3-letter words containing b, a
- bda — British Dental Association
- bea — British European Airways
- bha — a waxy, white, synthetic antioxidant, (CH3)3CC6H3OHOCH3, used as a preservative in foods containing fats and oils
- bia — Bureau of Indian Affairs
- bma — British Medical Association
- bna — British North America
- boa — A boa or a feather boa is a long soft scarf made of feathers or of short pieces of very light fabric.
- bra — A bra is a piece of underwear that women wear to support their breasts.
- bsa — Boy Scouts of America
- bva — British Veterinary Association
- cab — A cab is a taxi.
- cba — can't be arsed
- dab — DAB is the transmission of digital stereo over conventional radio channels. DAB is an abbreviation for 'digital audio broadcasting'.
- dba — Doctor of Business Administration
- fab — fabulous (def 2).
- fba — Fellow of the British Academy
- gab — to talk or chat idly; chatter.
- gba — Alderney (international car registration)
- hab — Diminutive of habitation or habitation facility.
- iab — Internet Architecture Board
- iba — Independent Broadcasting Authority
- jab — a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick thrust.
- kab — an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about two quarts.
- lab — Informal. Labrador retriever.
- lba — Logical Block Addressing
- mab — Queen Mab.
- mba — Léon [le-awn] /lɛˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1902–67, African statesman: president of Gabon 1961–67.
- nab — to arrest or capture.
- nba — In the United States, the NBA is the organization responsible for professional basketball. NBA is an abbreviation for 'National Basketball Association.'
- oba — a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- rab — a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- sab — a person engaged in direct action to prevent a targeted activity, esp fox hunting, taking place
- sba — standard beam approach: a radar navigation system that gives lateral guidance to aircraft when landing
- tab — ht
- tba — tba is sometimes written in announcements to indicate that something such as the place where something will happen or the people who will take part is not yet known and will be announced at a later date. tba is an abbreviation for 'to be announced'.
- vba — Visual Basic for Applications
- wab — web.
- wba — World Boxing Association
- yba — young British artist