5-Letter Words With A and B
Looking for five-letter words with A and B in them? There are 403 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like ABOUT, BASED, BLACK, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
Most common
- about7
- based8
- black13
- board8
- table7
- above10
- beach12
- basic9
- brand8
- album9
- cable9
- basis7
- maybe12
- break11
- label7
- began8
- urban7
- labor7
- abuse7
- brain7
All 403 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- banks 11
- adobe 8
- babes 9
- bears 7
- broad 8
- bands 8
- blank 11
- boats 7
- baker 11
- beast 7
- brass 7
- balls 7
- bread 8
- blade 8
- amber 9
- beads 8
- basin 7
- blast 7
- brake 11
- bases 7
- blame 9
- cabin 9
- batch 12
- beans 7
- rehab 10
- beats 7
- scuba 9
- badge 9
- samba 9
- baths 10
- bacon 9
- badly 11
- brave 10
- mambo 11
- arbor 7
- habit 10
- backs 13
- baked 12
- cobra 9
- baton 7
- abbey 12
- abide 8
- baron 7
- bates 7
- rabbi 9
- beard 8
- taboo 7
- beams 9
- zebra 16
- bravo 10
- basil 7
- blaze 16
- brace 9
- banjo 14
- barre 7
- basal 7
- grabs 8
- carbs 9
- fable 10
- bland 8
- abort 7
- sable 7
- abbas 9
- bayou 10
- lambs 9
- barge 8
- abode 8
- boast 7
- barns 7
- sabre 7
- banda 8
- banco 9
- bubba 11
- libra 7
- bangs 8
- abyss 10
- bleak 11
- bylaw 13
- crabs 9
- saber 7
- babel 9
- abbot 9
- braid 8
- slabs 7
- bally 10
- tabor 7
- bagel 8
- gable 8
- labia 7
- brava 10
- brant 7
- bales 7
- baits 7
- batik 11
- briar 7
- tibia 7
- rabid 8
- brawl 10
- tubal 7
- cabal 9
- tabby 12
- bathe 10
- balsa 7
- abate 7
- brash 10
- alibi 7
- betta 7
- biota 7
- barks 11
- yerba 10
- beaux 14
- tabla 7
- baggy 12
- batty 10
- vocab 12
- rumba 9
- basso 7
- sabin 7
- bursa 7
- bazar 16
- beano 7
- sahib 10
- rabat 7
- taber 7
- barca 9
- brats 7
- gabby 13
- brads 8
- swabs 10
- umbra 9
- bloat 7
- bream 9
- betas 7
- belay 10
- dobra 8
- hijab 17
- bards 8
- rebar 7
- barbs 9
- aback 13
- carbo 9
- stabs 7
- byway 16
- baldy 11
- banal 7
- balms 9
- ables 7
- kebab 13
- ambit 9
- limba 9
- bandy 11
- bares 7
- balmy 12
- unban 7
- boars 7
- begat 8
- brawn 10
- batts 7
- bared 8
- blain 7
- bogan 8
- bassi 7
- sabra 7
- bakes 11
- mamba 11
- borax 14
- fubar 10
- abhor 10
- gamba 10
- bawdy 14
- beaut 7
- carob 9
- baler 7
- brags 8
- bails 7
- beaks 11
- banns 7
- bleat 7
- amble 9
- sabot 7
- ceiba 9
- sambo 9
- belga 8
- scabs 9
- abled 8
- bulla 7
- barbe 9
- abuts 7
- ambos 9
- abuzz 25
- bahts 10
- nubia 7
- baste 7
- banes 7
- tubas 7
- brach 12
- sabes 7
- boral 7
- beady 11
- barer 7
- abaya 10
- sabal 7
- abaca 9
- blase 7
- burka 11
- baled 8
- tabid 8
- barmy 12
- adobo 8
- cobia 9
- kabob 13
- blahs 10
- balas 7
- bwana 10
- tabus 7
- bated 8
- boras 7
- abele 7
- balks 11
- baser 7
- cabby 14
- nawab 10
- burqa 16
- kabar 11
- braze 16
- bawls 10
- bunya 10
- botas 7
- buras 7
- jambs 16
- buran 7
- braes 7
- debar 8
- squab 16
- blare 7
- baize 16
- mbira 9
- caber 9
- lobar 7
- sabir 7
- bolas 7
- braza 16
- baric 9
- tsuba 7
- bassy 10
- garbs 8
- bairn 7
- yabby 15
- basks 11
- abets 7
- kabab 13
- brans 7
- baulk 11
- bract 9
- abler 7
- abase 7
- barny 10
- nabob 9
- brays 10
- jambe 16
- tabun 7
- abbes 9
- brank 11
- balky 14
- boyar 10
- brail 7
- embar 9
- bialy 10
- beaky 14
- babka 13
- jabot 14
- babul 9
- barfs 10
- beaus 7
- abris 7
- bhang 11
- barky 14
- babas 9
- bolar 7
- abaft 10
- daube 8
- bacca 11
- nabis 7
- abeam 9
- baboo 9
- drabs 8
- ambry 12
- baddy 12
- gambe 10
- bayed 11
- barde 8
- binal 7
- baith 10
- boart 7
- abaci 9
- abaka 11
- abamp 11
- abash 10
- abmho 12
- abohm 12
- aboil 7
- aboma 9
- aboon 7
- abyes 10
- abysm 12
- acerb 9
- albas 7
- ameba 9
- ardeb 8
- baaed 8
- baals 7
- babus 9
- baffs 13
- baffy 16
- baiza 16
- balds 8
- baned 8
- banty 10
- barms 9
- barye 10
- basts 7
- battu 7
- bauds 8
- bawds 11
- bawty 13
- bazoo 16
- beamy 12
- becap 11
- bemas 9
- biali 7
- bimah 12
- bimas 9
- blabs 9
- blaff 13
- blams 9
- blate 7
- blats 7
- blawn 10
- blaws 10
- blear 7
- bohea 10
- boyla 10
- braky 14
- bravi 10
- braws 10
- braxy 17
- bubal 9
- bunas 7
- cabob 11
- darbs 8
- daubs 8
- dauby 11
- debag 9
- dobla 8
- embay 12
- flabs 10
- gambs 10
- gleba 8
- goban 8
- habus 10
- iambi 9
- iambs 9
- isbas 7
- jubas 14
- kbars 11
- kebar 11
- kibla 11
- labra 7
- lamby 12
- mabes 9
- nabes 7
- obeah 10
- obias 7
- pibal 9
- rabic 9
- sabed 8
- sobas 7
- subah 10
- subas 7
- tabes 7
- tubae 7
- unbar 7
- urbia 7
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with A and B in them?
There are 403 five-letter words with A and B in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are ABOUT, BASED, BLACK.
What are common five-letter words with A and B in them?
ABOUT, BASED, BLACK, BOARD, TABLE are the most frequently used. The full list of 403 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.