5-letter words with B

There are 958 five-letter words with B in our word list. 193 of them are common everyday words, such as ABOUT, BASED, BEING and ABOVE.

B is a common first letter but a rare last one. When B ends a word it often follows M and is silent, as in CLIMB, LAMB and THUMB.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

5-letter words (958)

Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

How many five-letter words with B are there?

Our word list has 958 five-letter words with B. 193 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words with B?

The most common are ABOUT, BASED, BEING, ABOVE, ALBUM and BEGAN.

Which five-letter word with B scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, ABUZZ scores 25 points, the most of any five-letter word with B in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are BEAST, ABUSE, BASED and BASIN.