There are 1,170 words with the prefix AB in our word list of 359,039 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 8-letter words (181 of them); the spread is 15 of them 3 letters long, 25 of them 4 letters long, 82 of them 5 letters long, 141 of them 6 letters long, and more up to 15 letters. The longest entries are abdominocardiac, abdominogenital and abdominovaginal. Word-game players keep lists like this open for a reason: Scrabble and Words With Friends reward the obscure corners of the dictionary, crossword solvers live on pattern matching, and Wordle players work by elimination.
The prefix AB- means away from (absent, abdicate, abnormal) — three examples from this page: ababdeh, ababua, abac.
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3-letter words (15)
aba abb abc abd abe abl abn abo abp abr abs abt abu abv aby
4-letter words (25)
abac abas abay abba abbe abbr abby abed abel abet abey abib abie abir abit able ably abos abow abox abri absi abut abye abys
5-letter words (82)
abaca abaci aback abada abaff abaft abaka abama abamp aband abase abash abask abate abaue abave abaze abbas abbes abbey abbie abbot abdal abdat abdom abeam abear abede abele abend aberr abets abhor abide abidi abies abilo abime abkar abled abler ables ablet ablow abmho abner abnet abode abody abohm aboil aboma aboon abord abort abote about above abram abray abret abrim abrin abris abrus absee absey absis absit abstr abuna abune abura abuse abush abuta abuts abuzz abwab abyes abysm abyss
6-letter words (141)
ababua abacas abacay abacli abacot abacus abadia abakas abamps abanet abanga abanic abaris abased abaser abases abasgi abasia abasic abasio abassi abated abater abates abatic abatis abaton abator abattu abatua abayah abbacy abbasi abbate abbaye abbess abbest abbeys abbots abbott abbrev abcess abdali abdest abdiel abduce abduct abedge abegge abeigh abeles abelia abends aberia abesse abhors abidal abided abider abides abiegh abient abigei abilao abilla abipon abject abjure abkari abkary abkhas ablach ablare ablate ablaut ablaze ablend ablest ablins ablock abloom ablude ablush ablute abmhos abnaki aboard abobra abodah aboded abodes abohms abolla abomas abongo abonne aborad aboral aborts abound abouts aboves abrade abraid abrase abrash abraum abrazo abreed abrege abreid abrico abrine abroad abroma abrood abrook abrupt abscam abseil absent absist absmho absohm absoil absorb absume absurd abucco abulia abulic aburst abused abusee abuser abuses abvolt abwatt abying abysms abyssa
7-letter words (157)
ababdeh abacate abacaxi abacist abactor abaculi abaddon abadejo abadite abaised abaiser abaisse abalone abandon abandum abantes abasers abashed abashes abasias abasing abassin abatage abaters abating abators abattis abattue abature abaxial abaxile abbasid abbassi abbatie abbotcy abbozzo abcissa abdaria abdomen abduced abduces abducts abelian abelite abettal abetted abetter abettor abeyant abfarad abhenry abidden abiders abiding abience abietic abietin abiezer abigail abigeat abigeus abilene ability abioses abiosis abiotic abiston abitibi abiuret abjoint abjudge abjunct abjured abjurer abjures ablated ablates ablator ablauts ableeze ablepsy ablesse ablings abluent abluted aboding abogado abolete abolish abollae abomasa abomasi abomine aborted aborter abortin abortus abought aboulia aboulic abounds abraded abrader abrades abraham abramis abrasax abrased abraser abraxas abrazos abreact abreast abricot abridge abroach abronia abrosia abrotin absalom abscess abscind abscise absciss abscond abseils absence absents absinth absolve absorbs absorpt abstain abstort absurds absvolt abthain abtruse abubble abuleia abulias aburban aburton abusage abusers abusing abusion abusive abuttal abutted abutter abvolts abwatts abysmal abyssal abysses abyssus
8-letter words (181)
