5-letter words with B as the third letter

There are 323 five-letter words with B as the third letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. B pairs naturally with L and R, which is why so many of these words open with bl and br clusters.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with B in the third position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abbas, abbed, abbes, abbey and abbot. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with b as the third letter

WordScoreLength
cobza185
zebec185
zebub185
oxbow175
vibex175
embox165
jibba165
jibbs165
qibla165
qubit165

5-letter words with B as the third letter (323)

Showing the first 300 of 323. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles.

abbas9abbed10abbes9abbey12abbot9albas7albee7album9amban9amber9ambit9amble9ambos9ambry12arbas7arbor7babas9babel9babes9babka13baboo9babul9babus9bebop11bibbs11bible9bobac11bobak13bobas9bobby14bobol9bubal9bubas9bubba11bubby14bubus9cabal9cabas9cabby14caber9cabin9cable9cabob11caboc11cabre9cebid10cibol9cobbs11cobby14cobia9coble9cobra9cobza18cubby14cubeb11cubed10cuber9cubes9cubic11cubit9cyber12dabba10debag9debar8debby13debel8debes8debit8debts8debud9debug9debur8debus8debut8debye11dibbs10dobby13dobie8dobla8dobra8dobro8dubbo10ebbed10ebbet9elbow10embar9embay12embed10ember9embog10embow12embox16embus9erbia7fabby15fable10fiber10fibre10fibro10fubar10fubby15fubsy13gabba10gabby13gable8gebur8gibed9gibel8giber8gibes8gibli8gibus8goban8gobar8gobbi10gobbo10gobby13gobis8gobos8gybed12gybes11habit10hable10habus10heben10hebes10hobby15hobos10hubby15imbar9imbed10imbue9inbox14inbye10isbas7jabot14jebel14jibba16jibbs16jibed15jiber14jibes14jobed15jobes14jubas14jubes14kabab13kabar11kabob13kebab13kebar11kebob13kibbe13kibbi13kibei11kibes11kibla11koban11kobos11kybos14labda8label7labis7labor7labra7leben7libel7liber7libra7libri7lobar7lobby12lobed8lobes7lobos7lobus7lubed8lubes7lubra7mabes9mebos9mobby14mobes9mobey12mobie9moble9nabes7nabis7nabks11nabla7nabob9nebek11nebel7nobby12noble7nobly10nubby12nubia7omber9ombre9ombus9oobit7orbed8orbit7oubit7oxbow17pebas9pibal9poboy12pubco11pubic11pubis9qibla16qubit16rabat7rabbi9rabic9rabid8rabis7rebar7rebbe9rebec9rebel7rebid8rebit7rebop9rebus7rebut7rebuy10ribas7ribby12ribes7robed8robes7robin7roble7robot7rubai7rubby12rubel7rubes7rubin7ruble7rubus7rybat10sabal7sabed8saber7sabes7sabha10sabin7sabir7sable7sabot7sabra7sabre7sebum9sibbs9sibyl10sobas7sober7subah10subas7subby12suber7subha10sybbe12sybil10syboe10sybow13tabby12taber7tabes7tabid8tabla7table7taboo7tabor7tabun7tabus7tibia7tubae7tubal7tubar7tubas7tubby12tubed8tuber7tubes7umbel9umber9umble9umbos9umbra9umbre9unbag8unban7unbar7unbed8unbid8

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have B as the third letter?

Our dictionary lists 323 five-letter words with B in the third position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third tile turned green as B, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

ABBAS is a common five-letter word with B as its third letter.

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