1,081 words carry A and B somewhere. ABACK, ABASE, ABATE are the strongest of them, and 105 sit on the answer list.
55 of the 1,081 are common enough to guess without hesitation.
Best First Guesses
With 1,081 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- BASED: takes 1,081 down to 140 at worst.
- BABES: down to 152.
- BASIN: down to 162. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
The last square lands on A more than any other letter: 199 words, about one in five of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are E (298), R (294) and S (291). 55 words out of 1,081 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
Best 5 Letter Words With A and B
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ABACK
- ABASE
- ABATE
- ABBEY
- ABBOT
- ABHOR
- ABIDE
- ABLED
- ABODE
- ABORT
- ABOUT
- ABOVE
- ABUSE
- ABYSS
- ADOBE
- ALBUM
- ALIBI
- AMBER
- AMBLE
- ARBOR
- BACON
- BADGE
- BADLY
- BAGEL
- BAGGY
- BAKER
- BALER
- BALMY
- BANJO
- BARGE
- BARON
- BASAL
- BASIC
- BASIL
- BASIN
- BASIS
- BASTE
- BATCH
- BATHE
- BATON
- BATTY
- BAWDY
- BAYOU
- BEACH
- BEADY
- BEARD
- BEAST
- BEGAN
- BEGAT
- BLACK
- BLADE
- BLAME
- BLAND
- BLANK
- BLARE
- BLAST
- BLAZE
- BLEAK
- BLEAT
- BLOAT
- BOARD
- BOAST
- BORAX
- BRACE
- BRAID
- BRAIN
- BRAKE
- BRAND
- BRASH
- BRAVE
- BRAVO
- BRAWL
- BRAWN
- BREAD
- BREAK
- BRIAR
- BROAD
- BYLAW
- CABAL
- CABBY
- CABIN
- CABLE
- COBRA
- DEBAR
- FABLE
- HABIT
- KEBAB
- LABEL
- LABOR
- MAMBO
- MAYBE
- RABBI
- RABID
- REBAR
- REHAB
- RUMBA
- SCUBA
- TABBY
- TABLE
- TABOO
- TIBIA
- TUBAL
- UMBRA
- URBAN
- ZEBRA
- BABES
- BALLS
- BANDS
- BANKS
- BARRY
- BASED
- BASES
- BATHS
- BEADS
- BEANS
- BEARS
- BEATS
- BOATS
- SAMBA
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With A
- ABACK
- ABASE
- ABATE
- ABBEY
- ABBOT
- ABHOR
- ABIDE
- ABLED
- ABODE
- ABORT
- ABOUT
- ABOVE
- ABUSE
- ABYSS
- ADOBE
- ALBUM
- ALIBI
- AMBER
- AMBLE
- ARBOR
- ABACA
- ABACI
- ABACS
- ABADA
- ABAFF
- ABAFT
- ABAHT
- ABAKA
- ABAMA
- ABAMP
- ABAND
- ABASH
- ABASK
- ABAUE
- ABAVE
- ABAYA
- ABAZE
- ABBAS
- ABBED
- ABBES
- ABBIE
- ABCEE
- ABDAL
- ABDAT
- ABDOM
- ABEAM
- ABEAR
- ABEAT
- ABEDE
- ABEER
- ABELE
- ABEND
- ABENG
- ABERR
- ABERS
- ABETS
- ABEYS
- ABIDI
- ABIES
- ABILO
- ABIME
- ABIUS
- ABJAD
- ABJUD
- ABKAR
- ABLER
- ABLES
- ABLET
- ABLOW
- ABMHO
- ABNER
- ABNET
- ABODY
- ABOHM
- ABOIL
- ABOMA
- ABOON
- ABORD
- ABORE
- ABORN
- ABOTE
- ABRAM
- ABRAY
- ABRET
- ABRIM
- ABRIN
- ABRIS
- ABRUS
- ABSEE
- ABSEY
- ABSIS
- ABSIT
- ABSTR
- ABUNA
- ABUNE
- ABURA
- ABURN
- ABUSH
- ABUTA
- ABUTS
- ABUZZ
- ABWAB
- ABYES
- ABYSM
- ACERB
- ACRAB
- ADBOT
- ADLIB
- ADOBO
- ADORB
