7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and E as the 2nd letter
7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and E as the 2nd letter have 466 matches, from familiar BECAUSE to high-scoring BEZZAZZ.
31 of 466 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With B in 1st place, E is the most common 2nd letter (466 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- BECAUSE11
- BETWEEN12
- BELIEVE12
- BECOMES13
- BENEFIT12
- BESIDES10
- BEDROOM12
- BEATING10
- BELIEFS12
- BELONGS10
- BENEATH12
- BEARING10
- BELOVED13
- BETTING10
- BEACHES14
- BEGGING12
- BENDING11
- BEHAVED16
- BERRIES9
- BEDTIME12
- BENCHES14
- BEDDING12
- BEDSIDE11
- BEARDED11
- BEETLES9
- BEDROCK16
- BEHAVES15
- BEGGARS11
- BESPOKE15
- BEACONS11
- BEARERS9
All valid words 466
- BEACHED15
- BEACHES14
- BEACONS11
- BEADERS10
- BEADIER10
- BEADILY13
- BEADING11
- BEADLES10
- BEADMAN12
- BEADMEN12
- BEAGLED11
- BEAGLER10
- BEAGLES10
- BEAKERS13
- BEAKIER13
- BEALING10
- BEAMERS11
- BEAMIER11
- BEAMILY14
- BEAMING12
- BEAMISH14
- BEAMLET11
- BEANBAG12
- BEANERY12
- BEANIES9
- BEANING10
- BEARCAT11
- BEARDED11
- BEARDIE10
- BEARERS9
- BEARHUG13
- BEARING10
- BEARISH12
- BEARPAW14
- BEASTIE9
- BEASTLY12
- BEATBOX18
- BEATERS9
- BEATHED13
- BEATIER9
- BEATIFY15
- BEATING10
- BEATNIK13
- BEAUFET12
- BEAUFIN12
- BEAUISH12
- BEAUTER9
- BEAVERS12
- BEAVERY15
- BEBEERU11
- BEBLOOD12
- BEBUNGS12
- BECALLS11
- BECALMS13
- BECASSE11
- BECAUSE11
- BECHALK18
- BECHARM16
- BECKETS15
- BECKING16
- BECKONS15
- BECLASP13
- BECLOAK15
- BECLOGS12
- BECLOUD12
- BECLOWN14
- BECOMES13
- BECRAWL14
- BECRIME13
- BECROWD15
- BECRUST11
- BECURLS11
- BECURSE11
- BECURST11
- BEDAMNS12
- BEDAUBS12
- BEDAWIN13
- BEDAZED20
- BEDAZES19
- BEDBUGS13
- BEDDERS11
- BEDDING12
- BEDECKS16
- BEDELLS10
- BEDEMAN12
- BEDEMEN12
- BEDERAL10
- BEDEVIL13
- BEDEWED14
- BEDFAST13
- BEDGOWN14
- BEDHEAD14
- BEDIGHT14
- BEDIRTY13
- BEDIZEN19
- BEDLAMP14
- BEDLAMS12
- BEDLESS10
- BEDLIKE14
- BEDMATE12
- BEDOUIN10
- BEDPANS12
- BEDPOST12
- BEDRAIL10
- BEDRALS10
- BEDRAPE12
- BEDREST10
- BEDROCK16
- BEDROLL10
- BEDROOM12
- BEDROPS12
- BEDROPT12
- BEDRUGS11
- BEDSIDE11
- BEDSITS10
- BEDSOCK16
- BEDSORE10
- BEDTICK16
- BEDTIME12
- BEDUCKS16
- BEDUINS10
- BEDUMBS14
- BEDUNCE12
- BEDUNGS11
- BEDUSTS10
- BEDWARD14
- BEDWARF16
- BEEBEES11
- BEECHEN14
- BEECHES14
- BEEDIES10
- BEEFALO12
- BEEFIER12
- BEEFILY15
- BEEFING13
- BEEGAHS13
- BEEHIVE15
- BEELIKE13
- BEELINE9
- BEENAHS12
- BEENTOS9
- BEEPERS11
- BEEPING12
- BEERAGE10
- BEERIER9
- BEERILY12
- BEERNUT9
- BEESOME11
- BEESWAX19
- BEETFLY15
- BEETING10
- BEETLED10
- BEETLER9
- BEETLES9
- BEEYARD13
- BEEZERS18
- BEFALLS12
- BEFANAS12
- BEFFANA15
- BEFLAGS13
- BEFLEAS12
- BEFLECK18
- BEFLUMS14
- BEFOAMS14
- BEFOOLS12
- BEFOULS12
- BEFRETS12
- BEGALLS10
- BEGAZED20
- BEGAZES19
- BEGGARS11
- BEGGARY14
- BEGGING12
- BEGHARD14
- BEGIFTS13
- BEGILDS11