abacisci abaction abaculus abacuses abadengo abaissed abalones abampere abandons abapical abarambo abasedly abashing abastard abastral abatable abatised abatises abatjour abattage abattoir abbacies abbadide abbatial abbesses abbogada abbotric abderian abderite abdicant abdicate abditive abditory abdomens abdomina abducens abducent abducing abducted abductor abelicea abelmosk abelmusk abeltree aberdeen aberrant aberrate abessive abetment abettals abetters abetting abettors abeyance abeyancy abfarads abhenrys abhinaya abhiseka abhorred abhorrer abhorson abichite abidance abietate abietene abietite abigails abiogeny abiology abjectly abjudged abjugate abjurers abjuring ablastin ablating ablation ablative ablegate ableness ablepsia abluents ablution abluvion abnegate abnerval abneural abnormal abogados aboideau aboiteau abomasal abomasum abomasus aborally aborning aborsive aborters aborting abortion abortive aboulias abounded abounder abrachia abradant abraders abrading abrasing abrasion abrasive abrastol abrazite abreacts abricock abridged abridger abridges abristle abrocoma abrocome abrogate abrosias abrotine abrupter abruptio abruptly absaroka abscised abscises abscissa abscisse absconce absconds absconsa abscound abseiled absences absented absentee absenter absentia absently absfarad abshenry absinthe absinths absistos absolent absolute absolved absolver absolves absonant absonous absorbed absorber abstains absterge absterse abstract abstrict abstrude abstruse absurder absurdly absurdum absyrtus abulyeit abumbral abundant abusable abusedly abuseful abusious abutilon abutment abuttals abutters abutting
9-letter words (167)
abacinate abaciscus abactinal abaisance abalation abamperes abandoned abandonee abandoner abasement abashedly abashless abashment abatement abatjours abattised abattises abattoirs abbacomes abbandono abbasside abbatical abboccato abbotcies abbotship abcoulomb abdicable abdicated abdicates abdicator abdominal abducting abduction abductors abearance abecedary abelmosks abelonian abenteric abernethy aberrance aberrancy aberrants aberrated aberrator abetments abeyances abhenries abhorrent abhorrers abhorring abidances abidingly abietinic abiliment abilities abiotical abjection abjective abjudging abkhasian ablactate ablastous ablations ablatival ablatives ablegates ablutions abnegated abnegates abnegator abnormals abnormity abnormous aboardage abococket abodement aboideaus aboideaux aboiteaus aboiteaux abolished abolisher abolishes abolition abomasusi abominate abondance aborigine abortient abortions abortuses aboudikro abounding abovedeck abovesaid abrachias abradable abradants abrahamic abrasions abrasives abrazitic abreacted abreption abreuvoir abridgers abridging abrogable abrogated abrogates abrogator abrotanum abruptest abruption absampere abscessed abscesses abscising abscisins abscision abscissae abscissas abscissin absconded absconder abseiling absentees absenters absenting absinthes absinthic absinthin absinthol absoluter absolutes absolvent absolvers absolving absorbant absorbent absorbers absorbing abstained abstainer absterged absterges abstinent abstracts abstricts abstruser absurdest absurdism absurdist absurdity abthainry abthanage abuilding abundance abundancy aburabozu aburagiri abusively abutilons abutments abysmally abyssinia
10-letter words (168)
abacterial abalienate abandoners abandoning abannition abaptiston abaptistum abasedness abasements abashments abatements abbeystead abbeystede abbotships abbreviate abdicating abdication abdicative abdominals abdominous abducentes abductions abductores abecedaire abecedaria aberdavine aberdevine aberdonian aberduvine aberrantly aberrating aberration aberrative aberuncate abeyancies abhorrence abhorrency abhorrible abietineae abilitable abiogenist abiogenous abiotrophy abirritant abirritate abjections abjectness abjudicate abjunction abjunctive abjuration abjuratory abjurement ablactated ablaqueate ablastemic ablatively ablegation ablepharia ablepharon ablepharus ableptical abmodality abnegating abnegation abnegative abnegators abnormalcy abnormally abolishers abolishing abominable abominably abominated abominates abominator abonnement aboriginal aborigines aborsement aborticide abortional abortively aboveboard aboveproof abrahamite abranchial abranchian abrasively abreacting abreaction abrenounce abridgable abridgedly abridgment abrogating abrogation abrogative abrogators abruptedly abruptness absarokite abscessing abscession abscission absconders absconding abscoulomb absentment absentness absinthial absinthian absinthiin absinthine absinthism absinthium absinthole absolutely absolutest absolution absolutism absolutist absolutive absolutize absolutory absolvable absolvitor absorbable absorbance absorbancy absorbedly absorbency absorbents absorbtion absorption absorptive abstainers abstaining abstemious abstention abstergent absterging abstersion abstersive abstertion abstinence abstinency abstracted abstracter abstractly abstractor abstrahent abstricted abstrusely abstrusest abstrusion abstrusity absumption absurdness abterminal abthainrie abulomania abundances abundantia abundantly abusefully abyssinian abyssolith
