5-Letter Words Starting With AB
There are 70 five-letter words starting with AB, including 11 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With AB
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- ABOUT Approximately or roughly
- ABOVE In or to a higher place or position
- ABBEY A church associated with a monastery or convent
- ABIDE Put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- ABBOT The superior of an abbey of monks
- ABYSS A very deep or seemingly bottomless chasm
- ABODE A place where someone lives or resides
- ABACK By surprise
- ABATE Make less active or intense
- ABHOR Find repugnant
- ABASE Cause to feel shame or hurt the pride of
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (19%), E (14%), T (13%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 41% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, S, R, O, T
- Most have 2 vowels (60%)
- 49% contain a repeated letter
- 11 of the 70 are common puzzle answers (16%)
Other Valid Words
59 additional dictionary words start with AB — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- ABUSE
- ABBAS
- ABORT
- ABRAM
- ABUZZ
- ABLED
- ABUTS
- ABAYA
- ABIES
- ABAFT
- ABELE
- ABACA
- ABEAM
- ABLES
- ABEER
- ABETS
- ABLOW
- ABORD
- ABLER
- ABBES
- ABAND
- ABACI
- ABUNE
- ABRIN
- ABUNA
- ABERS
- ABORN
- ABASH
- ABENG
- ABORE
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- ABRIS
- ABBED
- ABRAY
- ABLET
- ABOON
- ABEAR
- ABURA
- ABEAT
- ABOMA
- ABYES
- ABURN
- ABACS
- ABEYS
- ABAMP
- ABRIM
- ABASK
- ABIUS
- ABOIL
- ABSEY
- ABSIT
- ABAKA
- ABJAD
- ABAHT
- ABJUD
- ABCEE
- ABYSM
- ABOHM
- ABNET
- ABMHO
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.