11-letter words with B as the 2nd letter

187 11-letter words with B as the second letter include OBSERVATION, OBLIGATIONS, and high-scoring OBJECTIVIZE.

187 wordsTop pick OBSERVATIONHighest score OBJECTIVIZE 34

10 of 187 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

E is the most common 2nd letter in 11-letter words (4,891 words); J is the rarest (7). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Best words to play first 187 · most-used first

OBSERVATION₁₆
OBLIGATIONS₁₄
OBSERVATORY₁₉
OBSTRUCTION₁₅
ABANDONMENT₁₆
ABSTRACTION₁₅
OBJECTIVELY₂₈
ABBREVIATED₁₉
ABOMINATION₁₅
OBJECTIVITY₂₈
OBSTRUCTING₁₆
OBLITERATED₁₄
OBSTRUCTIVE₁₈
ABNORMALITY₁₈
OBSESSIVELY₁₉
ABERRATIONS₁₃
OBSERVANCES₁₈
ABSENTEEISM₁₅
ABSTRACTING₁₆
OBFUSCATION₁₈
ABORIGINALS₁₄
OBSCENITIES₁₅
ABSTENTIONS₁₃
OBJECTIFIED₂₆
ABSURDITIES₁₄
ABOLISHMENT₁₈
ABOVEGROUND₁₈
OBNOXIOUSLY₂₃
ABRACADABRA₁₈
OBJECTIVISM₂₇
OBLITERATES₁₃
OBJECTIVIST₂₅
OBSERVABLES₁₈
OBVIOUSNESS₁₆
OBSTETRICAL₁₅
OBSTINATELY₁₆
OBSOLESCENT₁₅
ABORTIONIST₁₃
ABRIDGEMENT₁₇
OBFUSCATING₁₉
OBSESSIONAL₁₃
OBJECTIFIES₂₅
OBLIVIOUSLY₁₉
OBSCURITIES₁₅
ABSOLUTISTS₁₃
ABIOGENESIS₁₄
OBSCURATION₁₅
ABBREVIATES₁₈

