A 5 letter word with B as the second letter has the B right after the first letter, as in About, Abuse, and Ebony.
In Wordle, a green B in the second square narrows the first letter to a short list. Every answer with this pattern starts with A, E, or O, and A starts fourteen of the sixteen.
The same words are useful in Scrabble, where plays with B as the second letter run from everyday ones like Above to high scoring ones like Abuzz and Abjad.
The 5 letter words with B as the second letter number 108 in all, and Wordle’s answer pool holds 16 of them, including About, Above, Abuse, and Ebony. Abuzz scores the most in Scrabble at 25 points.
Choose the second letter of the word you are solving.
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5 Letter Words With B as the Second Letter: 16 Wordle Answers
| Aba to Abh | Abi to Abo | Abu to Obe |
|---|---|---|
| Aback | Abide | Abuse |
| Abase | Abled | Abyss |
| Abate | Abode | Ebony |
| Abbey | Abort | Obese |
| Abbot | About | |
| Abhor | Above |
Best 5 Letter Words With B as the Second Letter for Wordle
| A | E | O |
|---|---|---|
| Abaft | Ebbed | Obeys |
| Abaya | Ebike | Obits |
| Abbas | Ebook | Oboes |
| Abeam | ||
| Abets | ||
| Abies | ||
| Abler | ||
| Abuts |
5 Letter Words With B as the Second Letter for Scrabble
| 25 to 14 Points | 12 Points | 11 Points | 10 Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abjad | Abmho | Abaka | Abaht |
| Abjud | Abohm | Abamp | Abash |
| Abuzz | Abysm | Abask | Abbed |
| Objet | Ebank | Abeys | |
| Ibrik | Ablow | ||
| Kbars | Abray | ||
| Mbube | Absey | ||
| Abyes | |||
| Mbuga | |||
| Obeah | |||
| Ubity | |||
| Ybore |
5 Letter Words With B as the Second Letter by First Letter
Starting With ABA to ABE
| Aba | Abb to Abc | Abe |
|---|---|---|
| Abaca | Abbes | Abear |
| Abaci | Abcee | Abeat |
| Abacs | Abeer | |
| Aband | Abele | |
| Abeng | ||
| Abers |
Starting With ABI to ABU
| Abi to Abn | Abo | Abr to Abu |
|---|---|---|
| Abius | Aboil | Abram |
| Ables | Aboma | Abrim |
| Ablet | Aboon | Abrin |
| Abnet | Abord | Abris |
| Abore | Absit | |
| Aborn | Abuna | |
| Abune | ||
| Abura | ||
| Aburn |
Starting With Letters Other Than A
| B to E | M | O to U |
|---|---|---|
| Bball | Mbari | Obang |
| Dbags | Mbars | Obbos |
| Ebbet | Mbila | Obeli |
| Ebena | Mbira | Obias |
| Ebene | Mbret | Obied |
| Ebons | Obiit | |
| Obole | ||
| Oboli | ||
| Obols | ||
| Ubacs |
5 Letter Words With B as the Second Letter and Their Meanings
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Abase | To lower someone in rank or dignity |
| Abate | To become less strong or less intense |
| Abbey | A building where monks or nuns live |
| Abbot | The head of a monastery |
| Abhor | To hate very strongly |
| Abide | To put up with something or to stay |
| Abode | A place where someone lives |
| Abuzz | Full of excited talk or activity |
| Abyss | A very deep hole with no visible bottom |
| Ebony | A hard, black wood |
| Obese | Very overweight |
| Oboes | Woodwind instruments with a double reed |
5 Letter Words With B as the Second Letter in Sentences
| Word | Example Sentence |
|---|---|
| Aback | The sharp question took her aback. |
| Abate | The storm began to abate by morning. |
| Abbey | The monks returned to the abbey at dusk. |
| Abhor | She abhors cruelty to animals. |
| Abide | I cannot abide loud chewing. |
| Abort | The pilot chose to abort the landing. |
| Abuse | He did not abuse his power as captain. |
| Abyss | The path ended at the edge of an abyss. |
| Ebony | The chess set had pieces carved from ebony. |
| Ebook | He downloaded the ebook to his tablet. |
Related:
- 5 Letter Words
- 5 Letter Words That Start With A
- 5 Letter Words That Start With E
- 5 Letter Words That Start With I
- 5 Letter Words That Start With K
- 5 Letter Words Starting With M
- 5 Letter Words Starting With O
- 5 Letter Words That Start With U
- 5 Letter Word Finder
FAQs
The 5 letter words that start with AB number 70, and 14 of them are Wordle answers: Aback, Abase, Abate, Abbey, Abbot, Abhor, Abide, Abled, Abode, Abort, About, Above, Abuse, and Abyss. AB is the largest opening for words with B as the second letter.
There are 38 of them, and only 2 are Wordle answers: Ebony and Obese. The rest start with B, D, E, I, K, M, O, U, or Y, as in Ebook, Oboes, and Mbira.
There are 108 five letter words with B as the second letter. Of these, 16 are Wordle answers, and the remaining 92 are valid guesses or Scrabble words.
Abuzz scores 25 points on tile values, the most of any 5 letter word with B as the second letter, because it holds two Z tiles. Abjad and Abjud follow at 15, and Objet scores 14.
About is a strong guess when B is green in the second square, because it tests A, O, U, and T with B fixed, and A opens 14 of the 16 Wordle answers with this pattern. Obese is the better choice when an O is more likely.
Of the 5 letter words with B as the second letter, 16 end in E, and 7 of them are Wordle answers: Abase, Abate, Abide, Abode, Above, Abuse, and Obese. The other 9 are valid guesses or Scrabble words.
