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Words containing RB

Words that have the letters RB 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 1,423 playable words containing RB in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is ISOCARBOXAZIDS, worth 33 points.

  • PAPERBACK20
  • FORBIDDING18
  • DISTURBANCE17
  • FORBIDDEN16
  • VERBALLY16
  • VERBATIM16
  • ARBITRARILY15
  • DISTURBING15
  • ABSORBING14
  • DISTURBED14
  • ABSORBED13
  • ARBITRARY13
  • FORBADE13
  • FORBIDS13
  • VERBOSE13
  • DISTURBS12
  • FORBID12
  • GARBLING12

Highest-scoring words containing RB

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

  • ISOCARBOXAZIDS33
  • ISOCARBOXAZID32
  • QUARTERBACKING31
  • OVERBEJEWELED31
  • QUARTERBACKED30
  • HYPERBOLIZING30
  • MONOCARBOXYLIC30
  • HYPERBOLIZED29
  • KNICKERBOCKERS29
  • DECARBOXYLATING29
  • DECARBURIZATION29
  • SUBURBANIZATION29

3-letter words containing RB (3)

  • ARB5
  • ORB5
  • URB6

4-letter words containing RB (14)

  • ARBS6
  • BARB8
  • CARB8
  • CURB9
  • DARB7
  • FORB9
  • GARB7
  • HERB8
  • KERB9
  • ORBS6
  • ORBY8
  • SORB6
  • URBS7
  • VERB10

5-letter words containing RB (28)

  • ACERB9
  • ARBOR7
  • BARBE9
  • BARBS9
  • BLURB10
  • BURBS10
  • CARBO9
  • CARBS9
  • CORBY11
  • CURBS10
  • DARBS8
  • DERBY10
  • EXURB14
  • FORBS10
  • FORBY12
  • GARBS8
  • HERBS9
  • HERBY11
  • KERBS10
  • ORBED8
  • ORBIT7
  • SLURB8
  • SORBS7
  • TURBO8
  • URBAN8
  • URBIA8
  • VERBS11
  • YERBA9

6-letter words containing RB (74)

  • ABSORB10
  • ADVERB13
  • ARBORS8
  • ARBOUR9
  • BARBAL10
  • BARBED11
  • BARBEL10
  • BARBER10
  • BARBES10
  • BARBET10
  • BARBUT11
  • BICARB12
  • BLURBS11
  • BURBLE11
  • BURBLY13
  • BURBOT11
  • CARBON10
  • CARBOS10
  • CARBOY12
  • CORBAN10
  • CORBEL10
  • CORBIE10
  • CURBED12
  • CURBER11
  • DORBUG11
  • DURBAR10
  • ERBIUM11
  • EXURBS15
  • FERBAM13
  • FORBAD12
  • FORBID12
  • FORBYE13
  • GARBED10
  • GARBLE9
  • GERBIL9
  • HARBOR10
  • HERBAL10
  • HERBED11
  • JERBOA16
  • KERBED12
  • MARBLE10
  • MARBLY12
  • MORBID11
  • NEARBY10
  • ORBITS8
  • REVERB12
  • SORBET8
  • SORBIC10
  • SUBURB12
  • SUPERB11
  • TERBIC10
  • TURBAN9
  • TURBID10
  • TURBOT9
  • UNCURB12
  • URBANE9
  • VERBAL12
  • VERBID13
  • WARBLE11
  • YERBAS10

The 60 most common shown, 14 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing RB (125)

  • ABSORBS11
  • ACERBIC13
  • ADVERBS14
  • ARBITER9
  • ARBOURS10
  • ARBUTUS11
  • BARBELL11
  • BARBERS11
  • BARBING12
  • BOURBON12
  • BURBLED13
  • BURBLES12
  • CARBIDE12
  • CARBINE11
  • CARBONS11
  • CARBOYS13
  • COWHERB16
  • CURBING13
  • DERBIES10
  • DISTURB11
  • EXURBAN16
  • EXURBIA16
  • FORBADE13
  • FORBEAR12
  • FORBIDS13
  • FORBORE12
  • FURBISH15
  • GARBAGE11
  • GARBING11
  • GARBLED11
  • GARBLES10
  • GEARBOX16
  • GERBILS10
  • HARBORS11
  • HARBOUR12
  • HERBAGE12
  • JERBOAS17
  • KERBING13
  • MARBLED12
  • MARBLES11
  • ORBITAL9
  • ORBITED10
  • PARBOIL11
  • PERTURB12
  • PROVERB15
  • RHUBARB14
  • SHERBET11
  • SORBETS9
  • SUBURBS13
  • TURBANS10
  • TURBINE10
  • TURBOTS10
  • URBANER10
  • VERBALS13
  • VERBENA13
  • VERBIFY18
  • VERBOSE13
  • WARBLED13
  • WARBLER12
  • WARBLES12

