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10-letter words with B as the 2nd letter

There are 227 10-letter words with B as the 2nd letter, and A or O starts most of them.

229 wordsTop pick ABSOLUTELYHighest score OBJECTIVES 24

14 of 229 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

E is the most common 2nd letter in 10-letter words (5,844 words); J is the rarest (8). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 14 · most-used first

  • ABSOLUTELY15
  • OBJECTIVES24
  • OBLIGATION13
  • ABORIGINAL13
  • OBJECTIONS21
  • ABSORPTION14
  • ABANDONING14
  • UBIQUITOUS21
  • OBLIGATORY16
  • ABSTINENCE14
  • OBSERVANCE17
  • ABUNDANTLY16
  • OBSERVABLE17
  • ABOLISHING16
All valid words 229

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ABACTERIAL14
  • ABANDONEES13
  • ABANDONERS13
  • ABANDONING14
  • ABASEMENTS14
  • ABASHMENTS17
  • ABATEMENTS14
  • ABBOTSHIPS19
  • ABBREVIATE17
  • ABCOULOMBS18
  • ABDICATING16
  • ABDICATION15
  • ABDICATIVE18
  • ABDICATORS15
  • ABDOMINALS15
  • ABDOMINOUS15
  • ABDUCENTES15
  • ABDUCTIONS15
  • ABDUCTORES15
  • ABERDEVINE16
  • ABERRANCES14
  • ABERRANTLY15
  • ABERRATING13
  • ABERRATION12
  • ABEYANCIES17
  • ABHORRENCE17
  • ABHORRENCY20
  • ABHORRINGS16
  • ABIOGENIST13
  • ABIOTROPHY20
  • ABIRRITANT12
  • ABIRRITATE12
  • ABITURIENT12
  • ABJECTIONS21
  • ABJECTNESS21
  • ABJOINTING20
  • ABJUNCTION21
  • ABJURATION19
  • ABLATIVELY18
  • ABLUTOMANE14
  • ABNEGATING14
  • ABNEGATION13
  • ABNEGATORS13
  • ABNORMALLY17
  • ABODEMENTS15
  • ABOLISHERS15
  • ABOLISHING16
  • ABOLITIONS12
  • ABOMASUSES14
  • ABOMINABLE16
  • ABOMINABLY19
  • ABOMINATED15
  • ABOMINATES14
  • ABOMINATOR14
  • ABONDANCES15
  • ABONNEMENT14
  • ABORIGINAL13
  • ABORIGINES13
  • ABORTICIDE15
  • ABORTIONAL12
  • ABORTIVELY18
  • ABOVEBOARD18
  • ABRANCHIAL17
  • ABRASIVELY18
  • ABREACTING15
  • ABREACTION14
  • ABREACTIVE17
  • ABRIDGABLE16
  • ABRIDGMENT16
  • ABROGATING14
  • ABROGATION13
  • ABROGATIVE16
  • ABROGATORS13
  • ABRUPTIONS14
  • ABRUPTNESS14
  • ABSCESSING15
  • ABSCINDING16
  • ABSCISSINS14
  • ABSCISSION14
  • ABSCONDERS15
  • ABSCONDING16
  • ABSEILINGS13
  • ABSINTHISM17
  • ABSOLUTELY15
  • ABSOLUTEST12
  • ABSOLUTION12
  • ABSOLUTISE12
  • ABSOLUTISM14
  • ABSOLUTIST12
  • ABSOLUTIVE15
  • ABSOLUTIZE21
  • ABSOLUTORY15
  • ABSOLVABLE17
  • ABSOLVENTS15
  • ABSOLVITOR15
  • ABSORBABLE16
  • ABSORBANCE16
  • ABSORBANCY19
  • ABSORBANTS14
  • ABSORBATES14
  • ABSORBEDLY18
  • ABSORBENCY19
  • ABSORBENTS14
  • ABSORPTION14
  • ABSORPTIVE17
  • ABSTAINERS12
  • ABSTAINING13
  • ABSTEMIOUS14
  • ABSTENTION12
  • ABSTERGENT13
  • ABSTERGING14
  • ABSTERSION12
  • ABSTERSIVE15
  • ABSTINENCE14
  • ABSTINENCY17
  • ABSTRACTED15
  • ABSTRACTER14
  • ABSTRACTLY17
  • ABSTRACTOR14
  • ABSTRICTED15
  • ABSTRUSELY15
  • ABSTRUSEST12
  • ABSTRUSITY15
  • ABSURDISMS15
  • ABSURDISTS13
  • ABSURDNESS13
  • ABUNDANCES15
  • ABUNDANTLY16
  • EBIONISING13
  • EBIONITISM14
  • EBIONIZING22
  • EBOULEMENT14
  • EBRACTEATE14
  • EBRILLADES13
  • EBULLIENCE14
  • EBULLIENCY17
  • EBULLITION12
  • EBURNATION12
  • IBUPROFENS17
  • OBBLIGATOS15
  • OBDURACIES15
  • OBDURATELY16
  • OBDURATING14
  • OBDURATION13
  • OBEDIENCES15
  • OBEDIENTLY16
  • OBEISANCES14
  • OBEISANTLY15
  • OBELISCOID15
  • OBELISKOID17
  • OBESOGENIC15
  • OBFUSCATED18
  • OBFUSCATES17
  • OBITUARIES12
  • OBITUARIST12
  • OBJECTIONS21
  • OBJECTIVAL24
  • OBJECTIVES24
  • OBJECTLESS21
  • OBJURATION19
  • OBJURGATED21
  • OBJURGATES20
  • OBJURGATOR20
  • OBLATENESS12
  • OBLATIONAL12
  • OBLIGATELY16
  • OBLIGATING14
  • OBLIGATION13
  • OBLIGATIVE16
  • OBLIGATORS13
  • OBLIGATORY16
  • OBLIGEMENT15
  • OBLIGINGLY17
  • OBLITERATE12
  • OBNUBILATE14
  • OBREPTIONS14
  • OBSCURANTS14
  • OBSECRATED15
  • OBSECRATES14
  • OBSEQUIOUS21
  • OBSERVABLE17
  • OBSERVABLY20
  • OBSERVANCE17
  • OBSERVANCY20
  • OBSERVANTS15
  • OBSERVATOR15
  • OBSESSEDLY16
  • OBSESSIONS12
  • OBSESSIVES15
  • OBSIDIONAL13
  • OBSIGNATED14
  • OBSIGNATES13
  • OBSOLESCED15
  • OBSOLESCES14
  • OBSOLETELY15
  • OBSOLETING13
  • OBSOLETION12
  • OBSOLETISM14
  • OBSTETRICS14
  • OBSTRUCTED15
  • OBSTRUCTER14
  • OBSTRUCTOR14
  • OBSTRUENTS12
  • OBTAINABLE14
  • OBTAINMENT14
  • OBTEMPERED17
  • OBTENTIONS12
  • OBTRUDINGS14
  • OBTRUNCATE14
  • OBTRUSIONS12
  • OBTUNDENTS13
  • OBTURATING13
  • OBTURATION12
  • OBTURATORS12
  • OBTUSENESS12
  • OBTUSITIES12
  • OBUMBRATED17
  • OBUMBRATES16
  • OBVENTIONS15
  • OBVERSIONS15
  • OBVIATIONS15
  • OBVOLUTION15
  • OBVOLUTIVE18
  • UBIQUARIAN21
  • UBIQUINONE21
  • UBIQUITARY24
  • UBIQUITIES21
  • UBIQUITINS21
  • UBIQUITOUS21
Letters by positionIn 56% of these words the 1st letter is A.
1st letter
  1. A56%
  2. O37%
  3. E4%
3rd letter
  1. S34%
  2. O8%
  3. I7%
5th letter
  1. R24%
  2. L11%
  3. I10%
7th letter
  1. T26%
  2. A15%
  3. I12%
8th letter
  1. I31%
  2. N14%
  3. T14%
10th letter
  1. S35%
  2. E14%
  3. Y13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; OBJECTIVES tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1212 points: 30 words
  2. 13 points: 25 words
  3. 1414 points: 48 words
  4. 15 points: 46 words
  5. 1616 points: 20 words
  6. 17 points: 21 words
  7. 1818 points: 9 words
  8. 19 points: 6 words
  9. 2020 points: 7 words
  10. 21 points: 13 words
  11. 2222 points: 1 words
  12. 23 points: 0 words
  13. 2424 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OBJECTIVES2429All three
UBIQUITARY2426Collins only
OBJECTIVAL2430Collins · NWL
EBIONIZING2226Collins only
OBJECTIONS2126All three
UBIQUITOUS2125All three
OBSEQUIOUS2124All three
UBIQUINONE2126All three
ABJECTNESS2126All three
OBJECTLESS2126All three
UBIQUITIES2124All three
UBIQUARIAN2125Collins only

