5-letter words with B as the 1st letter and S as the 4th letter

Forty-three tournament-dictionary entries match this B _ _ S _ pattern. Eleven rank among common English words, so familiar choices such as BLAST and BEAST sit beside less everyday forms. The source totals split sharply: Collins includes all 43, compared with 30 in ENABLE and 31 in NWL2023.

The B _ _ S _ pattern at a glance

• The fixed letters are B in position one and S in position four, leaving three open slots.
• Eleven of the 43 matches meet the common-word frequency threshold; BLAST, BOOST, and BEAST are familiar examples.
• Thirteen matches appear among Wordle answers, while all 43 are allowed guesses.
• Words ending in E and T tie at 10 each; Y is next, with seven.
• BOYSY tops the score list at 13 points; BRISK and BRUSK each score 11.

How many pattern matches are Wordle answers?

Thirteen matches appear in the Wordle answer list, while all 43 pattern matches qualify as allowed guesses. That distinction matters: a legal guess can test letters without being a possible solution. With B fixed first and S fourth, the second, third, and fifth slots carry the remaining information.

For recognizable probes, compare BLAST, BEAST, and BRUSH: the same fixed letters frame different middle and final letters. Treat them as examples, not guaranteed answers. Only 13 matches from this pattern are answer-list entries, so the other allowed guesses serve a different purpose.

What scores highest, and where does the list vary?

BOYSY is the top scorer at 13 points, though its unusual form is not an everyday play. BRISK and BRUSK reach 11, while BRUSH, BLUSH, BOSSY, and BRASH each score 10. The average is 8.2, so a fixed-letter pattern alone does not predict a high score.

For 5-letter words with B as the 1st letter and S as the 4th letter, Collins coverage is not a promise that every game accepts every entry. Collins has 43 matches, against 30 in ENABLE and 31 in NWL2023. Familiar picks such as BLAST and BOOST are easier to recognize than the rarer forms; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar word.