7 Letter Words Starting With AB
There are 175 valid 7 letter words that start with AB, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 7-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
abacaxi - 18 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
abacaxi - 18 points
Words With Friends
abacaxi - 20 points
7 Letter Words (175)
View all words starting with ABTop 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With ab
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 175 word list is 36.0 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ababdeh | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 |
| #2 | abacate | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| 🏆 #3 | abacaxi | 18 | 18 | 20 | 56 |
| #4 | abacist | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #5 | abactor | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #6 | abaculi | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| #7 | abaddon | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #8 | abadejo | 17 | 17 | 20 | 54 |
| #9 | abadite | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #10 | abaised | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #11 | abaiser | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #12 | abaisse | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #13 | abalone | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #14 | abanded | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #15 | abandon | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #16 | abandum | 12 | 12 | 16 | 40 |
| #17 | abantes | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #18 | abasers | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #19 | abashed | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| #20 | abashes | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 7 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with AB will give you far more flexible options try 7 letter words starting with AB for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with ab?
abacaxi — worth 56 combined points (US Scrabble: 18, UK Scrabble: 18, Words With Friends: 20).
How many 7 letter words start with ab?
175 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter ab words will come up far more often.