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Words with B and O

B (3 points) and O (1 points) together make for big tiles. These words use both letters, in any order and any place, and every one is playable on Wordtide's board. There are 11,129 playable words with both B and O in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points.

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Popular words with both B and O

OBJECTIONABLE27
OBJECTIVE25
RECOGNIZABLE25
COMPREHENSIBLE24
AUTOBIOGRAPHY23
COMPATIBILITY23
CONCEIVABLY23
QUESTIONABLE23
UNCOMFORTABLE23
BIOCHEMISTRY22
COMFORTABLY22
OBJECTING22
OBJECTIONS22
ABBREVIATIONS21
BACKGROUNDS21
CONCEIVABLE21
ENJOYABLE21
OBJECTED21

Highest-scoring words with both B and O

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

OXYPHENBUTAZONE38
BENZODIAZEPINES36
BENZIMIDAZOLES35
BENZODIAZEPINE35
SHOWBIZZY34
BENZIMIDAZOLE34
SHOWBIZZES33
JABBERWOCKY33
JABBERWOCKIES33
UNEQUIVOCABLY33
ISOCARBOXAZIDS33
HYPNOTIZABILITY33

2-letter words with both B and O (1)

3-letter words with both B and O (28)

BIO5
BOA5
BOB7
BOD6
BOG6
BOO5
BOP7
BOS5
BOT5
BOW8
BOX11
BOY7
BRO5
COB7
FOB8
GOB6
HOB7
JOB13
KOB8
LOB5
MOB7
NOB5
OBE5
OBI5
ORB5
ROB5
SOB5
YOB7

4-letter words with both B and O (106)

BLOB8
BLOC8
BLOT6
BLOW9
BOAR6
BOAS6
BOAT6
BOBS8
BODE7
BODY9
BOGS7
BOIL6
BOLD7
BOLT6
BOMB10
BOND7
BONE6
BONY8
BOOK9
BOOM8
BOON6
BOOR6
BOOS6
BOOT6
BORE6
BORN6
BOSS6
BOTH8
BOUT7
BOWL9
BOWS9
BOYS8
BROW9
BUOY9
COBS8
COMB10
GOBS7
HOBO8
JOBS14
KNOB9
LOBE6
LOBS6
MOBS8
OBEY8
OBOE6
ROBE6
ROBS6
SLOB6
TOMB8
WOMB11

The 50 most common shown, 56 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words with both B and O (283)

ABORT7
ABOUT8
ABOVE11
BANJO15
BAYOU10
BELOW10
BIGOT8
BLOCK12
BLOOD8
BLOWN10
BLOWS10
BOARD8
BOATS7
BOGUS9
BOILS7
BOMBS11
BONES7
BONUS8
BOOKS10
BOOST7
BOOTS7
BOOZE15
BORED8
BORES7
BORNE7
BOTCH11
BOUGH11
BOUND9
BOWED11
BOWEL10
BOXED14
BOXER13
BOXES13
BRAVO11
BROAD8
BROKE10
BROWN10
BUXOM16
COMBS11
DOUBT9
HOBBY13
JUMBO18
LABOR7
LOBBY11
NOBLE7
OBEYS9
ORBIT7
ROBOT7
SOBER7
WOMBS12

The 50 most common shown, 233 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words with both B and O (657)

ABORTS8
ABROAD9
ABSORB10
BALLOT8
BECOME12
BEFORE11
BELONG9
BEYOND11
BISHOP12
BLOCKS13
BLOODY11
BOARDS9
BODIES9
BOGGED11
BOGGLE10
BOILED9
BOMBED13
BOOKED12
BORDER9
BORING9
BORROW11
BOTHER10
BOTTLE8
BOTTOM10
BOUGHT12
BOUNCE11
BOUNDS10
BROKEN11
BROWSE11
BUTTON9
CARBON10
COMBAT12
DOUBLE10
DOUBTS10
FORBID12
GLOBAL9
JOBBED19
LABOUR9
MOBILE10
NOBODY11
OBEYED11
OBJECT18
OBLIGE9
OBSESS8
OBTAIN8
RIBBON10
ROBOTS8
ROBUST9
SYMBOL12
WOMBAT13

