Words With B
There are 25,759 words containing B in our dictionary; 11,181 of them are common words.
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By length
Most common words containing B
13-letter words (14)
- compatibility24 points
- establishment20 points
- contributions17 points
- possibilities17 points
- objectionable26 points
- autobiography24 points
- uncomfortable22 points
- abbreviations20 points
- unpredictable20 points
- embarrassment19 points
- probabilities19 points
- substantially18 points
- collaboration17 points
- irresponsible17 points
14-letter words (4)
- responsibility21 points
- comprehensible25 points
- establishments21 points
- understandable18 points
12-letter words (35)
- considerably20 points
- incompatible20 points
- unacceptable20 points
- broadcasting18 points
- combinations18 points
- deliberately18 points
- establishing18 points
- considerable17 points
- embarrassing17 points
- contribution16 points
- distributing16 points
- distribution15 points
- unreasonable14 points
- recognizable26 points
- subsequently26 points
- biochemistry24 points
- questionable23 points
- neighborhood22 points
- unbelievably22 points
- alphabetical21 points
- programmable21 points
- abbreviating20 points
- availability20 points
- abbreviation19 points
- unbelievable19 points
- capabilities18 points
- inaccessible18 points
- indefensible18 points
- publications18 points
- subscription18 points
- contributing17 points
- observations17 points
- contributors16 points
- unobtainable16 points
- substituting15 points
11-letter words (64)
- possibility18 points
- remembering18 points
- combination17 points
- established17 points
- publication17 points
- embarrassed16 points
- establishes16 points
- observation16 points
- distributed15 points
- embarrasses15 points
- responsible15 points
- distributes14 points
- substantial13 points
- publicizing27 points
- flexibility26 points
- justifiably26 points
- equilibrium24 points
- subsidizing24 points
- comfortably23 points
- conceivably23 points
- justifiable23 points
- backgrounds21 points
- bureaucracy20 points
- comfortable20 points
- conceivable20 points
- probability20 points
- abbreviated19 points
- beautifully19 points
- credibility19 points
- fashionable19 points
- feasibility19 points
- practicable19 points
- prohibiting19 points
- abbreviates18 points
- portability18 points
- predictable18 points
- prescribing18 points
- undoubtedly18 points
- implausible17 points
- permissible17 points
- regrettably17 points
- resemblance17 points
- respectable17 points
- susceptible17 points
- unavoidable17 points
- ambiguities16 points
- arbitrarily16 points
- brilliantly16 points
- celebrating16 points
- contributed16 points
- disturbance16 points
- foreseeable16 points
- inhabitants16 points
- obstructing16 points
- reliability16 points
- suitability16 points
- thereabouts16 points
- unambiguous16 points
- unavailable16 points
- abstraction15 points
- automobiles15 points
- celebration15 points
- contributes15 points
- contributor15 points
10-letter words (90)
- membership21 points
- objections21 points
- subsequent21 points
- background20 points
- preferably20 points
- beforehand19 points
- presumably19 points
- acceptable18 points
- comparable18 points
- compatible18 points
- inevitably18 points
- invariably18 points
- publishing18 points
- preferable17 points
- remembered17 points
- accessible16 points
- describing16 points
- impossible16 points
- absolutely15 points
- broadcasts15 points
- laboratory15 points
- reasonably15 points
- submitting15 points
- automobile14 points
- contribute14 points
- disturbing14 points
- deliberate13 points
- distribute13 points
- reasonable12 points
- substitute12 points
- unsuitable12 points
- publicized26 points
- publicizes25 points
- subjective24 points
- subsidized23 points
- exhibition22 points
- inflexible22 points
- subjecting22 points
- subsidizes22 points
- blackboard21 points
- executable21 points
- remarkably21 points
- vocabulary20 points
- alphabetic19 points
- bracketing19 points
- capability19 points
- unworkable19 points
- applicable18 points
- cumbersome18 points
- forbidding18 points
- improbable18 points
- incredibly18 points
- prohibited18 points
- remarkable18 points
- abbreviate17 points
- abnormally17 points
- believable17 points
- beneficial17 points
- charitable17 points
- noticeably17 points
- prescribed17 points
- profitable17 points
- publishers17 points
- abolishing16 points
- brightness16 points
- inhabiting16 points
- inhibiting16 points
- neighbours16 points
- obligatory16 points
