5-Letter Words With B and H
There are 64 five-letter words containing both B and H in our dictionary; 39 of them are common words.
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All 64 words
- habit10 points
- hobby15 points
- batch12 points
- beach12 points
- bench12 points
- bunch12 points
- thumb12 points
- baths10 points
- birth10 points
- brush10 points
- bushy13 points
- beech12 points
- belch12 points
- birch12 points
- bitch12 points
- botch12 points
- bough11 points
- abhor10 points
- bathe10 points
- berth10 points
- blush10 points
- booth10 points
- brash10 points
- broth10 points
- herbs10 points
- hobos10 points
- shrub10 points
- throb10 points
- abash10 points
- rehab10 points
- hubby15 points
- butch12 points
- bight11 points
- sahib10 points
- bumph14 points
- burgh11 points
- chubs12 points
- bahts10 points
- blahs10 points
- chimb14 points
- bothy13 points
- herby13 points
- abmho12 points
- abohm12 points
- bimah12 points
- brach12 points
- rhomb12 points
- rhumb12 points
- bhang11 points
- dhobi11 points
- beths10 points
- buhls10 points
- obeah10 points
- thebe10 points
- boche12 points
- brugh11 points
- baith10 points
- bhoot10 points
- bhuts10 points
- bohea10 points
- buhrs10 points
- habus10 points
- hebes10 points
- subah10 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 64
- By usage: 28 very common, 11 common, 25 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- hobby 15
- hubby 15
- bumph 14
- chimb 14
- bothy 13
- bushy 13
- herby 13
- abmho 12
- abohm 12
- batch 12
Most common
- habit
- hobby
- batch
- beach
- bench
- bunch
- thumb
- baths
- birth
- brush
Definitions
- habit (noun)
- An established custom.
- hobby (noun)
- An auxiliary activity.
- batch (noun)
- All the loaves of bread baked at the same time.
- beach (noun)
- An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.
Below you will find all 64 five-letter words containing both B and H from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. HABIT, HOBBY and BATCH are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that contain both B and H, 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
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both B and H?
HOBBY 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?
25 of the 64 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.