5-Letter Words With B
There are 967 five-letter words containing B in our dictionary; 578 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 967 words
- boxes14 points
- backs13 points
- black13 points
- block13 points
- maybe12 points
- badly11 points
- blank11 points
- books11 points
- break11 points
- broke11 points
- above10 points
- below10 points
- brief10 points
- brown10 points
- bytes10 points
- habit10 points
- album9 points
- basic9 points
- blame9 points
- based8 points
- began8 points
- begin8 points
- begun8 points
- being8 points
- binds8 points
- board8 points
- bound8 points
- brand8 points
- bring8 points
- build8 points
- doubt8 points
- about7 points
- abuse7 points
- bases7 points
- basis7 points
- bears7 points
- bites7 points
- borne7 points
- built7 points
- label7 points
- labor7 points
- table7 points
- hobby15 points
- brick13 points
- bucks13 points
- baked12 points
- batch12 points
- beach12 points
- bench12 points
- bunch12 points
- lobby12 points
- thumb12 points
- bakes11 points
- banks11 points
- barks11 points
- blink11 points
- bombs11 points
- brake11 points
- climb11 points
- cubic11 points
- baths10 points
- birth10 points
- blown10 points
- blows10 points
- brave10 points
- brush10 points
- buyer10 points
- embed10 points
- fiber10 points
- fibre10 points
- obeys10 points
- verbs10 points
- amber9 points
- badge9 points
- bible9 points
- blurb9 points
- bulbs9 points
- cable9 points
- clubs9 points
- debug9 points
- limbs9 points
- abide8 points
- bands8 points
- beard8 points
- bends8 points
- bigot8 points
- birds8 points
- blade8 points
- blind8 points
- blood8 points
- bogus8 points
- bored8 points
- bread8 points
- breed8 points
- broad8 points
- grabs8 points
- rabid8 points
- abort7 points
- balls7 points
- banal7 points
- beans7 points
- beast7 points
- beats7 points
- beers7 points
- bells7 points
- bills7 points
- blast7 points
- bless7 points
- bliss7 points
- blues7 points
- boats7 points
- boils7 points
- bones7 points
- bonus7 points
- boost7 points
- boots7 points
- bores7 points
- brain7 points
- brass7 points
- burns7 points
- burnt7 points
- burst7 points
- buses7 points
- libel7 points
- noble7 points
- orbit7 points
- robot7 points
- sober7 points
- tribe7 points
- tubes7 points
- urban7 points
- blaze16 points
- blitz16 points
- booze16 points
- buxom16 points
- byway16 points
- jambs16 points
- jumbo16 points
- zebra16 points
- boxed15 points
- jibed15 points
- banjo14 points
- bawdy14 points
- boxer14 points
- bulky14 points
- bumpy14 points
- jibes14 points
- aback13 points
- beefy13 points
- bluff13 points
- buffs13 points
- bushy13 points
- abbey12 points
- baggy12 points
- balmy12 points
- beech12 points
- belch12 points
- biked12 points
- birch12 points
- bitch12 points
- booby12 points
- botch12 points
- buddy12 points
- buggy12 points
- gybed12 points
- tabby12 points
- wombs12 points
- baker11 points
- balks11 points
- bandy11 points
- basks11 points
- bayed11 points
- beady11 points
- beaks11 points
- bikes11 points
- bleak11 points
- blimp11 points
- bough11 points
- bowed11 points
- brink11 points
- brisk11 points
- brook11 points
- bulks11 points
- bumps11 points
- bunks11 points
- combs11 points
- crumb11 points
- gybes11 points
- knobs11 points
- plumb11 points
- rugby11 points
- abhor10 points
- abyss10 points
- bathe10 points
- bawls10 points
- bayou10 points
- beefs10 points
- befit10 points
- belly10 points
- berry10 points
- berth10 points
- biped10 points
- blush10 points
- booth10 points
- booty10 points
- bossy10 points
- bowel10 points
- bowls10 points
- brash10 points
- bravo10 points