- prescribes16 points
- subsidiary16 points
- upbringing16 points
- vegetables16 points
- ambassador15 points
- assembling15 points
- biological15 points
- celebrated15 points
- detectable15 points
- disposable15 points
- incredible15 points
- inevitable15 points
- infallible15 points
- inhabitant15 points
- inhibition15 points
- invaluable15 points
- obstructed15 points
- resembling15 points
- unbalanced15 points
- vulnerable15 points
- abandoning14 points
9-letter words (87)
- backwards21 points
- everybody21 points
- objecting21 points
- objection20 points
- publicity18 points
- behaviour17 points
- obviously17 points
- published17 points
- basically16 points
- combining16 points
- publishes16 points
- believing15 points
- borrowing15 points
- bothering15 points
- cardboard15 points
- described15 points
- observing15 points
- remembers15 points
- ambiguous14 points
- arbitrary14 points
- available14 points
- beautiful14 points
- broadcast14 points
- describes14 points
- establish14 points
- inability14 points
- invisible14 points
- submitted14 points
- variables14 points
- assembler13 points
- beginning13 points
- buildings13 points
- disturbed13 points
- embarrass13 points
- desirable12 points
- labelling12 points
- obtaining12 points
- abilities11 points
- libraries11 points
- publicize24 points
- objective23 points
- textbooks22 points
- backspace21 points
- drawbacks21 points
- enjoyable21 points
- paperback21 points
- subjected21 points
- subsidize21 points
- biography20 points
- bookshops20 points
- bandwidth19 points
- blackmail19 points
- breakdown19 points
- keyboards19 points
- bracketed18 points
- breakfast18 points
- buffering18 points
- obnoxious18 points
- ambiguity17 points
- favorable17 points
- gibberish17 points
- megabytes17 points
- bandwagon16 points
- embedding16 points
- forbidden16 points
- miserably16 points
- obscurity16 points
- prohibits16 points
- publisher16 points
- abolished15 points
- advisable15 points
- bacterium15 points
- bookstore15 points
- breathing15 points
- brightest15 points
- debugging15 points
- imbalance15 points
- incapable15 points
- inhabited15 points
- inhibited15 points
- memorable15 points
- neighbors15 points
- neighbour15 points
- prescribe15 points
- subscribe15 points
- vegetable15 points
- abolishes14 points
8-letter words (79)
- feedback20 points
- flexible20 points
- objected20 points
- subjects19 points
- keyboard18 points
- probably17 points
- publicly17 points
- behavior16 points
- brackets16 points
- somebody16 points
- assembly15 points
- becoming15 points
- branches15 points
- breaking15 points
- combined15 points
- possibly15 points
- believed14 points
- borrowed14 points
- bothered14 points
- combines14 points
- doubtful14 points
- observed14 points
- problems14 points
- remember14 points
- believes13 points
- benefits13 points
- describe13 points
- feasible13 points
- horrible13 points
- observes13 points
- sensibly13 points
- suitably13 points
- terribly13 points
- valuable13 points
- variable13 points
- bringing12 points
- building12 points
- possible12 points
- database11 points
- disturbs11 points
- labeling11 points
- labelled11 points
- obtained11 points
- readable11 points
- absolute10 points
- bulletin10 points
- business10 points
- reliable10 points
- sensible10 points
- suitable10 points
- textbook21 points
- backward20 points
- drawback20 points
- hardback20 points
- bookshop19 points
- backbone18 points
- forcibly18 points
- handbook18 points
- baffling17 points
- behaving17 points
- bicycles17 points
- birthday17 points
- blocking17 points
- brightly17 points
- buffered17 points
- symbolic17 points
- workable17 points
- bankrupt16 points
- horribly16 points
- megabyte16 points
- verbally16 points
- alphabet15 points
- bathroom15 points
- climbing15 points
- cupboard15 points
- embedded15 points
- prohibit15 points
- snobbery15 points
- verbatim15 points
7-letter words (68)
- bizarre18 points
- objects18 points
- subject18 points
- whereby18 points
- anybody16 points
- backing16 points
- bracket15 points
- briefly15 points
- thereby15 points
- publish14 points
- rubbish14 points
- symbols14 points
- becomes13 points
- biology13 points
- brought13 points
- burying13 points
- capable13 points
- combine13 points
- husband13 points
- members13 points
- problem13 points
- ability12 points
- battery12 points
- believe12 points
- benefit12 points
- between12 points
- bidding12 points
- borrows12 points
- bothers12 points
- brother12 points
- library12 points
- observe12 points
- obvious12 points
- visible12 points
- absence11 points
