Words Containing B
Every English word containing "B". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
1,555 words found
15 Letter Words1
14 Letter Words3
13 Letter Words9
12 Letter Words14
11 Letter Words32
10 Letter Words49
9 Letter Words74
8 Letter Words134
7 Letter Words150
6 Letter Words150
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words117
3 Letter Words46
2 Letter Words4
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About These Words
This list holds 1,555 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.7 letters apiece. The commonest length is 5 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are b (933), e (536), a (422), r (385), i (333). Vowels make up 36% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 11.7 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is EMBEZZLEMENT at 36, followed by BUZZARDS, BAMBOOZLED and BUZZER. 386 of them (41%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are VULNERABILITIES at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: BA, BE and BO.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "B" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 1,555 words containing "B". They run from 2 to 5 letters, and 5-letter entries are the most common with 133 of them.
Which of these words containing "B" scores highest in Scrabble?+
BUZZ is the highest scorer at 24 points before board bonuses, ahead of BOOZE, BIZ and BOBBY. The list averages 8.1 points per word, and 96 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "B"?+
The shortest are BA, BE, BO and BY at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "B"?+
ABBEY, ABIDE, ABOUT and ABOVE are the longest at 5 letters.
Are words containing "B" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 33% of the letters across this list, so these are consonant-heavy and need a decent vowel supply to play. The letters appearing in the most of these words are B, E, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.