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

The pattern is B _ _ _ O _, with the O fixed just before the final letter. BUTTON and BOSTON are easy to spot, but only 13 of the 106 matches count as common. The rest range from everyday terms such as BOTTOM and BORROW to less familiar plays that only some lists accept.

The B-and-O pattern at a glance

• There are 106 six-letter matches with B first and O fifth.
• BUTTON, BOSTON, BOTTOM, and BORROW are recognizable examples.
• Only 13 matches are classed as common.
• BIZZOS leads the listed Scrabble scores at 26 points.
• The most frequent final letter is S, with 31 matches.
• Across the set the average score is 11 points, and 84 entries carry definitions.

How many 6-letter words have B first and O fifth?

There are 106 matches across the tournament dictionaries. The totals differ by word list: 72 appear in ENABLE, 102 in Collins, and 80 in NWL2023. Those counts overlap rather than stack up, so they are not separate piles to add together.

The final letter gives you a useful next filter. S leads with 31 matches, followed by N with 22; W appears 10 times and T 9 times. Only 6 matches end in O, so a final O is a much narrower clue than the fixed fifth-position O.

Which matches score well, and what should you watch?

BIZZOS scores 26 points, well ahead of BAZOOM at 19. BLAZON, BORZOI, BOWWOW, BENZOL, and BAZOOS each reach 17. Those are base word scores; a premium letter or word square changes the board total.

The main limitation is familiarity: just 13 of the 106 matches are common, so many candidates will feel specialized. Dictionary coverage also matters: Collins has more matches than NWL2023 or ENABLE. For a game clue, use the known letters first, then verify an unfamiliar candidate in your game’s word list.