- AGBAS
- AKEBI
- ALBAN
- ALBAS
- ALBEE
- ALBID
- ALBIN
- ALBUS
- ALBYN
- AMBAN
- AMBAR
- AMBAS
- AMBAY
- AMBIT
- AMBON
- AMBOS
- AMBRY
- AMEBA
- ANABO
- ANIBA
- ARABA
- ARABS
- ARABY
- ARBAH
- ARBAS
- ARBER
- ARDEB
- ARKAB
- ARNEB
- AROBA
- ATEBA
- AUBIN
- AWABI
- AWBER
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With B
- BACON
- BADGE
- BADLY
- BAGEL
- BAGGY
- BAKER
- BALER
- BALMY
- BANJO
- BARGE
- BARON
- BASAL
- BASIC
- BASIL
- BASIN
- BASIS
- BASTE
- BATCH
- BATHE
- BATON
- BATTY
- BAWDY
- BAYOU
- BEACH
- BEADY
- BEARD
- BEAST
- BEGAN
- BEGAT
- BLACK
- BLADE
- BLAME
- BLAND
- BLANK
- BLARE
- BLAST
- BLAZE
- BLEAK
- BLEAT
- BLOAT
- BOARD
- BOAST
- BORAX
- BRACE
- BRAID
- BRAIN
- BRAKE
- BRAND
- BRASH
- BRAVE
- BRAVO
- BRAWL
- BRAWN
- BREAD
- BREAK
- BRIAR
- BROAD
- BYLAW
- BABES
- BALLS
- BANDS
- BANKS
- BARRY
- BASED
- BASES
- BATHS
- BEADS
- BEANS
- BEARS
- BEATS
- BOATS
- BAAED
- BAALS
- BAAPS
- BABAI
- BABAS
- BABBY
- BABEL
- BABIS
- BABKA
- BABLE
- BABOO
- BABUA
- BABUL
- BABUS
- BACAO
- BACCA
- BACCO
- BACCY
- BACHA
- BACHE
- BACHS
- BACIN
- BACIS
- BACKS
- BACKY
- BACNE
- BADAM
- BADAN
- BADDY
- BADJU
- BADON
- BAELS
- BAFFS
- BAFFY
- BAFTA
- BAFTS
- BAGDI
- BAGGE
- BAGHS
- BAGIE
- BAGIO
- BAGLE
- BAGNE
- BAGRE
- BAGSY
- BAGUA
- BAHAI
- BAHAM
- BAHAN
- BAHAR
- BAHAY
- BAHOE
- BAHOO
- BAHTS
- BAHUR
- BAHUS
- BAHUT
- BAIGN
- BAIKS
- BAILE
- BAILO
- BAILS
- BAIOC
- BAIRN
- BAISA
- BAITH
- BAITS
- BAIZA
- BAIZE
- BAJAN
- BAJAU
- BAJRA
- BAJRI
- BAJUS
- BAKAL
- BAKED
- BAKEN
- BAKES
- BAKIE
- BAKLI
- BAKRA
- BALAI
- BALAK
- BALAN
- BALAO
- BALAS
- BALAT
- BALAU
- BALDS
- BALDY
- BALED
- BALEI
- BALES
- BALKS
- BALKY
- BALLI
- BALLO
- BALLY
- BALMS
- BALOI
- BALON
- BALOO
- BALOR
- BALOT
- BALOW
- BALSA
- BALTI
- BALUN
- BALUS
- BALUT
- BALZA
- BAMAH
- BAMAS
- BAMBI
- BAMMA
- BAMMY
- BANAK
- BANAL
- BANAT
- BANBA
- BANCA
- BANCO
- BANCS
- BANDA
- BANDE
- BANDH
- BANDI
- BANDO
- BANDY
- BANED
- BANES
- BANFF
- BANGA
- BANGE
- BANGS
- BANGY
- BANIA
- BANIG
- BANKY
- BANNS
- BANTS
- BANTU
- BANTY
- BANTZ
- BANUS
- BANYA
- BAONS
- BAOZI
- BAPPU
- BAPUS
- BARAD
- BARAT
- BARBA
- BARBE
- BARBS
- BARBU
- BARBY
- BARCA
- BARDE
- BARDO
- BARDS
- BARDY
- BARED
- BARER
- BARES
- BARET
- BARFF
- BARFI
- BARFS
- BARFY
- BARGH
- BARIA
- BARIC
- BARID
- BARIE
- BARIH
- BARIS
- BARIT
- BARKS
- BARKY
- BARLY
- BARMS
- BARMY
- BARNS
- BARNY
- BAROI
- BARPS
- BARRA
- BARRE
- BARRO
- BARSE
- BARTH
- BARYE
- BASAD
- BASAN
- BASAS
- BASAT
- BASEN
- BASER
- BASHA
- BASHO
- BASIJ
- BASKE
- BASKS
- BASON
- BASOS
- BASSA
- BASSE
- BASSI
- BASSO
- BASSY
- BASTA
- BASTI
- BASTO
- BASTS
