6-letter words with B as the 1st letter and S as the 4th letter

The pattern locks in B _ _ S _ _, leaving three positions to narrow your clue. The 73 entries appear across tournament lists: Collins contains 72, NWL2023 has 51, and ENABLE has 44. Only 9 meet the common-word frequency threshold, so expect plenty of unfamiliar plays alongside familiar choices such as BIASES and BURSTS.

A quick read on the B _ _ S _ _ pattern

• There are 73 tournament-list words matching B _ _ S _ _.
• BOSSES, BEASTS, BIASES, BURSTS, and BLASTS are recognizable examples.
• The most frequent final letter is S, appearing in 28 matches.
• Only 9 matches count as common by English-word frequency.
• The average tile score is 9.7 points.

How many of these words end in S?

Twenty-eight of the 73 matches finish with S, making it the leading final letter. Y comes next with 10, while D ends 7 words. BOSSES, BASSES, BURSTS, and BOOSTS show how often this pattern produces familiar S-ending forms.

That ending can help sort a crowded clue, but it does not make every answer a plural. BOOSTS is a verb form, while BEASTS is plural; check the word’s role before you commit. The remaining matches end in letters including R, T, E, I, and L.

The same fourth-slot S pattern is wider under other opening letters: P-first versions number 127, and C-first versions 104.

How to use 6-letter words with B first and S fourth

Start with known letters in positions one and four, then use your crossing letters to separate choices such as BIASED, BASSET, and BALSAM. For a score-first play, BUQSHA leads these matches at 20 points; its Q makes it a very different option from everyday words.

Treat the list as a tournament-word search, not a promise that every entry will suit your game. Only 61 matches have definitions available, and dictionary coverage differs: Collins lists 72 of them, compared with 51 in NWL2023. Check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.