B appears in roughly 20% of English words — less than half as frequent as A or E but still a workhorse consonant. B is worth 3 points in Scrabble with 2 tiles in the bag.
Strategic B-containing plays focus on the handful of short high-value B-words: BIZ, BEZ, BUZZ, BOZO, BAJU. B combines well with Z for premium-square plays. In standard tile-draw probabilities, you’ll hold a B in roughly 15% of racks.
B-containing long words frequently derive from productive prefixes: BE- (BECOME, BEWARE), BI- (BICYCLE, BINARY), BIO- (BIOLOGY, BIOMASS), SUB- (SUBMIT, SUBSTITUTE). Every Latin-origin BIO- word contains B by construction.
Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Containing B (500 of 43,446)
BAZZAZZES47
BEZZAZZES47
BIZZAZZES47
BAZZAZZ45
BEZZAZZ45
BIZZAZZ45
METHOXYBENZENES41
NEBUCHADNEZZARS41
OXYPHENBUTAZONE41
METHOXYBENZENE40
NEBUCHADNEZZAR40
FUZZBOXES39
BENZODIAZEPINES38
SHOWBIZZIEST38
SHOWBIZZY38
SUBJECTIVIZING38
BAZAZZES37
BENZIMIDAZOLES37
BENZODIAZEPINE37
BEZAZZES37
BIZAZZES37
BUMFUZZLING37
EMBEZZLEMENTS37
FUZZBOX37
HYDROXYBUTYRATE37
HYPNOTIZABILITY37
OBJECTIVIZING37
SHOWBIZZIER37
SUBJECTIVIZED37
WHIZZBANGS37
BEDAZZLEMENTS36
BENZIMIDAZOLE36
BUMFUZZLED36
EMBEZZLEMENT36
OBJECTIVIZED36
PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY36
SHOWBIZZES36
SQUEEZABILITY36
SUBJECTIVIZES36
WHIZZBANG36
ZINZIBERACEOUS36
BAZAZZ35
BEDAZZLEMENT35
BEZAZZ35
BIZAZZ35
BUMFUZZLES35
BUZZKILLERS35
DYSMORPHOPHOBIC35
ISOCARBOXAZIDS35
MOORBUZZARDS35
OBJECTIVIZES35
POLYCARBOXYLIC35
RHOMBENPORPHYRY35
SQUEEZABILITIES35
SUBJECTIVIZE35
ZYGOBRANCHIATES35
BATHMITZVAHS34
BELSHAZZARS34
BLACKJACKING34
BLIZZARDLY34
BRACHYCEPHALICS34
BRACHYCEPHALISM34
BUMFUZZLE34
BUZZKILLER34
COXCOMBICALITY34
HUMBUZZES34
ISOCARBOXAZID34
JABBERWOCKY34
JAZZBOS34
MOORBUZZARD34
MORBIDEZZAS34
OBJECTIVIZE34
PHENYLBUTAZONES34
POLYCARBOXYLATE34
ZYGOBRANCHIATE34
BATHMITZVAH33
BATHMIZVAHS33
BELSHAZZAR33
BEMUZZLING33
BENZENECARBONYL33
BENZOQUINONES33
BIORHYTHMICALLY33
BLACKJACKED33
BLIZZARDIEST33
BLIZZARDING33
BLIZZARDY33
BRACHYCEPHALIC33
BRACHYCEPHALY33
BRACHYDACTYLISM33
BUZZINGLY33
BUZZKILLS33
BUZZWORDS33
CHARACTERIZABLE33
COXCOMBICALLY33
DYSMORPHOPHOBIA33
EMBEZZLING33
EQUIPROBABILITY33
EXCHANGEABILITY33
HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD33
HYDROLYZABLE33
HYDROPHOBICITY33
HYPERBOLIZING33
HYPEREXCITABLE33
