5-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and E as the 4th letter

The pattern leaves only 17 tournament-dictionary words, and just one counts as common by English-word frequency. ABBEY and ABLED are easier to recognize than entries such as ABCEE or EBBET. If you have both fixed letters, use the first and last positions to narrow the search rather than guessing another B or E.

The pattern at a glance

• 17 matches have B in position two and E in position four.
• OBJET scores 14 Scrabble points, ahead of ABBEY at 12.
• 12 matches begin with A; three begin with O, and two with E.
• D and S tie as the most common final letters, with five words each.

How many 5-letter words have B second and E fourth?

The pattern matches 17 words. Twelve start with A, including ABBEY, ABLED, ABIES, and ABLES; three start with O, and two start with E. That strong A opening makes an A-first candidate a sensible check when your other tiles are still unknown.

The endings split more evenly: five words finish in D and five in S. T appears at the end of three, Y ends two, while E and R each close one. EBbed and ABbed show the D ending; ABBES and OBOES show the S ending.

Which matches score well and appear across dictionaries?

OBJET leads the scoring list at 14 points, with ABBEY next at 12 and ABYED at 11. Those totals make OBJET the standout when points matter, though its less familiar spelling is not the safest word to rely on in casual play.

The dictionary counts differ: nine matches appear in ENABLE, 16 in Collins, and 11 in NWL2023. The overall count includes words present in at least one of those tournament lists, so not every match works in every game. Only one qualifies as common by frequency; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.