5 Letter Words Ending in B
Here are all 20 5 letter words ending in B, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.
- Words found
- 20
- Most used
- climb
- Most common first letter
- S
Wordle helper: 5 letter words ending in B
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Common 5 letter words ending in B
| # | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | climb | go upward with gradual or continuous progress |
| 2 | thumb | the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb |
| 3 | scrub | clean with hard rubbing |
| 4 | shrub | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
| 5 | kebab | cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables |
| 6 | sahib | formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name |
| 7 | crumb | a very small quantity of something |
| 8 | plumb | completely; used as intensifiers |
| 9 | blurb | a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) |
| 10 | throb | pulsate or pound with abnormal force |
| 11 | nawab | a governor in India during the Mogul empire |
| 12 | dweeb | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious |
| 13 | squib | firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise |
| 14 | carob | long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp |
| 15 | squab | flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled |
| 16 | kabob | cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables |
| 17 | nabob | a governor in India during the Mogul empire |
All 5 letter words ending in B
- climb
- thumb
- rehab
- scrub
- shrub
- kebab
- sahib
- celeb
- crumb
- plumb
- blurb
- throb
- nawab
- dweeb
- squib
- carob
- squab
- kabob
- kabab
- nabob
More 5 letter word lists
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Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in B are there?
This list has 20, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.
What are common 5 letter words ending in B?
climb, thumb, rehab, scrub, shrub, kebab, sahib, celeb.
Which 5 letter words ending in B are good Wordle guesses?
climb, thumb, rehab, scrub use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.