6-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and B as the 3rd letter

The fixed pattern is _MB___: M sits in position two and B in position three, leaving four outer slots to resolve. The tournament-dictionary count is 65, but only 5 entries fall in the common-word group. EMBLEM, AMBUSH, and EMBARK provide recognizable anchors; much of the remaining pool is less familiar, so treat this as a pattern-solving list rather than a vocabulary sampler.

At a glance: the fixed M-B pattern

• Exactly 65 six-letter entries match the _MB___ pattern.
• Collins accepts all 65; ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 43.
• Only 5 entries fall in the common-word group.
• EMBLEM, AMBUSH, EMBARK, EMBRYO, and EMBODY are recognizable examples.
• IMBIZO leads the scores at 19 points, followed by IMBREX at 17.

Where do these words begin and end?

Starting letters are concentrated in a few choices: E begins 26 entries, while I begins 14, A begins 13, and U begins 10. O starts just 2. When both middle letters are fixed, testing E first opens the largest branch; the remaining starting letters narrow the search quickly.

Endings cluster around S: 22 words finish with that letter, compared with 9 ending in E and 7 in Y. Only 3 finish in M. Keep the final tile flexible while checking candidates, since an S ending is far more common here than an M ending.

6-letter words with M second and B third: scores

IMBIZO scores 19, ahead of IMBREX at 17 and AMBACH at 15. EMBARK, EMBODY, EMBANK, EMBOSK, IMBARK, IMBODY, and IMBOSK each score 14. The leader is not one of the familiar EMB- choices, so check the less obvious IMB- options when points matter.

Collins includes all 65 entries, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 43. A Collins word can fail in a game using ENABLE or NWL2023, so check the active lexicon before committing. For 6-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and B as the 3rd letter, matching the pattern does not guarantee cross-game acceptance.