7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and I as the 3rd letter

That fixed pattern leaves a narrower pool than many B-led combinations: the matching B-I pattern appears in 122 words, while the same positions with S first produce 440. Familiar examples include BUILDER, BOILING, BLINDED and BRISTLE. Only 14 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so expect plenty of tournament vocabulary beyond everyday speech.

At a glance: B-I words

• The pattern matches 122 seven-letter words across tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 118 matches, NWL2023 has 93, and ENABLE has 82; these counts overlap.
• Only 14 matches are classified as common words.
• Words ending in S lead with 32 entries, followed by 24 ending in D.
• BRITZKA tops the scoring list at 22 points.

Which endings appear most often?

S and D account for the most common endings in this group: 32 words finish in S and 24 finish in D. Examples ending in S include BRIDGES, BOILERS and BRIBES; BLINDED and BRICKED show the D ending.

The remaining endings are E and R, with 14 words each, then Y with 10. G, T and L are less frequent, with 8, 6 and 3 matches respectively. Use the final tile to narrow a clue quickly.

Which B-I words score well?

BRITZKA leads at 22 points, while BLITZED and BAIZING each score 19. BLITZER, BLITZES, BRIQUET and BLINTZE score 18, giving you several high-value options beyond familiar words such as BRIEFLY. For scale, T-first words with I third number 234 and C-first words number 207, so B sits well below the biggest members of this family.

The scoring standouts are not the everyday choices: only 14 matches count as common, even though examples such as BUILDER, BOILING and BRISTLE are easy to recognize. For 7-letter words with B first and I third, check your game's word list before relying on a rare spelling; dictionary coverage differs.