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Words that start with AB

Looking for a word that begins with AB? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, grouped by length so you can find the one that fits. There are 612 playable words starting with AB in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is ABSQUATULATING, worth 27 points.

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Popular words starting with AB

ABBREVIATING21
ABBREVIATIONS21
ABBREVIATED20
ABBREVIATION20
ABBREVIATES19
ABBREVIATE18
ABNORMALLY16
ABOLISHING15
ABSOLUTELY15
ABSTRACTION15
ABANDONING14
ABOLISHED14
ABSORBING14
ABUSIVE14
ABANDONED13
ABOLISHES13
ABSORBED13
ABYSMAL13

Highest-scoring words starting with AB

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

ABSQUATULATING27
ABSQUATULATED26
ABSQUATULATES25
ABUZZ24
ABJECTNESSES24
ABSOLUTIZING24
ABSQUATULATE24
ABSOLUTIZED23
ABJECTLY22
ABJURATIONS22
ABJECTIONS22
ABJECTNESS22

2-letter words starting with AB (1)

3-letter words starting with AB (3)

ABA5
ABS5
ABY7

4-letter words starting with AB (11)

ABAS6
ABBA8
ABBE8
ABED7
ABET6
ABLE6
ABLY8
ABRI6
ABUT7
ABYE8
ABYS8

5-letter words starting with AB (36)

ABACA9
ABACI9
ABACK12
ABAFT10
ABAKA10
ABAMP11
ABASE7
ABASH9
ABATE7
ABBAS9
ABBES9
ABBEY11
ABBOT9
ABEAM9
ABELE7
ABETS7
ABHOR9
ABIDE8
ABLER7
ABLES7
ABMHO11
ABODE8
ABOHM11
ABOIL7
ABOMA9
ABOON7
ABORT7
ABOUT8
ABOVE11
ABRIS7
ABUSE8
ABUTS8
ABUZZ24
ABYES9
ABYSM11
ABYSS9

6-letter words starting with AB (61)

ABACAS10
ABACUS11
ABAKAS11
ABAMPS12
ABASED9
ABASER8
ABASES8
ABASIA8
ABATED9
ABATER8
ABATES8
ABATIS8
ABATOR8
ABBACY14
ABBESS10
ABBEYS12
ABBOTS10
ABDUCE12
ABDUCT12
ABELES8
ABELIA8
ABHORS10
ABIDED10
ABIDER9
ABIDES9
ABJECT18
ABJURE17
ABLATE8
ABLAUT9
ABLAZE16
ABLEST8
ABLINS8
ABLOOM10
ABLUSH11
ABMHOS12
ABOARD9
ABODED10
ABODES9
ABOHMS12
ABOLLA8
ABOMAS10
ABORAL8
ABORTS8
ABOUND10
ABOVES12
ABRADE9
ABROAD9
ABRUPT11
ABSEIL8
ABSENT8
ABSORB10
ABSURD10
ABULIA9
ABULIC11
ABUSED10
ABUSER9
ABUSES9
ABVOLT12
ABWATT11
ABYING11
ABYSMS12

7-letter words starting with AB (86)

ABALONE9
ABANDON10
ABASERS9
ABASHED12
ABASHES11
ABASING10
ABATING10
ABAXIAL15
ABAXILE15
ABBOTCY15
ABDOMEN12
ABDUCED14
ABDUCES13
ABDUCTS13
ABETTED10
ABETTER9
ABETTOR9
ABEYANT11
ABFARAD13
ABHENRY13
ABIDERS10
ABIDING11
ABIGAIL10
ABILITY11
ABIOTIC11
ABJURED19
ABJURER18
ABJURES18
ABLATED10
ABLAUTS10
ABLINGS10
ABLUENT10
ABLUTED11
ABODING11
ABOLISH11
ABOMASA11
ABOMASI11
ABORTED10
ABOUGHT13
ABOULIA10
ABOULIC12
ABOUNDS11
ABRADED11
ABRADER10
ABRADES10
ABREACT11
ABREAST9
ABRIDGE11
ABROACH13
ABSCESS11
ABSCISE11
ABSCOND12
ABSENCE11
ABSENTS9
ABSINTH11
ABSOLVE13
ABSORBS11
ABSTAIN9
ABSURDS11
ABUBBLE14
ABULIAS10
ABUSERS10
ABUSING11
ABUSIVE14
ABUTTAL10
ABUTTED11
ABUTTER10
ABVOLTS13
ABWATTS12
ABYSMAL13
ABYSSAL11
ABYSSES11

The 72 most common shown, 14 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

