6-letter words with B as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter

There are 525 6-letter words with B as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter; BETTER, BROKEN, and BUDGET are familiar examples.

525 wordsTop pick BETTERHighest score BUZZED 27

100 of 525 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st letter
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I
J
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M
N
O
P
Q
R
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5th letter
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
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With B in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (525 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 100 · most-used first

BETTER₈
BROKEN₁₂
BUDGET₁₀
BIGGER₁₀
BORDER₉
BODIES₉
BELIEF₁₁
BABIES₁₀
BANNED₉
BURIED₉
BUTTER₈
BOTHER₁₁
BURNED₉
BACKED₁₅
BULLET₈
BURDEN₉
BEATEN₈
BITTER₈
BARREL₈
BANNER₈
BUTLER₈
BASKET₁₂
BUCKET₁₄
BURGER₉
BAILEY₁₁
BOOKED₁₃
BALLET₈
BLAMED₁₁
BOSSES₈
BRAKES₁₂
BROKER₁₂
BOMBER₁₂
BLADES₉
BARBER₁₀
BANKER₁₂
BUFFER₁₄
BUSTED₉
BIASED₉
BARRED₉
BOILER₈
BUMPER₁₂
BOILED₉
BUNKER₁₂
BOMBED₁₃
BEAVER₁₁
BARKER₁₂
BILLED₉
BEGGED₁₁

Showing the top 48 of 100 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 525

