7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and B as the 4th letter

250 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and B as the 4th letter fit this pattern, from familiar GARBAGE to the 26-point ZAMBUCK.

250 wordsTop pick GARBAGEHighest score ZAMBUCK 26

11 of 250 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

4th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With A in 2nd place, T is the most common 4th letter (550 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Best words to play first 250 · most-used first

GARBAGE₁₁
HARBOUR₁₂
LAMBERT₁₁
RABBITS₁₁
HAMBURG₁₅
CABBAGE₁₄
SABBATH₁₄
FANBASE₁₂
PAYBACK₂₀
MARBLES₁₁
GAMBLER₁₂
EARBUDS₁₀
HARBORS₁₂
CARBIDE₁₂
CARBINE₁₁
BARBERS₁₁
WARBLER₁₂
GAMBLED₁₃
DABBLED₁₃
JAWBONE₁₉
MARBLED₁₂
BARBELL₁₁
FANBOYS₁₅
RAMBLER₁₁
GARBLED₁₁
BABBITT₁₃
DABBING₁₃
WAYBACK₂₁
GAMBIER₁₂
BAMBINO₁₃
GAMBLES₁₂
JABBING₁₉
CARBONS₁₁
RAMBLES₁₁
BARBIES₁₁
GABBARD₁₃
BAUBLES₁₁
LAMBING₁₂
CABBIES₁₃
RAMBLED₁₂
BAMBOOS₁₃
NABBING₁₂
HALBERT₁₂
HALBERD₁₃
SAMBUCA₁₃
DABBLES₁₂
BABBLED₁₄
BABBLES₁₃

