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5 Letter Words With A and B

1,081 5 letter words with a and b, sorted by how much each one narrows a board rather than by alphabet.

5 Letter Words With A and B for Wordle, among them ABACK, ABASE, ABATE

A confirmed B narrows a Wordle board quickly, and with 5 letter words with A and B the question is which square it belongs in.

Plenty of them have the B in front, as BLACK and BOARD do.

Trying B at the front, as in BLACK, confirms the letter or eliminates it before the middle squares come into play.

List of 5 Letter Words With A and B

  • 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
  • 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

Common 5 Letter Words With A and B

  • ABOUT
  • BLACK
  • MAYBE
  • BOARD
  • ABOVE
  • BREAK
  • BEGAN
  • TABLE
  • ALBUM
  • BRAIN
  • BEACH
  • BASIC
  • BRAND
  • BASIS
  • LABOR
  • ABUSE
  • URBAN
  • BLAME
  • CABLE
  • BROAD
  • BREAD
  • BADLY
  • LABEL
  • BRAVE
  • BLAST
  • BEAST
  • BAKER
  • BLADE
  • BACON
  • BLANK
  • CABIN
  • BASIN
  • BADGE
  • AMBER
  • BRAKE
  • BATCH
  • REHAB
  • ADOBE
  • ARBOR
  • SCUBA
  • MAMBO
  • BASED
  • BANKS
  • BALLS
  • BANDS
  • BEARS
  • BARRY
  • BOATS
  • BEATS
  • BASES
  • BEANS
  • BEADS
  • BATHS
  • BABES
  • SAMBA

5 Letter Words With A and B for Wordle

  • BASED
  • BABES
  • BASIN
  • ABOUT
  • BLACK
  • MAYBE
  • BOARD
  • ABOVE
  • BREAK
  • BEGAN
  • TABLE
  • ALBUM
  • BRAIN
  • BEACH
  • BASIC
  • BRAND
  • BASIS
  • LABOR
  • ABUSE
  • URBAN
  • BLAME
  • CABLE
  • BROAD
  • BREAD
  • BADLY
  • LABEL
  • BRAVE
  • BLAST
  • BEAST
  • BAKER
  • BLADE
  • BACON
  • BLANK
  • CABIN
  • BADGE
  • AMBER
  • BRAKE
  • BATCH
  • REHAB
  • ADOBE
  • ARBOR
  • SCUBA
  • MAMBO
  • HABIT
  • BEARD
  • ABBEY
  • BARON
  • BRAVO
  • BRACE
  • BLAZE
  • RABBI
  • BASIL
  • BATON
  • ABIDE
  • BRAWL
  • BOAST
  • COBRA
  • BARGE
  • BLAND
  • TABOO

5 Letter Words With A and B by Position

5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending in A

  • BELLA
  • BURMA
  • BARCA
  • BUBBA
  • BAFTA
  • BANDA
  • BUENA
  • BARRA
  • BETTA
  • BRAVA
  • BURSA
  • BURKA

5 Letter Words With A and B Together

  • ABOUT
  • ABOVE
  • TABLE
  • BASIC
  • BASIS
  • LABOR
  • ABUSE
  • URBAN
  • CABLE
  • BADLY
  • LABEL
  • BAKER

Meanings of 5 Letter Words With A and B

  • 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

What are 5 letter words with A and B?

There are 1,081 of them. The everyday ones include ABOUT, BLACK, MAYBE, BOARD and ABOVE.

How many 5 letter words have A and B in them?

1,081 in total, and 105 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words with A and B are Wordle answers?

105 of them have been answers, among them BREAK, BEGAN, TABLE, ALBUM and BRAIN.

What 5 letter words have A and B in any order?

1,081 of them, including ABOUT, BLACK, MAYBE, BOARD and ABOVE.

Can a Wordle answer contain A and B?

Yes. ABOUT, BLACK and MAYBE all sit on the Wordle answer list, 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 is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

ABOUT. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, 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 sits on the answer list, 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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