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

BAASES₈
BABIED₁₁
BABIER₁₀
BABIES₁₀
BACHED₁₄
BACHES₁₃
BACKED₁₅
BACKER₁₄
BACKET₁₄
BADDER₁₀
BADGED₁₁
BADGER₁₀
BADGES₁₀
BADMEN₁₁
BAFFED₁₅
BAGGED₁₁
BAGGER₁₀
BAGIES₉
BAGMEN₁₁
BAGUET₉
BAILED₉
BAILEE₈
BAILER₈
BAILEY₁₁
BAITED₉
BAITER₈
BAIZED₁₈
BAIZES₁₇
BAJREE₁₅
BALDED₁₀
BALDER₉
BALEEN₈
BALKED₁₃
BALKER₁₂
BALLED₉
BALLER₈
BALLET₈
BALMED₁₁
BAMMED₁₃
BAMMER₁₂
BANDED₁₀
BANDER₉
BANGED₁₀
BANGER₉
BANKED₁₃
BANKER₁₂
BANKET₁₂
BANNED₉
BANNER₈
BANNET₈
BANTED₉
BANTER₈
BARBED₁₁
BARBEL₁₀
BARBER₁₀
BARBES₁₀
BARBET₁₀
BARDED₁₀
BARDES₉
BARFED₁₂
BARGED₁₀
BARGEE₉
BARGES₉
BARKED₁₃
BARKEN₁₂
BARKER₁₂
BARLEY₁₁
BARMEN₁₀
BARNED₉
BARNET₈
BARNEY₁₁
BARRED₉
BARREL₈
BARREN₈
BARRES₈
BARRET₈
BARTER₈
BARYES₁₁
BASHED₁₂
BASHER₁₁
BASHES₁₁
BASKED₁₃
BASKET₁₂
BASNET₈
BASSED₉
BASSER₈
BASSES₈
BASSET₈
BASTED₉
BASTER₈
BASTES₈
BATHED₁₂
BATHER₁₁
BATHES₁₁
BATLER₈
BATLET₈
BATMEN₁₀
BATTED₉
BATTEL₈
BATTEN₈
BATTER₈
BAUBEE₁₀
BAUKED₁₃
BAWBEE₁₃
BAWLED₁₂
BAWLER₁₁
BAWLEY₁₄
BAXTER₁₅
BAYLES₁₁
BAYMEN₁₃
BAYTED₁₂
BAZZED₂₇
BAZZES₂₆
BEADED₁₀
BEADER₉
BEAKED₁₃
BEAKER₁₂
BEAMED₁₁
BEAMER₁₀
BEANED₉
BEARED₉
BEARER₈
BEARES₈
BEATEN₈
BEATER₈
BEAVER₁₁
BECKED₁₅
BECKES₁₄
BECKET₁₄
BEDDED₁₁
BEDDER₁₀
BEDYED₁₃
BEDYES₁₂
BEEBEE₁₀
BEEFED₁₂
BEEPED₁₁
BEEPER₁₀
BEETED₉
BEEVES₁₁
BEEZER₁₇
BEFLEA₁₁
BEFRET₁₁
BEGGED₁₁
BEGOES₉
BEIGEL₉
BEIGER₉
BEIGES₉
BELEED₉
BELEES₈
BELIED₉
BELIEF₁₁
BELIER₈
BELIES₈
BELLED₉
BELLES₈
BELTED₉
BELTER₈
BEMBEX₁₉
BENDED₁₀
BENDEE₉
BENDER₉
BENJES₁₅
BENNES₈
BENNET₈
BERBER₁₀
BERGEN₉
BERLEY₁₁
BERMED₁₁
BERMES₁₀
BERRET₈
BESEEM₁₀
BESEEN₈
BESEES₈
BESPED₁₁
BESTED₉
BETEEM₁₀
BETHEL₁₁
BETTED₉
BETTER₈
BEVIES₁₁
BEVUES₁₁
BEWEEP₁₃
BHAGEE₁₂
BHAJEE₁₈
BIASED₉
BIASES₈
BIBBED₁₃
BIBBER₁₂
BIBLES₁₀
BICKER₁₄
BIDDEN₁₀
BIDDER₁₀
BIFFED₁₅
BIFFER₁₄
BIFLEX₁₈
BIFTER₁₁
BIGGED₁₁
BIGGER₁₀
BIKIES₁₂
BILGED₁₀
BILGES₉
BILKED₁₃
BILKER₁₂
BILLED₉
BILLER₈
BILLET₈
BINDER₉
BINGED₁₀
BINGER₉
BINGES₉
BINMEN₁₀
BINNED₉
BIOGEN₉
BIOMES₁₀
BIRDED₁₀
BIRDER₉
BIRKEN₁₂
BIRLED₉
BIRLER₈
BIRLES₈
BIRRED₉
BIRSES₈
BISHES₁₁
BISTER₈
BITSER₈
BITTED₉
BITTEN₈
BITTER₈
BIZJET₂₄
BIZZES₂₆
BLADED₁₀
BLADER₉
BLADES₉
BLAHED₁₂
BLAHER₁₁
BLAMED₁₁
BLAMER₁₀
BLAMES₁₀
BLARED₉
BLARES₈
BLATER₈
BLAWED₁₂
BLAZED₁₈
BLAZER₁₇
BLAZES₁₇
BLIMEY₁₃
BLITES₈
BLOKES₁₂
BLOKEY₁₅
BLOOEY₁₁
BLORES₈
BLOWED₁₂
BLOWER₁₁
BLUDES₉
BLUIER₈
BLUMED₁₁
BLUMES₁₀
BLYPES₁₃
BOAKED₁₃
BOATED₉
