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Five letter words with a, b (39)

Found 39 five letter words with a, b. Search pattern: ?a?b?. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.

Scrabble Scores — Average: 11 pts

Highest: zambo 18, jambe 16, jambo 16, jambs 16, jambu 16

Lowest: taube 7, sauba 7, larbo 7, garbs 8, garbo 8

5 Letter Words (39)

About This Pattern

The search pattern ?a?b? looks for 5-letter words with an unknown letter in the first position, the letter A in the second position, an unknown letter in the third position, the letter B in the fourth position, an unknown letter in the fifth position. You already know 2 out of 5 letters — only 3 remain to discover.

Where This Helps

  • Crossword puzzles — you have a 5-letter clue with some known letters and need to fill in the blanks.
  • Wordle — narrow down today's answer by checking which 5-letter words fit your known and unknown positions.
  • Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
  • Word games — anagram solvers, hangman helpers, and vocabulary builders all benefit from pattern-based word search.

FAQ

How many words match the pattern ?a?b??

There are 39 English words matching this pattern.

Which word length is most common for this pattern?

5-letter words are the most common, with 39 matches out of 39 total.

What are some example words matching ?a?b??

Some matching words include: barbe, barbs, cabby, carbo, carbs.

How does the pattern ?a?b? work?

Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.

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