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Words containing NB

Words that have the letters NB 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 445 playable words containing NB in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is NONBARBITURATES. The highest-scoring is OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points.

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Popular words containing NB

UNBELIEVABLY23
UNBELIEVABLE21
UNBALANCED16
UNBEARABLE15
RAINBOW12
UNBIASED12
PAWNBROKERS21
PAWNBROKER20
UNBLOCKING19
UNBREAKABLE19
GREENBACKS18
UNBECOMING18
UNBELIEVERS18
UNBLOCKED18
GREENBACK17
UNBEARABLY17
UNBELIEVER17
UNBURDENING17

Highest-scoring words containing NB

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

OXYPHENBUTAZONE38
UNBOWDLERIZED29
DIEFFENBACHIAS27
DIEFFENBACHIA26
UNBAPTIZED24
NONBIOGRAPHICAL24
UNBELIEVABLY23
PAWNBROKINGS23
GREENBACKISMS23
UNBEAUTIFULLY23
UNBELIEVINGLY23
UNBUREAUCRATIC23

4-letter words containing NB (2)

INBY8
UNBE7

5-letter words containing NB (5)

INBYE9
UNBAN8
UNBAR8
UNBID9
UNBOX14

6-letter words containing NB (17)

BONBON10
HENBIT10
INBORN8
INBRED9
KANBAN11
SUNBOW12
UNBANS9
UNBARS9
UNBEAR9
UNBELT9
UNBEND10
UNBENT9
UNBIND10
UNBOLT9
UNBORN9
UNBRED10
UNBUSY12

7-letter words containing NB (55)

BEANBAG12
BONBONS11
FINBACK17
GUNBOAT11
HENBANE11
HENBITS11
INBEING10
INBOARD10
INBOUND11
INBREDS10
INBREED10
INBUILT10
INBURST10
KANBANS12
MOONBOW14
NONBANK12
NONBODY12
NONBOOK12
ONBOARD10
PINBALL11
PINBONE11
RAINBOW12
RUNBACK15
SUNBACK15
SUNBATH12
SUNBEAM12
SUNBELT10
SUNBIRD11
SUNBOWS13
SUNBURN11
TANBARK12
UNBAKED14
UNBASED11
UNBATED11
UNBEARS10
UNBELTS10
UNBENDS11
UNBINDS11
UNBLEST10
UNBLOCK15
UNBOLTS10
UNBONED11
UNBOSOM12
UNBOUND12
UNBOWED14
UNBOXED17
UNBOXES16
UNBRACE12
UNBRAID11
UNBRAKE13
UNBROKE13
UNBUILD12
UNBUILT11
UNBULKY16
UNBURNT11

8-letter words containing NB (97)

BEANBAGS13
CHINBONE14
CORNBALL12
DOWNBEAT14
FINBACKS18
GREENBUG13
GUNBOATS12
HORNBEAM14
HORNBOOK15
HYMNBOOK19
INBOARDS11
INBREEDS11
IRONBARK13
JOHNBOAT20
MOONBEAM14
MOONBOWS15
NONBANKS13
NONBLACK15
NONBOOKS13
OVENBIRD15
RAINBOWS13
RUNBACKS16
SHINBONE12
STEENBOK13
STEINBOK13
SUNBAKED15
SUNBATHE13
SUNBATHS13
SUNBEAMS13
SUNBEAMY15
SUNBLOCK16
SUNBURNS12
TANBARKS13
TWINBORN13
UNBACKED17
UNBARBED14
UNBARRED12
UNBATHED14
UNBEATEN11
UNBELIEF14
UNBENDED13
UNBIASED12
UNBIDDEN13
UNBLAMED14
UNBLOCKS16
UNBLOODY14
UNBOLTED12
UNBOSOMS13
UNBOUGHT15
UNBOUNCY16
UNBOXING18
UNBRACED14
UNBRAKED15
UNBRAKES14
UNBREECH15
UNBRIGHT14
UNBROKEN14
UNBUCKLE17
UNBURDEN13
UNBUTTON12

The 60 most common shown, 37 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing NB (88)

CHINBONES15
CORNBALLS13
CORNBREAD14
CRANBERRY15
DOWNBEATS15
DOWNBURST16
GREENBACK17
GREENBUGS14
HORNBEAMS15
HORNBOOKS16
HYMNBOOKS20
INBOUNDED14
IRONBARKS14
JOHNBOATS21
MOONBEAMS15
NONBELIEF14
NONBLACKS16
NONBUYING15
OVENBIRDS16
SHINBONES13
SIGNBOARD13
SPOONBILL13
STEENBOKS14
STEINBOKS14
SUNBATHED15
SUNBATHER14
SUNBATHES14
SUNBLOCKS17
SUNBONNET12
SUNBURNED14
THORNBACK18
THORNBUSH16
TWINBERRY16
UNBALANCE14
UNBANDAGE14
UNBARRING13
UNBEKNOWN18
UNBELIEFS15
UNBELOVED17
UNBEMUSED16
UNBENDING14
UNBINDING14
UNBLOCKED18
UNBOLTING13
UNBOOKISH17
UNBOSOMED15
UNBOUNDED15
UNBRACING15
UNBRAKING16
UNBRANDED14
UNBRIDGED15
UNBRIDLED14
UNBRIEFED16
UNBRUSHED16
UNBUCKLED19
UNBUCKLES18
UNBUDGING16
UNBUNDLED15
UNBURDENS14
UNBUTTONS13

