Words Starting With AB

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Counting only the ENABLE word list, 622 entries are words that start with AB. That is about 0.36% of the list. The longest is ABSENTMINDEDNESSES; the shortest is AB. By common tile values the top scorer is ABSQUATULATING (26 points); board bonuses aren't counted. Words with no repeated letter: 126. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.

At a glance

Fact	Value
Words in this list	622
Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site	0.36%
Longest	`ABSENTMINDEDNESSES` (18 letters)
Shortest	`AB` (2 letters)
Highest base score (common values)	`ABSQUATULATING`, 26
No repeated letters	126

Most common next letter after AB

Letter	Words
S	174
O	89
A	63
R	57
E	39

Useful observations

2 read the same backward and forward, such as ABA and ABBA.
153 still form a word when the leading AB is removed, for example ABAFT, ABALONE, ABAMP, ABAMPERE and ABAMPERES → AFT, ALONE, AMP, AMPERE and AMPERES.
The most common endings here are -ES (80), -ED (42), -NG (41).
The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 242 of these words.
The average length is 8.6 letters.
After AB, the letter S comes next most often (174 words).

All AB- words

2 letters 1

3 letters 4

aba abo abs aby

4 letters 12

abas abba abbe abed abet able ably abos abri abut abye abys

5 letters 36

abaca abaci aback abaft abaka abamp abase abash abate abbas abbes abbey abbot abeam abele abets abhor abide abler ables abmho abode abohm aboil aboma aboon abort about above abris abuse abuts abuzz abyes abysm abyss

6 letters 61

abacas abacus abakas abamps abased abaser abases abasia abated abater abates abatis abator abbacy abbess abbeys abbots abduce abduct abeles abelia abhors abided abider abides abject abjure ablate ablaut ablaze ablest ablins abloom ablush abmhos aboard aboded abodes abohms abolla abomas aboral aborts abound aboves abrade abroad abrupt abseil absent absorb absurd abulia abulic abused abuser abuses abvolt abwatt abying abysms

7 letters 86

abalone abandon abasers abashed abashes abasias abasing abaters abating abators abattis abaxial abaxile abbotcy abdomen abduced abduces abducts abelian abelias abettal abetted abetter abettor abeyant abfarad abhenry abiders abiding abigail ability abioses abiosis abiotic abjured abjurer abjures ablated ablates ablauts ablings abluent abluted aboding abolish abollae abomasa abomasi aborted aborter abought aboulia aboulic abounds abraded abrader abrades abreact abreast abridge abroach abrosia abscess abscise abscond abseils absence absents absinth absolve absorbs abstain absurds abubble abulias abusers abusing abusive abuttal abutted abutter abvolts abwatts abysmal abyssal abysses

8 letters 108

abacuses abalones abampere abandons abapical abasedly abashing abatable abatises abattoir abbacies abbatial abbesses abdicate abdomens abdomina abducens abducent abducing abducted abductor abelmosk aberrant abetment abettals abetters abetting abettors abeyance abeyancy abfarads abhenrys abhorred abhorrer abidance abigails abjectly abjurers abjuring ablating ablation ablative ablegate abluents ablution abnegate abnormal aboideau aboiteau abomasal abomasum abomasus aborally aborning aborters aborting abortion abortive aboulias abounded abrachia abradant abraders abrading abrasion abrasive abreacts abridged abridger abridges abrogate abrosias abrupter abruptly abscised abscises abscisin abscissa absconds abseiled absences absented absentee absenter absently absinthe absinths absolute absolved absolver absolves absonant absorbed absorber abstains absterge abstract abstrict abstruse absurder absurdly abundant abusable abutilon abutment abuttals abutters abutting

9 letters 104

abamperes abandoned abandoner abasement abashment abatement abattises abattoirs abbotcies abdicable abdicated abdicates abdicator abdominal abducting abduction abductors abelmosks aberrance aberrancy aberrants aberrated abetments abeyances abhenries abhorrent abhorrers abhorring abidances abidingly abilities abiogenic abjection ablations ablatives ablegates ablutions abnegated abnegates abnegator abnormals aboideaus aboideaux aboiteaus aboiteaux abolished abolisher abolishes abolition abominate aborigine abortions abounding abrachias abradable abradants abrasions abrasives abreacted abridgers abridging abrogated abrogates abruptest abruption abscessed abscesses abscising abscisins abscissae abscissas absconded absconder abseiling absentees absenters absenting absinthes absoluter absolutes absolvers absolving absorbant absorbent absorbers absorbing abstained abstainer absterged absterges abstinent abstracts abstricts abstruser absurdest absurdism absurdist absurdity abuilding abundance abusively abutilons abutments abysmally

10 letters 85

abacterial abandoners abandoning abasements abashments abatements abbreviate abdicating abdication abdicators abducentes abductions abductores aberrances aberrantly aberration abeyancies abhorrence abiogenist abjections abjectness abjuration ablatively abnegating abnegation abnegators abnormally abolishers abolishing abolitions abominable abominably abominated abominates abominator aboriginal aborigines abortively aboveboard abrasively abreacting abreaction abridgment abrogating abrogation abruptions abruptness abscessing abscission absconders absconding absolutely absolutest absolution absolutism absolutist absolutive absolutize absorbable absorbance absorbancy absorbants absorbency absorbents absorption absorptive abstainers abstaining abstemious abstention absterging abstinence abstracted abstracter abstractly abstractor abstricted abstrusely abstrusest abstrusity absurdisms absurdists absurdness abundances abundantly

11 letters 57

abandonment abbreviated abbreviates abbreviator abdications abdominally abecedarian aberrancies aberrations abhorrences abhorrently abiogeneses abiogenesis abiogenists abiological abiotically abjurations ablutionary abnegations abnormality abolishable abolishment abominating abomination abominators aboriginals abortionist aboveground abracadabra abreactions abridgement abridgments abrogations abscissions absenteeism absolutions absolutisms absolutists absolutized absolutizes absorbances absorbingly absorptance absorptions abstentions abstentious abstinences abstinently abstracters abstractest abstracting abstraction abstractive abstractors abstricting absurdities abusiveness

12 letters 37

abandonments abbreviating abbreviation abbreviators abecedarians aberrational abjectnesses abolishments abolitionary abolitionism abolitionist abominations aboriginally abortionists abortiveness abracadabras abrasiveness abridgements abruptnesses absenteeisms absentminded absoluteness absolutistic absolutizing absorbancies absorbencies absorptances absorptivity absquatulate abstemiously abstractable abstractedly abstractions abstractness abstruseness abstrusities absurdnesses

13 letters 11

abbreviations abiogenically abnormalities abolitionisms abolitionists abortifacient absorbability absquatulated absquatulates abstractional abusivenesses

14 letters 13

abortifacients abortivenesses abrasivenesses absentmindedly absolutenesses absorptivities absquatulating abstemiousness abstractedness abstractionism abstractionist abstractnesses abstrusenesses

15 letters 3

absorbabilities abstractionisms abstractionists

16 letters 3

absentmindedness abstemiousnesses abstractednesses

18 letters 1

absentmindednesses

Using these words

To find words that start with AB using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type AB in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts AB???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.