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Words with B and S

B (3 points) and S (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 14,326 playable words with both B and S in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points.

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Popular words with both B and S

JUSTIFIABLY27
SUBJECTIVE27
SUBSEQUENTLY26
JUSTIFIABLE25
PUBLICIZES25
COMPREHENSIBLE24
SUBJECTING24
SUBSIDIZING24
QUESTIONABLE23
SUBJECTED23
SUBSIDIZED23
BIOCHEMISTRY22
OBJECTIONS22
SUBSEQUENT22
SUBSIDIZES22
ABBREVIATIONS21
BACKGROUNDS21
SUBJECTS21

Highest-scoring words with both B and S

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
SUBJECTIVIZE37
BENZODIAZEPINES36
EMBEZZLEMENTS35
BENZIMIDAZOLES35
BEZAZZES34
SHOWBIZZY34
WHIZZBANGS34
BEDAZZLEMENTS34
SQUEEZABILITY34

3-letter words with both B and S (10)

ABS5
BAS5
BIS5
BOS5
BUS6
BYS7
SAB5
SIB5
SOB5
SUB6

4-letter words with both B and S (133)

BAGS7
BANS6
BARS6
BASE6
BASH8
BASK9
BASS6
BAYS8
BEDS7
BEGS7
BEST6
BETS6
BIAS6
BIBS8
BIDS7
BITS6
BOBS8
BOGS7
BOSS6
BOWS9
BOYS8
BUDS8
BUGS8
BUMS9
BUNS7
BUSH9
BUST7
BUSY9
BUTS7
BUYS9
BYES8
CABS8
COBS8
CUBS9
DABS7
DUBS8
EBBS8
FIBS9
GABS7
GOBS7
HUBS9
JABS14
JOBS14
LABS6
MOBS8
RUBS7
SCAB8
SWAB9
TABS6
WEBS9

The 50 most common shown, 83 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words with both B and S (357)

ABUSE8
BACKS12
BAKES10
BALLS7
BANDS8
BANKS10
BARKS10
BASED8
BASES7
BASIC9
BASIS7
BATHS9
BEANS7
BEARS7
BEAST7
BEATS7
BEERS7
BELLS7
BENDS8
BILLS7
BINDS8
BIRDS8
BITES7
BLAST7
BLESS7
BLISS7
BLOWS10
BLUES8
BOATS7
BOGUS9
BOILS7
BOMBS11
BONES7
BONUS8
BOOKS10
BOOST7
BOXES13
BRUSH10
BUCKS13
BULBS10
BURNS8
BURST8
BUSES8
BYTES9
CLUBS10
GRABS8
LIMBS9
OBEYS9
TUBES8
VERBS11

The 50 most common shown, 307 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words with both B and S (717)

ABSORB10
ABSURD10
ABUSED10
ABUSES9
ALBUMS11
BABIES10
BASHED11
BASHES10
BASICS10
BASING9
BASKET11
BEARDS9
BEGINS9
BEINGS9
BESIDE9
BIASED9
BISHOP12
BLACKS13
BLADES9
BLAMES10
BLANKS11
BLOCKS13
BOARDS9
BODIES9
BOUNDS10
BRAKES11
BRANDS9
BREAKS11
BREEDS9
BRICKS13
BRINGS9
BROWSE11
BUILDS10
BURIES9
BURSTS9
BUYERS11
BYPASS12
CABLES10
CLIMBS12
DEBUGS11
DOUBTS10
EMBEDS11
FIBERS11
FIBRES11
HABITS10
SUBMIT11
SUBTLY11
SUBWAY14
SUPERB11
SYMBOL12

The 50 most common shown, 667 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words with both B and S (1,546)