- brawl10 points
- brawn10 points
- brays10 points
- brews10 points
- briny10 points
- broth10 points
- brows10 points
- bully10 points
- bunny10 points
- buoys10 points
- burly10 points
- cubed10 points
- ebbed10 points
- ebony10 points
- elbow10 points
- fable10 points
- herbs10 points
- hobos10 points
- nobly10 points
- shrub10 points
- swabs10 points
- throb10 points
- abbot9 points
- amble9 points
- babes9 points
- bacon9 points
- balms9 points
- barbs9 points
- beams9 points
- blabs9 points
- blips9 points
- blobs9 points
- blocs9 points
- bloom9 points
- boded9 points
- booms9 points
- bosom9 points
- brace9 points
- bribe9 points
- brims9 points
- broom9 points
- budge9 points
- burps9 points
- cabin9 points
- cobra9 points
- crabs9 points
- cribs9 points
- cubes9 points
- curbs9 points
- ember9 points
- gibed9 points
- lambs9 points
- limbo9 points
- numbs9 points
- probe9 points
- rabbi9 points
- scabs9 points
- scrub9 points
- tombs9 points
- abode8 points
- adobe8 points
- bagel8 points
- balds8 points
- baled8 points
- bangs8 points
- bards8 points
- bared8 points
- barge8 points
- beads8 points
- beige8 points
- bides8 points
- bingo8 points
- bland8 points
- bleed8 points
- blend8 points
- blond8 points
- blued8 points
- bodes8 points
- bonds8 points
- boned8 points
- booed8 points
- brags8 points
- braid8 points
- bride8 points
- brood8 points
- bugle8 points
- bulge8 points
- bused8 points
- daubs8 points
- debit8 points
- debts8 points
- debut8 points
- drabs8 points
- gable8 points
- garbs8 points
- gibes8 points
- globe8 points
- grubs8 points
- robed8 points
- tubed8 points
- abate7 points
- abets7 points
- abler7 points
- alibi7 points
- arbor7 points
- bails7 points
- baits7 points
- bales7 points
- barer7 points
- bares7 points
- barns7 points
- baron7 points
- baser7 points
- basil7 points
- basin7 points
- baste7 points
- baton7 points
- beets7 points
- belie7 points
- belts7 points
- bents7 points
- beret7 points
- beset7 points
- bests7 points
- bison7 points
- blare7 points
- bleat7 points
- blots7 points
- bluer7 points
- blunt7 points
- blurs7 points
- blurt7 points
- boars7 points
- boast7 points
- bolts7 points
- boons7 points
- boors7 points
- bouts7 points
- brats7 points
- brine7 points
- broil7 points
- brunt7 points
- brute7 points
- bulls7 points
- burro7 points
- burrs7 points
- busts7 points
- butte7 points
- butts7 points
- lobes7 points
- obese7 points
- oboes7 points
- rebel7 points
- rebut7 points
- robes7 points
- robin7 points
- saber7 points
- sabre7 points
- slabs7 points
- slobs7 points
- snobs7 points
- snubs7 points
- stabs7 points
- stubs7 points
- taboo7 points
- tubas7 points
- bozos16 points
- cabby14 points
- bylaw13 points
- gabby13 points
- tubby12 points
- bebop11 points
- biker11 points
- bimbo11 points
- derby11 points
- pubic11 points
- abash10 points
- barfs10 points
- bevel10 points
- flubs10 points
- gumbo10 points
- rehab10 points
- vibes10 points
- beeps9 points
- boobs9 points
- imbue9 points
- baaed8 points
- bated8 points
- binge8 points
- bongo8 points
- globs8 points
- banes7 points
- bates7 points
- bloat7 points
- abuzz25 points
- boozy19 points
- oxbow17 points
- baize16 points
- flyby16 points
- squab16 points
- zebus16 points
- hubby15 points
- balky14 points
- bobby14 points
- borax14 points
- jabot14 points
- becks13 points
- kebab13 points
- biddy12 points
- boggy12 points
- busby12 points
- butch12 points
- batik11 points
- befog11 points
- bight11 points
- bilks11 points
- bogey11 points
- bulgy11 points
- combo11 points
- dweeb11 points
- mambo11 points
- abaft10 points
- batty10 points
