6-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and L as the 3rd letter

The fixed BL pair leaves only three possible first letters in this set: A, O, and Y. Nine words begin with A, four with O, and just one with Y. ABLAZE is the standout for board play, while OBLIGE and OBLONG are easier to recognize, and most entries are far less familiar, so the pattern is more useful for solving a specific clue than for everyday vocabulary.

How many six-letter words have B second and L third?

• Fourteen tournament-dictionary words match the pattern, with B and L fixed in positions two and three.
• Nine begin with A, four with O, and one with Y; A is the clear leader.
• ABLAZE scores 17 points, the highest score among these matches.
• Only one entry qualifies as common by word-frequency ranking.

Which words fit, and which dictionaries accept them?

Collins accepts all 14 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 11. That difference matters in tournament play: a Collins-valid word is not automatically playable in a North American game. Check your game's word list before building a move around an unfamiliar entry.

Start with recognizable options such as OBLIGE, OBLONG, OBLATE, and ABLEST. [[Ablaze]] is both familiar and the top scorer; ABLOOM is another recognizable possibility. The remaining choices include rarer forms such as ABLINS and YBLENT, so don't assume every pattern match will come to mind during a timed solve.

6-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and L as the 3rd letter

Use the first letter to split your search: test A first, then O, and keep Y for the final possibility. That order follows the actual distribution, with nine A-words against four O-words and one Y-word. Once the opening is known, the final letter narrows the choices further.

The endings are not evenly spread. Four matches end in E and four in T, while G and S each close two; H and M appear once apiece. If your crossing letters suggest an E or T, those are strong branches to check first, though the list stays a compact clue set rather than a broad word-building pool: most entries are uncommon, and the average score is 9.4.