7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and A as the 6th letter

Both positions are fixed: B opens the word, while A sits just before the final letter. The 134 matches range from BANANAS and BATSMAN to specialist entries such as BOLIVAR and BUSHWAH. Only five qualify as common by frequency, and coverage varies: Collins has 120 matches, NWL2023 has 104, and ENABLE has 83; those overlapping counts are not totals to add.

At a glance, the B-and-A pattern

• 134 entries start with B and place A in the sixth position.
• BANANAS, BIPOLAR, and BURGLAR show how varied the middle letters can be.
• Thirty-five matches end in S; N and L follow with 25 and 20.
• BUQSHAS leads the scoring list at 21 points, ahead of BACKPAY at 20.

How many 7-letter words have B first and A sixth?

There are 134 matches for this exact pattern. That is fewer than the corresponding seven-letter sets beginning with C or S, which have 229 and 228 matches. B still offers a substantial set, but the two fixed positions narrow your options sharply.

The sixth-letter slot makes a striking difference: B-first words with E in position six number 740, compared with 134 with A there. If your puzzle confirms the final A before the last tile, keep the other five positions open rather than assuming a familiar ending.

Final letters also cluster. S closes 35 matches, while N closes 25 and L closes 20. BANANAS is one recognizable S-ending example; BEESWAX finishes with X instead.

Which matches score well, and what should you check?

BUQSHAS tops the scoring list at 21 points. BACKPAY follows at 20, while BEESWAX, BIKEWAY, and BLUEJAY each score 19. The average score across the pattern is 13, so the top entries are notably stronger than a typical play.

The highest-scoring choices are not necessarily the easiest to recognize or place. Only five entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff, and the dictionary counts differ across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Check your game's word list before building a play around an unfamiliar entry; the 7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and A as the 6th letter are not all accepted in every tournament list.