JABBERWOCKIES33
JAWBREAKINGLY33
JAZZBO33
MORBIDEZZA33
OXYHAEMOGLOBINS33
PHENYLBUTAZONE33
PHLEBOTOMIZING33
QUARTERBACKINGS33
RHOMBPORPHYRY33
XENOPHOBICALLY33
BACKCHECKING32
BASHIBAZOUKS32
BATHMIZVAH32
BEDAZZLING32
BEMUZZLED32
BENZALDEHYDES32
BENZOQUINONE32
BLIZZARDED32
BLIZZARDIER32
BRACHYCEPHALIES32
BRACHYCEPHALOUS32
BRACHYDACTYLIC32
BRACHYDACTYLY32
BRACHYPINAKOIDS32
BUCKJUMPINGS32
BUZZKILL32
BUZZWIGS32
BUZZWORD32
CYBERSQUATTINGS32
DICHLOROBENZENE32
EMBEZZLED32
EMBEZZLERS32
FUZZBALLS32
HOBBLEDEHOYDOMS32
HUMBUZZ32
HYBRIDIZABLE32
HYBRIDIZATIONS32
HYPERBOLIZED32
KIBBUTZNIKS32
KNICKERBOCKERS32
MONOCARBOXYLIC32
OPHTHALMOPHOBIA32
OXYHAEMOGLOBIN32
OXYHEMOGLOBINS32
PHLEBOTOMIZED32
PROVERBIALIZING32
QUADRISYLLABICS32
QUARTERBACKING32
QUODLIBETICALLY32
RAZZBERRY32
RECOGNIZABILITY32
RHOMBENPORPHYRS32
RHOMBPORPHYRIES32
SCUZZBAGS32
SCUZZBALLS32
STOCKJOBBERY32
UNDERPUBLICIZED32
UNEQUIVOCABLY32
ZOMBIFICATIONS32
ACCLIMATIZABLE31
ACKNOWLEDGEABLY31
ALPHABETIZATION31
AZOBENZENES31
BACKCHECKED31
BACKSCRATCHINGS31
BAMBOOZLEMENTS31
BASHIBAZOUK31
BEDAZZLED31
BEMUZZLES31
BENZALDEHYDE31
BENZANTHRACENES31
BIOGRAPHIZING31
BLACKJACKS31
BRACHIOCEPHALIC31
BRACHYDACTYLIES31
BRACHYDACTYLOUS31
BRACHYGRAPHY31
BRACHYPINAKOID31
BRACHYTHERAPY31
BREATHALYZING31
BUCKJUMPING31
BUSHWHACKINGS31
BUZZBAITS31
BUZZSAWS31
BUZZWIG31
CARBAMAZEPINES31
CHEQUEBOOKS31
COMPUTERIZABLE31
CYBERSQUATTING31
DECARBOXYLATING31
DIALYZABILITY31
DITHYRAMBICALLY31
EMBEZZLER31
EMBEZZLES31
EXCOMMUNICABLE31
FUZZBALL31
HIBERNICIZATION31
HOBBLEDEHOYDOM31
HOBBLEDEHOYISH31
HOBBLEDEHOYISMS31
HYBRIDIZATION31
HYPERBOLIZES31
HYPNOTIZABLE31
INEXPLICABILITY31
JABBERWOCKS31
JUMBOIZING31
KIBBUTZNIK31
KICKBOXINGS31
KNICKERBOCKER31
NONOBJECTIVISMS31
NONOBJECTIVITY31
OBJECTIFICATION31
OXYHEMOGLOBIN31
PHLEBOTOMIZES31
PHOTOLYZABLE31
PRESBYTERIANIZE31
PROVERBIALIZED31
PSYCHOBABBLING31
QUADRISYLLABIC31
QUARTERBACKED31
RAZZBERRIES31
REPUBLICANIZING31
RESPECTABILIZED31
RHOMBENPORPHYR31
SCUZZBAG31
SCUZZBALL31
SJAMBOKKING31
STOCKJOBBERIES31
STOCKJOBBINGS31
SUBCIVILIZATION31
SUBJECTIFYING31
SUBSPECIALIZING31
SUBVOCALIZATION31
UNEXCEPTIONABLY31
UNOBJECTIONABLY31
UNQUENCHABLY31
UNRECOGNIZABLY31
UNVANQUISHABLE31
ZOMBIFICATION31
ZYGOBRANCHS31
ADVERBIALIZING30
ALPHABETIZING30
ANALYZABILITY30
ANTIKICKBACK30
AZOBENZENE30
BACKSCRATCHING30
BAMBOOZLEMENT30
BARMITZVAHS30
