5-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and B as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ O B _, so the first two letters and final letter do all the sorting. GLOBE and PROBE are familiar choices; BOOBY is the top scorer at 12 points. Only four matches rank among common English words, so expect many entries to feel less familiar than the headline examples.

At a glance on the O-B pattern

• There are 23 five-letter matches with O third and B fourth across the tournament dictionaries.
• G starts the most matches, with five; S is next with four.
• S is the most common final letter: 11 of the 23 words end in S.
• Four matches are common English words, including GLOBE, PROBE, ADOBE, and KNOBS.

How many 5-letter words have O third and B fourth?

There are 23 matches for the pattern _ _ O B _. GLOBE, PROBE, and ADOBE are easy anchors, while KNOBS shows how often this pattern ends in S. S appears on 11 matches, far ahead of the next most frequent ending, Y, which appears on four.

The starting letters are unevenly distributed, with G leading at five words and S next at four; A, B, and D each start three. G is a strong first-letter candidate after O and B are confirmed. K and L start one match apiece, making those openings especially restrictive.

Which matches stand out for Wordle and scoring?

Four words in this pattern are Wordle answers, all also found in tournament dictionaries; the allowed-guess count is 23, matching the full tournament list. The small answer group makes this a narrow clue rather than a reliable opening guess. Use the solver to test candidates against your known letters.

BOOBY tops the scoring group at 12 points; KNOBS, DHOBI, GOOBY, and GLOBY each score 11. GLOBE and PROBE are more recognizable, and PROBE scores 9 points. Most entries are not among the four common words, and dictionary coverage differs, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure match.