Showing the top 48 of 187 words. See every valid word

All valid words 187

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

ABACTINALLY₁₈
ABANDONEDLY₁₈
ABANDONMENT₁₆
ABANDONWARE₁₇
ABBREVIATED₁₉
ABBREVIATES₁₈
ABBREVIATOR₁₈
ABDICATIONS₁₆
ABDOMINALLY₁₉
ABECEDARIAN₁₆
ABERDEVINES₁₇
ABERNETHIES₁₆
ABERRANCIES₁₅
ABERRATIONS₁₃
ABHOMINABLE₂₀
ABHORRENCES₁₈
ABHORRENTLY₁₉
ABIOGENESES₁₄
ABIOGENESIS₁₄
ABIOGENETIC₁₆
ABIOGENISTS₁₄
ABIOLOGICAL₁₆
ABIOTICALLY₁₈
ABIOTROPHIC₂₀
ABIRRITANTS₁₃
ABIRRITATED₁₄
ABIRRITATES₁₃
ABITURIENTS₁₃
ABJUNCTIONS₂₂
ABJURATIONS₂₀
ABLACTATION₁₅
ABLATITIOUS₁₃
ABLUTIONARY₁₆
ABLUTOMANES₁₅
ABNEGATIONS₁₄
ABNORMALISM₁₇
ABNORMALITY₁₈
ABNORMITIES₁₅
ABOLISHABLE₁₈
ABOLISHMENT₁₈
ABOLITIONAL₁₃
ABOMINATING₁₆
ABOMINATION₁₅
ABOMINATORS₁₅
ABONNEMENTS₁₅
ABORIGINALS₁₄
ABORTICIDES₁₆
ABORTIONIST₁₃
ABORTUARIES₁₃
ABOUNDINGLY₁₈
ABOVEGROUND₁₈
ABRACADABRA₁₈
ABRANCHIATE₁₈
ABREACTIONS₁₅
ABRIDGEABLE₁₇
ABRIDGEMENT₁₇
ABRIDGMENTS₁₇
ABROGATIONS₁₄
ABSCISSIONS₁₅
ABSCONDENCE₁₈
ABSENTEEISM₁₅
ABSINTHISMS₁₈
ABSOLUTIONS₁₃
ABSOLUTISED₁₄
ABSOLUTISES₁₃
ABSOLUTISMS₁₅
ABSOLUTISTS₁₃
ABSOLUTIZED₂₃
ABSOLUTIZES₂₂
ABSOLVITORS₁₆
ABSORBANCES₁₇
ABSORBINGLY₁₉
ABSORPTANCE₁₇
ABSORPTIONS₁₅
ABSTENTIONS₁₃
ABSTENTIOUS₁₃
ABSTERGENTS₁₄
ABSTERSIONS₁₃
ABSTERSIVES₁₆
ABSTINENCES₁₅
ABSTINENTLY₁₆
ABSTRACTERS₁₅
ABSTRACTEST₁₅
ABSTRACTING₁₆
ABSTRACTION₁₅
ABSTRACTIVE₁₈
ABSTRACTORS₁₅
ABSTRICTING₁₆
ABSTRICTION₁₅
ABSURDITIES₁₄
ABUNDANCIES₁₆
ABUSIVENESS₁₆
EBIONITISMS₁₅
EBOULEMENTS₁₅
EBRIOSITIES₁₃
EBULLIENCES₁₅
EBULLIENTLY₁₆
EBULLITIONS₁₃
EBURNATIONS₁₃
OBDURATIONS₁₄
OBEDIENTIAL₁₄
OBESENESSES₁₃
OBFUSCATING₁₉
OBFUSCATION₁₈
OBFUSCATORY₂₁
OBITUARISTS₁₃
OBJECTIFIED₂₆
OBJECTIFIES₂₅
OBJECTIONAL₂₂
OBJECTIVATE₂₅
OBJECTIVELY₂₈
OBJECTIVISE₂₅
OBJECTIVISM₂₇
OBJECTIVIST₂₅
OBJECTIVITY₂₈
OBJECTIVIZE₃₄
OBJURATIONS₂₀
OBJURGATING₂₂
OBJURGATION₂₁
OBJURGATIVE₂₄
OBJURGATORS₂₁
OBJURGATORY₂₄
OBLIGATIONS₁₄
OBLIGEMENTS₁₆
OBLIQUATION₂₂
OBLIQUENESS₂₂
OBLIQUITIES₂₂
OBLIQUITOUS₂₂
OBLITERATED₁₄
OBLITERATES₁₃
OBLITERATOR₁₃
OBLIVIOUSLY₁₉
OBMUTESCENT₁₇
OBNOXIOUSLY₂₃
OBNUBILATED₁₆
OBNUBILATES₁₅
OBSCENENESS₁₅
OBSCENITIES₁₅
OBSCURANTIC₁₇
OBSCURATION₁₅
OBSCUREMENT₁₇
OBSCURENESS₁₅
OBSCURITIES₁₅
OBSECRATING₁₆
OBSECRATION₁₅
OBSERVABLES₁₈
OBSERVANCES₁₈
OBSERVANTLY₁₉
OBSERVATION₁₆
OBSERVATIVE₁₉
OBSERVATORS₁₆
OBSERVATORY₁₉
OBSERVINGLY₂₀
OBSESSIONAL₁₃
OBSESSIVELY₁₉
OBSIDIONARY₁₇
OBSIGNATING₁₅
OBSIGNATION₁₄
OBSIGNATORY₁₇
OBSOLESCENT₁₅
OBSOLESCING₁₆
OBSOLETIONS₁₃
OBSOLETISMS₁₅
OBSTETRICAL₁₅
OBSTINACIES₁₅
OBSTINATELY₁₆
OBSTIPATION₁₅
OBSTRICTION₁₅
OBSTRUCTERS₁₅
OBSTRUCTING₁₆
OBSTRUCTION₁₅
OBSTRUCTIVE₁₈
OBSTRUCTORS₁₅
OBTAINMENTS₁₅
OBTEMPERATE₁₇
OBTEMPERING₁₈
OBTESTATION₁₃
OBTRUNCATED₁₆
OBTRUNCATES₁₅
OBTRUSIVELY₁₉
OBTUNDITIES₁₄
OBTURATIONS₁₃
OBUMBRATING₁₈
OBUMBRATION₁₇
OBVIOUSNESS₁₆
OBVOLUTIONS₁₆
UBIQUINONES₂₂

Letters by positionIn 49% of these words the 1st letter is A.

