7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and I as the 5th letter

7-letter words with B first and I fifth total 516, from familiar choices like BILLION and BURNING to high-scoring BUZZING.

516 wordsTop pick BILLIONHighest score BUZZING 28

56 of 516 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st letter
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5th letter
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With B in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (516 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 56 · most-used first

BILLION₉
BURNING₁₀
BEATING₁₀
BANKING₁₄
BACKING₁₆
BEARING₁₀
BLOWING₁₃
BARRIER₉
BINDING₁₁
BOMBING₁₄
BOWLING₁₃
BETTING₁₀
BEGGING₁₂
BLAMING₁₂
BAPTIST₁₁
BOOKING₁₄
BATTING₁₀
BIDDING₁₂
BUDDIES₁₁
BANNING₁₀
BREWING₁₃
BOILING₁₀
BULLIED₁₀
BANGING₁₁
BATHING₁₃
BENDING₁₁
BONDING₁₁
BUZZING₂₈
BILLING₁₀
BERRIES₉
BEDTIME₁₂
BAPTISM₁₃
BARKING₁₄
BLAZING₁₉
BULLIES₉
BASHING₁₃
BARRING₁₀
BUSTING₁₀
BOOMING₁₂
BEDDING₁₂
BRAKING₁₄
BANDITS₁₀
BEDSIDE₁₁
BURYING₁₃
BOATING₁₀
BONFIRE₁₂
BASTION₉
BUMPING₁₄

Showing the top 48 of 56 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 516