- balance11 points
- because11 points
- biggest11 points
- binding11 points
- garbage11 points
- numbers11 points
- numbest11 points
- obscure11 points
- submits11 points
- bearing10 points
- belongs10 points
- besides10 points
- betting10 points
- disturb10 points
- dubious10 points
- labeled10 points
- enables9 points
- obtains9 points
- trouble9 points
- quibble20 points
- exhibit19 points
- baroque18 points
- mailbox18 points
- backlog16 points
- baffled16 points
- behaved16 points
- bicycle16 points
- blocked16 points
- chamber16 points
- baffles15 points
- behaves15 points
- buffers15 points
- subways15 points
6-letter words (64)
- object17 points
- backed15 points
- behalf14 points
- behave14 points
- bucket14 points
- buffer14 points
- hereby14 points
- branch13 points
- breach13 points
- symbol13 points
- became12 points
- become12 points
- behind12 points
- beyond12 points
- bought12 points
- breaks12 points
- bright12 points
- broken12 points
- buying12 points
- member12 points
- nobody12 points
- public12 points
- before11 points
- binary11 points
- borrow11 points
- bother11 points
- habits11 points
- nearby11 points
- bigger10 points
- bottom10 points
- bridge10 points
- budget10 points
- number10 points
- rubber10 points
- submit10 points
- basing9 points
- begins9 points
- belong9 points
- biting9 points
- boards9 points
- bodies9 points
- brings9 points
- builds9 points
- buried9 points
- debate9 points
- double9 points
- global9 points
- better8 points
- bitten8 points
- bottle8 points
- buries8 points
- button8 points
- enable8 points
- labels8 points
- labour8 points
- liable8 points
- obtain8 points
- stable8 points
- subset8 points
- subtle8 points
- tables8 points
- unable8 points
- breeze17 points
- humbly16 points
5-letter words (43)
- 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
4-letter words (35)
- jobs13 points
- back12 points
- bank10 points
- body10 points
- book10 points
- bulk10 points
- blow9 points
- both9 points
- bury9 points
- busy9 points
- buys9 points
- byte9 points
- dumb9 points
- obey9 points
- club8 points
- numb8 points
- band7 points
- bids7 points
- bind7 points
- bugs7 points
- able6 points
- ball6 points
- bars6 points
- base6 points
- bear6 points
- been6 points
- best6 points
- bets6 points
- bill6 points
- bite6 points
- bits6 points
- blue6 points
- boat6 points
- boot6 points
- bore6 points
3-letter words (15)
- box12 points
- job12 points
- boy8 points
- buy8 points
- bad6 points
- bed6 points
- bid6 points
- big6 points
- bug6 points
- ban5 points
- bar5 points
- bet5 points
- bit5 points
- bus5 points
- but5 points
2-letter words (2)
- by7 points
- be4 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 25,759
- By usage: 5,044 very common, 6,137 common, 14,578 rare
- Longest: incompatibility, autobiographies, improbabilities, interchangeable, counterbalanced
- Shortest: by, be, bi, ab, ba
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- oxyphenbutazone 41
- benzodiazepines 38
- showbizzy 38
- subjectivizing 38
- benzimidazoles 37
- benzodiazepine 37
- bezazzes 37
- embezzlements 37
- hypnotizability 37
- subjectivized 37
Most common
- compatibility
- backwards
- everybody
- membership
- objecting
- objections
- responsibility
- subsequent
- background
- considerably
Definitions
- compatibility (noun)
- A feeling of sympathetic understanding.
- backwards (adverb)
- At or to or toward the back or rear.
- membership (noun)
- The body of members of an organization or group.
- responsibility (noun)
- The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force.
All words containing B, whatever their length, are indexed here. We count 25,759 of them, led in everyday usage by words such as COMPATIBILITY and BACKWARDS, and in points by OXYPHENBUTAZONE at 41. The length links below open the complete lists, from two-letter words to fifteen-letter ones, and every list is computed from the same dictionary so the counts add up.
How to use this page
Choose a length to see every word of that size, or search your letters to see only what you can spell. The words below are the most common ones across all 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
Which words containing B are the most common?
COMPATIBILITY, BACKWARDS and EVERYBODY are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Are all of these words valid in word games?
They are all in the ENABLE list, which most word-game helpers use, but each game publishes its own dictionary. Check any unfamiliar word against the rules of the game you are playing before you rely on it.