6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and B as the 3rd letter

Read the pattern as C?B???: the first and third tiles are fixed, while four positions remain open. Only four matches fall among the 25,000 most frequent English words, so many candidates are specialist vocabulary rather than everyday choices. Examples such as CABINS and COBALT give you familiar starting points before you test less common options.

At a glance: the C?B??? pattern

• 49 tournament-dictionary matches fit the C?B??? pattern.
• COBZAS scores 19, the highest listed total; COBWEB follows at 15.
• Only 4 matches rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words.
• An S ending leads with 16 words, more than any other recorded ending.

Which words are recognizable matches?

CABINS, COBALT, COBBLE, and COBWEB are among the recognizable matches, alongside CYBORG and CABLES. The pattern is strict: C occupies the first slot and B the third, so CABANA fits, but a word with either letter in another position does not.

44 matches have definitions, but a definition does not make a word common; only four meet the frequency cutoff. Start with the examples you know, then test unfamiliar candidates against your crossing letters instead of guessing from the fixed pair alone.

Which matches score most?

COBZAS leads the scoring list at 19 points, ahead of COBWEB at 15. CYBORG and CYBRID each score 14, while CABBED, COBBED, and CUBBED reach 13. Unusual letter combinations drive these totals, but the top scorer is not necessarily the easiest word to build from your rack.

The dictionary counts differ: Collins includes 49 matches, compared with 37 in NWL2023 and 34 in ENABLE. The full set is not accepted in every game, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

How do the final letters divide?

S is the leading final letter, appearing on 16 matches; D follows with 7, while E and T each close 5. A appears on 4, G on 3, and N and R on 2 each. When the final square is open, testing an S ending first follows the strongest pattern in this group.

The 49 6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and B as the 3rd letter form a narrower clue than C with R in the third slot (202 matches) or A there (198). Lock in the known positions before testing endings; those two fixed letters already cut down the alternatives.