7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and B as the 6th letter

Lock in the pattern _A___B_ and the choices narrow quickly: only 26 tournament-dictionary words fit. The pool is lopsided in two useful ways. Six begin with C, more than any other first letter, while 13 end in A. KAYFABE is the top scorer, but recognizable WALLABY and MARIMBA give you easier words to spot.

At a glance: the A-and-B pattern

• The pattern _A___B_ has 26 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 25 matches; NWL2023 includes 19 and ENABLE includes 17.
• KAYFABE leads the scoring list at 19 points.
• Thirteen matches end in A; five end in S.
• Only one match meets our common group.

Which matches score highest?

KAYFABE scores 19 points, ahead of ZAREEBA and PAXIUBA at 18 each. SAXTUBA scores 16, while WALLABY, KALIMBA, MACUMBA, HABDABS, CABOMBA, and MANGABY each score 15. Keep KAYFABE in mind when the board offers premium squares for its K or F.

The high scorers tend to be less familiar than WALLABY or MARIMBA. That makes a pattern match especially valuable: check each crossing before committing an unfamiliar word, and confirm it belongs in your game's dictionary. Collins has 25 matches, compared with 19 in NWL2023, so the accepted pool depends on the rules you are playing.

How do these seven-letter matches end?

A is the clear leader at the final position, appearing in 13 of the 26 words. S follows with five, E with four, and Y with three; only one ends in U. That makes a final-A tile a strong first check when the other fixed letters are already in place.

The opening letters are concentrated too: C starts six matches, M starts four, and S and W start three apiece. Among the examples, CATAWBA, CARAmBA, and CABOMBA show how varied the C group is. For 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and B as the 6th letter, use the first and last positions to narrow the search before testing less familiar entries.