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6-letter words with B as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter

6-letter words with B first and O second: 285 tournament-dictionary matches, including familiar words like bought, bottom, and border.

285 wordsTop pick BOUGHTHighest score BOMBYX 22

44 of 285 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With B in 1st place, A is the most common 2nd letter (303 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 44 · most-used first

All valid words 285

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

  • BOAKED13
  • BOARDS9
  • BOARTS8
  • BOASTS8
  • BOATED9
  • BOATEL8
  • BOATER8
  • BOATIE8
  • BOBACS12
  • BOBAKS14
  • BOBBED13
  • BOBBER12
  • BOBBIN12
  • BOBBLE12
  • BOBBLY15
  • BOBCAT12
  • BOBLET10
  • BOBOLS10
  • BOBWIG14
  • BOCAGE11
  • BOCCAS12
  • BOCCES12
  • BOCCIA12
  • BOCCIE12
  • BOCCIS12
  • BOCHES13
  • BOCKED15
  • BODACH14
  • BODDLE10
  • BODEGA10
  • BODGED11
  • BODGER10
  • BODGES10
  • BODGIE10
  • BODICE11
  • BODIED10
  • BODIES9
  • BODILY12
  • BODING10
  • BODKIN13
  • BODLES9
  • BODRAG10
  • BOEUFS11
  • BOFFED15
  • BOFFIN14
  • BOFFOS14
  • BOGANS9
  • BOGART9
  • BOGEYS12
  • BOGGED11
  • BOGGER10
  • BOGGLE10
  • BOGIED10
  • BOGIES9
  • BOGLES9
  • BOGMAN11
  • BOGMEN11
  • BOGOAK13
  • BOGONG10
  • BOHEAS11
  • BOHUNK15
  • BOILED9
  • BOILER8
  • BOINGS9
  • BOINKS12
  • BOITES8
  • BOKEHS15
  • BOKING13
  • BOKKEN16
  • BOLDED10
  • BOLDEN9
  • BOLDER9
  • BOLDLY12
  • BOLERO8
  • BOLETE8
  • BOLETI8
  • BOLIDE9
  • BOLINE8
  • BOLLED9
  • BOLLEN8
  • BOLLIX15
  • BOLLOX15
  • BOLSHY14
  • BOLSON8
  • BOLTED9
  • BOLTER8
  • BOMBAX19
  • BOMBED13
  • BOMBER12
  • BOMBES12
  • BOMBOS12
  • BOMBYX22
  • BOMMIE12
  • BONACI10
  • BONBON10
  • BONCES10
  • BONDED10
  • BONDER9
  • BONDUC11
  • BONERS8
  • BONGED10
  • BONGOS9
  • BONHAM13
  • BONIER8
  • BONING9
  • BONISM10
  • BONIST8
  • BONITA8
  • BONITO8
  • BONKED13
  • BONNES8
  • BONNET8
  • BONNIE8
  • BONOBO10
  • BONSAI8
  • BONXIE15
  • BONZER17
  • BONZES17
  • BOOBED11
  • BOOBIE10
  • BOOBOO10
  • BOOCOO10
  • BOODIE9
  • BOODLE9
  • BOOGER9
  • BOOGEY12
  • BOOGIE9
  • BOOHAI11
  • BOOHED12
  • BOOHOO11
  • BOOING9
  • BOOJUM17
  • BOOKED13
  • BOOKER12
  • BOOKIE12
  • BOOKOO12
  • BOOKSY15
  • BOOLED9
  • BOOMED11
  • BOOMER10
  • BOONER8
  • BOONGA9
  • BOONGS9
  • BOORDE9
  • BOORDS9
  • BOORKA12
  • BOOSED9
  • BOOSES8
  • BOOSTS8
  • BOOTED9
  • BOOTEE8
  • BOOTHS11
  • BOOTIE8
  • BOOZED18
  • BOOZER17
  • BOOZES17
  • BOOZEY20
  • BOPEEP12
  • BOPPED13
  • BOPPER12
  • BORAGE9
  • BORAKS12
  • BORALS8
  • BORANE8
  • BORATE8
  • BORDAR9
  • BORDEL9
  • BORDER9
  • BORDES9
  • BOREAL8
  • BOREAS8
  • BOREEN8
  • BOREES8
  • BORERS8
  • BORGOS9
  • BORIDE9
  • BORING9
  • BORKED13
  • BORMED11
  • BORNYL11
  • BORONS8
  • BORREL8
  • BORROW11
  • BORSCH13
  • BORSHT11
  • BORSIC10
  • BORZOI17
  • BOSBOK14
  • BOSCHE13
  • BOSHES11
  • BOSHTA11
  • BOSKER12
  • BOSKET12
  • BOSOMS10
  • BOSOMY13
  • BOSONS8
  • BOSQUE17
  • BOSSED9
  • BOSSER8
  • BOSSES8
  • BOSSET8
  • BOSTON8
  • BOSUNS8
  • BOTANY11
  • BOTCHY16
  • BOTELS8
  • BOTFLY14
  • BOTHAN11
  • BOTHER11
  • BOTHIE11
  • BOTNET8
  • BOTONE8
  • BOTTED9
  • BOTTES8
  • BOTTLE8
  • BOTTOM10
  • BOUBOU10
  • BOUCHE13
  • BOUCLE10
  • BOUDIN9
  • BOUFFE14
  • BOUGED10
  • BOUGES9
  • BOUGET9
  • BOUGHS12
  • BOUGHT12
  • BOUGIE9
  • BOUJEE15
  • BOULES8
  • BOULLE8
  • BOULTS8
  • BOUNCE10
  • BOUNCY13
  • BOUNDS9
  • BOUNED9
  • BOUNTY11
  • BOURDS9
  • BOURGS9
  • BOURNE8
  • BOURNS8
  • BOURSE8
  • BOUSED9
  • BOUSES8
  • BOUTON8
  • BOVATE11
  • BOVIDS12
  • BOVINE11
  • BOVVER14
  • BOWATS11
  • BOWELS11
  • BOWERS11
  • BOWERY14
  • BOWETS11
  • BOWFIN14
  • BOWGET12
  • BOWING12
  • BOWLED12
  • BOWLEG12
  • BOWLER11
  • BOWMAN13
  • BOWMEN13
  • BOWNED12
  • BOWNES11
  • BOWPOT13
  • BOWSAW14
  • BOWSED12
  • BOWSER11
  • BOWSES11
  • BOWSEY14
  • BOWSIE11
  • BOWWOW17
  • BOWYER14
  • BOXCAR17
  • BOXERS15
  • BOXFUL18
  • BOXIER15
  • BOXILY18
  • BOXING16
  • BOXLAS15
  • BOYARD12
  • BOYARS11
  • BOYAUX18
  • BOYING12
  • BOYISH14
  • BOYLAS11
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 5th letter is E.
3rd letter
  1. O14%
  2. U10%
  3. R9%
4th letter
  1. I9%
  2. S8%
  3. E7%
5th letter
  1. E38%
  2. I8%
  3. N7%
6th letter
  1. S25%
  2. E15%
  3. D13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; BOMBYX tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 57 words
  2. 9 points: 49 words
  3. 1010 points: 33 words
  4. 11 points: 38 words
  5. 1212 points: 40 words
  6. 13 points: 20 words
  7. 1414 points: 16 words
  8. 15 points: 13 words
  9. 1616 points: 3 words
  10. 17 points: 9 words
  11. 1818 points: 4 words
  12. 19 points: 1 words
  13. 2020 points: 1 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BOMBYX2224All three
BOOZEY2020Collins only
BOMBAX1922All three
BOOZED1819All three
BOXFUL1821All three
BOXILY1819Collins · NWL
BOYAUX1819Collins only
BOOZER1718All three
BOSQUE1719All three
BOXCAR1719All three
BORZOI1718All three
BOOJUM1722Collins · NWL

