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Words containing B

Words that have the letter B anywhere in them: handy when a board square or a clue gives you one letter to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 25,638 playable words containing B in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points.

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Popular words containing B

JUSTIFIABLY27
OBJECTIONABLE27
PUBLICIZING27
SUBJECTIVE27
PUBLICIZED26
SUBSEQUENTLY26
EQUILIBRIUM25
JUSTIFIABLE25
OBJECTIVE25
PUBLICIZES25
RECOGNIZABLE25
COMPREHENSIBLE24
FLEXIBILITY24
PUBLICIZE24
SUBJECTING24
SUBSIDIZING24
AUTOBIOGRAPHY23
BUZZ23

Highest-scoring words containing B

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

SUBJECTIVIZING40
SUBJECTIVIZED39
SUBJECTIVIZES38
OXYPHENBUTAZONE38
SUBJECTIVIZE37
BENZODIAZEPINES36
EMBEZZLEMENTS35
BENZIMIDAZOLES35
BENZODIAZEPINE35
EMBEZZLEMENT34
BEZAZZES34
SHOWBIZZY34

2-letter words containing B (6)

3-letter words containing B (106)

BAA5
BAD6
BAG6
BAN5
BAR5
BAT5
BAY7
BED6
BEE5
BEG6
BET5
BIB7
BID6
BIG6
BIN5
BIT5
BOA5
BOB7
BOG6
BOO5
BOP7
BOW8
BOX11
BOY7
BRA5
BUD7
BUG7
BUM8
BUN6
BUS6
BUT6
BUY8
BYE7
CAB7
COB7
CUB8
DAB6
DUB7
EBB7
FIB8
FOB8
GAB6
GOB6
HUB8
JAB13
JIB13
JOB13
LAB5
LOB5
MOB7
NAB5
PUB8
RIB5
ROB5
RUB6
SOB5
SUB6
TAB5
TUB6
WEB8

The 60 most common shown, 46 rarer words not listed. All 3-letter words

4-letter words containing B (410)

BABY10
BACK11
BAGS7
BAKE9
BAND7
BANG7
BANK9
BARK9
BASH8
BATH8
BAUD8
BEAD7
BEAM8
BEDS7
BEEF9
BEEP8
BEND7
BIDS7
BIKE9
BIND7
BIRD7
BLEW9
BLOB8
BLOW9
BLUE7
BOBS8
BODY9
BOGS7
BOLD7
BOMB10
BOND7
BOOK9
BOOM8
BOTH8
BOUT7
BOWL9
BOYS8
BRED7
BUCK12
BUGS8
BULB9
BULK10
BULL7
BUMP11
BURN7
BURY9
BUSH9
BUSY9
BUYS9
BUZZ23
BYTE8
CLUB9
CRAB8
CUBE9
DUMB10
JOBS14
LIMB8
NUMB9
OBEY8
VERB10

The 60 most common shown, 350 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing B (956)

ABOVE11
ALBUM10
AMBER9
BACKS12
BADGE9
BADLY10
BAKED11
BAKES10
BANKS10
BARKS10
BASIC9
BATCH11
BATHS9
BEACH11
BEGUN9
BELOW10
BENCH11
BIBLE9
BIRTH9
BLACK12
BLAME9
BLANK10
BLINK10
BLOCK12
BLOWN10
BLOWS10
BLURB10
BOGUS9
BOMBS11
BOOKS10
BOUND9
BOXES13
BRAKE10
BRAVE11
BREAK10
BRICK12
BRIEF10
BROKE10
BROWN10
BRUSH10
BUCKS13
BUILD9
BULBS10
BUNCH12
BUYER10
BYTES9
CABLE9
CLIMB11
CLUBS10
CUBIC12
DEBUG10
DOUBT9
EMBED10
FIBER10
FIBRE10
HOBBY13
LOBBY11
MAYBE11
THUMB12
VERBS11

The 60 most common shown, 896 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing B (1,942)

ALBUMS11
BACKED14
BAFFLE14
BAKING12
BARKED12
BASHED11
BASKET11
BEAUTY11
BECAME12
BECOME12
BEFORE11
BEHALF13
BEHAVE14
BEHIND11
BELIEF11
BEWARE11
BEYOND11
BISHOP12
BLACKS13
BLAMED11
BLANKS11
BLOCKS13
BLOODY11
BOGGED11
BOMBED13
BOOKED12
BORROW11
BOUGHT12
BOUNCE11
BRAKES11
BRANCH12
BREACH12
BREAKS11
BREEZE16
BRICKS13
BRIGHT11
BROKEN11
BROWSE11
BUBBLE13
BUCKET14
BUDGET11
BUFFER15
BUYING12
BYPASS12
CLIMBS12
COMBAT12
FABRIC13
FORBID12
HEREBY12
HUMBLE13
HUMBLY15
MEMBER12
MUMBLE13
OBJECT18
PUBLIC13
SUBWAY14
SYMBOL12
VERBAL12
VIABLE12
WOMBAT13