- belay10 points
- beryl10 points
- billy10 points
- bonny10 points
- bower10 points
- sahib10 points
- sibyl10 points
- abeam9 points
- babel9 points
- berms9 points
- besom9 points
- bleep9 points
- bract9 points
- cabal9 points
- carbs9 points
- cubit9 points
- iambs9 points
- nabob9 points
- nimbi9 points
- rumba9 points
- samba9 points
- scuba9 points
- umbel9 points
- umber9 points
- begat8 points
- beget8 points
- begot8 points
- bergs8 points
- bidet8 points
- bilge8 points
- bogie8 points
- bongs8 points
- brads8 points
- brigs8 points
- bungs8 points
- burgs8 points
- debar8 points
- drubs8 points
- grebe8 points
- lobed8 points
- abase7 points
- abuts7 points
- balsa7 points
- banns7 points
- basal7 points
- basso7 points
- beaus7 points
- belle7 points
- besot7 points
- betas7 points
- biers7 points
- bolas7 points
- boles7 points
- bolls7 points
- boner7 points
- borer7 points
- boron7 points
- brier7 points
- bruin7 points
- bunts7 points
- labia7 points
- lubes7 points
- obits7 points
- rebus7 points
- rubes7 points
- ruble7 points
- sable7 points
- tibia7 points
- tuber7 points
- unbar7 points
- squib16 points
- bijou14 points
- bumph14 points
- biffs13 points
- blowy13 points
- barmy12 points
- yobbo12 points
- baldy11 points
- bendy11 points
- bloke11 points
- bonks11 points
- burgh11 points
- busks11 points
- mamba11 points
- bally10 points
- beery10 points
- begum10 points
- bitty10 points
- busty10 points
- butty10 points
- byres10 points
- demob10 points
- ambit9 points
- bream9 points
- caber9 points
- carob9 points
- celeb9 points
- plebe9 points
- plebs9 points
- pubes9 points
- pubis9 points
- sebum9 points
- bairn7 points
- beaut7 points
- betel7 points
- brill7 points
- bruit7 points
- turbo7 points
- bezel16 points
- braze16 points
- exurb14 points
- unbox14 points
- boffo13 points
- chubs12 points
- nubby12 points
- bawds11 points
- bahts10 points
- bedim10 points
- blahs10 points
- breve10 points
- bloop9 points
- bronc9 points
- bunco9 points
- burbs9 points
- cuber9 points
- iambi9 points
- umbra9 points
- rebid8 points
- unbid8 points
- baler7 points
- barre7 points
- biter7 points
- blear7 points
- blini7 points
- bluet7 points
- bolus7 points
- braes7 points
- burls7 points
- bursa7 points
- lobar7 points
- sabot7 points
- sabra7 points
- tabla7 points
- tabor7 points
- tubal7 points
- zebec18 points
- braxy17 points
- baiza16 points
- bazar16 points
- bonze16 points
- xebec16 points
- zibet16 points
- webby15 points
- bosky14 points
- chimb14 points
- cubby14 points
- jebel14 points
- objet14 points
- bothy13 points
- brock13 points
- bucko13 points
- buffo13 points
- dobby13 points
- forby13 points
- fubsy13 points
- herby13 points
- abmho12 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 967
- By usage: 376 very common, 202 common, 389 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- abuzz 25
- boozy 19
- zebec 18
- zombi 18
- braxy 17
- oxbow 17
- baffy 16
- baiza 16
- baize 16
- bazar 16
Most common
- boxes
- backs
- black
- block
- maybe
- badly
- blank
- books
- break
- broke
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).
- maybe (adverb)
- By chance.
- badly (adverb)
- To a severe or serious degree.
The five-letter words that contain the letter B number 967 in our dictionary. About 578 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 ABUZZ, at 25 points.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing B are there?
Our dictionary has 967 five-letter words containing B, of which 578 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 B?
ABUZZ scores 25 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.