The 60 most common shown, 65 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing RB (205)

  • ABSORBED13
  • ACERBITY14
  • AIRBORNE10
  • AIRBRUSH13
  • ARBITERS10
  • ARBOREAL10
  • BARBARIC14
  • BARBECUE15
  • BARBELLS12
  • BARBERED13
  • BARBERRY14
  • BURBLING14
  • CARBIDES13
  • CARBINES12
  • DISTURBS12
  • DOORBELL11
  • FORBEARS13
  • FORBORNE13
  • FURBELOW17
  • GARBANZO19
  • GARBLING12
  • HARBORED13
  • HARBOURS13
  • LARBOARD11
  • MARBLING13
  • MORBIDLY15
  • ORBITALS10
  • ORBITING11
  • OVERBEAR14
  • OVERBITE14
  • OVERBOOK17
  • OVERBORE14
  • PAPERBOY16
  • PARBOILS12
  • PASSERBY14
  • PERTURBS13
  • PROVERBS16
  • PURBLIND14
  • RHUBARBS15
  • RIVERBED15
  • SHERBETS12
  • SUBURBAN14
  • SUBURBIA14
  • SUPERBER13
  • SUPERBLY15
  • TURBINES11
  • TURBOJET19
  • UNDERBID13
  • URBANEST11
  • URBANISE11
  • URBANITY13
  • URBANIZE19
  • VERBALLY16
  • VERBATIM16
  • VERBENAS14
  • VERBIAGE15
  • WARBLERS13
  • WARBLING14
  • WATERBED14
  • YEARBOOK15

The 60 most common shown, 145 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing RB (237)

  • ABSORBENT13
  • ABSORBING14
  • ADVERBIAL16
  • ARBITRARY13
  • ARBITRATE11
  • ARBORETUM14
  • BARBARIAN13
  • BARBARISM15
  • BARBARITY15
  • BARBAROUS14
  • BARBECUED17
  • BARBECUES16
  • BARBERING14
  • CARBUNCLE16
  • CHARBROIL15
  • DISTURBED14
  • FORBIDDEN16
  • FURBISHED18
  • FURBISHES17
  • GARBANZOS20
  • GEARBOXES18
  • HAIRBRUSH16
  • HARBINGER14
  • HARBORING14
  • HARBOURED15
  • HERBICIDE16
  • HERBIVORE17
  • HYPERBOLA17
  • HYPERBOLE17
  • JITTERBUG21
  • LITTERBUG13
  • MORBIDITY16
  • MOTORBIKE16
  • NONVERBAL15
  • OVERBEARS15
  • OVERBITES15
  • OVERBLOWN18
  • OVERBOARD16
  • OVERBOOKS18
  • OVERBORNE15
  • PAPERBACK20
  • PAPERBOYS17
  • PARBOILED14
  • PERTURBED15
  • POWERBOAT16
  • REFURBISH17
  • RIVERBEDS16
  • STARBOARD12
  • SUBURBANS15
  • SUPERBEST14
  • TINDERBOX18
  • TURBOJETS20
  • TURBOPROP16
  • TURBULENT13
  • URBANIZED21
  • URBANIZES20
  • VERBALIZE23
  • VERBOSITY17
  • WATERBEDS15
  • YEARBOOKS16

The 60 most common shown, 177 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing RB (226)

  • ABSORBENCY18
  • ABSORBENTS14
  • ADVERBIALS17
  • AFTERBIRTH17
  • AIRBRUSHED16
  • AIRBRUSHES15
  • ARBITRATED13
  • ARBITRATES12
  • ARBITRATOR12
  • ARBORETUMS15
  • ARBORVITAE16
  • BARBARIANS14
  • BARBARISMS16
  • BARBECUING18
  • BARBERSHOP18
  • CARBONATED15
  • CARBUNCLES17
  • CARBURETOR15
  • CHARBROILS16
  • CHATTERBOX22
  • COLLARBONE14
  • COLORBLIND15
  • CUMMERBUND21
  • DISTURBING15
  • ELDERBERRY15
  • EXACERBATE20
  • EXORBITANT18
  • FIBERBOARD18
  • FLOORBOARD16
  • FORBEARING16
  • FORBIDDING18
  • FURBISHING19
  • GARBAGEMAN16
  • HARBINGERS15
  • HARBOURING16
  • HERBACEOUS17
  • HERBICIDES17
  • HERBIVORES18
  • HYPERBOLAS18
  • HYPERBOLIC20
  • JITTERBUGS22
  • LITTERBUGS14
  • MOTORBIKED18
  • MOTORBIKES17
  • OVERBOOKED20
  • OVERBURDEN18
  • PAPERBACKS21
  • PARBOILING15
  • PERTURBING16
  • POWERBOATS17
  • PROVERBIAL18
  • SHUTTERBUG17
  • SUBORBITAL15
  • TURBOPROPS17
  • TURBULENCE16
  • UNDERBELLY16
  • UNDERBRUSH17
  • URBANIZING22
  • VERBALIZED25
  • VERBALIZES24