The 60 most common shown, 1,882 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing B (3,256)

ABUSIVE14
ABYSMAL13
ANYBODY14
BACKING15
BACKLOG15
BAFFLED16
BAFFLES15
BAGGAGE12
BARKING13
BAROQUE18
BASHING12
BECAUSE12
BECOMES13
BEDROOM12
BEHAVED16
BEHAVES15
BELIEFS12
BELIEVE13
BELOVED14
BICYCLE15
BIZARRE17
BLOCKED15
BLOWING13
BOMBING14
BOOKING13
BRACKET14
BRIEFLY14
BROUGHT13
BROWSED13
BUFFERS16
BURYING13
CABBAGE14
CAPABLE13
CHAMBER15
CLIMBED14
COBBLER13
COMBINE13
EXHIBIT17
FORBADE13
FORBIDS13
GOODBYE13
GRABBED13
HUSBAND13
MAILBOX17
MEMBERS13
OBJECTS19
OBSERVE13
OBVIOUS14
PROBLEM13
PUBLISH14
QUIBBLE20
RUBBISH14
SUBJECT20
SUBWAYS15
SYMBOLS13
THEREBY13
TOBACCO13
VERBOSE13
VISIBLE13
WHEREBY16

The 60 most common shown, 3,196 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing B (4,436)

ALPHABET14
ARGUABLY14
ASSEMBLY14
BACKBONE17
BACKWARD19
BAFFLING17
BANKRUPT16
BATHROOM14
BECOMING15
BEHAVING17
BEHAVIOR16
BELIEVED15
BELIEVER14
BELIEVES14
BIBLICAL14
BICYCLES16
BILLFOLD14
BIRTHDAY15
BLOCKING16
BOOKSHOP17
BORROWED14
BOUNDARY14
BRACKETS15
BRANCHES14
BREAKING14
BRIGHTLY15
BROWSING14
BUFFERED18
CLIMBING15
COBBLERS14
COMBINED15
COMBINES14
CUPBOARD16
DEBUGGED15
DEBUGGER14
DOUBTFUL16
DRAWBACK19
EMBEDDED15
FEEDBACK19
FLEXIBLE19
FORCIBLY17
GRABBING14
HANDBOOK16
HARDBACK18
HORRIBLY14
KEYBOARD16
MEGABYTE15
NUMBERED14
OBJECTED21
OBSERVED15
PROBABLY16
PUBLICLY17
SOMEBODY15
SUBJECTS21
SYMBOLIC16
TEXTBOOK19
VALUABLE15
VERBALLY16
VERBATIM16
WORKABLE16

The 60 most common shown, 4,376 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing B (3,956)

ADVISABLE16
AMBIGUITY17
AMBIGUOUS16
AVAILABLE15
BACKSPACE20
BACKWARDS20
BACTERIUM16
BANDWAGON16
BANDWIDTH18
BASICALLY15
BEAUTIFUL16
BEHAVIOUR18
BELIEVERS15
BELIEVING16
BIOGRAPHY18
BLACKMAIL18
BOOKSHOPS18
BORROWING15
BRACKETED17
BREAKDOWN18
BREAKFAST17
BUFFERING19
CARDBOARD15
COMBINING16
DEBUGGING16
DESCRIBED15
DRAWBACKS20
EMBEDDING16
ENJOYABLE21
EVERYBODY20
FAVORABLE18
FORBIDDEN16
GIBBERISH16
IMBALANCE15
INCAPABLE15
INVISIBLE15
KEYBOARDS17
MEGABYTES16
MEMORABLE15
MISERABLY15
NEIGHBOUR15
OBJECTING22
OBJECTION21
OBJECTIVE25
OBNOXIOUS18
OBSCURITY16
OBSERVING16
OBVIOUSLY18
PAPERBACK20
PUBLICISE16
PUBLICITY18
PUBLICIZE24
PUBLISHED17
PUBLISHER16
PUBLISHES16
SUBJECTED23
SUBSCRIBE16
SUBSIDIZE21
TEXTBOOKS20
VEGETABLE16

The 60 most common shown, 3,896 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing B (3,304)