The 50 most common shown, 607 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words with both B and O (1,180)

ABANDON10
ABOLISH11
ABORTED10
ABSORBS11
ANYBODY14
BACKLOG15
BAROQUE18
BECOMES13
BEDROOM12
BELOVED14
BIGOTED11
BIGOTRY12
BIOLOGY12
BLOCKED15
BLOWING13
BOGGING12
BOGGLES11
BOMBING14
BOOKING13
BOOKLET12
BOREDOM12
BORROWS12
BOTHERS11
BROADLY12
BROTHER11
BROUGHT13
BROWSED13
BROWSES12
COBBLER13
COMBINE13
DOUBLED12
DOUBLES11
DUBIOUS12
FORBADE13
FORBIDS13
GOODBYE13
MAILBOX17
NOTABLY11
OBEYING12
OBJECTS19
OBLIGED11
OBSCENE11
OBSCURE12
OBSERVE13
OBVIOUS14
PROBLEM13
RAINBOW12
SYMBOLS13
TOBACCO13
VERBOSE13

The 50 most common shown, 1,130 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words with both B and O (1,777)

ABANDONS11
ABNORMAL12
ABSORBED13
BACKBONE17
BATHROOM14
BECOMING15
BEHAVIOR16
BELONGED12
BILLFOLD14
BLOCKING16
BOOKSHOP17
BORROWED14
BOTHERED13
BOUNDARY14
BROTHERS12
BROWSING14
COBBLERS14
COMBINED15
COMBINES14
CUPBOARD16
DOUBLING13
DOUBTFUL16
FOOTBALL13
FORCIBLY17
GLOBALLY13
HANDBOOK16
HORRIBLE12
HORRIBLY14
KEYBOARD16
NEIGHBOR13
OBJECTED21
OBLIGING12
OBSCURED14
OBSCURES13
OBSERVED15
OBSERVER14
OBSERVES14
OBSTRUCT13
PORTABLE12
POSSIBLE12
POSSIBLY14
PROBABLE14
PROBABLY16
PROBLEMS14
PROHIBIT14
SNOBBERY14
SOMEBODY15
SYMBOLIC16
TEXTBOOK19
WORKABLE16

The 50 most common shown, 1,727 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words with both B and O (1,686)

ABANDONED13
ABOLISHED14
ABOLISHES13
ABOLITION11
ABSORBING14
ALLOWABLE14
AMBIGUOUS16
AMBITIOUS14
BAMBOOZLE23
BANDWAGON16
BEHAVIOUR18
BELONGING13
BIOGRAPHY18
BIOLOGIST12
BOOKSHOPS18
BOOKSTORE14
BORROWING15
BOTHERING14
BREAKDOWN18
BROADCAST14
BULLDOZED22
CARDBOARD15
COMBINING16
DOUBTLESS13
ELABORATE11
ENJOYABLE21
EVERYBODY20
FAVORABLE18
FORBIDDEN16
JAWBONING23
KEYBOARDS17
MEMORABLE15
NEIGHBORS14
NEIGHBOUR15
OBJECTING22
OBJECTION21
OBJECTIVE25
OBNOXIOUS18
OBSCURING15
OBSCURITY16
OBSERVERS15
OBSERVING16
OBSESSING12
OBSESSION11
OBSTRUCTS14
OBTAINING12
OBVIOUSLY18
PROHIBITS15
SYMBOLIZE23
TEXTBOOKS20

The 50 most common shown, 1,636 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with both B and O (1,532)

ABANDONING14
ABNORMALLY16
ABOLISHING15
ABSOLUTELY15
AMBASSADOR15
AUTOMOBILE15
BACKGROUND20
BAMBOOZLED25
BAMBOOZLES24
BEFOREHAND18
BIOLOGICAL15
BIOLOGISTS13
BLACKBOARD20
BORDERLINE13
BOUNDARIES14
BROADCASTS15
BULLDOZING23
COMPARABLE18
COMPATIBLE18
CONTRIBUTE15
CUMBERSOME19
DISPOSABLE15
EXHIBITION20
FORBIDDING18
IMMOBILIZE24
IMPOSSIBLE16
IMPROBABLE18
INHIBITION14
LABORATORY14
NEGOTIABLE13
NEIGHBOURS16
NOTICEABLE14
NOTICEABLY16
OBJECTIONS22
OBJECTIVES26
OBLIGATION13
OBLIGATORY15
OBSTRUCTED16
OBTAINABLE14
PROFITABLE17
PROHIBITED17
REASONABLE12
REASONABLY14
ROUNDABOUT15
SUBMISSION15
SUBROUTINE14
SYMBOLIZED25
SYMBOLIZES24
UNWORKABLE19
VOCABULARY21

