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5-Letter Words Starting with AB

There are 35 five-letter words that start with AB on Word.ws, from abaca to abyss. The most common are about, above, abuse, abbey and abide.

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All 35 five-letter words that start with AB

  • abaca9n. Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown...
  • aback13adv. By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage).
  • abada8n. A herbivorous mythological creature of the Central African Congo...
  • abaft10prep. Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft...
  • aband8v. To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.
  • abare7v. To strip; to uncover (make bare).
  • abase7v. To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause...
  • abash10v. To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by...
  • abasi7n. The monetary unit of Afghanistan during the 19th century, valued at 1/3...
  • abate7v. To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
  • abaya10n. Synonym of aba.
  • abbas9n. Abbot.
  • abbey12n. The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
  • abbot9n. The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
  • abdal8n. A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
  • abeam9adv. On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or...
  • abele7n. The white poplar (Populus alba).
  • abend8n. The abnormal termination of a program.
  • abhor10v. To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel...
  • abide8v. To endure without yielding; to withstand.
  • abies7n. A tree of the genus Abies.
  • abled8adj. Having a range of physical powers as specified.
  • ablow10adj. Blowing or being blown; windy.
  • abode8n. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
  • abord8n. The act of approaching or arriving; approach.
  • aborn7adj. Born, begotten, created, developed.
  • abort7n. An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to...
  • about7prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of...
  • above10prep. Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
  • abram9adj. Auburn.
  • abrin7n. A toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius).
  • abuna7n. The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.
  • abuse7n. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an...
  • abuzz25adj. Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz...
  • abyss10n. Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
35 rare five-letter words that start with AB

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with AB are there?
Word.ws lists 35 five-letter words that start with AB, plus 35 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with AB?
about, above, abuse, abbey, abide, abbot, abbas and abyss.
Which of the five-letter words that start with AB has the highest letter score?
abuzz scores 25 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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