6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and B as the 4th letter

This pattern has a small, lopsided vocabulary: only 3 entries are common by frequency. GLOBAL, PHOBIA, and PROBES are easier to recognize than much of the group, while KNOBBY stands out on the score sheet. Dictionary coverage varies: Collins accepts 32 matches, NWL2023 accepts 29, and ENABLE accepts 25, with overlap among the lists.

6-letter words with O third and B fourth

• 34 tournament-list entries match the pattern, with O and B fixed in the middle.
• Only 3 matches are common; GLOBAL, PHOBIA, and PROBES are among the more familiar examples.
• Collins has 32 matches, NWL2023 has 29, and ENABLE has 25; those totals overlap.
• KNOBBY scores 17 Scrabble points, the highest score among these matches.

Which letters start and finish these words?

Seven matches begin with G and seven with P, making those opening letters an exact tie. GLOBAL and GLOBES show the G group; PROBED and PROBES represent the P group. B follows with 5 starts, then D with 4, so checking the first letter quickly narrows the candidates.

S is the most frequent ending, appearing on 8 words; Y comes next with 5. GLOBES and PROBES fit a final S, while KNOBBY ends in Y. R closes 4 matches, giving you another useful check when the last tile is known.

How can you narrow a close letter-position clue?

Keep the fixed letters in their exact slots: O is third and B is fourth. Then test the known first or last letter against the pattern’s uneven distribution. A starting G or P has 7 candidates, while a starting F has just 1; a final S leaves 8 possibilities, compared with 2 ending in C.

A small change to the clue can make a large difference. Keeping B fourth but changing the third letter from O to M gives 150 matches; changing the fourth letter from B to A gives 39. Treat those neighboring patterns as separate searches rather than assuming one extra letter leaves the candidate pool about the same.