5-letter words containing a, b, o
- goban — a Japanese game played on a go board with players alternating and attempting to be first to place five counters in a row.
- gobar — Dried cow dung used directly as fuel or as a source of gas.
- gobat — Albert [French al-ber] /French alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Swiss lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
- habor — Khabur.
- hambo — a Swedish folk dance in three-quarter time, originating in the 16th century.
- hoban — James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.
- jabot — a decorative ruffle or other arrangement of lace or cloth attached at the neckline and extending down the front of a woman's blouse or dress or, formerly, of a man's shirt.
- jacob — the second son of Isaac, the twin brother of Esau, and father of the 12 patriarchs. Gen. 25:24–34.
- jambo — an E African salutation
- kabob — Usually, kebabs. small pieces of meat or seafood seasoned or marinated and broiled, often with tomatoes, green peppers, onions, or other vegetables, usually on a skewer.
- koban — old oval-shaped Japanese gold coin
- labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labov — William, born 1927, U.S. linguist.
- lobar — of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- mambo — a fast ballroom dance of Caribbean origin, rhythmically similar to the rumba and cha-cha but having a more complex pattern of steps.
- mboya — Tom (Thomas Joseph Mboya) 1930–69, African political leader in Kenya.
- mobad — A Zoroastrian cleric of a particular rank, qualified to serve as celebrant priest at the Yasna ceremony and to train other priests.
- nabob — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- obad. — Obadiah
- obama — Barack (Hussein), Jr [buh-rahk hoo-seyn] /bəˈrɑk huˈseɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. since 2009.
- obang — a Japanese gold coin, rectangular in shape, that is no longer in common usage and is only used as a ceremonial or special contribution
- obeah — a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- obuda — a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest)
- pablo — a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- rabot — a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- rambo — a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- sabot — a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- sambo — a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- taboo — proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed, permitted, permissible; sanctioned.
- tabor — Mount, a mountain in N Israel, E of Nazareth. 1929 feet (588 meters).
- tambo — Mr. Tambo.
- tomba — Alberto [al-ber-toh;; Italian ahl-ber-taw] /ælˈbɛr toʊ;; Italian ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("La Bomba") born 1966, Italian Alpine skier.
- vocab — vocabulary
- zambo — sambo.
- zomba — a city in and former capital of Malawi in the S part.