5-Letter Words With B and K
There are 70 five-letter words containing both B and K in our dictionary; 39 of them are common words.
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All 70 words
- backs13 points
- black13 points
- block13 points
- blank11 points
- books11 points
- break11 points
- broke11 points
- brick13 points
- bucks13 points
- baked12 points
- bakes11 points
- banks11 points
- barks11 points
- blink11 points
- brake11 points
- bulky14 points
- aback13 points
- biked12 points
- baker11 points
- balks11 points
- basks11 points
- beaks11 points
- bikes11 points
- bleak11 points
- brink11 points
- brisk11 points
- brook11 points
- bulks11 points
- bunks11 points
- knobs11 points
- biker11 points
- balky14 points
- becks13 points
- kebab13 points
- batik11 points
- bilks11 points
- bloke11 points
- bonks11 points
- busks11 points
- bosky14 points
- brock13 points
- bucko13 points
- burke11 points
- kibes11 points
- barky14 points
- beaky14 points
- braky14 points
- babka13 points
- bocks13 points
- kabab13 points
- kabob13 points
- kebob13 points
- kibbe13 points
- kibbi13 points
- abaka11 points
- baulk11 points
- bikie11 points
- birks11 points
- bisks11 points
- bosks11 points
- brank11 points
- brusk11 points
- bunko11 points
- kabar11 points
- kbars11 points
- kebar11 points
- kerbs11 points
- kibei11 points
- kibla11 points
- krubi11 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 70
- By usage: 30 very common, 9 common, 31 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- balky 14
- barky 14
- beaky 14
- bosky 14
- braky 14
- bulky 14
- aback 13
- babka 13
- backs 13
- becks 13
Most common
- backs
- black
- block
- blank
- books
- break
- broke
- brick
- bucks
- baked
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).
- blank (adjective)
- (of a surface) not written or printed on.
- break (noun)
- Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity.
The five-letter words that contain both B and K number 70 in our dictionary. About 39 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 BALKY, at 14 points.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that contain both B and K, 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 K 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 K?
BALKY scores 14 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?
31 of the 70 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.