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

BAALISM₁₁
BABBITT₁₃
BABUISM₁₃
BABYING₁₅
BABYISH₁₇
BACCIES₁₃
BACHING₁₅
BACKIES₁₅
BACKING₁₆
BADDIES₁₁
BADDISH₁₄
BADGING₁₂
BAFFIES₁₅
BAFFING₁₆
BAGGIER₁₁
BAGGIES₁₁
BAGGILY₁₄
BAGGING₁₂
BAGGITS₁₁
BAGLIKE₁₄
BAGNIOS₁₀
BAGPIPE₁₄
BAGUIOS₁₀
BAGWIGS₁₄
BAILIES₉
BAILIFF₁₅
BAILING₁₀
BAININS₉
BAINITE₉
BAITING₁₀
BAIZING₁₉
BAKKIES₁₇
BALDIER₁₀
BALDIES₁₀
BALDING₁₁
BALDISH₁₃
BALKIER₁₃
BALKILY₁₆
BALKING₁₄
BALLIER₉
BALLIES₉
BALLING₁₀
BALLIUM₁₁
BALMIER₁₁
BALMILY₁₄
BALMING₁₂
BAMBINI₁₃
BAMBINO₁₃
BAMMING₁₄
BANDIED₁₁
BANDIER₁₀
BANDIES₁₀
BANDING₁₁
BANDITO₁₀
BANDITS₁₀
BANGING₁₁
BANKING₁₄
BANKITS₁₃
BANNING₁₀
BANTIES₉
BANTING₁₀
BAPTISE₁₁
BAPTISM₁₃
BAPTIST₁₁
BAPTIZE₂₀
BARBIES₁₁
BARBING₁₂
BARDIER₁₀
BARDIES₁₀
BARDING₁₁
BARDISM₁₂
BARFING₁₃
BARGING₁₁
BARKIER₁₃
BARKING₁₄
BARMIER₁₁
BARMILY₁₄
BARNIER₉
BARNING₁₀
BARRICO₁₁
BARRIER₉
BARRIES₉
BARRING₁₀
BARRIOS₉
BASHING₁₃
BASKING₁₄
BASSIER₉
BASSING₁₀
BASSIST₉
BASTIDE₁₀
BASTILE₉
BASTING₁₀
BASTION₉
BATFISH₁₅
BATGIRL₁₀
BATHING₁₃
BATLIKE₁₃
BATTIER₉
BATTIKS₁₃
BATTILL₉
BATTILY₁₂
BATTING₁₀
BATWING₁₃
BAUKING₁₄
BAUXITE₁₆
BAWDIER₁₃
BAWDIES₁₃
BAWDILY₁₆
BAWLING₁₃
BAWTIES₁₂
BAYSIDE₁₃
BAYTING₁₃
BAZZING₂₈
BEADIER₁₀
BEADILY₁₃
BEADING₁₁
BEAKIER₁₃
BEALING₁₀
BEAMIER₁₁
BEAMILY₁₄
BEAMING₁₂
BEAMISH₁₄
BEANIES₉
BEANING₁₀
BEARING₁₀
BEARISH₁₂
BEATIER₉
BEATIFY₁₅
BEATING₁₀
BEAUISH₁₂
BECKING₁₆
BECRIME₁₃
BEDDING₁₂
BEDLIKE₁₄
BEDSIDE₁₁
BEDSITS₁₀
BEDTICK₁₆
BEDTIME₁₂
BEDUINS₁₀
BEEDIES₁₀
BEEFIER₁₂
BEEFILY₁₅
BEEFING₁₃
BEEHIVE₁₅
BEELIKE₁₃
BEELINE₉
BEEPING₁₂
BEERIER₉
BEERILY₁₂
BEETING₁₀
BEGGING₁₂
BEGOING₁₁
BEGRIME₁₂
BEGRIMS₁₂
BEGUILE₁₀
BEGUINE₁₀
BEGUINS₁₀
BELLIED₁₀
BELLIES₉
BELLING₁₀
BELTING₁₀
BELYING₁₃
BEMOILS₁₁
BENDIER₁₀
BENDING₁₁
BENNIES₉
BENTIER₉
BENZILS₁₈
BENZINE₁₈
BENZINS₁₈
BEPAINT₁₁
BERBICE₁₃
BERLINE₉
BERLINS₉
BERMING₁₂
BERRIED₁₀
BERRIES₉
BESAINT₉
BESHINE₁₂
BESLIME₁₁
BESMILE₁₁
BESOINS₉
BESPICE₁₃
BESPITS₁₁
BESTIAL₉
BESTICK₁₅
BESTIES₉
BESTILL₉
BESTING₁₀
BESTIRS₉
BETAINE₉
BETHINK₁₆
BETOILS₉
BETRIMS₁₁
BETTIES₉
BETTING₁₀
BETWIXT₁₉
BEVVIED₁₆
BEVVIES₁₅
BEWAILS₁₂
BEYLICS₁₄
BEYLIKS₁₆
BIALIES₉
BIASING₁₀
BIAXIAL₁₆
BIBBING₁₄
BIBLIKE₁₅
BIBLIST₁₁
BICCIES₁₃
BICKIES₁₅
BIDDIES₁₁
BIDDING₁₂
BIFFIES₁₅
BIFFING₁₆
BIFFINS₁₅
BIGGIES₁₁
BIGGING₁₂
BIGGINS₁₁
BIGGISH₁₄
BIGGITY₁₄
BIGTIME₁₂
BIGUINE₁₀
BIGWIGS₁₄
BIKKIES₁₇
BILBIES₁₁
BILGIER₁₀
BILGING₁₁
BILKING₁₄
BILLIES₉
BILLING₁₀
BILLION₉
BINDING₁₁
BINGIES₁₀
BINGING₁₁
BINNING₁₀
BIOCIDE₁₂
BIOFILM₁₄
BIONICS₁₁
BIOPICS₁₃
BIOTICS₁₁
BIOTINS₉
BIOTITE₉
BIPRISM₁₃
BIRDIED₁₁
BIRDIES₁₀
BIRDING₁₁
BIRKIER₁₃
BIRKIES₁₃
BIRLING₁₀
BIRLINN₉
BIRRIAS₉
BIRRING₁₀
BIRSIER₉
BITSIER₉
BITTIER₉
BITTIES₉