11-letter words (117)
abacination abactinally abalienated abandonable abandonedly abandonment abarthrosis abarticular abashedness abashlessly abastardize abbevillian abbreviated abbreviates abbreviator abdications abdominales abdominalia abdominally abecedarian abecedaries abecedarium abecedarius abelmoschus abepithymia aberrancies aberrations aberrometer aberroscope aberuncator abhominable abhorrences abhorrently abidingness abietineous abigailship abintestate abiogeneses abiogenesis abiogenetic abiological abiotically abiotrophic abirritated abjudicated abjudicator abjurations ablactating ablactation ablatitious ablepharous ablutionary abnegations abnormalise abnormalism abnormalist abnormality abnormalize abnormities abnumerable abolishable abolishment abominating abomination abominators aboriginals aboriginary abortionist abortogenic abouchement aboundingly aboveground abovestairs abracadabra abrahamidae abrahamitic abranchiata abranchiate abranchious abreactions abridgeable abridgement abridgments abrogations abruptiones abscessroot abscissions abscondedly abscondence absentation absenteeism absinthiate absolutions absolutista absolutists absolvatory absolvitory absorbingly absorbition absorptance absorptions abstainment abstentions abstentious abstinently abstracters abstractest abstracting abstraction abstractive abstractors abstricting abstriction absurdities abumbrellar abusiveness abyssinians
12-letter words (65)
abalienating abalienation abandonments abbotnullius abbreviately abbreviating abbreviation abbreviators abbreviatory abbreviature abbroachment abdominalian abecedarians abencerrages aberrational abevacuation abiogenesist abirritating abirritation abirritative abjectedness abjudicating abjudication ableptically ablewhackets abmodalities abnormalcies abnormalised abnormalized abnormalness abolishments abolitionary abolitionise abolitionism abolitionist abolitionize abominations aboriginally abortionists abortiveness abrasiometer abrasiveness abrenunciate abridgements absenteeship absentminded absinthiated absinthismic absoluteness absolutistic absorbedness absorbencies absorptional absorptively absorptivity absquatulate abstemiously abstinential abstractable abstractedly abstractions abstractness abstruseness abstrusities abusefulness
13-letter words (23)
abbreviatable abbreviations abdominoscope abdominoscopy abiogenetical abiologically abnormalising abnormalities abnormalizing abolitionised abolitionists abolitionized abominability aboriginality abortifacient abranchialism absinthiating absorbability abstentionism abstentionist abstractional abstractively abyssopelagic
14-letter words (20)
abarticulation abdominocystic abolitionising abolitionizing abominableness abovementioned abrenunciation absentmindedly absolutization absorbefacient absorptiometer absorptiveness absquatulation abstemiousness abstersiveness abstractedness abstractionism abstractionist abstractitious abstrusenesses
15-letter words (9)
abdominocardiac abdominogenital abdominovaginal abdominovesical abiogenetically absorptiometric abstractionists abstractiveness abyssobenthonic
Frequently asked questions
How many words with the prefix AB are there?
Our word list contains 1,170 words with the prefix AB, out of 359,039 entries in total. They run from 3 to 15 letters, and the 8-letter group is the largest with 181 words.
What are the longest words with the prefix AB?
The longest are abdominocardiac (15 letters), abdominogenital (15 letters) and abdominovaginal (15 letters).
Which words with the prefix AB score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are abbozzo (29 points), abnormalizing (27 points) and abyssobenthonic (27 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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