- BEGINNE10
- BEGIRDS11
- BEGLADS11
- BEGLOOM12
- BEGNAWS13
- BEGOING11
- BEGONIA10
- BEGORAH13
- BEGORED11
- BEGORRA10
- BEGRIME12
- BEGRIMS12
- BEGROAN10
- BEGUILE10
- BEGUINE10
- BEGUINS10
- BEGULFS13
- BEGUNKS14
- BEHAVED16
- BEHAVER15
- BEHAVES15
- BEHEADS13
- BEHESTS12
- BEHIGHT16
- BEHINDS13
- BEHOLDS13
- BEHOOFS15
- BEHOOVE15
- BEHOTES12
- BEHOVED16
- BEHOVES15
- BEHOWLS15
- BEIGELS10
- BEIGEST10
- BEIGNES10
- BEIGNET10
- BEINKED14
- BEJADED18
- BEJADES17
- BEJANTS16
- BEJASUS16
- BEJESUS16
- BEJEWEL19
- BEKNAVE16
- BEKNOTS13
- BEKNOWN16
- BELABOR11
- BELACED12
- BELACES11
- BELATED10
- BELATES9
- BELAUDS10
- BELAYED13
- BELAYER12
- BELCHED15
- BELCHER14
- BELCHES14
- BELDAME12
- BELDAMS12
- BELEAPS11
- BELEAPT11
- BELGARD11
- BELIEFS12
- BELIERS9
- BELIEVE12
- BELLBOY14
- BELLEEK13
- BELLHOP14
- BELLIED10
- BELLIES9
- BELLING10
- BELLMAN11
- BELLMEN11
- BELLOCK15
- BELLOWS12
- BELONGS10
- BELOVED13
- BELOVES12
- BELTERS9
- BELTING10
- BELTMAN11
- BELTMEN11
- BELTWAY15
- BELUGAS10
- BELYING13
- BEMADAM14
- BEMAULS11
- BEMAZED21
- BEMEANS11
- BEMEANT11
- BEMEDAL12
- BEMETED12
- BEMETES11
- BEMIRED12
- BEMIRES11
- BEMISTS11
- BEMIXED19
- BEMIXES18
- BEMOANS11
- BEMOCKS17
- BEMOILS11
- BEMOUTH14
- BEMUSED12
- BEMUSES11
- BENAMED12
- BENAMES11
- BENCHED15
- BENCHER14
- BENCHES14
- BENDAYS13
- BENDEES10
- BENDERS10
- BENDIER10
- BENDING11
- BENDLET10
- BENEATH12
- BENEFIC14
- BENEFIT12
- BENEMPT13
- BENIGHT13
- BENISON9
- BENNETS9
- BENNIES9
- BENOMYL14
- BENTHAL12
- BENTHIC14
- BENTHON12
- BENTHOS12
- BENTIER9
- BENUMBS13
- BENZALS18
- BENZENE18
- BENZILS18
- BENZINE18
- BENZINS18
- BENZOIC20
- BENZOIN18
- BENZOLE18
- BENZOLS18
- BENZOYL21
- BENZYLS21
- BEPAINT11
- BEPEARL11
- BEPELTS11
- BEPROSE11
- BEPUFFS17
- BEQUEST18
- BERAKED14
- BERAKES13
- BERATED10
- BERATES9
- BERAYED13
- BERBERE11
- BERBERS11
- BERBICE13
- BERCEAU11
- BERDASH13
- BEREAVE12
- BERETTA9
- BERGAMA12
- BERGENS10
- BERGERE10
- BERGYLT13
- BERHYME17
- BERIMED12
- BERIMES11
- BERLEYS12
- BERLINE9
- BERLINS9
- BERMING12
- BEROBED12
- BERRETS9
- BERRIED10
- BERRIES9
- BERSEEM11
- BERSERK13
- BERTHAS12
- BERTHED13
- BERTHES12
- BESAINT9
- BESCOUR11
- BESEECH14
- BESEEKE13
- BESEEMS11
- BESHAME14
- BESHINE12
- BESHONE12
- BESHOUT12
- BESHREW15
- BESIDES10
- BESIEGE10
- BESIGHS13
- BESINGS10
- BESLAVE12
- BESLIME11
- BESMEAR11
- BESMILE11
- BESMOKE15
- BESMUTS11
- BESNOWS12
- BESOINS9
- BESOMED12
- BESORTS9
- BESPAKE15
- BESPATE11
- BESPEAK15
- BESPEED12
- BESPICE13
- BESPITS11
- BESPOKE15
- BESPORT11
- BESPOTS11
- BESPOUT11
- BESTAIN9
- BESTARS9
- BESTEAD10
- BESTIAL9
- BESTICK15
- BESTIES9
- BESTILL9
- BESTING10
- BESTIRS9
- BESTORM11
- BESTOWS12
- BESTREW12
- BESTRID10
- BESTROW12
- BESTUCK15
- BESTUDS10
- BESWARM14
- BETAINE9
- BETAKEN13
- BETAKES13
- BETAXED17
- BETEEME11
- BETEEMS11
- BETHANK16
- BETHELS12
- BETHINK16
- BETHORN12
- BETHUMB16
- BETHUMP16
- BETIDED11
