Words Containing PB
There are 93 English words that contain the sequence PB. Range: CHAPBOOK to UPBYE. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HUMPBACKED at 26 points; the longest is SHIPBUILDINGS (13 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
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- SCRAPBOOK19 pts
- SCRAPBOOKS20 pts
- SHEEPBERRIES19 pts
- SHEEPBERRY20 pts
- SHIPBOARD17 pts
- SHIPBOARDS18 pts
- SHIPBORNE16 pts
- SHIPBUILDER19 pts
- SHIPBUILDERS20 pts
- SHIPBUILDING21 pts
- SHIPBUILDINGS22 pts
- SHOPBOY17 pts
- SHOPBOYS18 pts
- SNAPBACK18 pts
- SNAPBACKS19 pts
- SOAPBARK16 pts
- SOAPBARKS17 pts
- SOAPBERRIES15 pts
- SOAPBERRY16 pts
- SOAPBOX18 pts
- SOAPBOXES20 pts
- STEPBROTHER18 pts
- STEPBROTHERS19 pts
- STOOPBALL13 pts
- STOOPBALLS14 pts
- STOPBANK16 pts
- STOPBANKS17 pts
- SWEEPBACK22 pts
- SWEEPBACKS23 pts
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- UPBEAR10 pts
- UPBEARER12 pts
- UPBEARERS13 pts
- UPBEARING14 pts
- UPBEARS11 pts
- UPBEAT10 pts
- UPBEATS11 pts
- UPBIND11 pts
- UPBINDING15 pts
- UPBINDS12 pts
- UPBOIL10 pts
- UPBOILED13 pts
- UPBOILING14 pts
- UPBOILS11 pts
- UPBORE10 pts
- UPBORNE11 pts
- UPBOUND12 pts
- UPBOW12 pts
- UPBOWS13 pts
- UPBRAID12 pts
- UPBRAIDED15 pts
- UPBRAIDER14 pts
- UPBRAIDERS15 pts
- UPBRAIDING16 pts
- UPBRAIDS13 pts
- UPBRINGING16 pts
- UPBRINGINGS17 pts
- UPBUILD12 pts
- UPBUILDING16 pts
- UPBUILDS13 pts
- UPBUILT11 pts
- UPBY11 pts
- UPBYE12 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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 | humpbacked | 26 | 30 |
| 2 | humpbacks | 24 | 28 |
| 3 | humpback | 23 | 27 |
| 4 | sweepbacks | 23 | 26 |
| 5 | lampblacks | 22 | 28 |
| 6 | shipbuildings | 22 | 27 |
| 7 | sweepback | 22 | 25 |
| 8 | chapbooks | 22 | 24 |
| 9 | lampblack | 21 | 27 |
| 10 | shipbuilding | 21 | 26 |
What these words mean
- humpbacked
- Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
- humpbacks
- (noun)A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
- humpback
- (noun)A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
- sweepbacks
- Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
- lampblacks
- Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
- shipbuildings
- Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
- sweepback
- (noun)The rearward angle of the leading edge of a wing, or airfoil.
- chapbooks
- (noun)A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts
- lampblack
- (noun)An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.
- shipbuilding
- (noun)The construction of ships.
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FAQs
How many words contain "PB"?
93 valid English words contain PB.
Best Scrabble word containing PB?
HUMPBACKED at 26 pts.
Longest word containing PB?
SHIPBUILDINGS (13 letters).