BOATEL₈
BOATER₈
BOBBED₁₃
BOBBER₁₂
BOBLET₁₀
BOCCES₁₂
BOCHES₁₃
BOCKED₁₅
BODGED₁₁
BODGER₁₀
BODGES₁₀
BODIED₁₀
BODIES₉
BODLES₉
BOFFED₁₅
BOGGED₁₁
BOGGER₁₀
BOGIED₁₀
BOGIES₉
BOGLES₉
BOGMEN₁₁
BOILED₉
BOILER₈
BOITES₈
BOKKEN₁₆
BOLDED₁₀
BOLDEN₉
BOLDER₉
BOLLED₉
BOLLEN₈
BOLTED₉
BOLTER₈
BOMBED₁₃
BOMBER₁₂
BOMBES₁₂
BONCES₁₀
BONDED₁₀
BONDER₉
BONGED₁₀
BONIER₈
BONKED₁₃
BONNES₈
BONNET₈
BONZER₁₇
BONZES₁₇
BOOBED₁₁
BOOGER₉
BOOGEY₁₂
BOOHED₁₂
BOOKED₁₃
BOOKER₁₂
BOOLED₉
BOOMED₁₁
BOOMER₁₀
BOONER₈
BOOSED₉
BOOSES₈
BOOTED₉
BOOTEE₈
BOOZED₁₈
BOOZER₁₇
BOOZES₁₇
BOOZEY₂₀
BOPEEP₁₂
BOPPED₁₃
BOPPER₁₂
BORDEL₉
BORDER₉
BORDES₉
BOREEN₈
BOREES₈
BORKED₁₃
BORMED₁₁
BORREL₈
BOSHES₁₁
BOSKER₁₂
BOSKET₁₂
BOSSED₉
BOSSER₈
BOSSES₈
BOSSET₈
BOTHER₁₁
BOTNET₈
BOTTED₉
BOTTES₈
BOUGED₁₀
BOUGES₉
BOUGET₉
BOUJEE₁₅
BOULES₈
BOUNED₉
BOUSED₉
BOUSES₈
BOVVER₁₄
BOWGET₁₂
BOWLED₁₂
BOWLEG₁₂
BOWLER₁₁
BOWMEN₁₃
BOWNED₁₂
BOWNES₁₁
BOWSED₁₂
BOWSER₁₁
BOWSES₁₁
BOWSEY₁₄
BOWYER₁₄
BOXIER₁₅
BRACED₁₁
BRACER₁₀
BRACES₁₀
BRAKED₁₃
BRAKES₁₂
BRAMES₁₀
BRASES₈
BRAVED₁₂
BRAVER₁₁
BRAVES₁₁
BRAWER₁₁
BRAYED₁₂
BRAYER₁₁
BRAZED₁₈
BRAZEN₁₇
BRAZER₁₇
BRAZES₁₇
BREDED₁₀
BREDES₉
BRERES₈
BREVES₁₁
BREVET₁₁
BREWED₁₂
BREWER₁₁
BREYED₁₂
BRIBED₁₁
BRIBEE₁₀
BRIBER₁₀
BRIBES₁₀
BRIDED₁₀
BRIDES₉
BRINED₉
BRINER₈
BRINES₈
BRISES₈
BRIZES₁₇
BROIER₈
BROKED₁₃
BROKEN₁₂
BROKER₁₂
BROKES₁₂
BROMES₁₀
BROSES₈
BROWED₁₂
BRULES₈
BRUMES₁₀
BRUNET₈
BRUTED₉
BRUTER₈
BRUTES₈
BRUXED₁₆
BRUXES₁₅
BUAZES₁₇
BUBBES₁₂
BUBKES₁₄
BUBOED₁₁
BUBOES₁₀
BUCKED₁₅
BUCKER₁₄
BUCKET₁₄
BUDDED₁₁
BUDDER₁₀
BUDGED₁₁
BUDGER₁₀
BUDGES₁₀
BUDGET₁₀
BUFFED₁₅
BUFFEL₁₄
BUFFER₁₄
BUFFET₁₄
BUGGED₁₁
BUGGER₁₀
BUGLED₁₀
BUGLER₉
BUGLES₉
BUGLET₉
BULBED₁₁
BULBEL₁₀
BULGED₁₀
BULGER₉
BULGES₉
BULKED₁₃
BULKER₁₂
BULLED₉
BULLER₈
BULLET₈
BULLEY₁₁
BULSES₈
BUMMED₁₃
BUMMEL₁₂
BUMMER₁₂
BUMPED₁₃
BUMPER₁₂
BUNCED₁₁
BUNCES₁₀
BUNDED₁₀
BUNGED₁₀
BUNGEE₉
BUNGER₉
BUNGEY₁₂
BUNJEE₁₅
BUNJES₁₅
BUNKED₁₃
BUNKER₁₂
BUNNET₈
BUNSEN₈
BUNTED₉
BUNTER₈
BUOYED₁₂
BUPKES₁₄
BURDEN₉
BURGEE₉
BURGER₉
BURHEL₁₁
BURIED₉
BURIER₈
BURIES₈
BURKED₁₃
BURKER₁₂
BURKES₁₂
BURLED₉
BURLER₈
BURLEY₁₁
BURNED₉
BURNER₈
BURNET₈
BURPED₁₁
BURPEE₁₀
BURRED₉
BURREL₈
BURRER₈
BURSES₈
BUSHED₁₂
BUSHEL₁₁
BUSHER₁₁
BUSHES₁₁
BUSIED₉
BUSIER₈
BUSIES₈
BUSKED₁₃
BUSKER₁₂
BUSKET₁₂
BUSMEN₁₀
BUSSED₉
BUSSES₈
BUSTED₉
BUSTEE₈
BUSTER₈
BUTLED₉
BUTLER₈
BUTLES₈
BUTTED₉
BUTTER₈
BUTTES₈
BUZZED₂₇
BUZZER₂₆
BUZZES₂₆
BYRLED₁₂

Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 6th letter is D.

2nd letter

A22%
O21%
U20%

3rd letter

R14%
A10%
N9%

4th letter

K10%
L10%
G10%

6th letter

D31%
R24%
S22%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; BUZZED tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

88 points: 113 words
9 points: 100 words
1010 points: 77 words
11 points: 74 words
1212 points: 63 words
13 points: 33 words
1414 points: 18 words
15 points: 17 words
1616 points: 2 words
17 points: 13 words
1818 points: 6 words
19 points: 1 words
2020 points: 1 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 0 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 1 words
25 points: 0 words
2626 points: 4 words
27 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
BUZZED	27	29	All three
BAZZED	27	28	NWL only
BUZZER	26	28	All three
BUZZES	26	28	All three
BIZZES	26	27	All three
BAZZES	26	27	NWL only
BIZJET	24	27	NWL only
BOOZEY	20	20	Collins only
BEMBEX	19	22	Collins only
BLAZED	18	20	All three
BRAZED	18	19	All three
BOOZED	18	19	All three

The fixed letters leave four open slots: BETTER repeats T, while BROKEN uses four distinct middle letters. Of 525 entries, 100 rank among the commonest English words by frequency. Locking in B and E narrows the search, but many less familiar forms remain.

6-letter words with B as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter

525 entries meet both fixed positions, with B first and E fifth.
BETTER, BROKEN, BUDGET, BIGGER, and BORDER are familiar matches.
100 matches rank among the common English words by frequency.
Collins accepts 513, compared with 411 in NWL2023 and 373 in ENABLE.
BUZZED and BAZZED lead the Scrabble scoring list at 27 points.

Which familiar words fit B _ _ _ E _?

BETTER and BIGGER show that the third and fourth positions can repeat a letter; BROKEN and BORDER show four distinct middle letters are also possible. BUDGET gives another everyday shape, while BABIES, BUTTER, and BURDEN broaden the mix. These examples all retain E in position five, despite their different sound and spelling.

The final letter is not evenly spread: D ends 163 matches, R ends 128, and S ends 117. Those three endings account for most of the matches, while T has 35 and N has 28. If your clue fixes the last letter too, test D, R, or S before rarer endings such as E, L, or Y.

Which matches score highest in Scrabble?

BUZZED and BAZZED top the scoring list at 27 points each; BUZZER, BUZZES, BIZZES, and BAZZES follow at 26. All six lean on Z, turning a constrained pattern into high tile value.

BUZZED is especially tidy for this clue: its E sits fifth, while the doubled Zs do the scoring work. Premium squares can lift a play further, but the base scores already distinguish these options.

For 6-letter words with B as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter, the combined count is not a promise that every entry is accepted in every game. Some top scorers are uncommon forms, so check your game's dictionary before risking a play; everyday matches such as BETTER and BUDGET are safer vocabulary, though their scores are modest.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with B and have E fifth?

There are 525 tournament-dictionary matches for the six-letter pattern B _ _ _ E _. The list spans familiar words such as BETTER, BROKEN, and BUDGET, along with less common entries. The total combines entries accepted by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE.

Which final letter is most common in this pattern?

D is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 163 matches. R follows with 128, then S with 117; together, those endings dominate this pattern. If your puzzle also fixes the final position, start by checking those three groups before scanning less common endings.

What are the highest-scoring B _ _ _ E _ words?

BUZZED and BAZZED score 27 points each, leading the scoring list for this pattern. BUZZER, BUZZES, BIZZES, and BAZZES each score 26. These Z-heavy options can bring a strong base score, though the board's premium squares affect the total in a real game.

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