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

There are 12 6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and B as the 5th letter, including JOJOBA, COOMBS, and BONOBO.

12 wordsTop pick COOMBSHighest score JOJOBA 22
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With O in 2nd place, E is the most common 5th letter (1,223 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 12 · most-used first

  • COOMBS12
  • BONOBO10
  • JOJOBA22
  • COOMBE12
  • GOODBY13
  • NOCEBO10
  • COARBS10
  • COHABS13
  • COLOBI10
  • COURBS10
  • FOREBY14
  • VOCABS13
All valid words 12

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • BONOBO10
  • COARBS10
  • COHABS13
  • COLOBI10
  • COOMBE12
  • COOMBS12
  • COURBS10
  • FOREBY14
  • GOODBY13
  • JOJOBA22
  • NOCEBO10
  • VOCABS13
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 1st letter is C.
1st letter
  1. C50%
  2. V8%
  3. N8%
3rd letter
  1. O25%
  2. C17%
  3. A8%
4th letter
  1. O25%
  2. R17%
  3. A17%
6th letter
  1. S42%
  2. O17%
  3. Y17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JOJOBA2227All three
FOREBY1414All three
GOODBY1314All three
VOCABS1316Collins · NWL
COHABS1314Collins only
COOMBS1215All three
COOMBE1215All three
BONOBO1013Collins · NWL
NOCEBO1013NWL only
COARBS1012Collins only
COLOBI1013All three
COURBS1013Collins only

This pattern is unusually tight: only 12 words qualify, and none fall among the common entries tracked for this list. Six begin with C, while the other six start with B, F, G, J, N, or V. That split makes the opening letter a quick way to narrow your search.

At a glance: the O-and-B pattern

  • All 12 matches have O in position two and B in position five.
  • COOMBS, COOMBE, and COHABS show the dominant C opening.
  • JOJOBA is the top scorer at 22 points.
  • Five words end in S; two each end in O and Y.
  • The tournament lists overlap: Collins has 11 matches, NWL2023 has 9, and ENABLE has 6.

Which O-and-B words score highest?

JOJOBA leads this group at 22 points, well ahead of FOREBY at 14. GOODBY, VOCABS, and COHABS each score 13, so those three are close alternatives when you want a solid tile total.

The high scorer is also a memorable word: jojoba is the plant associated with jojoba oil. BONOBO and NOCEBO each score 10. Treat these as word-list choices, not automatic plays; board placement still affects your result.

Why are there so few matches?

The six C-openers account for half the results, but the other half are scattered across six different first letters. Familiar-looking options include BONOBO and VOCABS; rarer entries such as COARBS and FOREBY make the pattern less predictable than its fixed O and B suggest.

The 6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and B as the 5th letter do not all appear in the same tournament dictionary: the combined set has 12 words, while each individual list covers fewer, with ENABLE holding only 6 of them. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry, especially when a match matters.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring six-letter word with O second and B fifth?
JOJOBA is the highest scorer in this pattern, at 22 points. FOREBY follows at 14, while GOODBY, VOCABS, and COHABS each score 13. Those are the standout choices if you are comparing tile scores rather than searching for a familiar word.
Are any of these O-and-B words common?
No matches fall in the common-word group for this list. BONOBO and JOJOBA are recognizable examples, but several entries, including COARBS and FOREBY, are much less familiar. Check the dictionary used by your game before playing an obscure match.
Do all 12 words appear in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE?
No, the dictionaries cover different subsets. Collins includes 11 of the 12 matches, NWL2023 includes 9, and ENABLE includes 6. A word accepted in one list may not be valid in another, so use the rules for your specific game.

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