- BASYL
- BATAD
- BATAK
- BATAN
- BATEA
- BATED
- BATEL
- BATER
- BATES
- BATIK
- BATIS
- BATOS
- BATTA
- BATTS
- BATTU
- BATWA
- BAUBO
- BAUCH
- BAUDS
- BAUGE
- BAUKS
- BAULD
- BAULK
- BAUME
- BAUNO
- BAURE
- BAURS
- BAUTA
- BAVIN
- BAWDS
- BAWKE
- BAWKS
- BAWLS
- BAWLY
- BAWNS
- BAWRA
- BAWRS
- BAWTY
- BAYAL
- BAYAS
- BAYED
- BAYER
- BAYES
- BAYLE
- BAYOK
- BAYTS
- BAZAR
- BAZAS
- BAZOO
- BBALL
- BDAYS
- BEAKS
- BEAKY
- BEALA
- BEALS
- BEAMS
- BEAMY
- BEANO
- BEANT
- BEANY
- BEARE
- BEARM
- BEATA
- BEATH
- BEATI
- BEATY
- BEAUS
- BEAUT
- BEAUX
- BEBAR
- BEBAT
- BEBAY
- BECAP
- BEDAD
- BEDAY
- BEFAN
- BEGAD
- BEGAR
- BEGAY
- BEHAP
- BEHAV
- BEIRA
- BEISA
- BEJAN
- BEKAH
- BELAH
- BELAM
- BELAP
- BELAR
- BELAT
- BELAY
- BELGA
- BELLA
- BEMAD
- BEMAN
- BEMAR
- BEMAS
- BEMAT
- BEMBA
- BENAB
- BENDA
- BENGA
- BEPAT
- BEPAW
- BERAT
- BERAY
- BESAN
- BESAT
- BESAW
- BESRA
- BETAG
- BETAS
- BETTA
- BEVAN
- BEZAN
- BHAGA
- BHAIS
- BHAJI
- BHALU
- BHANG
- BHARA
- BHATS
- BHAVA
- BHIMA
- BHUNA
- BIABO
- BIACH
- BIALI
- BIALY
- BIDAR
- BIGAE
- BIGAM
- BIGAS
- BIGHA
- BIHAI
- BIHAM
- BILAL
- BILAT
- BILLA
- BIMAH
- BIMAS
- BINAL
- BINNA
- BIOTA
- BIRMA
- BIVIA
- BLABS
- BLADS
- BLADY
- BLAER
- BLAES
- BLAFF
- BLAGS
- BLAHS
- BLAIN
- BLAIR
- BLAKE
- BLAMS
- BLANC
- BLART
- BLASE
- BLASH
- BLATE
- BLATS
- BLATT
- BLAUD
- BLAWN
- BLAWS
- BLAYK
- BLAYS
- BLAZY
- BLEAH
- BLEAR
- BOABS
- BOAKS
- BOARS
- BOART
- BOATY
- BOBAC
- BOBAK
- BOBAS
- BOCAL
- BOCCA
- BOGAN
- BOHEA
- BOLAG
- BOLAR
- BOLAS
- BOMAS
- BONAV
- BONZA
- BOOAI
- BOOAY
- BORAK
- BORAL
- BORAN
- BORAS
- BORNA
- BOSSA
- BOTAN
- BOTAS
- BOWAT
- BOWLA
- BOXLA
- BOYAR
- BOYAU
- BOYLA
- BOZAL
- BRAAI
- BRACA
- BRACH
- BRACK
- BRACT
- BRADS
- BRAES
- BRAGI
- BRAGS
- BRAHM
- BRAHS
- BRAIL
- BRAKS
- BRAKY
- BRAME
- BRANE
- BRANK
- BRANS
- BRANT
- BRASS
- BRAST
- BRATS
- BRAVA
- BRAVI
- BRAWS
- BRAXY
- BRAYE
- BRAYS
- BRAZA
- BRAZE
- BREAM
- BREBA
- BREVA
- BRIAN
- BRISA
- BRIZA
- BROMA
- BRUJA
- BRUTA
- BRYAN
- BUATS
- BUAZE
- BUBAL
- BUBAS
- BUBBA
- BUCCA
- BUDAS
- BUENA
- BUFFA
- BUGAN
- BUKAT
- BULAK
- BULLA
- BUNAS
- BUNDA
- BUNGA
- BUNIA
- BUNYA
- BURAN
- BURAO
- BURAS
- BURGA
- BURKA
- BURMA
- BURQA
- BURRA
- BURSA
- BUTAT
- BUTEA
- BWANA
- BWAZI
- BYARD
- BYWAY
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With C
- CABAL
- CABBY
- CABIN
- CABLE
- COBRA
- CAABA
- CABAA
- CABAN
- CABAS
- CABDA
- CABER
- CABIO
- CABOB
- CABOC
- CABOT
- CABRE
- CALEB
- CAOBA
- CARBO
- CARBS
- CARBY
- CARIB
- CAROB
- CEIBA
- CHEBA
- CHIBA
- CLAMB
- COARB
- COBIA
- COBZA
- COHAB
- COOBA
- CRABS
- CUBAN
- CUBAS
- CUBLA
- CYMBA
