6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and B as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _ A _ B _ _: A sits in the second slot and B in the fourth, while the first, third, fifth, and sixth letters remain open. Familiar examples include carbon, harbor, rabbit, and marble. Only 11 entries rank among common English words, so the full set reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary.

The A-B pattern at a glance

• There are 136 six-letter matches across ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023.
• B and G lead the first-letter groups, with 20 and 19 entries respectively.
• The most frequent endings are S, with 26 words, and E, with 23.
• Only 11 matches fall within the common-word group; carbon and rabbit are recognizable examples.

6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and B as the 4th letter

This pattern has fewer matches than many other fixed-letter combinations: 136 entries, compared with 510 when I fills the fourth slot and 328 when E does. The contrast makes B a tight constraint; keep the second-position A fixed, then test alternate fourth letters if your crossing clues allow it.

The first letter gives you another useful split. B brings 20 matches and G 19, led by words such as bamboo, barber, gamble, and gambit. Endings lean toward S and E, while only five entries end in A, so a final A narrows the search sharply.

Which entries score highest in Scrabble?

JAWBOX tops the set at 25 points, followed by ZAMBUK at 23. HAYBOX and JAMBOK also reach 21 points each, so keep JAMBOK as one word when checking your rack and board. These scores make the obscure, high-value entries stand out from everyday choices such as rabbit or marble.

For the 6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and B as the 4th letter, recognize the trade-off: the largest scores come from less familiar vocabulary, not the common core. The combined count is 136, but individual dictionary coverage differs; Collins includes 132 matches, NWL2023 has 106, and ENABLE has 94. Confirm the word list used in your game before relying on a rare scorer.