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

The fixed OB pair leaves the first and last letters to do most of the sorting: C, B, G and R lead the opening-letter counts, while S is the strongest ending. Familiar entries such as NOBODY and MOBILE sit beside less everyday options. Only 11 entries fall among the common English words, so a familiar-looking pattern does not guarantee a familiar answer.

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

• 109 words match the fixed O-at-2, B-at-3 pattern across tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 108 matches; NWL2023 has 79 and ENABLE has 72, with overlap between the lists.
• Only 11 entries are common by frequency; recognizable examples include NOBODY and MOBILE.
• S is the most common final letter, appearing in 27 words; D follows with 16, then E with 15.
• C starts 13 words, while B, G and R each start 11.

Which six-letter OB words are easiest to recognize?

NOBODY, MOBILE, ROBOTS and ROBUST show how broadly the pattern reads: a pronoun, an everyday word, a plural and an adjective. COBALT, GOBLIN, HOBBIT and BOBCAT offer concrete nouns. Of the 109 matches, 86 have definitions, but only 11 are classed as common, so expect a long tail beyond familiar choices.

The opening is more varied than the ending. C starts 13 entries, while B, G and R each start 11; at the other edge, S closes 27, well ahead of D at 16 and E at 15. That makes the final letter a sharper filter than the first when you already know the OB pair.

Which OB-pattern words score highest?

HOBJOB leads the Scrabble scores at 20 points, followed by COBZAS at 19 and JOBBED at 18. WOBBLY scores 16, giving you a more recognizable option among the stronger plays.

For 6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and B as the 3rd letter, scores are only part of the decision: the dictionary counts differ sharply. Collins has 108 matches, compared with 79 in NWL2023 and 72 in ENABLE. Some entries will not be accepted in every game, so check its word list before playing an unfamiliar one.