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7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and B as the 4th letter

Seven-letter words with A third and B fourth total 67; ENABLED and GRABBED are familiar, while EXABYTE leads at 19 points.

67 wordsTop pick ENABLEDHighest score EXABYTE 19

5 of 67 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With A in 3rd place, R is the most common 4th letter (355 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 67 · most-used first

  • ENABLED10
  • GRABBED13
  • ENABLES9
  • STABBED12
  • STABLES9
  • ENABLER9
  • GRABBER12
  • SCABIES11
  • ARABICA11
  • STABLER9
  • SEABIRD10
  • CHABLIS14
  • DRABBLE12
  • SWABBED15
  • STABBER11
  • BLABBER13
  • STABLED10
  • STABILE9
  • DIABOLO10
  • BLABBED14
  • DIABASE10
  • SCABBED14
  • SLABBED12
  • CRABBED14
  • AMABILE11
  • OUABAIN9
  • SEABEDS10
  • GRABENS10
  • EXABYTE19
  • CLABBER13
  • SLABBER11
  • CRABBER13
  • SWABBIE14
  • SHABASH15
  • SWABBER14
  • DRABBER12
  • BRABBLE13
  • ISABELS9
  • GRABBLE12
  • SEABANK13
  • ARABIZE18
  • ARABESK13
  • ARABINS9
  • ARABISE9
  • ARABLES9
  • ATABALS9
  • ATABEGS10
  • ATABEKS13

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

  • AMABILE11
  • ARABESK13
  • ARABICA11
  • ARABINS9
  • ARABISE9
  • ARABIZE18
  • ARABLES9
  • ATABALS9
  • ATABEGS10
  • ATABEKS13
  • ATABRIN9
  • BLABBED14
  • BLABBER13
  • BRABBLE13
  • CHABLIS14
  • CHABOUK18
  • CHABUKS18
  • CLABBER13
  • CRABBED14
  • CRABBER13
  • DIABASE10
  • DIABLES10
  • DIABOLO10
  • DRABBED13
  • DRABBER12
  • DRABBET12
  • DRABBLE12
  • DRABLER10
  • ENABLED10
  • ENABLER9
  • ENABLES9
  • EXABYTE19
  • FRABBED15
  • FRABBIT14
  • GRABBED13
  • GRABBER12
  • GRABBLE12
  • GRABENS10
  • ISABELS9
  • OUABAIN9
  • PRABBLE13
  • RHABDOM15
  • RHABDUS13
  • SCABBED14
  • SCABBLE13
  • SCABIES11
  • SCABRID12
  • SEABAGS10
  • SEABANK13
  • SEABEDS10
  • SEABIRD10
  • SEABOOT9
  • SHABASH15
  • SHABBLE14
  • SLABBED12
  • SLABBER11
  • SNABBLE11
  • STABBED12
  • STABBER11
  • STABILE9
  • STABLED10
  • STABLER9
  • STABLES9
  • SWABBED15
  • SWABBER14
  • SWABBIE14
  • TEABOWL12
Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S34%
  2. A16%
  3. D12%
2nd letter
  1. R31%
  2. T15%
  3. H10%
5th letter
  1. B40%
  2. L15%
  3. I12%
6th letter
  1. E42%
  2. L18%
  3. I9%
7th letter
  1. S24%
  2. E21%
  3. D19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; EXABYTE tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 13 words
  2. 10 points: 11 words
  3. 1111 points: 6 words
  4. 12 points: 9 words
  5. 1313 points: 12 words
  6. 14 points: 8 words
  7. 1515 points: 4 words
  8. 16 points: 0 words
  9. 1717 points: 0 words
  10. 18 points: 3 words
  11. 1919 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
EXABYTE1919Collins · NWL
ARABIZE1819All three
CHABOUK1820All three
CHABUKS1820All three
SWABBED1517All three
SHABASH1514Collins only
RHABDOM1516All three
FRABBED1517Collins only
CHABLIS1416All three
BLABBED1418All three
SCABBED1417All three
CRABBED1417All three

This frame fixes an AB pair in the middle, and the examples split between doubled consonants and more varied forms. ENABLED, GRABBED, STABBED, and SWABBED make the repeated B sound obvious; ARABICA, SEABIRD, and DIABOLO show a different rhythm. Only five entries are common by the site’s frequency measure.

Seven-letter words with A third and B fourth

  • 67 matches contain the middle AB pair.
  • EXABYTE is the top scorer at 19 points.
  • S begins 23 matches, more than any other first letter.
  • Final S, E, D, and R are all represented by at least 11 words.

What word shapes fit the middle AB?

Many examples build around a doubled B: GRABBED, STABBED, GRABBER, STABBER, BLABBED, and CRABBED. Others keep a single B in the middle, as in ENABLED, ENABLER, ARABICA, and SEABIRD. Looking at the letters before and after the pair quickly separates these two useful families.

S leads the first-letter distribution with 23 matches, followed by A at 11 and D at eight. STABLES, STABLER, and STABLED show how the S-led group branches into several endings. The middle pair does not force a final S: E appears on 14 words, D on 13, and R on 11.

A doubled B often appears around this frame, but the fixed AB itself contains only one B. Check the neighboring letters instead of treating every candidate as a doubled-consonant word; ENABLED and ARABICA demonstrate the difference.

Can the AB frame produce a strong score?

Tip

For a fast rack scan, compare the two letters before AB: S gives you the largest starting family, with 23 matches.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have A third and B fourth?
There are 67 matches with AB in the third and fourth positions. Examples include ENABLED, GRABBED, STABLES, and SEABIRD, covering both doubled-B forms and words with a single B in the fixed pair.
What is the highest-scoring word in the pattern?
EXABYTE scores 19 points, ahead of ARABIZE, CHABOUK, and CHABUKS at 18. A premium letter square can make the X or Z especially valuable, but unfamiliar words should be checked against your game’s lexicon.
Which first letter appears most often?
S is the leading first letter, appearing in 23 matches. A follows with 11 and D with eight. STABBED, STABLES, and STABLER are examples of the sizeable S-starting group.

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