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

The fixed pattern is _L__B_: the second tile is L, and the fifth is B. The 18 matches include only one word in the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect an unusual mix rather than a list of everyday vocabulary. Collins accepts all 18; NWL2023 accepts 14, and ENABLE accepts 12.

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

• There are 18 matches for the _L__B_ pattern across tournament dictionaries.
• Five words begin with B and five begin with S; C starts three.
• Eleven matches end in Y, while five end in S and two in E.
• FLABBY and BLOWBY tie for the top listed Scrabble score at 16 points.
• Sixteen of the 18 matches have a definition.

Which words fit the L-second, B-fifth pattern?

CLIMBS is the clearest everyday example: it begins with C, keeps L in slot two, and places B in slot five. Other recognizable shapes include PLUMBS and BLURBS, but the pattern quickly gets more specialized with FLABBY, BLOBBY, and CLUBBY.

The starting letters are tightly grouped. B and S each lead five matches, while C leads three; F and P lead two apiece, and G appears once. That makes a known first letter especially valuable: a B-start clue narrows the set to five candidates, not a broad sweep.

How do the 18 words compare on score?

FLABBY and BLOWBY score 16 points each in the listed Scrabble values. BLOBBY, CLUBBY, BLABBY, PLEBBY, and BLEBBY follow at 15, with GLOBBY at 14. A cluster of Y endings carries much of the high-scoring group, so check the final tile before choosing between candidates.

This is a pattern list, not a set of common answers: only one match meets the common-word frequency threshold. Dictionary coverage also varies, with 12 ENABLE matches against 18 in Collins, so check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry.