb)
- By chance.
- break (noun)
- Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity.
- broke (adjective)
- Lacking funds.
- above (adjective)
- Appearing earlier in the same text.
Words that contain both B and E come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 393 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. ZEBEC is the top scorer here, worth 18 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that contain both B and E, 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
Most of the time you are not building a word in empty space but playing through a letter already on the board. That is where a list like this one earns its keep. Find the letter you need to play through, then filter these words with the contains box so only the ones with that letter remain. The best plays are usually the ones where the board letter sits in the middle of your word, because that leaves both ends free for future hooks and keeps the premium squares within reach.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both B and E are there?
Our dictionary has 393 five-letter words containing both B and E, of which 247 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 E?
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.