6-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter

This pattern has just 11 tournament-dictionary matches, and none falls in the common-word group. The entries range from OBTUSE and OBSESS to ABBESS and ABLUSH. Collins includes all 11, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 9, so the accepted set depends on your game’s dictionary.

6-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter

• Exactly 11 tournament-dictionary words fit the two fixed letter positions.
• Collins includes all 11 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 9.
• Eight of the 11 matches have dictionary definitions.
• ABLUSH is the top scorer at 11 points.
• Seven matches start with O, and four start with A.

Why do so few words fit this pattern?

The B-second, S-fifth pattern produces only 11 six-letter matches. By comparison, changing the second letter to A while keeping S fifth gives 113 matches. Changing the fifth letter to E while keeping B second gives 27, making the S position a tighter filter.

Seven matches begin with O: OBTUSE, OBSESS, OBLAST, OBOIST, OBEISM, OBIISM, and OBTEST. The other four begin with A: ABBESS, ABLEST, ABURST, and ABLUSH. Every match therefore starts with one of just two letters.

Final letters narrow the pattern further. Five words end in T, while M and S each finish two; E and H each finish one. An ending-T clue points to the largest final-letter group, but still leaves five possible matches.

How to use these pattern matches in a word game

For a score-first play, ABLUSH leads at 11 points. ABBESS, OBEISM, and OBIISM each score 10, while the remaining scored examples top out at 8. ABLUSH gives you the strongest listed base score, but a board premium square can change the result.

Treat the uncommon vocabulary as a real limitation: none of these 11 words qualifies as common. For tournament play, check your game's word list. Collins has all 11 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 9; the counts alone do not guarantee the same entries appear in both.

The fixed letters are more useful for filtering than for guessing blindly. Keep B in slot two and S in slot five, then test the first letter: seven candidates start with O and four with A. That simple split covers every match in this pattern.