ABOLISH11
ABSENCE11
ABSORBS11
ABUSING11
ABUSIVE14
ABYSMAL13
BAFFLES15
BASHING12
BECAUSE12
BECOMES13
BEHAVES15
BELIEFS12
BELONGS10
BESIDES10
BIASING10
BIGGEST11
BISCUIT12
BLASTED10
BLESSED10
BOGGLES11
BORROWS12
BOTHERS11
BRIDGES11
BROWSED13
BROWSES12
BUFFERS16
DISTURB11
DOUBLES11
DUBIOUS12
DUSTBIN11
FORBIDS13
HUSBAND13
MEMBERS13
NUMBERS12
NUMBEST12
OBJECTS19
OBSCENE11
OBSCURE12
OBSERVE13
OBVIOUS14
PUBLISH14
RABBITS11
RUBBISH14
STUMBLE12
SUBJECT20
SUBMITS12
SUBWAYS15
SYMBOLS13
VERBOSE13
VISIBLE13

The 50 most common shown, 1,496 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words with both B and S (2,320)

ABANDONS11
ABSOLUTE11
ABSORBED13
ABSTRACT12
ASSEMBLE12
ASSEMBLY14
BALANCES12
BASEMENT12
BELIEVES14
BENEFITS13
BICYCLES16
BISCUITS13
BLASTING11
BOOKSHOP17
BRACKETS15
BRANCHES14
BREATHES12
BROTHERS12
BROWSING14
BURSTING12
COBBLERS14
COMBINES14
DESCRIBE13
DISABLED12
DISTURBS12
FEASIBLE13
INHABITS12
INHIBITS12
OBSCURED14
OBSCURES13
OBSERVED15
OBSERVER14
OBSERVES14
OBSTRUCT13
POSSIBLE12
POSSIBLY14
PROBLEMS14
REBUILDS12
RESEMBLE12
SENSIBLY12
SNOBBERY14
SOMEBODY15
STUMBLED14
STUMBLES13
SUBJECTS21
SUBTLETY13
SUITABLY13
SYMBOLIC16
UNBIASED12
UNUSABLE12

The 50 most common shown, 2,270 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words with both B and S (2,402)

ABOLISHED14
ABSORBING14
ADVISABLE16
AMBIGUOUS16
AMBITIOUS14
ASSEMBLED14
BACKSPACE20
BACKWARDS20
BASICALLY15
BELIEVERS15
BOOKSHOPS18
BOOKSTORE14
BREAKFAST17
BRIGHTEST14
BROADCAST14
BUILDINGS14
DESCRIBED15
DESCRIBES14
DISTURBED14
DRAWBACKS20
GIBBERISH16
INVISIBLE15
KEYBOARDS17
MEGABYTES16
MISERABLY15
NEIGHBORS14
OBNOXIOUS18
OBSCURING15
OBSCURITY16
OBSERVERS15
OBSERVING16
OBSTRUCTS14
OBVIOUSLY18
PLAUSIBLE14
PRESCRIBE15
PROHIBITS15
PUBLICISE16
PUBLISHED17
PUBLISHER16
PUBLISHES16
REMEMBERS15
RESEMBLED14
STUMBLING15
SUBJECTED23
SUBMITTED15
SUBSCRIBE16
SUBSIDIZE21
SUBSTANCE14
TEXTBOOKS20
VARIABLES15

The 50 most common shown, 2,352 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with both B and S (1,967)

ABOLISHING15
ABSOLUTELY15
ACCESSIBLE16
AMBASSADOR15
ASSEMBLING15
ATTRIBUTES13
BARRISTERS12
BIOLOGISTS13
BOUNDARIES14
BRIGHTNESS15
BROADCASTS15
BUSINESSES13
CELEBRATES14
CUMBERSOME19
DESCRIBING16
DISPOSABLE15
DISTRIBUTE14
DISTURBING15
IMPOSSIBLE16
MEMBERSHIP20
NEIGHBOURS16
OBJECTIONS22
OBSTRUCTED16
PRESCRIBED17
PRESCRIBES16
PRESUMABLY19
PUBLICISED18
PUBLICISES17
PUBLICIZES25
PUBLISHERS17
PUBLISHING18
REASONABLE12
REASONABLY14
RESEMBLING15
SUBJECTING24
SUBJECTIVE27
SUBMISSION15
SUBMITTING16
SUBROUTINE14
SUBSEQUENT22
SUBSIDIARY16
SUBSIDISED15
SUBSIDISES14
SUBSIDIZED23
SUBSIDIZES22
SUBSTANCES15
SUBSTITUTE14
SUBTLETIES13
UNSUITABLE14
VEGETABLES17