The 60 most common shown, 166 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing RB (190)

  • AFTERBIRTHS18
  • AFTERBURNER17
  • AIRBRUSHING17
  • ARBITRARILY15
  • ARBITRATING14
  • ARBITRATION13
  • ARBITRATORS13
  • ARBORVITAES17
  • BARBARITIES15
  • BARBARIZING24
  • BARBAROUSLY18
  • BARBERSHOPS19
  • BARBITURATE16
  • BLUNDERBUSS18
  • CARBONATING16
  • CARBONATION15
  • CARBURETORS16
  • CARBURETTOR16
  • CARBURIZING25
  • CHARBROILED18
  • COLLARBONES15
  • CONURBATION16
  • CUMMERBUNDS22
  • DECARBURIZE25
  • DISTURBANCE17
  • EXACERBATED22
  • EXACERBATES21
  • EXORBITANCE21
  • FINGERBOARD18
  • FLOORBOARDS17
  • FORBEARANCE18
  • GINGERBREAD16
  • HAIRBREADTH18
  • HAIRBRUSHES18
  • HERBIVOROUS20
  • HYDROCARBON20
  • HYPERBOLIZE27
  • INTERBREEDS14
  • MORTARBOARD16
  • MOTHERBOARD18
  • MOTORBIKING19
  • OVERBALANCE19
  • OVERBEARING18
  • OVERBOOKING21
  • OVERBURDENS19
  • PEPPERBOXES25
  • QUARTERBACK27
  • REFURBISHED20
  • REFURBISHES19
  • REVERBERATE17
  • SHUTTERBUGS18
  • SUBURBANITE17
  • SUBURBANIZE25
  • THUNDERBOLT17
  • TINDERBOXES20
  • TURBULENTLY17
  • UNDISTURBED17
  • UNPERTURBED18
  • VERBALIZERS25
  • VERBALIZING26

The 60 most common shown, 130 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing RB (152)

  • AFTERBURNERS18
  • ARBORIZATION22
  • BARBITURATES17
  • CARBOHYDRATE21
  • CARBOXYLASES24
  • CARBOXYLATED25
  • CARBOXYLATES24
  • CARBURETTORS17
  • CHARBROILING19
  • CHATTERBOXES24
  • CHECKERBERRY25
  • CHECKERBOARD24
  • CONURBATIONS17
  • DECARBONIZED26
  • DECARBONIZER25
  • DECARBONIZES25
  • DECARBURIZED27
  • DECARBURIZES26
  • DEVERBATIVES23
  • DICARBOXYLIC27
  • DISTURBANCES18
  • DISTURBINGLY19
  • ELDERBERRIES15
  • EXACERBATING23
  • EXACERBATION22
  • EXORBITANTLY22
  • FINGERBOARDS19
  • FLUOROCARBON20
  • FORBIDDINGLY22
  • HAIRBREADTHS19
  • HEXOBARBITAL24
  • HYDROCARBONS21
  • HYPERBOLIZED29
  • HYPERBOLIZES28
  • JITTERBUGGED26
  • MORTARBOARDS17
  • MOTHERBOARDS19
  • NONABSORBENT16
  • OVERBALANCED21
  • OVERBALANCES20
  • OVERBLEACHED23
  • OVERBURDENED21
  • PERTURBATION17
  • PLASTERBOARD17
  • PROCARBAZINE26
  • PROVERBIALLY22
  • QUARTERBACKS28
  • REFURBISHING21
  • REVERBERATED19
  • REVERBERATES18
  • SCATTERBRAIN16
  • SUBURBANITES18
  • SUBURBANIZED27
  • SUBURBANIZES26
  • THUNDERBOLTS18
  • UNDERBELLIES16
  • UNDERBIDDING19
  • UNVERBALIZED28
  • URBANISATION15
  • URBANIZATION23

The 60 most common shown, 92 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,423 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.85%) are containing RB. Most of them, 237, have 9 letters. 0 start with RB, 36 end with it and 1,387 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 RB?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,423 words containing RB, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing RB?

ISOCARBOXAZIDS, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: ISOCARBOXAZID (32), QUARTERBACKING (31) and OVERBEJEWELED (31).

What are the most common words containing RB?

PAPERBACK, FORBIDDING, DISTURBANCE, FORBIDDEN, VERBALLY and VERBATIM. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Try the Daily Seven for a quick game: no download or sign-up.

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