6-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and G as the 6th letter

6-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and G as the 6th letter: 20 matches, all ending in G.

20 wordsTop pick TUBINGHighest score JIBING 16

2 of 20 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With B in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (205 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 20 · most-used first

  • TUBING9
  • CYBORG14
  • WEBLOG12
  • COBURG11
  • EBBING11
  • VIBING12
  • ROBING9
  • LUBING9
  • CUBING11
  • JIBING16
  • ORBING9
  • GYBING13
  • GIBING10
  • BEBUNG11
  • BOBWIG14
  • GOBANG10
  • JOBING16
  • KOBANG13
  • LOBING9
  • MOBLOG11
All valid words 20

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

  • BEBUNG11
  • BOBWIG14
  • COBURG11
  • CUBING11
  • CYBORG14
  • EBBING11
  • GIBING10
  • GOBANG10
  • GYBING13
  • JIBING16
  • JOBING16
  • KOBANG13
  • LOBING9
  • LUBING9
  • MOBLOG11
  • ORBING9
  • ROBING9
  • TUBING9
  • VIBING12
  • WEBLOG12
Letters by positionIn 75% of these words the 5th letter is N.
1st letter
  1. C15%
  2. G15%
  3. J10%
2nd letter
  1. O40%
  2. U15%
  3. I15%
4th letter
  1. I60%
  2. A10%
  3. U10%
5th letter
  1. N75%
  2. R10%
  3. O10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; JIBING tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 5 words
  2. 10 points: 2 words
  3. 1111 points: 5 words
  4. 12 points: 2 words
  5. 1313 points: 2 words
  6. 14 points: 2 words
  7. 1515 points: 0 words
  8. 16 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JIBING1621All three
JOBING1621Collins only
CYBORG1416All three
BOBWIG1417Collins only
GYBING1316All three
KOBANG1316Collins only
WEBLOG1215Collins · NWL
VIBING1216NWL only
COBURG1115Collins only
EBBING1115All three
CUBING1116All three
BEBUNG1116Collins only

This pattern fixes two positions: B sits in the middle, and G closes the word. That leaves four letters to distinguish entries such as TUBING, CYBORG, and WEBLOG. The set is compact, but its scores are not: JIBING and JOBING lead at 16 points each, though just two entries count as common words.

What stands out in this letter pattern?

  • Twenty tournament-dictionary words fit the B-third, G-last shape.
  • Every match ends in G, so the final letter is fixed throughout.
  • C and G tie as the most frequent first letters, with three words apiece.
  • Just two entries sit inside the top-25,000 word-frequency band.
  • Scores average 11.5 points across the set.

Which matches score the most?

JIBING and JOBING share the top score at 16 points. CYBORG and BOBWIG follow at 14, while GYBING and KOBANG score 13. Those figures make the J-starting entries stand out, even though J appears at the beginning of only two words in the set.

For a puzzle, hold the shape as _ _ B _ _ G and test familiar-looking options first: TUBING, CYBORG, and WEBLOG. The middle B does not require a B-start; only two entries begin with B. Checking the first letter separately can prevent a narrow pattern from feeling more predictable than it is.

How do dictionary choices affect this pattern?

The dictionary totals differ: Collins lists 19 matches, NWL2023 lists 14, and ENABLE lists 10. Those three counts overlap, so don't add them. An entry allowed in one list can be missing from another, so confirm any unfamiliar pick before playing it.

That limitation matters here because only two entries are common by frequency, while the full set includes less familiar forms such as BEBUNG and MOBLOG. For 6-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and G as the 6th letter, use the pattern to narrow a clue, then confirm the candidate in your game’s dictionary.

Questions people ask

Which six-letter words end in G with B third?
Twenty matches fit B in the third slot and G in the sixth. Every answer ends in G, and the set includes familiar examples such as TUBING and CYBORG alongside less common entries.
Which word in this pattern scores the most?
JIBING and JOBING tie for the highest score at 16 points each. CYBORG and BOBWIG are next at 14 points. Your result on a board can change with letter and word premiums, so treat these as base word scores.
Are all 20 words accepted in every word game?
No. Collins accepts 19 of the 20 matches, NWL2023 accepts 14, and ENABLE accepts 10; those lists overlap. Confirm an unfamiliar candidate against the word list your game uses before you play it.

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