The 50 most common shown, 1,482 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with both B and O (1,283)

ABSTRACTION15
ARCHBISHOPS21
AUTOMOBILES16
BACKGROUNDS21
BACKLOGGING21
BAMBOOZLING26
BIOCHEMICAL21
BLACKBOARDS21
BLACKTOPPED23
BLOCKBUSTER21
BOOKKEEPERS21
BOOKKEEPING22
CELEBRATION15
COMBINATION17
COMFORTABLE20
COMFORTABLY22
CONCEIVABLE21
CONCEIVABLY23
CONTRIBUTED17
CONTRIBUTES16
CONTRIBUTOR16
DUMBFOUNDED23
EXHIBITIONS21
FASHIONABLE18
FLAMBOYANCE22
FORESEEABLE16
HOBBYHORSES21
HONEYCOMBED22
IMMOBILIZED26
IMMOBILIZES25
IRREVOCABLY21
MOCKINGBIRD22
OBJECTIVELY29
OBJECTIVITY29
OBSERVATION17
OBSTRUCTING17
POCKETBOOKS23
PORTABILITY17
POSSIBILITY17
PROBABILITY19
PROHIBITING18
PUBLICATION18
RESPONSIBLE15
SUBROUTINES15
SYMBOLIZING26
THEREABOUTS16
UNAMBIGUOUS19
UNAVOIDABLE19
UNDOUBTEDLY19
WORKBENCHES23

The 50 most common shown, 1,233 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with both B and O (973)

ABBREVIATION20
AMBIDEXTROUS24
APPROACHABLE22
BIBLIOGRAPHY23
BIOCHEMISTRY22
BIOGRAPHICAL21
BLACKTOPPING24
BLOCKBUSTERS22
BOMBARDMENTS21
BREAKTHROUGH23
BROADCASTING18
BUTTERSCOTCH21
CARBOHYDRATE21
CHATTERBOXES24
COMBINATIONS18
COMBUSTIBLES21
COMMUNICABLE23
CONSIDERABLE17
CONSIDERABLY19
CONTRIBUTING18
CONTRIBUTION17
CONTRIBUTORS17
DISTRIBUTION16
DUMBFOUNDING24
FLAMBOYANTLY23
HONEYCOMBING23
IMMOBILIZING27
INCOMPATIBLE20
INCOMPATIBLY22
MICROBIOLOGY21
MOBILIZATION24
MOCKINGBIRDS23
NEIGHBORHOOD20
NONFLAMMABLE21
OBSERVATIONS18
OVERBURDENED21
PROGRAMMABLE21
PUBLICATIONS19
QUESTIONABLE23
RECOGNIZABLE25
ROADBLOCKING21
STOCKBROKERS22
SUBCOMMITTEE21
SUBSCRIPTION19
SUBSTITUTION16
SWITCHBOARDS22
UNFORGIVABLE23
UNOBTAINABLE17
UNREASONABLE15
WHEELBARROWS22

The 50 most common shown, 923 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

11,129 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (6.6%) are with both B and O. Most of them, 1,777, have 8 letters. 5,004 of them have the two letters side by side.

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Words containing BO

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 with both B and O?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 11,129 words with both B and O, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word with both B and O?

OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BENZODIAZEPINES (36), BENZIMIDAZOLES (35) and BENZODIAZEPINE (35).

What are the most common words with both B and O?

OBJECTIONABLE, OBJECTIVE, RECOGNIZABLE, COMPREHENSIBLE, AUTOBIOGRAPHY and COMPATIBILITY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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