641 Words Starting With AB
The prefix AB appears in 641 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 113 entries. Average word length: 8.5 letters.
A ranks among the top three starting letters in English. Many fundamental words — verbs of action, articles, adjectives — begin here.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with AB: ABUZZ (25 pts), ABSOLUTIZING (24 pts), ABJECTNESSES (23 pts), ABSENTMINDEDLY (23 pts), ABSOLUTIZED (23 pts). The shortest is AB (2 letters) and the longest is ABSORBABILITIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ELK.
Notable words: ABAS — a Syrian cloth of goat's or camel's hair; an outer garment made of it [n].; ABACA — a Philippine plant [n].; ABACAS — a Philippine plant [n].; ABALONE — a sea snail of rocky coasts [n]. Browse words starting with SHAW for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with AB?
ABUZZ scores 25 points. Runner-up: ABSOLUTIZING at 24 points. See words ending in MAX for more high-value options.
How many words start with AB?
Our dictionary has 641 words that start with AB. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (113).
What is the shortest word that starts with AB?
AB at just 2 letters. It means: an abdominal muscle [n].
Two-Letter Words (1)
AB
Three-Letter Words (4)
ABAABOABSABY
Four-Letter Words (12)
ABASABBAABBEABEDABETABLEABLYABOSABRIABUTABYEABYS
Five-Letter Words (38)
ABACAABACIABACKABAFTABAKAABAMPABASEABASHABATEABAYAABBASABBESABBEYABBOTABEAMABELEABETSABHORABIDEABLEDABLERABLESABMHOABODEABOHMABOILABOMAABOONABORTABOUTABOVEABRISABUSEABUTSABUZZABYESABYSMABYSS
Six-Letter Words (62)
ABACASABACUSABAKASABAMPSABASEDABASERABASESABASIAABATEDABATERABATESABATISABATORABAYASABBACYABBESSABBEYSABBOTSABDUCEABDUCTABELESABELIAABHORSABIDEDABIDERABIDESABJECTABJUREABLATEABLAUTABLAZEABLESTABLINSABLOOMABLUSHABMHOSABOARDABODEDABODESABOHMSABOLLAABOMASABORALABORTSABOUNDABOVESABRADEABROADABRUPTABSEILABSENTABSORBABSURDABULIAABULICABUSEDABUSERABUSESABVOLTABWATTABYINGABYSMS
Seven-Letter Words (90)
ABALONEABANDONABASERSABASHEDABASHESABASIASABASINGABATERSABATINGABATORSABATTISABAXIALABAXILEABBOTCYABDOMENABDUCEDABDUCESABDUCTSABELIANABELIASABETTALABETTEDABETTERABETTORABEYANTABFARADABHENRYABIDERSABIDINGABIGAILABILITYABIOSESABIOSISABIOTICABJUREDABJURERABJURESABLATEDABLATESABLATORABLAUTSABLEISMABLEISTABLINGSABLUENTABLUTEDABODINGABOLISHABOLLAEABOMASAABOMASIABORTEDABORTERABORTUSABOUGHTABOULIAABOULICABOUNDSABRADEDABRADERABRADESABREACTABREASTABRIDGEABROACHABROSIAABSCESSABSCISEABSCONDABSEILSABSENCEABSENTSABSINTHABSOLVEABSORBSABSTAINABSURDSABUBBLEABULIASABUSERSABUSINGABUSIVEABUTTALABUTTEDABUTTERABVOLTSABWATTSABYSMALABYSSALABYSSES
Eight-Letter Words (113)
ABACUSESABALONESABAMPEREABANDONSABAPICALABASEDLYABASHINGABATABLEABATISESABATTOIRABBACIESABBATIALABBESSESABDICATEABDOMENSABDOMINAABDUCENSABDUCENTABDUCINGABDUCTEDABDUCTEEABDUCTORABEGGINGABELMOSKABERRANTABETMENTABETTALSABETTERSABETTINGABETTORSABEYANCEABEYANCYABFARADSABHENRYSABHORREDABHORRERABIDANCEABIGAILSABJECTLYABJURERSABJURINGABLATINGABLATIONABLATIVEABLATORSABLEGATEABLEISMSABLEISTSABLUENTSABLUTIONABNEGATEABNORMALABOIDEAUABOITEAUABOMASALABOMASUMABOMASUSABORALLYABORNINGABORTERSABORTINGABORTIONABORTIVEABOULIASABOUNDEDABRACHIAABRADANTABRADERSABRADINGABRASIONABRASIVEABREACTSABRIDGEDABRIDGERABRIDGESABROGATEABROSIASABRUPTERABRUPTLYABSCISEDABSCISESABSCISINABSCISSAABSCONDSABSEILEDABSENCESABSENTEDABSENTEEABSENTERABSENTLYABSINTHEABSINTHSABSOLUTEABSOLVEDABSOLVERABSOLVESABSONANTABSORBEDABSORBERABSTAINS