The 50 most common shown, 1,917 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with both B and S (1,573)

ABBREVIATES19
ABSTRACTION15
AMBIGUITIES17
AUTOMOBILES16
BACKGROUNDS21
BLACKSMITHS22
CONTRIBUTES16
DESTABILIZE22
DISTRIBUTED16
DISTRIBUTES15
DISTURBANCE17
EMBARRASSED16
EMBARRASSES15
ESTABLISHED16
ESTABLISHES15
EXPENDABLES22
FASHIONABLE18
FEASIBILITY18
FORESEEABLE16
IMMOBILIZES25
IMPLAUSIBLE18
INHABITANTS15
JUSTIFIABLE25
JUSTIFIABLY27
LUMBERJACKS29
OBSERVATION17
OBSTRUCTING17
PERMISSIBLE17
POCKETBOOKS23
POSSIBILITY17
PRESCRIBING18
PUBLICISING19
RESEMBLANCE17
RESPECTABLE17
RESPONSIBLE15
SUBJUGATING25
SUBJUNCTIVE29
SUBROUTINES15
SUBSIDISING16
SUBSIDIZING24
SUBSTANTIAL14
SUBSTITUTED16
SUBSTITUTES15
SUITABILITY16
SUSCEPTIBLE18
SYMBOLIZING26
THEREABOUTS16
UNAMBIGUOUS19
UNDESIRABLE15
WORKBENCHES23

The 50 most common shown, 1,523 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with both B and S (1,232)

AMBIDEXTROUS24
BANKRUPTCIES22
BENEVOLENCES20
BEREAVEMENTS20
BIOCHEMISTRY22
BLACKBERRIES21
BLACKLISTING20
BLACKMAILERS21
BLOCKBUSTERS22
BOMBARDMENTS21
BRAINWASHING20
BREAKFASTING21
BROADCASTING18
BULLFIGHTERS21
BUTTERSCOTCH21
CAPABILITIES18
CHATTERBOXES24
COMBINATIONS18
COMBUSTIBLES21
CONSIDERABLE17
CONSIDERABLY19
CONTRIBUTORS17
DISEMBARKING21
DISTRIBUTING17
DISTRIBUTION16
EMBARRASSING17
ENCUMBRANCES21
ESTABLISHING17
HUMMINGBIRDS23
IMMEASURABLY21
INACCESSIBLE18
INDEFENSIBLE18
INSUFFERABLE21
MOCKINGBIRDS23
OBSERVATIONS18
PUBLICATIONS19
QUARTERBACKS28
QUESTIONABLE23
REFURBISHING21
STOCKBROKERS22
SUBCOMMITTEE21
SUBSCRIPTION19
SUBSEQUENTLY26
SUBSTITUTING17
SUBSTITUTION16
SWITCHBOARDS22
UNMISTAKABLY22
UNREASONABLE15
VOCABULARIES21
WHEELBARROWS22

The 50 most common shown, 1,182 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

14,326 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (8.5%) are with both B and S. Most of them, 2,402, have 9 letters. 1,090 of them have the two letters side by side.

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Words containing BS

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 S?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 14,326 words with both B and S, from 3 to 15 letters long.

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

SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SUBJECTIVIZED (39), SUBJECTIVIZES (38) and SUBJECTIVIZE (37).

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

JUSTIFIABLY, SUBJECTIVE, SUBSEQUENTLY, JUSTIFIABLE, PUBLICIZES and COMPREHENSIBLE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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