Words Ending With B — Scrabble & Word Games

Words ending in B are relatively uncommon in English — B is not a typical final consonant. Most B-endings are either monosyllabic Anglo-Saxon roots (CRAB, STAB, GRAB) or onomatopoeic words (BLAB, FLOB).

In Scrabble, B-ending words are useful for hooking: adding a B to a word ending in vowel + consonant can form a new valid word (JAM + B = JAMB). Classic 3-letter B-enders memorised by players include AB, JAB, JOB, SOB, MOB, COB, FOB, GOB.

In Words With Friends, B is scored slightly differently than in standard Scrabble, but the strategy of B-hooks remains powerful. Look for boards where a consonant-vowel pattern already exists and a B can extend it into a valid word.

All 371 Words Ending With B (371)

THINGUMMYBOB27
JIGGUMBOB24
THINGAMYBOB24
COCKSCOMB23
BACKCOMB22
BEACHCOMB22
CELECOXIB22
CETUXIMAB22
COXCOMB22
BLOWJOB21
HONEYCOMB21
THINGAMABOB21
THINGUMABOB21
WHITECOMB21
WILLOWHERB21
BAFFLEGAB20
CURRYCOMB20
DITHYRAMB20
DOORJAMB20
HANDJOB20
HOBJOB20
PHOTOBOMB20
RITUXIMAB20
THINGUMBOB20
BREADCRUMB19
EXCAMB19
FLASHBULB19
LIQUITAB19
BACKSTAB18
CHEMISORB18
CHEMOSORB18
DIVEBOMB18
HEARTTHROB18
INQILAB18
JALABIB18
PHENOBARB18
RUBBYDUB18
TAXICAB18
TOOTHCOMB18
ZEBUB18
ABCOULOMB17
CHOLIAMB17
CHORIAMB17
COWHERB17
ENJAMB17
FIREBOMB17
HECATOMB17
HEJAB17
HIJAB17
JILBAB17
LIGHTBULB17
MEMSAHIB17
NIGHTCLUB17
NIQAAB17
PSEUDOBULB17
SPIDERWEB17
SUPERBOMB17
WHOOBUB17
ZIMB17
BETHUMB16
BOOMBURB16
BREWPUB16
CATACOMB16
COXIB16
NIQAB16
RINGWOMB16
SQUAB16
SQUIB16
TIMEBOMB16
UNDERSHRUB16
ZINEB16
COBWEB15
CORYMB15
DOORKNOB15
FLUBDUB15
FORELIMB15
HUBBUB15
JAMB15
JIBB15
NUTJOB15
OVERCLUB15
PREABSORB15
SKYLAB15
SUBSHRUB15
SUCCUMB15
SUPERCLUB15
SYLLABUB15
UNDERSCRUB15
UPCLIMB15
WASHTUB15
WELLCURB15
AEROBOMB14
BATHTUB14
CHIMB14
CORNCRIB14
DISENTOMB14
EXURB14
GASTROPUB14
JELAB14
KINCOB14
OUTCLIMB14
OUTCLOMB14
PEDICAB14
POTHERB14
PREVERB14
PROVERB14
RHUBARB14
SKIBOB14
SPACELAB14
UNDERCLUB14
WINDSLAB14
ALDICARB13
BEDUMB13
CANEGRUB13
CHERUB13
CONFAB13
CORNCOB13
COULOMB13
ENWOMB13
HABOOB13
HOBNOB13
INTERCLUB13
INTERWEB13
KABAB13
KABOB13
KEBAB13
KEBOB13
MIHRAB13
MINICAB13
NASHGAB13
OUTTHROB13
OVERDUB13
PREFAB13
PREHAB13
RECLIMB13
