5 Letter Words Ending in B

Common 5-letter words that end in B

With their Scrabble points: the four most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

• thumb 12the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
• climb 11to ascend
• scrub 9to rub hard in order to clean
• shrub 10a low, woody plant

All 60 words, A to Z

About these words

• 60 of the 12,987 5-letter words end in B (0.5%).
• 42 are good in NWL2023, 60 in Collins Scrabble Words and 35 in ENABLE. 4 are everyday words.
• In Scrabble points, zebub scores the most (18), then hijab and hejab (17 each), then five words on 16.