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With D
- DEBAR
- DABBA
- DABBY
- DABIH
- DABUH
- DARBS
- DARBY
- DAUBE
- DAUBS
- DAUBY
- DBAGS
- DEBAG
- DEBAT
- DHABA
- DHABB
- DIAMB
- DOABS
- DOBLA
- DOBRA
- DOMBA
- DORAB
- DORBA
- DRABA
- DRABS
- DUBBA
- DUMBA
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With E
- EABLY
- EBANK
- EBENA
- EMBAR
- EMBAY
- ERBIA
- ESBAY
- ESTAB
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With F
- FABLE
- FABBO
- FABBY
- FABES
- FIBRA
- FLABS
- FLAMB
- FRABS
- FUBAR
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With G
- GABBA
- GABBY
- GABLE
- GABON
- GALBE
- GAMBA
- GAMBE
- GAMBO
- GAMBS
- GARBA
- GARBE
- GARBO
- GARBS
- GAUBY
- GAWBY
- GIRBA
- GLEBA
- GOBAN
- GOBAR
- GOBIA
- GRABS
- GUABA
- GUBAT
- GUBBA
- GUIBA
- GULAB
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With H
- HABIT
- HABAB
- HABBE
- HABET
- HABLE
- HABUB
- HABUS
- HAJIB
- HAMBA
- HARBI
- HEJAB
- HERBA
- HIBAS
- HIBLA
- HIJAB
- HUBBA
- HYBLA
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With I
- IAMBE
- IAMBI
- IAMBS
- IBOTA
- IMBAN
- IMBAR
- IMBAT
- ISBAS
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With J
- JABIA
- JABOT
- JABUL
- JACOB
- JAKOB
- JAMBE
- JAMBO
- JAMBS
- JAMBU
- JAWAB
- JEBAT
- JELAB
- JIBBA
- JIBOA
- JUBAS
- JUMBA
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With K
- KEBAB
- KAABA
- KABAB
- KABAR
- KABEL
- KABOB
- KAMBA
- KARBI
- KBARS
- KEBAR
- KIBLA
- KITAB
- KOBAN
- KRABS
- KUBBA
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With L
- LABEL
- LABOR
- LABAN
- LABBA
- LABBY
- LABDA
- LABIA
- LABIS
- LABNE
- LABRA
- LAMBA
- LAMBS
- LAMBY
- LAYBY
- LEBAN
- LIBRA
- LIBYA
- LIMBA
- LOBAL
- LOBAR
- LUBRA
- LULAB
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With M
- MAMBO
- MAYBE
- MABAN
- MABEL
- MABES
- MAMBA
- MAMBU
- MANBA
- MANEB
- MAUBY
- MBARI
- MBARS
- MBAYA
- MBILA
- MBIRA
- MBUBA
- MBUGA
- MELBA
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With N
- NABAK
- NABAL
- NABAM
- NABBY
- NABES
- NABIS
- NABKS
- NABLA
- NABLE
- NABOB
- NAIBS
- NAJIB
- NAMBE
- NAMBY
- NASAB
- NAWAB
- NAWOB
- NIKAB
- NIQAB
- NUBIA
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With P
- PABLO
- PAMBY
- PEBAN
- PEBAS
- PIABA
- PIBAL
- POLAB
- PUBAL
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With R
- RABBI
- RABID
- REBAR
- REHAB
- RUMBA
- RABAL
- RABAT
- RABIC
- RABIN
- RABIS
- RABOT
- RAJAB
- RAMBO
- REBAB
- REBAG
- REBAN
- REBIA
- RHABD
- RIBAS
- RIBAT
- RUBAI
- RUBAN
- RUBIA
- RYBAT
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With S
- SCUBA
- SAMBA
- SABAL
- SABAN
- SABBY
- SABED
- SABER
- SABES
- SABHA
