Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'B'

High-scoring words: ZEBEC (18 pts), OXBOW (17 pts), JIBBS (16 pts), QUBIT (16 pts), XEBEC (16 pts)

This page lists all 231 valid five-letter Scrabble words with B as the middle (position 3) letter (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

231 Total Words

9.6 Avg Score (pts)

ZEBEC Top Word (18 pts)

89 Words ≥ 10 pts

ABBAS9 ABBES9 ABBEY12 ABBOT9 ALBAS7 ALBUM9 AMBER9 AMBIT9 AMBLE9 AMBOS9 AMBRY12 ARBOR7 BABAS9 BABEL9 BABES9 BABKA13 BABOO9 BABUL9 BABUS9 BEBOP11 BIBBS11 BIBLE9 BOBBY14 BUBAL9 BUBBA11 BUBBY14 BUBUS9 CABAL9 CABBY14 CABER9 CABIN9 CABLE9 CABOB11 CEBID10 CIBOL9 COBBS11 COBBY14 COBIA9 COBLE9 COBRA9 CUBBY14 CUBEB11 CUBED10 CUBER9 CUBES9 CUBIC11 CUBIT9 CYBER12 DEBAG9 DEBAR8 DEBIT8 DEBTS8 DEBUG9 DEBUT8 DEBYE11 DOBBY13 DOBIE8 DOBLA8 DOBRA8 DOBRO8 EBBED10 EBBET9 ELBOW10 EMBAR9 EMBAY12 EMBED10 EMBER9 EMBOW12 FABLE10 FIBER10 FIBRE10 FUBAR10 FUBSY13 GABBY13 GABLE8 GIBED9 GIBER8 GIBES8 GOBAN8 GOBOS8 GYBED12 GYBES11 HABIT10 HABUS10 HEBES10 HOBBY15 HOBOS10 HUBBY15 IMBED10 IMBUE9 INBYE10 ISBAS7 JABOT14 JEBEL14 JIBBS16 JIBED15 JIBER14 JIBES14 JUBAS14 JUBES14 KABAB13 KABAR11 KABOB13 KEBAB13 KEBAR11 KEBOB13 KIBBE13 KIBBI13 KIBEI11 KIBES11 KIBLA11 KOBOS11 LABEL7 LABIA7 LABOR7 LABRA7 LEBEN7 LIBEL7 LIBER7 LIBRA7 LIBRI7 LOBAR7 LOBBY12 LOBED8 LOBES7 LOBOS7 LUBED8 LUBES7 MABES9 NABES7 NABIS7 NABOB9 NOBBY12 NOBLE7 NOBLY10 NUBBY12 NUBIA7 OMBER9 OMBRE9 ORBED8 ORBIT7 OXBOW17 PIBAL9 POBOY12 PUBES9 PUBIC11 PUBIS9 QUBIT16 RABAT7 RABBI9 RABIC9 RABID8 REBAR7 REBBE9 REBEC9 REBEL7 REBID8 REBOP9 REBUS7 REBUT7 REBUY10 RIBBY12 RIBES7 ROBED8 ROBES7 ROBIN7 ROBLE7 ROBOT7 RUBBY12 RUBEL7 RUBES7 RUBLE7 RUBUS7 SABAL7 SABED8 SABER7 SABES7 SABIN7 SABIR7 SABLE7 SABOT7 SABRA7 SABRE7 SEBUM9 SIBBS9 SIBYL10 SOBAS7 SOBER7 SUBAH10 SUBAS7 SUBER7 TABBY12 TABER7 TABES7 TABID8 TABLA7 TABLE7 TABOO7 TABOR7 TABUN7 TABUS7 TIBIA7 TUBAE7 TUBAL7 TUBAS7 TUBBY12 TUBED8 TUBER7 TUBES7 UMBEL9 UMBER9 UMBOS9 UMBRA9 UNBAN7 UNBAR7 UNBID8 UNBOX14 UPBOW12 UPBYE12 URBAN7 URBIA7 VIBES10 WEBBY15 WEBER10 XEBEC16 YABBY15 YOBBO12 ZEBEC18 ZEBRA16 ZEBUS16 ZIBET16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many five-letter words have B as the middle letter?

There are 231 valid five-letter Scrabble words with B as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'B''?

The highest-scoring word is ZEBEC with 18 Scrabble points. Out of 231 words, 89 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 9.6 points per word. 0 words score 5 points or less, 142 score between 6 and 9 points, and 89 score 10 or more points.

Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.