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Words containing AB

Words that have the letters AB in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 4,960 playable words containing AB in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is SQUEEZABILITY, worth 34 points.

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Popular words containing AB

JUSTIFIABLY27
OBJECTIONABLE27
JUSTIFIABLE25
RECOGNIZABLE25
CONCEIVABLY23
QUESTIONABLE23
UNBELIEVABLY23
UNCOMFORTABLE23
COMFORTABLY22
ABBREVIATING21
ABBREVIATIONS21
CONCEIVABLE21
ENJOYABLE21
EXECUTABLE21
PROGRAMMABLE21
UNACCEPTABLE21
UNBELIEVABLE21
UNPREDICTABLE21

Highest-scoring words containing AB

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

SQUEEZABILITY34
SQUEEZABILITIES34
JABBERWOCKY33
JABBERWOCKIES33
UNEQUIVOCABLY33
HYPNOTIZABILITY33
COMPUTERIZABLE31
UNOBJECTIONABLE30
UNJUSTIFIABLY30
HYPEREXCITABLE30
JUSTIFIABILITY30
UNRECOGNIZABLY30

2-letter words containing AB (1)

3-letter words containing AB (13)

ABA5
ABS5
ABY7
CAB7
DAB6
GAB6
JAB13
KAB8
LAB5
NAB5
SAB5
TAB5
WAB8

4-letter words containing AB (40)

ABAS6
ABBA8
ABBE8
ABED7
ABET6
ABLE6
ABLY8
ABRI6
ABUT7
ABYE8
ABYS8
BABA8
BABE8
BABU9
BABY10
BLAB8
CABS8
CRAB8
DABS7
DRAB7
FLAB9
GABS7
GABY9
GRAB7
HABU9
JABS14
KABS9
LABS6
MABE8
NABE6
NABS6
SABE6
SABS6
SCAB8
SLAB6
STAB6
SWAB9
TABS6
TABU7
WABS9

5-letter words containing AB (102)

ABACK12
ABAFT10
ABAMP11
ABASE7
ABASH9
ABATE7
ABBEY11
ABBOT9
ABEAM9
ABETS7
ABHOR9
ABIDE8
ABLER7
ABMHO11
ABODE8
ABOHM11
ABORT7
ABOUT8
ABOVE11
ABUSE8
ABUTS8
ABUZZ24
ABYSS9
BABEL9
BABES9
BABKA12
BLABS9
CABAL9
CABBY13
CABIN9
CABLE9
CRABS9
DRABS8
FABLE10
GABBY12
GABLE8
GRABS8
HABIT9
JABOT15
KABAB12
KABOB12
KEBAB12
LABEL7
LABIA7
LABOR7
NABOB9
RABBI9
RABID8
REHAB9
SABER7
SABLE7
SABRE7
SCABS9
SLABS7
SQUAB16
STABS7
SWABS10
TABBY11
TABLE7
TABOO7

The 60 most common shown, 42 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing AB (209)

ABACUS11
ABATED9
ABATES8
ABBEYS12
ABBOTS10
ABDUCT12
ABHORS10
ABIDES9
ABJECT18
ABLAZE16
ABLEST8
ABOARD9
ABODES9
ABORTS8
ABOUND10
ABROAD9
ABRUPT11
ABSENT8
ABSORB10
ABSURD10
ABUSED10
ABUSER9
ABUSES9
ARABLE8
BABBLE12
BABIED11
BABIES10
BABOON10
CABBED13
CABINS10
CABLED11
CABLES10
CRABBY14
DABBED12
DABBLE11
ENABLE8
FABLES11
FABRIC13
FLABBY15
GABBED12
GABLES9
HABITS10
JABBED19
JABBER18
LABELS8
LABOUR9
LIABLE8
NABBED11
PREFAB13
RABBIS10
RABBIT10
RABBLE10
SHABBY14
STABLE8
TABBED11
TABLED9
TABLES8
UNABLE9
USABLE9
VIABLE12

The 60 most common shown, 149 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing AB (408)