Showing the top 48 of 250 words. See every valid word

All valid words 250

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

BABBITT₁₃
BABBLED₁₄
BABBLER₁₃
BABBLES₁₃
BALBOAS₁₁
BAMBINI₁₃
BAMBINO₁₃
BAMBOOS₁₃
BAOBABS₁₃
BARBATE₁₁
BARBELL₁₁
BARBELS₁₁
BARBERS₁₁
BARBETS₁₁
BARBIES₁₁
BARBING₁₂
BARBOLA₁₁
BARBOTS₁₁
BARBULE₁₁
BARBUTS₁₁
BATBOYS₁₄
BAUBEES₁₁
BAUBLES₁₁
BAWBEES₁₄
BAWBLES₁₄
CABBAGE₁₄
CABBAGY₁₇
CABBALA₁₃
CABBIES₁₃
CABBING₁₄
CAMBERS₁₃
CAMBIAL₁₃
CAMBISM₁₅
CAMBIST₁₃
CAMBIUM₁₅
CAMBOGE₁₄
CAMBREL₁₃
CAMBRIC₁₅
CANBANK₁₅
CARBARN₁₁
CARBEEN₁₁
CARBENE₁₁
CARBIDE₁₂
CARBIES₁₁
CARBINE₁₁
CARBONS₁₁
CARBORA₁₁
CARBOYS₁₄
CASBAHS₁₄
CATBIRD₁₂
CATBOAT₁₁
DABBERS₁₂
DABBING₁₃
DABBITY₁₅
DABBLED₁₃
DABBLER₁₂
DABBLES₁₂
DAMBROD₁₃
DARBARS₁₀
DARBIES₁₀
DAUBERS₁₀
DAUBERY₁₃
DAUBIER₁₀
DAUBING₁₁
DAWBAKE₁₇
DAYBEDS₁₄
DAYBOOK₁₇
DAYBOYS₁₆
EARBALL₉
EARBASH₁₂
EARBOBS₁₁
EARBUDS₁₀
FABBEST₁₄
FAIBLES₁₂
FALBALA₁₂
FANBASE₁₂
FANBOYS₁₅
FATBACK₁₈
FATBERG₁₃
FATBIRD₁₃
GABBARD₁₃
GABBART₁₂
GABBERS₁₂
GABBIER₁₂
GABBING₁₃
GABBLED₁₃
GABBLER₁₂
GABBLES₁₂
GABBROS₁₂
GAMBADE₁₃
GAMBADO₁₃
GAMBETS₁₂
GAMBIAS₁₂
GAMBIER₁₂
GAMBIRS₁₂
GAMBIST₁₂
GAMBITS₁₂
GAMBLED₁₃
GAMBLER₁₂
GAMBLES₁₂
GAMBOGE₁₃
GAMBOLS₁₂
GAMBREL₁₂
GARBAGE₁₁
GARBAGY₁₄
GARBING₁₁
GARBLED₁₁
GARBLER₁₀
GARBLES₁₀
GARBOIL₁₀
GARBURE₁₀
GASBAGS₁₁
HAGBOLT₁₃
HAGBORN₁₃
HAGBUSH₁₆
HAGBUTS₁₃
HALBERD₁₃
HALBERT₁₂
HAMBLED₁₅
HAMBLES₁₄
HAMBONE₁₄
HAMBURG₁₅
HARBORS₁₂
HARBOUR₁₂
HASBIAN₁₂
HATBAND₁₃
HAUBERK₁₆
HAUBOIS₁₂
HAWBUCK₂₁
HAYBAND₁₆
IAMBICS₁₃
IAMBIST₁₁
JABBERS₁₈
JABBING₁₉
JABBLED₁₉
JABBLES₁₈
JAMBART₁₈
JAMBEAU₁₈
JAMBEES₁₈
JAMBERS₁₈
JAMBEUX₂₅
JAMBIER₁₈
JAMBING₁₉
JAMBIYA₂₁
JAMBOKS₂₂
JAMBONE₁₈
JAMBOOL₁₈
JAMBULS₁₈
JAWBONE₁₉
JAYBIRD₂₀
KABBALA₁₅
KANBANS₁₃
KASBAHS₁₆
LAMBADA₁₂
LAMBAST₁₁
LAMBDAS₁₂
LAMBENT₁₁
LAMBERS₁₁
LAMBERT₁₁
LAMBIER₁₁
LAMBIES₁₁
LAMBING₁₂
LAMBKIN₁₅
LAMBOYS₁₄
LAWBOOK₁₆
LAYBACK₁₈
MAMBOED₁₄
MAMBOES₁₃
MARBLED₁₂
MARBLER₁₁
MARBLES₁₁
MAUBIES₁₁
MAYBIRD₁₅
MAYBUSH₁₇
NABBERS₁₁
NABBING₁₂
NAEBODY₁₃
PARBAKE₁₅
PARBOIL₁₁
PATBALL₁₁
PAYBACK₂₀
RABBETS₁₁
RABBIES₁₁
RABBINS₁₁
RABBITO₁₁
RABBITS₁₁
RABBITY₁₄
RABBLED₁₂
RABBLER₁₁
RABBLES₁₁
RABBONI₁₁
RAGBAGS₁₁
RAGBOLT₁₀
RAMBLAS₁₁
RAMBLED₁₂
RAMBLER₁₁
RAMBLES₁₁
RASBORA₉
RATBAGS₁₀
RATBITE₉
RAWBONE₁₂
SABBATH₁₄
SABBATS₁₁
SABBING₁₂
SACBUTS₁₁
SAGBUTS₁₀
SALBAND₁₀
SAMBAED₁₂
SAMBALS₁₁
SAMBARS₁₁
SAMBHAR₁₄
SAMBHUR₁₄
SAMBOES₁₁
SAMBUCA₁₃
SAMBUKE₁₅
SAMBURS₁₁
SAWBILL₁₂
SAWBUCK₁₈
TABBIED₁₂
TABBIES₁₁
TABBING₁₂
TALBOTS₉
TAMBACS₁₃
TAMBAKS₁₅
TAMBALA₁₁
TAMBERS₁₁
TAMBOUR₁₁
TAMBURA₁₁
TAMBURS₁₁
TANBARK₁₃
TARBOYS₁₂
TARBUSH₁₂
WABBLED₁₅
WABBLER₁₄
WABBLES₁₄
WAMBLED₁₅
WAMBLES₁₄
WARBIER₁₂
WARBIRD₁₃
WARBLED₁₃
WARBLER₁₂
WARBLES₁₂
WAXBILL₁₉
WAYBACK₂₁
WAYBILL₁₅
YABBERS₁₄
YABBIED₁₅
YABBIES₁₄
ZAMBUCK₂₆
ZAMBUKS₂₄

Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

G13%
C10%
B10%

3rd letter

M32%
B22%
R19%

5th letter

I24%
A19%
O16%

6th letter

E26%
R16%
N12%

7th letter

S37%
D11%
R8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; ZAMBUCK tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 4 words
10 points: 13 words
1111 points: 64 words
12 points: 49 words
1313 points: 40 words
14 points: 25 words
1515 points: 18 words
16 points: 6 words
1717 points: 4 words
18 points: 13 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 2 words
2121 points: 3 words
22 points: 1 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 1 words
2525 points: 1 words
26 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZAMBUCK	26	30	Collins only
JAMBEUX	25	30	Collins only
ZAMBUKS	24	27	Collins only
JAMBOKS	22	26	Collins only
WAYBACK	21	22	NWL only
JAMBIYA	21	24	Collins only
HAWBUCK	21	23	Collins only
PAYBACK	20	22	All three
JAYBIRD	20	22	All three
JAWBONE	19	23	All three
JABBING	19	25	All three
JABBLED	19	24	Collins only

The fixed pattern is _ A _ B _ _ _, leaving four positions open for other letters. GARBAGE, CABBAGE, and RABBITS show how different the results can feel: some are everyday words, while others are better known to tournament players. A useful first cut is to check the opening and ending letters before studying every entry.

7-letter words with A 2nd and B 4th at a glance

Exactly 250 tournament-dictionary words match the A-in-second, B-in-fourth pattern.
Only 11 qualify as common by our frequency measure.
G is the leading first letter, starting 32 of these words.
S is the most frequent final letter, ending 93 words; D ends 28.
ZAMBUCK tops the scores at 26 points.

Which words are easiest to recognize?

GARBAGE, CABBAGE, and RABBITS are clear starting points when you scan the pattern. Other examples include HARBOUR, CABBAGE, and PAYBACK; each keeps A in the second slot and B in the fourth, but their endings give you different rack options.

Only 11 of the 250 matches meet the common-word cutoff, so familiarity is the exception rather than the rule. G starts the largest group with 32 entries, while C follows with 26 and B with 25. When a clue leaves the first letter open, trying G first gives you the broadest slice of this set.

How do the scores and word lists compare?

ZAMBUCK scores 26 points, ahead of JAMBEUX at 25 and ZAMBUKS at 24. JAMBOKS reaches 22, while WAYBACK and JAMBIYA score 21 each. PAYBACK earns 20, making it a more recognizable high scorer than the rare top entries.

For a seven-tile rack, a seven-letter play can earn Scrabble's 50-point bingo bonus if it uses every tile. Still, don't chase an unfamiliar word just for the bonus: only 11 entries here are common, and Collins includes 244 matches compared with 194 in NWL2023. Check your game's word list before building a play around a regional entry.

Questions people ask

What are some common 7-letter words with A second and B fourth?

GARBAGE, CABBAGE, and RABBITS are recognizable examples that fit the pattern. HARBOUR and PAYBACK also match. The common-word count is just 11 out of 250, so many other entries are less familiar outside word games.

Are all 250 words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?

No. Collins includes 244 matches, while NWL2023 includes 194, so acceptance varies between the regional tournament lists. The total counts words found in at least one supported tournament dictionary, not words guaranteed in every game's lexicon.

Can a 7-letter word earn a Scrabble bingo bonus?

Yes. A seven-letter play earns the 50-point bingo bonus when it uses all seven tiles on your rack. The pattern gives you a possible full-rack play, but verify the word in your game's dictionary before committing to an unfamiliar entry.

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