Words Containing WB
There are 154 English words that contain the sequence WB. Range: BAWBEE to TOWBOATS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is SHOWBIZZY at 38 points; the longest is SNOWBOARDINGS (13 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 4% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
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- CATAWBA14 pts
- CATAWBAS15 pts
- CHAWBACON21 pts
- CHAWBACONS22 pts
- COWBANE14 pts
- COWBANES15 pts
- COWBELL14 pts
- COWBELLS15 pts
- COWBERRIES17 pts
- COWBERRY18 pts
- COWBIND15 pts
- COWBINDS16 pts
- COWBIRD15 pts
- COWBIRDS16 pts
- COWBOY16 pts
- COWBOYS17 pts
- CROWBAR14 pts
- CROWBARRED18 pts
- CROWBARRING19 pts
- CROWBARS15 pts
- CROWBERRIES18 pts
- CROWBERRY19 pts
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- SAWBILL12 pts
- SAWBILLS13 pts
- SAWBONES13 pts
- SAWBONESES15 pts
- SAWBUCK18 pts
- SAWBUCKS19 pts
- SCREWBALL16 pts
- SCREWBALLS17 pts
- SCREWBEAN16 pts
- SCREWBEANS17 pts
- SHADOWBOX25 pts
- SHADOWBOXED28 pts
- SHADOWBOXES27 pts
- SHADOWBOXING29 pts
- SHEWBREAD18 pts
- SHEWBREADS19 pts
- SHOWBIZ24 pts
- SHOWBIZZES36 pts
- SHOWBIZZY38 pts
- SHOWBOAT16 pts
- SHOWBOATED19 pts
- SHOWBOATING20 pts
- SHOWBOATS17 pts
- SHOWBREAD18 pts
- SHOWBREADS19 pts
- SKEWBACK23 pts
- SKEWBACKS24 pts
- SKEWBALD18 pts
- SKEWBALDS19 pts
- SNOWBALL13 pts
- SNOWBALLED16 pts
- SNOWBALLING17 pts
- SNOWBALLS14 pts
- SNOWBANK17 pts
- SNOWBANKS18 pts
- SNOWBELL13 pts
- SNOWBELLS14 pts
- SNOWBELT13 pts
- SNOWBELTS14 pts
- SNOWBERRIES16 pts
- SNOWBERRY17 pts
- SNOWBIRD14 pts
- SNOWBIRDS15 pts
- SNOWBLOWER18 pts
- SNOWBLOWERS19 pts
- SNOWBOARD15 pts
- SNOWBOARDER17 pts
- SNOWBOARDERS18 pts
- SNOWBOARDING19 pts
- SNOWBOARDINGS20 pts
- SNOWBOARDS16 pts
- SNOWBOUND15 pts
- SNOWBRUSH17 pts
- SNOWBRUSHES19 pts
- SNOWBUSH16 pts
- SNOWBUSHES18 pts
- SOWBELLIES15 pts
- SOWBELLY16 pts
- SOWBREAD14 pts
- SOWBREADS15 pts
- STEWBUM14 pts
- STEWBUMS15 pts
- STRAWBERRIES17 pts
- STRAWBERRY18 pts
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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 | showbizzy | 38 | 37 |
| 2 | showbizzes | 36 | 36 |
| 3 | shadowboxing | 29 | 31 |
| 4 | shadowboxed | 28 | 28 |
| 5 | jawbreakers | 27 | 30 |
| 6 | shadowboxes | 27 | 27 |
| 7 | jawbreaker | 26 | 29 |
| 8 | shadowbox | 25 | 25 |
| 9 | skewbacks | 24 | 26 |
| 10 | throwbacks | 24 | 25 |
What these words mean
- showbizzy
- (adjective)Of or pertaining to showbiz; glitzy, glamorous (possibly implying a lack of intellectual depth).
- showbizzes
- Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
- shadowboxing
- (verb)To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.
- shadowboxed
- (verb)To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.
- jawbreakers
- (noun)A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
- shadowboxes
- (noun)A diorama
- jawbreaker
- (noun)A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
- shadowbox
- (noun)A diorama
- skewbacks
- (noun)The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against.
- throwbacks
- (noun)A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
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FAQs
How many words contain "WB"?
154 valid English words contain WB.
Best Scrabble word containing WB?
SHOWBIZZY at 38 pts.
Longest word containing WB?
SNOWBOARDINGS (13 letters).