8-letter words starting with AB (107)

ABACUSES13
ABALONES10
ABAMPERE14
ABANDONS11
ABAPICAL14
ABASEDLY13
ABASHING13
ABATTOIR10
ABBACIES14
ABBESSES12
ABDICATE13
ABDOMENS13
ABDOMINA13
ABDUCENS14
ABDUCENT14
ABDUCING15
ABDUCTED15
ABDUCTOR14
ABELMOSK15
ABERRANT10
ABETTERS10
ABETTING11
ABETTORS10
ABEYANCE14
ABEYANCY16
ABFARADS14
ABHENRYS14
ABHORRED13
ABIDANCE13
ABJECTLY22
ABJURERS19
ABJURING20
ABLATIVE14
ABLUTION11
ABNEGATE11
ABNORMAL12
ABOMASUM15
ABOMASUS13
ABORTING11
ABORTIVE14
ABOUNDED13
ABRACHIA14
ABRADING12
ABRASION10
ABRASIVE14
ABRIDGED13
ABRIDGES12
ABROGATE11
ABRUPTER13
ABRUPTLY15
ABSCISED13
ABSCISSA12
ABSCONDS13
ABSENCES12
ABSENTED11
ABSENTEE10
ABSENTLY12
ABSINTHE12
ABSOLUTE11
ABSOLVED15
ABSOLVER14
ABSOLVES14
ABSORBED13
ABSTAINS10
ABSTRACT12
ABSTRUSE11
ABSURDER12
ABSURDLY14
ABUNDANT12
ABUSABLE13
ABUTMENT13
ABUTTING12

The 72 most common shown, 35 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words starting with AB (103)

ABAMPERES15
ABANDONED13
ABASEMENT13
ABASHMENT15
ABATEMENT13
ABATTOIRS11
ABBOTCIES15
ABDICABLE16
ABDICATED15
ABDICATES14
ABDICATOR14
ABDOMINAL14
ABDUCTING16
ABDUCTION15
ABDUCTORS15
ABELMOSKS16
ABERRANCY15
ABEYANCES15
ABHORRENT13
ABHORRING14
ABIDANCES14
ABIDINGLY15
ABILITIES11
ABIOGENIC14
ABJECTION21
ABLATIVES15
ABLUTIONS12
ABNEGATED13
ABNEGATES12
ABOIDEAUX19
ABOITEAUX18
ABOLISHED14
ABOLISHES13
ABOLITION11
ABOMINATE13
ABORIGINE12
ABOUNDING14
ABRACHIAS15
ABRADABLE14
ABRASIONS11
ABRASIVES15
ABREACTED14
ABRIDGING14
ABROGATED13
ABROGATES12
ABRUPTEST14
ABRUPTION14
ABSCESSED14
ABSCESSES13
ABSCISING14
ABSCISSAS13
ABSCONDED15
ABSCONDER14
ABSENTEES11
ABSENTING12
ABSOLUTES12
ABSOLVERS15
ABSOLVING16
ABSORBENT13
ABSORBING14
ABSTAINED12
ABSTAINER11
ABSTINENT11
ABSTRACTS13
ABSURDEST13
ABSURDISM15
ABSURDITY15
ABUILDING14
ABUNDANCE15
ABUSIVELY18
ABUTMENTS14
ABYSMALLY17

The 72 most common shown, 31 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words starting with AB (85)

ABACTERIAL14
ABANDONING14
ABASEMENTS14
ABASHMENTS16
ABATEMENTS14
ABBREVIATE18
ABDICATING16
ABDICATION15
ABDICATORS15
ABDUCENTES16
ABDUCTIONS16
ABDUCTORES16
ABERRANCES14
ABERRANTLY14
ABERRATION12
ABEYANCIES16
ABHORRENCE16
ABJECTIONS22
ABJECTNESS22
ABJURATION21
ABLATIVELY18
ABNEGATING14
ABNEGATION13
ABNORMALLY16
ABOLISHERS14
ABOLISHING15
ABOMINABLE16
ABOMINABLY18
ABOMINATED15
ABOMINATES14
ABOMINATOR14
ABORIGINAL13
ABORIGINES13
ABORTIVELY18
ABOVEBOARD19
ABRASIVELY18
ABREACTING15
ABREACTION14
ABRIDGMENT16
ABROGATING14
ABROGATION13
ABRUPTIONS15
ABRUPTNESS15
ABSCESSING15
ABSCONDERS15
ABSCONDING16
ABSOLUTELY15
ABSOLUTEST13
ABSOLUTION13
ABSOLUTISM15
ABSOLUTIVE17
ABSOLUTIZE21
ABSORBABLE16
ABSORBANCE16
ABSORBANCY18
ABSORBENCY18
ABSORBENTS14
ABSORPTION14
ABSORPTIVE18
ABSTAINERS12
ABSTAINING13
ABSTEMIOUS15
ABSTENTION12
ABSTINENCE14
ABSTRACTED15
ABSTRACTLY16
ABSTRICTED15
ABSTRUSELY15
ABSTRUSITY15
ABSURDISMS16
ABUNDANCES16
ABUNDANTLY16

