6-letter words with B as the 1st letter and A as the 6th letter

The fixed pattern is B _ _ _ _ A, and the 39 matching entries range from familiar BANANA and BUDDHA to less familiar plays such as BUQSHA and BARAZA. Just 3 qualify as common by frequency, so the clue reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary and narrows a search more sharply than any six-letter B word. Check your game's word list, because dictionary coverage differs.

The B-to-A pattern at a glance

• 39 entries fit B _ _ _ _ A across the tournament dictionaries.
• Only 3 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• 24 entries have definitions, and 35 appear in Collins.
• NWL2023 includes 27 and ENABLE includes 20; those counts overlap.
• The same-length C _ _ _ _ A pattern has 90 matches.

Which B-to-A words score highest?

BUQSHA scores 20 Scrabble points, leading this group. BARAZA follows at 17, and BAJADA scores 16. The three-point gap between BUQSHA and BARAZA gives the top word a clear lead, even before a premium board square changes the total.

Next in the scoring order, BHAKTA and BURKHA reach 15 each; BUSHWA, BUCKRA, and BACKRA score 14. BUDDHA and BRAHMA each make 13. The strongest scores skew toward less familiar forms, while BANANA is the instantly recognizable example in the group.

6-letter words with B first and A sixth

The final A is less common than other endings for six-letter B words: 440 start with B and end in S, compared with 39 ending in A. For the same B-first, A-sixth pattern, the seven-letter set grows to 134 entries, so adding a letter opens up many more matches.

The 6-letter words with B first and A sixth include BANANA, BODEGA, and BELUGA, but only 3 qualify as common by frequency. That gap matters when crossing letters leave you with an unfamiliar candidate: appearance alone is a poor test. The nearby C-first, A-sixth pattern has 90 matches if your first letter turns out to be C.