- BETIDES10
- BETIGHT13
- BETIMED12
- BETIMES11
- BETISES9
- BETITLE9
- BETOILS9
- BETOKEN13
- BETRAYS12
- BETREAD10
- BETRIMS11
- BETROTH12
- BETTERS9
- BETTIES9
- BETTING10
- BETTONG10
- BETTORS9
- BETWEEN12
- BETWIXT19
- BEURRES9
- BEVELED13
- BEVELER12
- BEVOMIT14
- BEVVIED16
- BEVVIES15
- BEWAILS12
- BEWARED13
- BEWARES12
- BEWEARY15
- BEWEEPS14
- BEWHORE15
- BEWITCH17
- BEWORMS14
- BEWORRY15
- BEWRAPS14
- BEWRAPT14
- BEWRAYS15
- BEYLICS14
- BEYLIKS16
- BEYONDS13
- BEZANTS18
- BEZIQUE27
- BEZOARS18
- BEZZANT27
- BEZZAZZ45
- BEZZLED28
- BEZZLES27
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEZZAZZ | 45 | 46 | Collins only |
| BEZZLED | 28 | 30 | Collins only |
| BEZIQUE | 27 | 29 | All three |
| BEZZANT | 27 | 29 | All three |
| BEZZLES | 27 | 29 | Collins only |
| BENZOYL | 21 | 23 | All three |
| BEMAZED | 21 | 23 | Collins only |
| BENZYLS | 21 | 23 | All three |
| BENZOIC | 20 | 23 | All three |
| BEDAZED | 20 | 21 | Collins only |
| BEGAZED | 20 | 22 | All three |
| BEESWAX | 19 | 20 | All three |
The fixed BE opening still leaves plenty of variety: BECAUSE, BETWEEN, BELIEVE, and BEDROOM are among the recognizable choices. Only 31 of the 466 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many are uncommon. Dictionary coverage also differs: 455 entries appear in Collins and 341 in NWL2023, with overlap between those lists.
7-letter words with B first and E second: quick facts
- The pattern has 466 seven-letter matches across tournament dictionaries.
- BECAUSE, BETWEEN, and BELIEVE are familiar examples in the group.
- A total of 31 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
- The most common final letter is S, appearing in 176 words.
Which endings are most common in this BE pattern?
S leads the final-letter count with 176 words; E and D follow with 54 and 53. That makes the ending a useful constraint once you know the first two letters. Examples ending in S include BELIEFS, BEACHES, and BENCHES, while BEDTIME ends in E.
The familiar entries span several word forms: BEATING and BENDING describe actions, while BEDROOM and BEDSIDE name places or objects. BETWEEN and BENEATH are also common choices. The fixed BE prefix narrows the search, but the last letter can still separate many plausible candidates.
Which 7-letter words with B first and E second score highest?
BEZZAZZ leads the scores at 45 points, far ahead of BEZZLED at 28. BEZIQUE, BEZZANT, and BEZZLES each score 27. These are striking tile scores, but they are much less familiar than BECAUSE or BENEFIT.
For a practical play, distinguish a strong score from a likely word: only 31 entries are common by the frequency measure, and BEZZAZZ is not everyday vocabulary. The 455 Collins matches and 341 NWL2023 matches overlap rather than adding to 466, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.
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