The fixed B-O opening leads to a mix of everyday words and less familiar entries. Bought, bottle, and bother are among the recognizable choices; 44 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. The count includes words accepted by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, so dictionary coverage varies.

The B-O pattern at a glance

  • There are 285 six-letter matches with B first and O second.
  • The most common final letter is S, appearing in 72 words; E follows with 43.
  • Collins includes 279 matches, compared with 204 in NWL2023 and 177 in ENABLE; these counts overlap.
  • A total of 44 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Bombyx leads the listed Scrabble scores at 22 points.

Which B-O words score highest?

Bombyx scores 22 points, ahead of boozey at 20 and bombax at 19. Boozed, boxful, boxily, and boyaux each score 18. Those unusual spellings can pay off when the board gives you room for a high-value letter.

For a more familiar option, boxing appears among the examples, while bought and bottle are easier to recognize. The opening B and O are fixed, so look closely at the final four tiles and the board squares they can reach. A strong score depends on placement as well as the word’s base value.

How do the endings shape this group?

S is the clearest ending pattern: 72 words finish with that letter, compared with 43 ending in E and 37 ending in D. That makes plural-looking forms such as bodies and boards easy to spot in the examples, while words like bottle show the less frequent E ending.

The B-O group has 285 matches, more than the 270 six-letter words beginning P-O, but fewer than the 463 beginning C-O. Only 44 are common by the site’s frequency measure, so a large answer set does not mean every entry will feel familiar. For 6-letter words with B first and O second, verify rare plays against your game’s dictionary.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with B-O?
There are 285 six-letter words with B as the first letter and O as the second in at least one tournament dictionary. Of those, 44 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many entries are less familiar than bought or bottom.
Which B-O six-letter word has the highest Scrabble score?
Bombyx is the highest-scoring listed match at 22 points. Boozey follows at 20, while bombax scores 19. These scores make rare words tempting plays, but their acceptance depends on the dictionary used in your game.
What is the most common final letter for these words?
S is the most common final letter, with 72 matches ending in S. E is next with 43, followed by D with 37. Those endings make words such as bodies and boards easy examples of the larger S-ending group.

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