ABANDON10
ABDOMEN12
ABDUCTS13
ABILITY11
ABOLISH11
ABORTED10
ABSCOND12
ABSENCE11
ABSOLVE13
ABSORBS11
ABUSING11
ABUSIVE14
ABYSMAL13
AFFABLE15
AFFABLY17
AMIABLY13
BABBLED14
BABBLES13
BABYING14
BABYISH15
BLABBED14
CABBAGE14
CABBING14
CABINET11
CABLING12
CAPABLE13
CAPABLY15
CRABBED14
CRYBABY17
CURABLE12
DABBING13
DABBLED13
DABBLES12
DISABLE10
DRABBER12
ENABLED10
ENABLES9
FABRICS14
FIXABLE18
GABBING13
GRABBED13
GRABBER12
INHABIT11
JABBERS19
JABBING20
LABELED10
LIVABLE13
LOVABLE13
MACABRE13
MOVABLE15
NOTABLE9
NOTABLY11
PAYABLE13
PREFABS14
RABBITS11
SCABBED14
SIZABLE17
SWABBED15
TAXABLE15
TAXICAB17

The 60 most common shown, 348 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing AB (754)

ABANDONS11
ABDUCTED15
ABNORMAL12
ABORTING11
ABORTIVE14
ABRASIVE14
ABRUPTLY15
ABSOLUTE11
ABSOLVED15
ABSOLVES14
ABSORBED13
ABSTRACT12
ABSURDLY14
ALPHABET14
AMICABLY16
ARGUABLE12
ARGUABLY14
BABBLING15
BLABBING15
CABBAGES15
CRABBING15
CULPABLE15
DATABASE11
DISABLED12
DISABLES11
ENABLING11
FABULOUS15
FLABBIER15
GRABBING14
INHABITS12
JABBERED21
LABELING11
LABELLED11
MEGABYTE15
MOVABLES16
PALPABLY16
PORTABLE12
PROBABLE14
PROBABLY16
PROVABLE16
PROVABLY18
READABLE11
RELIABLE10
RELIABLY12
SABOTAGE11
SCABBING15
SHABBILY16
SIZEABLE18
SQUABBLE21
SUITABLE11
SUITABLY13
SWABBING16
TAXICABS18
UNSTABLE11
UNUSABLE12
VAGABOND16
VALUABLE15
VARIABLE14
WASHABLE15
WORKABLE16

The 60 most common shown, 694 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing AB (652)

ABANDONED13
ABDICATED15
ABDUCTING16
ABILITIES11
ABOLISHED14
ABOLISHES13
ABOLITION11
ABRASIVES15
ABSOLVING16
ABSORBING14
ADMIRABLE14
ADMIRABLY16
ADVISABLE16
ALLOWABLE14
AVAILABLE15
AVOIDABLE16
BREAKABLE16
CRYBABIES17
DATABASES12
DEBATABLE14
DESIRABLE12
DISABLING13
ELABORATE11
ENJOYABLE21
EQUITABLE20
ESTABLISH13
EXCITABLE19
EXCUSABLE20
FABRICATE16
FAVORABLE18
FAVORABLY20
FLABBIEST16
FLAMMABLE18
IMMOVABLE19
INABILITY13
INCAPABLE15
INHABITED14
JABBERING22
LABELLING12
LIABILITY13
MEGABYTES16
MEMORABLE15
MEMORABLY17
MISERABLE13
MISERABLY15
NAVIGABLE16
PREFABBED19
REMOVABLE17
SQUABBLED23
SQUABBLES22
STABILITY13
STABILIZE19
TIMETABLE13
TURNTABLE12
VAGABONDS17
VALUABLES16
VARIABLES15
VEGETABLE16
VIABILITY17
WASHABLES16

The 60 most common shown, 592 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing AB (663)

ABANDONING14
ABBREVIATE18
ABNORMALLY16
ABOLISHING15
ABOVEBOARD19
ABSOLUTELY15
ACCEPTABLE18
ACCEPTABLY20
ACHIEVABLE20
ADJUSTABLE22
AFFORDABLE19
ALPHABETIC18
APPLICABLE18
BELIEVABLE18
CAPABILITY18
CHARITABLE16
COMPARABLE18
DETECTABLE15
DISPOSABLE15
EXECUTABLE21
EXPANDABLE21
EXPENDABLE21
EXPLICABLE22
IMPECCABLE20
IMPROBABLE18
IMPROBABLY20
INEVITABLE16
INEVITABLY18
INEXORABLY20
INHABITANT14
INHABITING15
INVALUABLE17
INVARIABLY18
LABORATORY14
NEGOTIABLE13
NOTICEABLE14
NOTICEABLY16
OBTAINABLE14
PREFABBING20
PREFERABLE17
PREFERABLY19
PRESUMABLY19
PROFITABLE17
REASONABLE12
REASONABLY14
REMARKABLE17
REMARKABLY19
REPEATABLE14
ROUNDABOUT15
SQUABBLING24
STABILIZED21
STABILIZES20
UNBEARABLE15
UNREADABLE14
UNRELIABLE13
UNSUITABLE14
UNWORKABLE19
VEGETABLES17
VOCABULARY21
VULNERABLE17