B in second place is rare in long words, with 227 ten-letter entries in Collins. Almost all of them begin with A or O, and only 8 are common everyday words. The sections below show the endings and the top scorers to check first.

Why A and O dominate this pattern

A opens 128 of these words and O opens 82, so those two letters cover 210 of the 227. Words such as ABSOLUTELY and OBJECTIVES show both starts.

E, U and I start only 10, 6 and 1 word each. UBIQUITOUS is one of the few U starts, which makes it a useful find when a grid needs an unusual vowel.

The average word here scores 15.3, so these long words carry real points even without a Z or a J.

Using this list in a grid

Because most entries start with A or O, a grid with B in the second square usually needs one of those two first. Test those letters before anything rarer, which keeps the candidate list short.

Treat the 8 common words as your first check. If none fits, widen to the full Collins list and compare the endings.

Rare starts such as I, which opens only one word, are worth ignoring unless the other letters are already fixed.

Endings to test for B second words

  • Ending in S is the most common, with 81 of the 227 words, such as OBJECTIONS.
  • E closes 31 words and Y closes 29, so test those two endings after S.
  • Only 8 of the 227 are common words, so most answers will be less familiar than everyday vocabulary.
  • Collins holds 227 entries and NWL2023 holds 156, so 71 more B-second words are open to Collins players.

The top scorers and how to check them

Tip

OBJECTIVES, UBIQUITARY and OBJECTIVAL each score 24 points, the top of the list. Check your dictionary first, because the highest scorers are the least familiar words.

Questions people ask

Which letters start most 10-letter words with B second?
A starts 128 of the 227 words and O starts 82, so those two letters cover 210 of them. E, U and I start only 10, 6 and 1 word each, so they are rare first letters for this pattern.
What is the highest-scoring 10-letter word with B second?
Objectives scores 24 points, tied with ubiquitary and objectival at the top of the list. Ebionizing follows at 22, and six of the top ten words score 21 each.
How many of these ten-letter words are common?
Only 8 of the 227 are common everyday words, about one in 28. Another 184 have a definition in our data, so check the meaning before you play one in a grid.

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