The 60 most common shown, 28 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing NB (72)

BUTTONBALL15
BUTTONBUSH18
CANNONBALL14
CORNBREADS15
DOWNBURSTS17
GREENBACKS18
HORNBLENDE15
INBOUNDING15
INBREATHED15
INBREEDING14
LOGANBERRY15
NONBANKING16
NONBELIEFS15
PANBROILED15
PAWNBROKER20
ROWANBERRY17
SIGNBOARDS14
SPOONBILLS14
SPUNBONDED17
SUNBATHERS15
SUNBATHING16
SUNBONNETS13
SUNBURNING15
THORNBACKS19
TURNBUCKLE19
UNBALANCED16
UNBALANCES15
UNBANDAGED16
UNBANDAGES15
UNBAPTIZED24
UNBARBERED16
UNBEARABLE15
UNBEARABLY17
UNBEATABLE15
UNBEATABLY17
UNBECOMING18
UNBEHOLDEN16
UNBELIEVER17
UNBENDABLE16
UNBIBLICAL17
UNBLEACHED18
UNBLENCHED18
UNBLINKING17
UNBLOCKING19
UNBLOODIED15
UNBLUSHING17
UNBOSOMING16
UNBRAIDING15
UNBRANCHED18
UNBREECHED18
UNBREECHES17
UNBRIDLING15
UNBUCKLING20
UNBUDGETED17
UNBUFFERED21
UNBUILDING16
UNBUNDLING16
UNBURDENED16
UNBURNABLE16
UNBUTTONED15

The 60 most common shown, 12 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing NB (49)

BOYSENBERRY19
BUTTONBALLS16
CANNONBALLS15
CRANBERRIES15
GREENBACKER19
GREENBRIERS14
HEREINBELOW18
HORNBLENDES16
HORNBLENDIC18
INBREATHING16
INBREEDINGS15
LINGONBERRY16
NONBELIEVER17
NONBOTANIST13
NONBREEDERS14
NONBREEDING15
NONBUILDING16
NONBURNABLE16
NONBUSINESS14
PANBROILING16
PAWNBROKERS21
PAWNBROKING22
RAINBOWLIKE19
SALMONBERRY17
THORNBUSHES18
TRAINBEARER13
TURNBUCKLES20
TWINBERRIES16
UNBALANCING17
UNBALLASTED15
UNBANDAGING17
UNBEAUTIFUL19
UNBEKNOWNST20
UNBELIEVERS18
UNBELIEVING19
UNBESEEMING17
UNBLEMISHED19
UNBONNETING15
UNBRACKETED20
UNBREAKABLE19
UNBREECHING19
UNBRILLIANT14
UNBUDGEABLE19
UNBUDGEABLY21
UNBUDGINGLY20
UNBUILDABLE18
UNBURDENING17
UNBUTTONING16
VINBLASTINE17

12-letter words containing NB (30)

BETWEENBRAIN19
BUTTONBUSHES20
CANNONBALLED17
GREENBACKERS20
GREENBACKISM22
HEREINBEFORE19
LOGANBERRIES15
NONBACTERIAL16
NONBELIEVERS18
NONBIOLOGIST15
NONBOTANISTS14
NONBREAKABLE19
NONBREATHING17
NONBREEDINGS16
NONBROADCAST17
NONBUILDINGS17
PAWNBROKINGS23
ROWANBERRIES17
TRAINBEARERS14
UNBARRICADED19
UNBECOMINGLY22
UNBELIEVABLE21
UNBELIEVABLY23
UNBIASEDNESS16
UNBLINKINGLY21
UNBLUSHINGLY21
UNBREACHABLE21
UNBREATHABLE19
UNBRIDGEABLE19
VINBLASTINES18

How common are they?

445 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.27%) are containing NB. Most of them, 97, have 8 letters. 0 start with NB, 0 end with it and 445 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

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 NB?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 445 words containing NB, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing NB?

OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: UNBOWDLERIZED (29), DIEFFENBACHIAS (27) and DIEFFENBACHIA (26).

What are the most common words containing NB?

UNBELIEVABLY, UNBELIEVABLE, UNBALANCED, UNBEARABLE, RAINBOW and UNBIASED. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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