The 60 most common shown, 603 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing AB (593)

ABBREVIATED20
ABBREVIATES19
ABNORMALITY17
ABSTRACTION15
ACCOUNTABLE18
APPRECIABLE19
BELABOURING17
COMFORTABLE20
COMFORTABLY22
COMMENDABLE20
CONCEIVABLE21
CONCEIVABLY23
CONSUMABLES18
DESCRIBABLE18
DESTABILIZE22
ESTABLISHED16
ESTABLISHES15
EXPENDABLES22
FABRICATING19
FABRICATION18
FASHIONABLE18
FASHIONABLY20
FORESEEABLE16
IMPREGNABLE18
INADVISABLE18
INDEFINABLE17
INESCAPABLE17
INEXCUSABLE22
INFLAMMABLE20
INHABITANTS15
INVARIABLES17
IRREVOCABLE19
IRREVOCABLY21
JUSTIFIABLE25
JUSTIFIABLY27
PORTABILITY17
PRACTICABLE19
PREDICTABLE18
PREDICTABLY20
PREVENTABLE19
PROBABILITY19
RECOVERABLE19
REGRETTABLY16
RELIABILITY15
RESPECTABLE17
RESPECTABLY19
SERVICEABLE19
STABILIZING22
SUITABILITY16
THEREABOUTS16
UNAVAILABLE18
UNAVOIDABLE19
UNBREAKABLE19
UNDECIDABLE18
UNDESIRABLE15
UNFAVORABLE21
UNSPEAKABLE19
UNTHINKABLE19
VAGABONDING20
WHEREABOUTS19

The 60 most common shown, 533 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing AB (497)

ABBREVIATING21
ABBREVIATION20
ABSTRACTIONS16
ALPHABETICAL20
APPROACHABLE22
ATTRIBUTABLE17
AVAILABILITY20
CAPABILITIES18
COLLABORATED17
COLLABORATES16
COLLABORATOR16
COMMUNICABLE23
CONSIDERABLE17
CONSIDERABLY19
DEMONSTRABLY19
DESIRABILITY17
DETERMINABLE17
DISAGREEABLY18
DISHONORABLE17
DISREPUTABLE18
ESTABLISHING17
FABRICATIONS19
IDENTIFIABLE18
IMMEASURABLE19
IMMEASURABLY21
IMPENETRABLE18
INAPPLICABLE20
INCALCULABLE19
INCOMPARABLE20
INDISPUTABLE18
INEXPLICABLE24
INEXPLICABLY26
INEXTRICABLY24
INHOSPITABLE18
INSUFFERABLE21
INTERMINABLY18
INVULNERABLE19
MONOSYLLABLE18
NONFLAMMABLE21
PROGRAMMABLE21
QUESTIONABLE23
RECHARGEABLE19
RECOGNIZABLE25
TRANSFERABLE17
UNACCEPTABLE21
UNACCEPTABLY23
UNANSWERABLE18
UNBELIEVABLE21
UNBELIEVABLY23
UNCHARITABLE19
UNEMPLOYABLE21
UNFORGIVABLE23
UNMISTAKABLE20
UNMISTAKABLY22
UNOBTAINABLE17
UNREASONABLE15
UNREASONABLY17
UNREMARKABLE20
UNREPEATABLE17
VOCABULARIES21

The 60 most common shown, 437 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

4,960 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.0%) are containing AB. Most of them, 754, have 8 letters. 612 start with AB, 40 end with it and 4,309 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing AB?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 4,960 words containing AB, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing AB?

SQUEEZABILITY, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SQUEEZABILITIES (34), JABBERWOCKY (33) and JABBERWOCKIES (33).

What are the most common words containing AB?

JUSTIFIABLY, OBJECTIONABLE, JUSTIFIABLE, RECOGNIZABLE, CONCEIVABLY and QUESTIONABLE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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