REPLUMB13
SCHLUB13
SCRAWB13
UNPLUMB13
ADVERB12
APLOMB12
BAOBAB12
BENUMB12
BICARB12
COHAB12
COMARB12
DISLIMB12
GOOSEGOB12
JAB12
JIB12
JOB12
KEMB12
LANDGRAB12
REABSORB12
RECOMB12
RHOMB12
RHUMB12
SCRAMB12
SILLABUB12
SILLIBUB12
SPARERIB12
THUMB12
VOCAB12
WEAMB12
ATHROB11
BEDAUB11
CABOB11
CHIB11
CHUB11
CLIMB11
CLOMB11
COOMB11
CROMB11
CRUMB11
CUBEB11
DECARB11
DWEEB11
FANSUB11
LULIBUB11
MIDRIB11
MINILAB11
NIKAB11
PERTURB11
PLUMB11
REFURB11
REVERB11
SANDDAB11
SUBDEB11
TRIMTAB11
WEMB11
WOMB11
ABSORB10
ANTISNOB10
BIBB10
BOMB10
COBB10
COLLAB10
COMB10
DEMOB10
DISTURB10
EARBOB10
ENTOMB10
INTOMB10
KERB10
KNOB10
KNUB10
KRAB10
LABLAB10
LIBLAB10
MILNEB10
NAWAB10
REHAB10
SAHEB10
SAHIB10
SCARAB10
SHLUB10
SHRUB10
STROMB10
SUBURB10
SUPERB10
THROB10
UNCURB10
UNTOMB10
ACERB9
ADSORB9
BEROB9
BLURB9
CAROB9
CELEB9
COARB9
COURB9
DESORB9
DUMB9
FEEB9
FLAB9
FLOB9
FLUB9
FORB9
FRAB9
FRIB9
GAMB9
GOSSIB9
HERB9
KAB9
KEB9
KOB9
MANEB9
NABOB9
NEEMB9
NEWB9
SCRAB9
SCROB9
SCRUB9
SERDAB9
SLUBB9
SWAB9
SWOB9
VERB9
WARB9
ARDEB8
BARB8
BLAB8
BLEB8
BLOB8
BLUB8
BOAB8
BOOB8
BULB8
BURB8
CARB8
CLUB8
CRAB8
CRIB8
CURB8
DROOB8
FAB8
FIB8
FOB8
FUB8
HOB8
HUB8
IAMB8
LAMB8
LIMB8
NIMB8
NUMB8
PLEB8
PROB8
REDUB8
RESORB8
SCAB8
SIBB8
TOMB8
WAB8
WEB8
YOB8
ABB7
BIB7
BOB7
BUB7
CAB7
COB7
CUB7
DARB7
DAUB7
DIEB7
DOAB7
DOOB7
DORB7
DRAB7
DRIB7
DRUB7
EBB7
GARB7
GLIB7
GLOB7
GRAB7
GRUB7
INORB7
MIB7
MOB7
PUB7
SLURB7
STILB7
DAB6
DEB6
DIB6
DOB6
DUB6
GAB6
GIB6
GOB6
GUB6
NOOB6
SLAB6
SLEB6
SLOB6
SLUB6
SNAB6
SNEB6
SNIB6
SNOB6
SNUB6
SORB6
STAB6
STOB6
STUB6
ALB5
ARB5
LAB5
LIB5
LOB5
NAB5
NEB5
NIB5
NOB5
NUB5
ORB5
REB5
RIB5
ROB5
RUB5
SAB5
SIB5
SOB5
SUB5
TAB5
TUB5
URB5
AB4
OB4

Frequently Asked Questions

Is B a common ending letter in English?

The count is 371 B-final words (0.1% of the dictionary). Tile value: 3 points.

Top Scrabble play with B as the last letter?

THINGUMMYBOB leads at 27 points using TWL scoring. Placing its final letter on a triple-word square while also forming a cross-word is how this kind of play becomes a 50-point turn.

Shortest B-final English word?

Our shortest B-ending word is AB (2 letters). It’s ideal hook material — dropping it onto an existing word’s last letter creates two words at once.