6-letter words with W as the 1st letter and B as the 3rd letter
6-letter words with W as the 1st letter and B as the 3rd letter: 14 tournament-dictionary entries, from webcam and wobble to wabbly.
1 of 14 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With W in 1st place, I is the most common 3rd letter (70 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- WEBCAM15
- WOBBLY16
- WOBBLE13
- WEBLOG12
- WEBBED14
- WABBIT13
- WEBERS11
- WIBBLE13
- WEBBIE13
- WABBLE13
- WABOOM13
- WABAIN11
- WABBLY16
- WEBFED15
All valid words 14
- WABAIN11
- WABBIT13
- WABBLE13
- WABBLY16
- WABOOM13
- WEBBED14
- WEBBIE13
- WEBCAM15
- WEBERS11
- WEBFED15
- WEBLOG12
- WIBBLE13
- WOBBLE13
- WOBBLY16
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOBBLY | 16 | 18 | All three |
| WABBLY | 16 | 18 | All three |
| WEBCAM | 15 | 18 | Collins · NWL |
| WEBFED | 15 | 16 | All three |
| WEBBED | 14 | 16 | All three |
| WOBBLE | 13 | 16 | All three |
| WABBIT | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| WIBBLE | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
| WEBBIE | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| WABBLE | 13 | 16 | All three |
| WABOOM | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| WEBLOG | 12 | 15 | Collins · NWL |
The pattern is W?B???: W is fixed at the start, B sits in slot three, and the other four positions carry the variety. Only one of the 14 entries falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency: webcam. The rest include familiar options such as wobble and wobbly alongside less familiar game entries.
Which six-letter words fit W?B???
- Webcam is the only entry among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
- Webcam, weblog, and webbed take WEB; wobble and wobbly take WOB.
- Four entries end in E; D, M, and Y each appear as the final letter twice.
- Collins lists all 14 matches; ENABLE has 7, while NWL2023 has 9.
Which W-and-B words score highest?
Wobbly and wabbly tie for the top Scrabble score at 16 points. Webcam and webfed score 15 each, while webbed follows at 14. The double-B pair leads the set, not webcam, despite its everyday familiarity.
Webcam, webfed, and webbed show how fixed W and B leave room for different endings: M, D, and D. Wobble and wobbly keep WOB in front but swap the final E for Y. Board placement can change a move's total, so a 16-point word score is not a guaranteed turn score.
6-letter words with W as the 1st letter and B as the 3rd letter
Use the letters you already know to narrow the interior: W occupies the first slot and B the third, leaving the second and final three positions open. Try familiar candidates such as webcam, weblog, wobble, and wobbly first. Then check wabbit, wibble, wabble, and webfed against your game's dictionary.
Neighboring patterns show how sharply the third letter changes the count: six-letter words starting with W and carrying I in slot three number 70, while those with N there number 62. The B pattern has just 14 matches. Check that third tile before testing an ending, and remember that some matches may not appear in every game's word list.
Questions people ask
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