5-letter words with B as the fifth letter
There are 57 five-letter words with B as the fifth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ZEBUB at 18 points. C is the most common first letter among them (14), and the average score is 11.2 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green B in the fifth position leaves these 57 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with B in slot 5, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include ZEBUB, HIJAB, HEJAB, NIQAB and SQUAB. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a B in slot 5 further.
For Wordle, CAROB is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 57 words.
5-letter words with B as the fifth letter in numbers
- Words
- 57
- Highest scoring
- ZEBUB 18 pts
- Average score
- 11.2 pts
- With a definition
- 25 (44%)
- A2
- B2
- C14
- D3
- E1
- H2
- I1
- J1
- K4
- N5
- P1
- R4
- S11
- T2
- V1
- W1
- Z2
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with b as the fifth letter
5-letter words with B as the fifth letter (57)
All 57 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have B as the fifth letter?
Unscrambly's list has 57 five-letter words with B in the fifth position, 0.5% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your fifth tile turned green as B, these 57 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as CAROB.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with B as the fifth letter?
ZEBUB scores 18 points in Scrabble. Next come HEJAB (17), HIJAB (17) and COXIB (16). The average is 11.2 points.