BITTILY₁₂
BITTING₁₀
BITWISE₁₂
BIVVIED₁₆
BIVVIES₁₅
BIZZIES₂₇
BLADING₁₁
BLAHING₁₃
BLAMING₁₂
BLARING₁₀
BLAWING₁₃
BLAZING₁₉
BLEMISH₁₄
BLEWITS₁₂
BLOKIER₁₃
BLOKISH₁₆
BLOWIER₁₂
BLOWIES₁₂
BLOWING₁₃
BLUDIER₁₀
BLUEING₁₀
BLUEISH₁₂
BLUMING₁₂
BOAKING₁₄
BOARISH₁₂
BOATIES₉
BOATING₁₀
BOBBIES₁₃
BOBBING₁₄
BOBBINS₁₃
BOBBISH₁₆
BOBBITT₁₃
BOBWIGS₁₅
BOCCIAS₁₃
BOCCIES₁₃
BOCKING₁₆
BODGIER₁₁
BODGIES₁₁
BODGING₁₂
BODKINS₁₄
BODYING₁₄
BOFFING₁₆
BOFFINS₁₅
BOFFINY₁₈
BOGGIER₁₁
BOGGING₁₂
BOGGISH₁₄
BOGYISM₁₅
BOHRIUM₁₄
BOILING₁₀
BOLDING₁₁
BOLLING₁₀
BOLTING₁₀
BOMBING₁₄
BOMMIES₁₃
BONDING₁₁
BONFIRE₁₂
BONGING₁₁
BONKING₁₄
BONNIER₉
BONNIES₉
BONNILY₁₂
BONXIES₁₆
BOOBIES₁₁
BOOBING₁₂
BOOBIRD₁₂
BOOBISH₁₄
BOODIED₁₁
BOODIES₁₀
BOOFIER₁₂
BOOGIED₁₁
BOOGIES₁₀
BOOHING₁₃
BOOKIER₁₃
BOOKIES₁₃
BOOKING₁₄
BOOKISH₁₆
BOOLING₁₀
BOOMIER₁₁
BOOMING₁₂
BOONIES₉
BOORISH₁₂
BOOSING₁₀
BOOTIES₉
BOOTING₁₀
BOOZIER₁₈
BOOZILY₂₁
BOOZING₁₉
BOPPIER₁₃
BOPPING₁₄
BOPPISH₁₆
BORKING₁₄
BORMING₁₂
BORNITE₉
BORSICS₁₁
BORTIER₉
BOSKIER₁₃
BOSSIER₉
BOSSIES₉
BOSSILY₁₂
BOSSING₁₀
BOSSISM₁₁
BOTHIES₁₂
BOTTIES₉
BOTTINE₉
BOTTING₁₀
BOUDINS₁₀
BOUGIER₁₀
BOUGIES₁₀
BOUGING₁₁
BOUJIER₁₆
BOUNING₁₀
BOUSIER₉
BOUSING₁₀
BOUVIER₁₂
BOWFINS₁₅
BOWLIKE₁₆
BOWLINE₁₂
BOWLING₁₃
BOWNING₁₃
BOWSIES₁₂
BOWSING₁₃
BOXFISH₂₂
BOXLIKE₂₀
BOYSIER₁₂
BRAAIED₁₀
BRACING₁₂
BRAKIER₁₃
BRAKING₁₄
BRASIER₉
BRASILS₉
BRAVING₁₃
BRAXIES₁₆
BRAYING₁₃
BRAZIER₁₈
BRAZILS₁₈
BRAZING₁₉
BREDIES₁₀
BREDING₁₁
BREIING₁₀
BREVIER₁₂
BREVITY₁₅
BREWING₁₃
BREYING₁₃
BRIBING₁₂
BRIDIES₁₀
BRIDING₁₁
BRIMING₁₂
BRINIER₉
BRINIES₉
BRINING₁₀
BRINISH₁₂
BROKING₁₄
BROMIDE₁₂
BROMIDS₁₂
BROMINE₁₁
BROMINS₁₁
BROMISE₁₁
BROMISM₁₃
BROMIZE₂₀
BRUCINE₁₁
BRUCINS₁₁
BRUCITE₁₁
BRUTIFY₁₅
BRUTING₁₀
BRUTISH₁₂
BRUTISM₁₁
BRUXING₁₇
BRUXISM₁₈
BUBBIES₁₃
BUCCINA₁₃
BUCKIES₁₅
BUCKING₁₆
BUCKISH₁₈
BUDDIED₁₂
BUDDIER₁₁
BUDDIES₁₁
BUDDING₁₂
BUDGIES₁₁
BUDGING₁₂
BUDLIKE₁₄
BUFFIER₁₅
BUFFING₁₆
BUGGIER₁₁
BUGGIES₁₁
BUGGING₁₂
BUGGINS₁₁
BUGLING₁₁
BULBILS₁₁
BULBING₁₂
BULGIER₁₀
BULGINE₁₀
BULGING₁₁
BULKIER₁₃
BULKILY₁₆
BULKING₁₄
BULLIED₁₀
BULLIER₉
BULLIES₉
BULLING₁₀
BULLION₉
BULLISH₁₂
BUMKINS₁₅
BUMMING₁₄
BUMPIER₁₃
BUMPILY₁₆
BUMPING₁₄
BUNCING₁₂
BUNDIED₁₁
BUNDIES₁₀
BUNDING₁₁
BUNDIST₁₀
BUNGIES₁₀
BUNGING₁₁
BUNJIES₁₆
BUNKIES₁₃
BUNKING₁₄
BUNNIAS₉
BUNNIES₉
BUNTIER₉
BUNTING₁₀
BUNYIPS₁₄
BUOYING₁₃
BUPPIES₁₃
BURDIES₁₀
BURKING₁₄
BURKITE₁₃
BURLIER₉
BURLILY₁₂
BURLING₁₀
BURNIES₉
BURNING₁₀
BURNISH₁₂
BURPING₁₂
BURRIER₉
BURRING₁₀
BURRITO₉
BURYING₁₃
BUSBIES₁₁
BUSGIRL₁₀
BUSHIDO₁₃
BUSHIER₁₂
BUSHIES₁₂
BUSHILY₁₅
BUSHING₁₃
BUSKING₁₄
BUSKINS₁₃
BUSSING₁₀
BUSTICS₁₁
BUSTIER₉
BUSTING₁₀
BUSYING₁₃
BUTLING₁₀
BUTTIES₉
BUTTING₁₀
BUZZIER₂₇
BUZZING₂₈
BYRLING₁₃
BYRNIES₁₂
BYSSINE₁₂

Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 6th letter is N.

2nd letter

A22%
O20%
E17%

3rd letter

R11%
N9%
O9%

4th letter

T12%
D10%
L10%

6th letter

N40%
E30%
S8%

7th letter

G32%
S26%
R12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; BUZZING tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 74 words
10 points: 93 words
1111 points: 78 words
12 points: 72 words
1313 points: 72 words
14 points: 46 words
1515 points: 26 words
16 points: 28 words
1717 points: 4 words
18 points: 9 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 3 words
2121 points: 1 words
22 points: 1 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 2 words
28 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
BUZZING	28	32	All three
BAZZING	28	31	NWL only
BIZZIES	27	28	Collins only
BUZZIER	27	29	Collins · NWL
BOXFISH	22	22	All three
BOOZILY	21	22	All three
BAPTIZE	20	22	All three
BOXLIKE	20	22	All three
BROMIZE	20	22	All three
BLAZING	19	23	All three
BETWIXT	19	20	All three
BOOZING	19	22	All three

Fix B in the opening square and I in the fifth, and the options range from everyday words to unusual game entries. BILLION, BANKING, and BEARING are recognizable; the full set also includes less familiar forms. Only 56 of the 516 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect plenty of tournament vocabulary beyond the obvious picks.

How many 7-letter words have B first and I fifth?

The pattern matches 516 words across tournament dictionaries.
Only 56 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
A final G is the most frequent ending, appearing in 165 words.
The next most common ending is S, with 134 matches.
BUZZING scores 28 points, well above the 12.2-point average.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

BILLION, BURNING, BEATING, BANKING, and BACKING give you strong starting points when the clue feels like ordinary English. BEARING and BINDING also fit, while BLOWING and BOWLING show how often an -ING ending appears among the examples.

The ending counts explain that pattern: G leads with 165 words, far ahead of R at 64 and E at 50. BANNING, BOILING, and BREWING are other recognizable G-ending options. For a different final letter, BUDDIES ends in S; BULLIED ends in D.

Familiarity has limits here. Only 56 words fall within the common-frequency group, and a match in one word list does not guarantee acceptance in every game. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.

Where do the high scores and closest pattern lists sit?

BUZZING tops the scoring examples at 28 points, with BAZZING also at 28. BIZZIES and BUZZIER each score 27, while BOXFISH reaches 22. These are tile-score totals, not a promise of a high board result: premium squares and placement still matter.

The average score for this pattern is 12.2.

For a nearby comparison, keeping B first and changing the fifth letter to E gives 321 words; switching that letter to A gives 208. Keeping both fixed but shortening the word to six letters leaves 129 matches, a much smaller pool than the seven-letter set.

Questions people ask

Which dictionary accepts the most B-first, I-fifth words?

Collins accepts the most, with 498 of the 516 matches. NWL2023 accepts 406 and ENABLE 352, so a Scrabble game on a North American list will reject many of the rarer entries that Collins allows.

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word in this pattern?

BUZZING scores 28 points, tied with BAZZING among the top scorers. BIZZIES and BUZZIER follow at 27 points each. Those totals use letter values; board bonuses can change the result of an actual Scrabble play.

Why do so many matching words end in G?

A final G appears in 165 of the matching words, more than any other ending. Many familiar examples use the -ING form, including BURNING, BANKING, and BOILING. S is the next most common final letter, with 134 matches.

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