8-Letter Words Ending in B
There are 23 eight-letter words ending in B in our dictionary; 8 of them are common words.
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All 23 words
- doorknob15 points
- firebomb17 points
- catacomb16 points
- doorjamb20 points
- memsahib17 points
- syllabub15 points
- forelimb15 points
- reabsorb12 points
- choriamb17 points
- hecatomb17 points
- subshrub15 points
- corncrib14 points
- sparerib12 points
- backstab18 points
- divebomb18 points
- wellcurb15 points
- outclimb14 points
- outclomb14 points
- outthrob13 points
- landgrab12 points
- sillabub12 points
- sillibub12 points
- antisnob10 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 23
- By usage: 0 very common, 8 common, 15 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- doorjamb 20
- backstab 18
- divebomb 18
- choriamb 17
- firebomb 17
- hecatomb 17
- memsahib 17
- catacomb 16
- doorknob 15
- forelimb 15
Most common
- doorknob
- firebomb
- catacomb
- doorjamb
- memsahib
- syllabub
- forelimb
- reabsorb
- choriamb
- hecatomb
Definitions
- doorknob (noun)
- A knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called ‘doorhandle’ in Great Britain).
- firebomb (noun)
- A bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel).
- catacomb (noun)
- An underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome).
- doorjamb (noun)
- A jamb for a door.
The eight-letter words that end in B number 23 in our dictionary. About 8 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 DOORJAMB, at 20 points.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
How many eight-letter words ending in B are there?
Our dictionary has 23 eight-letter words ending in B, of which 8 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 eight-letter words ending in B?
DOORJAMB scores 20 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.