1st letter

A49%
O47%
E4%

3rd letter

S37%
J10%
I7%

5th letter

R25%
L10%
I9%

8th letter

T28%
I21%
A12%

9th letter

I30%
O18%
E10%

11th letter

S46%
Y13%
N9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 15 in Scrabble; OBJECTIVIZE tops the list with 34. Scores before board bonuses.

1313 points: 25 words
14 points: 16 words
1515 points: 40 words
16 points: 28 words
1717 points: 15 words
18 points: 22 words
1919 points: 11 words
20 points: 5 words
2121 points: 3 words
22 points: 9 words
2323 points: 2 words
24 points: 2 words
2525 points: 4 words
26 points: 1 words
2727 points: 1 words
28 points: 2 words
2929 points: 0 words
30 points: 0 words
3131 points: 0 words
32 points: 0 words
3333 points: 0 words
34 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
OBJECTIVIZE	34	39	Collins · NWL
OBJECTIVELY	28	33	All three
OBJECTIVITY	28	32	All three
OBJECTIVISM	27	33	All three
OBJECTIFIED	26	30	All three
OBJECTIVIST	25	30	All three
OBJECTIFIES	25	29	All three
OBJECTIVATE	25	30	Collins only
OBJECTIVISE	25	30	Collins · NWL
OBJURGATORY	24	28	All three
OBJURGATIVE	24	30	Collins only
OBNOXIOUSLY	23	26	All three

The second-letter B pattern has a striking skew: 92 entries begin with A and 87 with O. OBSERVATION and OBLIGATIONS show how often the pattern starts with O, while ABANDONMENT illustrates the A group. Only 10 entries count as common by frequency, so most solves depend on specialist vocabulary rather than everyday guesses.

The pattern at a glance

187 entries match this exact position-and-length pattern.
A is the first letter in 92 entries; O leads 87.
86 words end in S, while 25 end in Y.
OBJECTIVIZE tops the scoring list at 34 points.
Only 10 entries count as common by frequency.

How does this pattern compare across lengths?

The 11-letter set has 187 entries, fewer than the 256 nine-letter and 229 ten-letter sets, but slightly more than the 183 seven-letter set. The count peaks at nine letters among those nearby lengths, then drops at ten and eleven.

That drop makes length clues matter: if your puzzle fixes 11 slots, don’t borrow a 10-letter answer just because its opening looks right. ABNORMALITY and ABSTENTIONS fit the target length and position, as does the familiar OBSERVATION.

Treat the fixed B as an anchor, then test the first letter and ending before scanning obscure spellings. A and O dominate the starting positions, and S is the leading final letter at 86 matches. That makes plural-looking endings a sensible first pass, not a guarantee.

Which 11-letter words with B as the second letter score highest?

OBJECTIVIZE leads at 34 points; OBJECTIVELY and OBJECTIVITY each score 28, with OBJECTIVISM at 27. Four of the top scorers start with OBJ, so a high-value play can come from a shared opening rather than a rare initial.

Check crossing squares before laying down the long form. OBJECTIVIZE carries the strongest score in this group, but 11-letter length alone does not promise a playable placement; board premiums and available space decide the turn.

The 187 entries are not all accepted in every game's list: 185 appear in Collins, compared with 121 in NWL2023. Check your game's word list before committing.

Questions people ask

How many 11-letter words have B as the second letter?

There are 187 tournament-dictionary entries with B in the second position and 11 letters total. OBSERVATION, ABANDONMENT, and OBLIGATIONS are examples. The total includes words from multiple lists, so it does not mean every entry is accepted by every word game.

Which first letters are most common in this group?

A and O lead the group, with 92 and 87 entries respectively. ABANDONMENT begins with A; OBSERVATION begins with O. The next first-letter counts fall sharply, so checking one of those two starts is a strong early move when your pattern leaves the first tile open.

Is OBJECTIVIZE the highest-scoring word here?

Yes. OBJECTIVIZE scores 34 points, ahead of OBJECTIVELY and OBJECTIVITY at 28 points each. Those figures are letter-value scores before board premiums, so the best practical placement still depends on the squares available and the letters your play crosses.

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