ABBREVIATE18
ABNORMALLY16
ACCEPTABLE18
ACCESSIBLE16
ALPHABETIC18
APPLICABLE18
BACKGROUND20
BEFOREHAND18
BELIEVABLE18
BENEFICIAL17
BLACKBOARD20
BRACKETING18
CAPABILITY18
CHARITABLE16
COMPARABLE18
COMPATIBLE18
CUMBERSOME19
DESCRIBING16
EXECUTABLE21
EXHIBITION20
FORBIDDING18
IMPOSSIBLE16
IMPROBABLE18
INCREDIBLY17
INEVITABLE16
INEVITABLY18
INFLEXIBLE21
INVALUABLE17
INVARIABLY18
MEMBERSHIP20
NEIGHBOURS16
NOTICEABLY16
OBJECTIONS22
OBSTRUCTED16
PREFERABLE17
PREFERABLY19
PRESCRIBED17
PRESCRIBES16
PRESUMABLY19
PROFITABLE17
PROHIBITED17
PUBLICISED18
PUBLICISES17
PUBLICIZED26
PUBLICIZES25
PUBLISHERS17
PUBLISHING18
REMARKABLE17
REMARKABLY19
REMEMBERED17
SUBJECTING24
SUBJECTIVE27
SUBSEQUENT22
SUBSIDIZED23
SUBSIDIZES22
UNWORKABLE19
UPBRINGING17
VEGETABLES17
VOCABULARY21
VULNERABLE17

The 60 most common shown, 3,244 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing B (2,560)

ABBREVIATED20
ABBREVIATES19
ABSTRACTION15
AMBIGUITIES17
ARBITRARILY15
ATTRIBUTING15
AUTOMOBILES16
BACKGROUNDS21
BEAUTIFULLY20
BRILLIANTLY15
BUREAUCRACY21
CELEBRATING16
COMBINATION17
COMFORTABLE20
COMFORTABLY22
CONCEIVABLE21
CONCEIVABLY23
CONTRIBUTED17
CONTRIBUTES16
CONTRIBUTOR16
CREDIBILITY18
DISTRIBUTED16
DISTURBANCE17
EMBARRASSED16
EQUILIBRIUM25
ESTABLISHED16
FASHIONABLE18
FEASIBILITY18
FLEXIBILITY24
FORESEEABLE16
IMPLAUSIBLE18
JUSTIFIABLE25
JUSTIFIABLY27
OBSERVATION17
OBSTRUCTING17
PERMISSIBLE17
PORTABILITY17
POSSIBILITY17
PRACTICABLE19
PREDICTABLE18
PRESCRIBING18
PROBABILITY19
PROHIBITING18
PUBLICATION18
PUBLICISING19
PUBLICIZING27
REGRETTABLY16
REMEMBERING18
RESEMBLANCE17
RESPECTABLE17
SUBSIDISING16
SUBSIDIZING24
SUBSTITUTED16
SUITABILITY16
SUSCEPTIBLE18
THEREABOUTS16
UNAMBIGUOUS19
UNAVAILABLE18
UNAVOIDABLE19
UNDOUBTEDLY19

The 60 most common shown, 2,500 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing B (1,866)

ABBREVIATING21
ABBREVIATION20
ALPHABETICAL20
AMBIDEXTROUS24
AVAILABILITY20
BACKTRACKING25
BIBLIOGRAPHY23
BIOCHEMISTRY22
BLACKJACKING33
BLACKTOPPING24
BREAKTHROUGH23
BROADCASTING18
CAPABILITIES18
CHATTERBOXES24
COMBINATIONS18
COMMUNICABLE23
CONSIDERABLE17
CONSIDERABLY19
CONTRIBUTING18
CONTRIBUTION17
CONTRIBUTORS17
DELIBERATELY17
DISTRIBUTING17
DISTRIBUTION16
DUMBFOUNDING24
EMBARRASSING17
EMBEZZLEMENT34
ESTABLISHING17
EXACERBATING23
FLAMBOYANTLY23
HONEYCOMBING23
HUMMINGBIRDS23
IMMOBILIZING27
INACCESSIBLE18
INCOMPATIBLE20
INDEFENSIBLE18
INEXPLICABLE24
INEXPLICABLY26
INEXTRICABLY24
LIBERALIZING23
MOBILIZATION24
MOCKINGBIRDS23
NEIGHBORHOOD20
NIGHTCLUBBED23
OBSERVATIONS18
PIGGYBACKING26
PROGRAMMABLE21
PUBLICATIONS19
QUARTERBACKS28
QUESTIONABLE23
RECOGNIZABLE25
SUBSCRIPTION19
SUBSEQUENTLY26
SUBSTITUTING17
SUBSTITUTION16
UNACCEPTABLE21
UNBELIEVABLE21
UNBELIEVABLY23
UNOBTAINABLE17
UNREASONABLE15

The 60 most common shown, 1,806 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

25,638 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (15.3%) are containing B. Most of them, 4,436, have 8 letters. 9,158 start with B, 242 end with it and 16,259 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 B?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 25,638 words containing B, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing B?

SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SUBJECTIVIZED (39), SUBJECTIVIZES (38) and OXYPHENBUTAZONE (38).

What are the most common words containing B?

JUSTIFIABLY, OBJECTIONABLE, PUBLICIZING, SUBJECTIVE, PUBLICIZED and SUBSEQUENTLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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