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

With B in position three and R in position six, the shape is _ _ B _ _ R and the tail is fixed. The pattern's identity comes from the doubled-B -BBER family: RUBBER, ROBBER, JOBBER, and JABBER are part of a large cluster of such words. Only three rank as common, and the average score is a modest 10.6.

The _ _ B _ _ R shape at a glance

• 46 tournament words fit the frame _ _ B _ _ R, all ending in R.
• A large cluster are doubled-B -BBER forms such as RUBBER and ROBBER.
• JOBBER, JABBER, and JIBBER tie at 17 points each.
• D opens six words, the most of any first letter.
• Definitions cover 38 of the 46 entries.
• NWL2023 lists 45, Collins 44, and ENABLE 38.

Which _ _ B _ _ R words score best?

JOBBER, JABBER, and JIBBER share the top mark of 17, each starting with the 8-point J. FIBBER, YABBER, HOBBER, and FABBER follow on 13, then BOBBER, COBBER, and BIBBER settle on 12.

J is the only letter that lifts a word clear of the field here. Everyday RUBBER and ROBBER each score 10, right around the 10.6 average, so the common options are the safer plays rather than the biggest ones.

How the openings and neighbours compare

The first letter is spread thin: D opens six words, R five, and L four, so no single opening dominates. That makes the shape hard to break on the first tile alone. With B fixed, the doubled -BB forms are what set the family apart.

Among middle-B pages, N leads with 229 words ending in R, with A and L both on 159, so B's 46 sits well down the list. Keep B third and change the last letter instead: S gives 205 and E 95. Definitions cover 38 of the 46.