Words Containing AB

Q: How many words contain "AB"?

5,384 valid English words contain the sequence AB.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing AB?

HYPEREXCITABILITY at 39 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing AB?

INDISTINGUISHABLENESSES — 23 letters.

There are 5,384 English words that contain the sequence AB. Range: AB to ZABAJONES. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HYPEREXCITABILITY at 39 points; the longest is INDISTINGUISHABLENESSES (23 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The longest entry here is INDISTINGUISHABLENESSES at 23 letters.

By length — 5,384 words containing AB

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3-letter(14)
4-letter(41)
5-letter(102)
6-letter(209)
7-letter(409)
8-letter(758)
9-letter(656)
10-letter(666)
11-letter(595)
12-letter(499)
13-letter(437)
14-letter(337)
15-letter(254)

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Showing the first 600 of 5,384 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	hyperexcitability	39	40
2	hyperexcitabilities	38	40
3	hypnotizability	37	38
4	hypnotizabilities	36	38
5	squeezability	36	38
6	squeezabilities	35	38
7	unexceptionablenesses	34	42
8	hypercoagulability	34	38
9	jabberwocky	34	38
10	hypercoagulabilities	33	38

What these words mean

hyperexcitability: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperexcitabilities: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypnotizability: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypnotizabilities: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
squeezability: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
squeezabilities: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
unexceptionablenesses: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypercoagulability: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
jabberwocky: Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypercoagulabilities: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "AB"?

5,384 valid English words contain AB.

Best Scrabble word containing AB?

HYPEREXCITABILITY at 39 pts.

Longest word containing AB?

INDISTINGUISHABLENESSES (23 letters).