BASMITZVAHS30
BATHYGRAPHICAL30
BATHYMETRICALLY30
BATMITZVAHS30
BATRACHOPHOBIC30
BEDAZZLES30
BEMUZZLE30
BENZANTHRACENE30
BIOGRAPHIZED30
BLACKJACK30
BLIZZARDS30
BODYCHECKING30
BOLSHEVIZING30
BOWDLERIZATIONS30
BRACHYCEPHALS30
BRACHYGRAPHIES30
BRACHYTHERAPIES30
BREATHALYZED30
BREATHALYZERS30
BUCKJUMPERS30
BURDIZZOS30
BUSHWHACKING30
BUZZBAIT30
BUZZCUTS30
BUZZSAW30
CARBAMAZEPINE30
CHECKBOXES30
CHEQUEBOOK30
CHEQUERBOARDS30
CHLOROBENZENES30
CHOCKABLOCK30
COCARBOXYLASES30
COMPUTERPHOBICS30
CONQUERABILITY30
CRYSTALLIZABLE30
CYBERCHONDRIACS30
CYBERSQUATTERS30
DECARBOXYLATED30
DECARBOXYLATION30
DIALYZABILITIES30
EMBEZZLE30
ETHYLBENZENES30
EXACERBESCENCES30
EXCHANGEABLY30
EXHIBITIVELY30
EXTRAEMBRYONIC30
GRAPHITIZABLE30
GYROSTABILIZERS30
HETEROFLEXIBLES30
HIBERNICIZING30
HOBBLEDEHOYISM30
HUCKLEBERRYINGS30
HYBRIDIZING30
HYPERBOLIZE30
HYPERMUTABILITY30
IMMOBILIZATIONS30
INEXPUGNABILITY30
JABBERWOCK30
JAMBOKKING30
JUMBOIZED30
KICKBOXING30
LOCALIZABILITY30
LUMBERJACKETS30
MECHANIZABLE30
METAGRABOLIZING30
METAGROBOLIZING30
NONOBJECTIVISM30
OBJECTIFYING30
OVERBEJEWELLED30
PHLEBOTOMIZE30
POLARIZABILITY30
PROVERBIALIZES30
PSYCHOBABBLED30
PSYCHOBABBLERS30
PYROLYZABLE30
QUADRISYLLABLES30
REPUBLICANIZED30
RESPECTABILIZES30
SEMICARBAZIDES30
SJAMBOKKED30
SQUEEZABLE30
STOCKJOBBING30
SUBCATEGORIZING30
SUBJECTABILITY30
SUBJECTIVISTIC30
SUBJUNCTIVELY30
SUBOPTIMIZATION30
SUBSPECIALIZED30
SUBSTANTIVIZING30
SUBVOCALIZING30
SWITCHBACKING30
SYMBOLIZATIONS30
UNBRIZZED30
VAGABONDIZING30
ZOMBIFYING30
ZYGOBRANCH30
ACQUIRABILITY29
ADVERBIALIZED29
ALBIZZIAS29
ALPHABETIZED29
ALPHABETIZERS29
AMBIDEXTROUSLY29
ANALYZABILITIES29
ANTHROPOPHOBICS29
APPROACHABILITY29
AQUAPHOBICS29
BACKCHECKS29
BACKFLIPPINGS29
BACKPACKINGS29
BACKSCRATCHED29
BACKSCRATCHERS29
BALKANIZATIONS29
BARMITZVAH29
BASMITZVAH29
BATMITZVAH29
BATRACHOPHOBIAS29
BEDAZZLE29
BENZOAPYRENES29
BENZOPHENONES29
BEQUEATHMENTS29
BEZZLING29
BIOGRAPHIZES29
BIOMECHANICALLY29
BIOPSYCHOLOGY29
BISYMMETRICALLY29
BLIZZARD29
BLOCKHEADEDLY29
BLOGJACKINGS29
BODYCHECKED29
BOLSHEVIZED29
BOWDLERIZATION29
BRACHYCEPHAL29
BREATHALYZER29
BREATHALYZES29
BRONCHOGRAPHY29
BRONZIFYING29
BUCKJUMPER29
BURDIZZO29
BUREAUCRATIZING29
BUSHWHACKED29
BUSHWHACKERS29
BUTTERFLYFISHES29
BUZZARDS29
BUZZCUT29
BUZZINGS29
CHAMBERLAINSHIP29
CHEQUERBOARD29
CHICKABIDDY29
CHLOROBENZENE29
CIRCUMAMBIENCY29
COCARBOXYLASE29