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Nine-Letter Words (113)
ABAMPERESABANDONEDABANDONERABASEMENTABASHEDLYABASHMENTABATEMENTABATTISESABATTOIRSABBOTCIESABBOTSHIPABCOULOMBABDICABLEABDICATEDABDICATESABDICATORABDOMINALABDUCTEESABDUCTINGABDUCTIONABDUCTORSABELMOSKSABERRANCEABERRANCYABERRANTSABERRATEDABETMENTSABEYANCESABHENRIESABHORRENTABHORRERSABHORRINGABIDANCESABIDINGLYABILITIESABIOGENICABJECTIONABLATIONSABLATIVESABLEGATESABLUTIONSABNEGATEDABNEGATESABNEGATORABNORMALSABNORMITYABOIDEAUSABOIDEAUXABOITEAUSABOITEAUXABOLISHEDABOLISHERABOLISHESABOLITIONABOMINATEABORIGINEABORTIONSABORTUSESABOUNDINGABRACHIASABRADABLEABRADANTSABRASIONSABRASIVESABREACTEDABRIDGERSABRIDGINGABROGABLEABROGATEDABROGATESABROGATORABRUPTESTABRUPTIONABSCESSEDABSCESSESABSCISINGABSCISINSABSCISSAEABSCISSASABSCONDEDABSCONDERABSEILINGABSENTEESABSENTERSABSENTINGABSINTHESABSOLUTERABSOLUTESABSOLVENTABSOLVERSABSOLVINGABSORBANTABSORBENTABSORBERSABSORBINGABSTAINEDABSTAINERABSTERGEDABSTERGESABSTINENT
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Ten-Letter Words (90)
ABACTERIALABANDONERSABANDONINGABASEMENTSABASHMENTSABATEMENTSABBOTSHIPSABBREVIATEABCOULOMBSABDICATINGABDICATIONABDICATORSABDOMINALSABDUCENTESABDUCTIONSABDUCTORESABERRANCESABERRANTLYABERRATIONABEYANCIESABHORRENCEABIOGENISTABJECTIONSABJECTNESSABJURATIONABLATIVELYABNEGATINGABNEGATIONABNEGATORSABNORMALLYABOLISHERSABOLISHINGABOLITIONSABOMINABLEABOMINABLYABOMINATEDABOMINATESABOMINATORABORIGINALABORIGINESABORTIVELYABOVEBOARDABRASIVELYABREACTINGABREACTIONABRIDGMENTABROGATINGABROGATIONABROGATORSABRUPTIONSABRUPTNESSABSCESSINGABSCISSIONABSCONDERSABSCONDINGABSOLUTELYABSOLUTESTABSOLUTIONABSOLUTISMABSOLUTISTABSOLUTIVEABSOLUTIZEABSOLVENTSABSORBABLEABSORBANCEABSORBANCYABSORBANTSABSORBENCYABSORBENTSABSORPTIONABSORPTIVEABSTAINERSABSTAININGABSTEMIOUSABSTENTIONABSTERGINGABSTINENCEABSTRACTEDABSTRACTERABSTRACTLYABSTRACTORABSTRICTEDABSTRUSELYABSTRUSESTABSTRUSITYABSURDISMSABSURDISTSABSURDNESSABUNDANCESABUNDANTLY
Eleven-Letter Words (58)
ABANDONMENTABBREVIATEDABBREVIATESABBREVIATORABDICATIONSABDOMINALLYABECEDARIANABERRANCIESABERRATIONSABHORRENCESABHORRENTLYABIOGENESESABIOGENESISABIOGENISTSABIOLOGICALABIOTICALLYABJURATIONSABLUTIONARYABNEGATIONSABNORMALITYABNORMITIESABOLISHABLEABOLISHMENTABOMINATINGABOMINATIONABOMINATORSABORIGINALSABORTIONISTABOVEGROUNDABRACADABRAABREACTIONSABRIDGEMENTABRIDGMENTSABROGATIONSABSCISSIONSABSENTEEISMABSOLUTIONSABSOLUTISMSABSOLUTISTSABSOLUTIZEDABSOLUTIZESABSORBANCESABSORBINGLYABSORPTANCEABSORPTIONSABSTENTIONSABSTENTIOUSABSTINENCESABSTINENTLYABSTRACTERSABSTRACTESTABSTRACTINGABSTRACTIONABSTRACTIVEABSTRACTORSABSTRICTINGABSURDITIESABUSIVENESS
Twelve-Letter Words (36)
ABANDONMENTSABBREVIATINGABBREVIATIONABBREVIATORSABECEDARIANSABERRATIONALABJECTNESSESABOLISHMENTSABOLITIONARYABOLITIONISMABOLITIONISTABOMINATIONSABORIGINALLYABORTIONISTSABORTIVENESSABRACADABRASABRASIVENESSABRIDGEMENTSABRUPTNESSESABSENTEEISMSABSENTMINDEDABSOLUTENESSABSOLUTISTICABSOLUTIZINGABSORBANCIESABSORBENCIESABSORPTANCESABSORPTIVITYABSTEMIOUSLYABSTRACTABLEABSTRACTEDLYABSTRACTIONSABSTRACTNESSABSTRUSENESSABSTRUSITIESABSURDNESSES
Thirteen-Letter Words (9)
ABBREVIATIONSABIOGENICALLYABNORMALITIESABOLITIONISMSABOLITIONISTSABORTIFACIENTABSORBABILITYABSTRACTIONALABUSIVENESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (12)
ABORTIFACIENTSABORTIVENESSESABRASIVENESSESABSENTMINDEDLYABSOLUTENESSESABSORPTIVITIESABSTEMIOUSNESSABSTRACTEDNESSABSTRACTIONISMABSTRACTIONISTABSTRACTNESSESABSTRUSENESSES
Fifteen-Letter Words (3)
ABSORBABILITIESABSTRACTIONISMSABSTRACTIONISTS