- SABIA
- SABIK
- SABIN
- SABIR
- SABJI
- SABLE
- SABLY
- SABOS
- SABOT
- SABRA
- SABRE
- SABZI
- SAHAB
- SAHEB
- SAHIB
- SAMBO
- SAQIB
- SAUBA
- SCABS
- SCRAB
- SEBAT
- SERAB
- SHRAB
- SHUBA
- SIBIA
- SIMBA
- SLABS
- SNABS
- SOBAS
- SQUAB
- STAAB
- STABS
- SUBAH
- SUBAK
- SUBAS
- SUBHA
- SUBRA
- SWABS
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With T
- TABBY
- TABLE
- TABOO
- TIBIA
- TUBAL
- TABAC
- TABEL
- TABER
- TABES
- TABET
- TABIC
- TABID
- TABIS
- TABLA
- TABLS
- TABOG
- TABOR
- TABOS
- TABUN
- TABUS
- TABUT
- TAMBO
- TAUBE
- TRABS
- TRABU
- TSUBA
- TUBAE
- TUBAR
- TUBAS
- TUBBA
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With U
- UMBRA
- URBAN
- UAYEB
- UBACS
- UNBAG
- UNBAN
- UNBAR
- UNBAY
- UPBAR
- UPBAY
- URBIA
- UZBAK
5 Letter Words With A and B Starting With O, Q, V and other letters
- OBANG
- OBEAH
- OBIAS
- OBLAT
- ORBAT
- OUABE
- QIBLA
- QUABS
- QUBBA
- VERBA
- VOBLA
- VOCAB
- WABBY
- WARBS
- WARBY
- WEAMB
- WHIBA
- YABAS
- YABBA
- YABBI
- YABBY
- YABOO
- YERBA
- ZEBRA
- ZABRA
- ZABTI
- ZAMBO
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- BARYE: The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
- BEAMY: Broad in the beam.
- GLEBA: Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
- JABOT: A ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt.
- BARIC: Of or relating to or containing barium.
- DOBRA: The basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe.
- BIALY: Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll.
- BARDE: Put a caparison on.
- BRAIL: Take in a sail with a brail.
- ABASE: Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. It is on the answer list.
- BALKY: Stopping short and refusing to go on.
- BARKY: Resembling the rough bark of a tree.
- LAYBY: Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily.
- LOBAR: Of or relating to or affecting a lobe.
- BARBU: Found along western Atlantic coast.
- BACCY: Leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion.
- BLAHS: A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction.
- BALAS: A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain A and B?
Yes. ABOUT, BLACK and MAYBE have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. BASIS and BALLS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ABAMP really a word?
Yes. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
ABOUT. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZABTI and ZABRA are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
ABASE, ABLED and AMBLE. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
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