COMPUTERPHOBIC29
CONJECTURABLY29
CRYSTALIZABLE29
CYBERCHONDRIAC29
CYBERSQUATTER29
DECARBONIZATION29
DECARBOXYLASES29
DECARBOXYLATES29
DECARBURIZATION29
DEFIBRINIZING29
DEMOBILIZATIONS29
DICARBOXYLIC29
DISEQUILIBRIUMS29
DISQUALIFIABLE29
EMBLEMATIZING29
ETHYLBENZENE29
EXACERBESCENCE29
EXCEPTIONABLY29
EXEMPLIFIABLE29
EXHAUSTIBILITY29
EXHIBITIONISTIC29
GEMFIBROZILS29
GYROSTABILIZER29
HETEROFLEXIBLE29
HIBERNICIZED29
HUCKLEBERRYING29
HYBRIDIZED29
HYBRIDIZERS29
HYPERBARICALLY29
HYPERBATICALLY29
HYPERBOLICALLY29
HYPERCATABOLISM29
HYPERMETABOLISM29
IMMOBILIZATION29
INEXTRICABILITY29
INTERSUBJECTIVE29
JAMBOKKED29
JUKEBOXES29
JUMBOIZES29
JUSTIFIABILITY29
KICKBOXED29
KICKBOXERS29
KNOWLEDGABILITY29
LUMBERJACKET29
METAGRABOLIZED29
METAGROBOLIZED29
NONOBJECTIVISTS29
NONQUANTIFIABLE29
OBJECTIONABLY29
OBJECTIVENESSES29
OBJECTIVISTIC29
ORGANIZABILITY29
OVERBEJEWELED29
OXIDIZABLE29
PICKABACKING29
POLYSYLLABICISM29
PROVERBIALIZE29
PSYCHOBABBLER29
PSYCHOBABBLES29
PSYCHOBIOLOGIC29
PSYCHOBIOLOGY29
QUADRISYLLABLE29
QUARTERBACKS29
QUESTIONABILITY29
QUICKBEAMS29
RECOGNIZABLY29
REPUBLICANIZES29
RESPECTABILIZE29
RHOMBENCEPHALON29
SEMICARBAZIDE29
SEMICARBAZONES29
SHADOWBOXING29
STICKYBEAKING29
STOCKJOBBERS29
SUBCATEGORIZED29
SUBCIVILIZED29
SUBJECTIVELY29
SUBJECTIVISING29
SUBJECTIVISMS29
SUBJECTIVITY29
SUBMINIATURIZED29
SUBOPTIMIZING29
SUBSPECIALIZES29
SUBSPECIFICALLY29
SUBSTANTIVIZED29
SUBVOCALIZED29
SWITCHBACKED29
SYMBOLIZATION29
SYMBOLOGRAPHY29
SYMMETROPHOBIAS29
SYPHILOPHOBIAS29
THIABENDAZOLES29
TOXICOPHOBIAS29
TRICARBOXYLIC29
UNBOWDLERIZED29
UNCATEGORIZABLE29
UNCHASTIZABLE29
UNCONQUERABLY29
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Frequently Asked Questions
How common is B inside English words?
43,446 words in our list include B at some position — 12.1% of the whole. In standard English prose, B shows up about 1.5% of the time (rank 20th).
Top Scrabble word with B in it?
BAZZAZZES tops the list at 47 Scrabble points under TWL scoring. The B tile alone is worth 3 points.
How can I put this word list to use in Scrabble?
Start at the top for short, high-scoring premium-square candidates. Lower in the list, look for longer words that fit your whole rack — that’s bingo territory. B is a common letter; focus on words where B pairs with high-value tiles like Q, Z, J, X for maximum scoring.