The 72 most common shown, 13 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words starting with AB (56)

ABANDONMENT16
ABBREVIATED20
ABBREVIATES19
ABBREVIATOR19
ABDICATIONS16
ABDOMINALLY18
ABECEDARIAN16
ABERRANCIES15
ABERRATIONS13
ABHORRENCES17
ABHORRENTLY17
ABIOGENESES14
ABIOGENESIS14
ABIOGENISTS14
ABIOLOGICAL16
ABIOTICALLY17
ABJURATIONS22
ABLUTIONARY16
ABNEGATIONS14
ABNORMALITY17
ABOLISHABLE17
ABOLISHMENT17
ABOMINATING16
ABOMINATION15
ABOMINATORS15
ABORIGINALS14
ABOVEGROUND20
ABRACADABRA18
ABREACTIONS15
ABRIDGEMENT17
ABRIDGMENTS17
ABROGATIONS14
ABSCISSIONS15
ABSENTEEISM15
ABSOLUTIONS14
ABSOLUTISMS16
ABSOLUTISTS14
ABSOLUTIZED23
ABSOLUTIZES22
ABSORBANCES17
ABSORBINGLY18
ABSORPTANCE17
ABSORPTIONS15
ABSTENTIONS13
ABSTENTIOUS14
ABSTINENCES15
ABSTINENTLY15
ABSTRACTERS15
ABSTRACTEST15
ABSTRACTING16
ABSTRACTION15
ABSTRACTIVE19
ABSTRACTORS15
ABSTRICTING16
ABSURDITIES15
ABUSIVENESS18

12-letter words starting with AB (36)

ABANDONMENTS17
ABBREVIATING21
ABBREVIATION20
ABBREVIATORS20
ABECEDARIANS17
ABERRATIONAL14
ABJECTNESSES24
ABOLISHMENTS18
ABOLITIONARY16
ABOLITIONISM16
ABOLITIONIST14
ABOMINATIONS16
ABORIGINALLY17
ABORTIVENESS18
ABRACADABRAS19
ABRASIVENESS18
ABRIDGEMENTS18
ABRUPTNESSES17
ABSENTEEISMS16
ABSENTMINDED18
ABSOLUTENESS15
ABSOLUTISTIC17
ABSOLUTIZING24
ABSORBANCIES18
ABSORBENCIES18
ABSORPTANCES18
ABSORPTIVITY22
ABSQUATULATE24
ABSTEMIOUSLY19
ABSTRACTABLE18
ABSTRACTEDLY19
ABSTRACTIONS16
ABSTRACTNESS16
ABSTRUSENESS15
ABSTRUSITIES15
ABSURDNESSES16

13-letter words starting with AB (11)

ABBREVIATIONS21
ABIOGENICALLY20
ABNORMALITIES17
ABOLITIONISMS17
ABOLITIONISTS15
ABORTIFACIENT20
ABSORBABILITY21
ABSQUATULATED26
ABSQUATULATES25
ABSTRACTIONAL17
ABUSIVENESSES20

14-letter words starting with AB (13)

ABORTIFACIENTS21
ABORTIVENESSES20
ABRASIVENESSES20
ABSENTMINDEDLY22
ABSOLUTENESSES17
ABSORPTIVITIES22
ABSQUATULATING27
ABSTEMIOUSNESS19
ABSTRACTEDNESS19
ABSTRACTIONISM20
ABSTRACTIONIST18
ABSTRACTNESSES18
ABSTRUSENESSES17

15-letter words starting with AB (3)

ABSORBABILITIES21
ABSTRACTIONISMS21
ABSTRACTIONISTS19

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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.

Questions

How many words are there starting with AB?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 612 words starting with AB, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word starting with AB?

ABSQUATULATING, worth 27 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: ABSQUATULATED (26), ABSQUATULATES (25) and ABUZZ (24).

What are some common 5-letter words starting with AB?

ABOVE, ABIDE, ABOUT, ABUSE, ABORT and ABACK. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

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