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5-Letter Words With B

958 five-letter words contain B; 288 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.

Best Wordle guesses

Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.

#WordGreenYellow
1bears0.401.25
2saber0.571.07
3sabre0.571.07
4beard0.491.10
5bread0.441.15
6brace0.591.00
7rehab0.231.33
8table0.481.08

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  • aboutcommon
  • beingcommon
  • basedcommon
  • blackcommon
  • maybecommon
  • bringcommon
  • boardcommon
  • abovecommon
  • breakcommon
  • bookscommon
  • bloodcommon
  • begancommon
  • builtcommon
  • belowcommon
  • tablecommon
  • buildcommon
  • albumcommon
  • browncommon
  • braincommon
  • beachcommon
  • doubtcommon
  • basiccommon
  • blockcommon
  • brokecommon
  • begincommon
  • brandcommon
  • basiscommon
  • birthcommon
  • laborcommon
  • bitchcommon
  • bankscommon
  • abusecommon
  • urbancommon
  • blamecommon
  • birdscommon
  • bunchcommon
  • biblecommon
  • cablecommon
  • broadcommon
  • ballscommon
  • billscommon
  • blindcommon
  • briefcommon
  • debutcommon
  • clubscommon
  • breadcommon
  • boundcommon
  • bonuscommon
  • badlycommon
  • labelcommon
  • boostcommon
  • buddycommon
  • rugbycommon
  • benchcommon
  • bandscommon
  • beguncommon
  • bearscommon
  • bluescommon
  • boxescommon
  • billycommon

The words, common first

Starting with A 50

abaca abaci aback abaft abaka abamp abase abash abate abbas abbes abbey abbot abeam abele abets abhor abide abler ables abmho abode abohm aboil aboma aboon abort about above abris abuse abuts abuzz abyes abysm abyss acerb adobe adobo albas album alibi amber ambit amble ambos ambry ameba arbor ardeb

Starting with B 582

babes backs bacon badge badly bagel baggy baked baker balls banco bands bangs banjo banks barge barks barns baron barre basal based bases basic basil basin basis batch bates bathe baths baton bayou beach beads beams beans beard bears beast beats beech beers beets began begin begun beige being belle bells belly below belts bench bends benny berry berth beset bible bigot biker bikes bills billy binds binge bingo birch birds birth bison bites black blade blame bland blank blast blaze bleak bleed bleep blend bless blind blink bliss blitz block bloke blond blood bloom blown blows blues bluff blunt blush board boast boats bobby bogus boils bolts bombs bonds bones bonus booed books booms boost booth boots booty booze bored borne bosom bound bouts bowed bowel bower bowls boxed boxer boxes brace braid brain brake brand brass brave bravo brawl bread break breed brent bribe brick bride brief brill brine bring brink brisk brits britt broad brock broke brood brook broom broth brown brows brunt brush brute bucks buddy budge buffs buffy buggy build built bulbs bulge bulky bulls bully bumps bumpy bunch bunny burke burns burnt burst buses busts butch butte buyer bytes

Plus 387 rarer words — the filter above shows them all.

Starting with C 39

cabal cabby caber cabin cable cabob carbo carbs carob cebid ceiba celeb chimb chubs cibol climb clomb clubs cobbs cobby cobia coble cobra combe combo combs coomb corby crabs cribs crumb cubby cubeb cubed cuber cubes cubic cubit curbs

Starting with D 23

darbs daube daubs dauby debar debit debts debug debut debye demob derby dhobi dobby dobie dobla dobra doubt drabs dribs drubs dumbs dweeb

Starting with E 11

ebbed ebbet ebons ebony elbow embar embay embed ember embow exurb

Starting with F 9

fable fiber fibre flabs flubs flyby forbs forby fubsy

Starting with G 22

gabby gable gamba gambe gambs garbs gibed giber gibes gleba glebe globe globs goban gobos gombo grabs grebe grubs gumbo gybed gybes

Starting with H 8

habit habus hebes herbs herby hobby hobos hubby

Starting with I 6

iambi iambs imbed imbue inbye isbas

Starting with J 11

jabot jambe jambs jebel jibbs jibed jiber jibes jubas jubes jumbo

Starting with K 15

kabab kabar kabob kbars kebab kebar kebob kerbs kibbe kibbi kibei kibes kibla knobs krubi

Starting with L 23

label labia labor labra lambs lamby leben libel liber libra libri limba limbi limbo limbs limby lobar lobby lobed lobes lobos looby lubes

Starting with M 5

mabes mamba mambo maybe mbira

Starting with N 11

nabes nabis nabob nawab nimbi nobby noble nobly nubby nubia numbs

Starting with O 18

obeah obeli obese obeys obias obits objet oboes obole oboli obols omber ombre orbed orbit oribi outby oxbow

Starting with P 7

pibal plebe plebs plumb probe pubic pubis

Starting with R 29

rabat rabbi rabic rabid rebar rebbe rebec rebel rebid rebop rebus rebut rebuy redub rehab rhomb rhumb ribby ribes robed robes robin roble robot rubes ruble rubus rugby rumba

Starting with S 37

sabed saber sabes sabin sabir sable sabot sabra sabre sahib samba scabs scrub scuba sebum shrub sibbs sibyl slabs slobs slubs slurb snibs snobs snubs sober sorbs squab squib stabs stobs stubs subah subas suber swabs swobs

Starting with T 25

tabby taber tabes tabid tabla table taboo tabor tabun tabus thebe throb thumb tibia tombs tribe tsuba tubae tubal tubas tubby tubed tuber tubes turbo

Starting with U 12

umbel umber umbos umbra unban unbar unbid unbox upbow upbye urban urbia

Starting with V 2

verbs vibes

Starting with W 4

webby weber wombs womby

Starting with X 1

xebec

Starting with Y 2

yerba yobbo

Starting with Z 6

zebec zebra zebus zibet zineb zombi

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Questions people ask

How many five-letter words contain B?

Our list has 958. 288 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.

What are the most common five-letter words that contain B?

ABOUT, BEING, BASED, BLACK, MAYBE — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.

What is the best Wordle guess that contains B?

BEARS. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.4 green and 1.25 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.