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

294 7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and N as the 6th letter fit this pattern, from familiar burning to high-scoring buzzing.

294 wordsTop pick BURNINGHighest score BUZZING 28

44 of 294 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With B in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (740 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 44 · most-used first

All valid words 294

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

  • BABOONS11
  • BABYING15
  • BACHING15
  • BACKEND16
  • BACKING16
  • BADGING12
  • BADLAND11
  • BAFFING16
  • BAGGING12
  • BAILING10
  • BAININS9
  • BAITING10
  • BAIZING19
  • BALCONY14
  • BALDING11
  • BALEENS9
  • BALKING14
  • BALLANS9
  • BALLANT9
  • BALLING10
  • BALLONS9
  • BALMING12
  • BAMBINI13
  • BAMBINO13
  • BAMMING14
  • BANDANA10
  • BANDING11
  • BANGING11
  • BANIANS9
  • BANKING14
  • BANNING10
  • BANTENG10
  • BANTING10
  • BANYANS12
  • BARBING12
  • BARDING11
  • BARFING13
  • BARGING11
  • BARKANS13
  • BARKENS13
  • BARKING14
  • BARNING10
  • BARONNE9
  • BARRENS9
  • BARRING10
  • BARTEND10
  • BARTONS9
  • BARYONS12
  • BASHING13
  • BASIONS9
  • BASKING14
  • BASSING10
  • BASTING10
  • BATHING13
  • BATOONS9
  • BATTENS9
  • BATTING10
  • BATWING13
  • BAUKING14
  • BAUSOND10
  • BAWLING13
  • BAWSUNT12
  • BAYTING13
  • BAYYANS15
  • BAZZING28
  • BEACONS11
  • BEADING11
  • BEALING10
  • BEAMING12
  • BEANING10
  • BEARING10
  • BEATING10
  • BECKING16
  • BECKONS15
  • BEDAMNS12
  • BEDDING12
  • BEDPANS12
  • BEDUINS10
  • BEEFING13
  • BEELINE9
  • BEEPING12
  • BEETING10
  • BEFFANA15
  • BEGGING12
  • BEGINNE10
  • BEGOING11
  • BEGUINE10
  • BEGUINS10
  • BELLING10
  • BELTING10
  • BELYING13
  • BEMEANS11
  • BEMEANT11
  • BEMOANS11
  • BENDING11
  • BENZENE18
  • BENZINE18
  • BENZINS18
  • BEPAINT11
  • BERGENS10
  • BERLINE9
  • BERLINS9
  • BERMING12
  • BESAINT9
  • BESHINE12
  • BESHONE12
  • BESOINS9
  • BESTING10
  • BETAINE9
  • BETHANK16
  • BETHINK16
  • BETTING10
  • BETTONG10
  • BEZZANT27
  • BHAJANS19
  • BHAVANS15
  • BHAWANS15
  • BIASING10
  • BIBBING14
  • BICORNE11
  • BICORNS11
  • BICRONS11
  • BIDDING12
  • BIFFING16
  • BIFFINS15
  • BIGGING12
  • BIGGINS11
  • BIGGONS11
  • BIGUINE10
  • BILGING11
  • BILIANS9
  • BILKING14
  • BILLING10
  • BILLONS9
  • BILTONG10
  • BINDING11
  • BINGING11
  • BINNING10
  • BIOGENS10
  • BIOGENY13
  • BIOTINS9
  • BIPLANE11
  • BIRDING11
  • BIRIANI9
  • BIRLING10
  • BIRLINN9
  • BIRRING10
  • BIRYANI12
  • BITTING10
  • BLADING11
  • BLAHING13
  • BLAMING12
  • BLARING10
  • BLATANT9
  • BLAWING13
  • BLAZING19
  • BLAZONS18
  • BLOWING13
  • BLUEING10
  • BLUMING12
  • BOAKING14
  • BOATING10
  • BOBBING14
  • BOBBINS13
  • BOCKING16
  • BODGING12
  • BODKINS14
  • BODYING14
  • BOFFING16
  • BOFFINS15
  • BOFFINY18
  • BOGGING12
  • BOGLAND11
  • BOILING10
  • BOKKENS17
  • BOLDENS10
  • BOLDING11
  • BOLLING10
  • BOLOGNA10
  • BOLSONS9
  • BOLTING10
  • BOMBING14
  • BONBONS11
  • BONDING11
  • BONGING11
  • BONKING14
  • BOOBING12
  • BOOHING13
  • BOOKEND14
  • BOOKING14
  • BOOLING10
  • BOOMING12
  • BOOSING10
  • BOOTING10
  • BOOZING19
  • BOPPING14
  • BOREENS9
  • BORKING14
  • BORMING12
  • BOSSING10
  • BOSTONS9
  • BOTHANS12
  • BOTTINE9
  • BOTTING10
  • BOTTONY12
  • BOUDINS10
  • BOUGING11
  • BOUNING10
  • BOUSING10
  • BOUTONS9
  • BOWBENT14
  • BOWFINS15
  • BOWHUNT15
  • BOWLINE12
  • BOWLING13
  • BOWNING13
  • BOWSING13
  • BOWYANG16
  • BRACING12
  • BRAKING14
  • BRAVING13
  • BRAYING13
  • BRAZENS18
  • BRAZING19
  • BREDING11
  • BREHONS12
  • BREIING10
  • BRETONS9
  • BREWING13
  • BREYING13
  • BRIBING12
  • BRIDING11
  • BRIGAND11
  • BRIMING12
  • BRINING10
  • BRISANT9
  • BROGANS10
  • BROKING14
  • BROMINE11
  • BROMINS11
  • BRUCINE11
  • BRUCINS11
  • BRUTING10
  • BRUXING17
  • BUCCINA13
  • BUCKING16
  • BUDDING12
  • BUDGING12
  • BUFFING16
  • BUGBANE12
  • BUGGANE11
  • BUGGANS11
  • BUGGING12
  • BUGGINS11
  • BUGLING11
  • BULBING12
  • BULGINE10
  • BULGING11
  • BULKING14
  • BULLING10
  • BUMKINS15
  • BUMMING14
  • BUMPING14
  • BUNCING12
  • BUNDING11
  • BUNGING11
  • BUNIONS9
  • BUNKING14
  • BUNSENS9
  • BUNTING10
  • BUOYANT12
  • BUOYING13
  • BURDENS10
  • BURKING14
  • BURLING10
  • BURNING10
  • BURPING12
  • BURRING10
  • BURTONS9
  • BURYING13
  • BUSHING13
  • BUSKING14
  • BUSKINS13
  • BUSSING10
  • BUSTING10
  • BUSYING13
  • BUTLING10
  • BUTMENT11
  • BUTTING10
  • BUTTONS9
  • BUTTONY12
  • BUZZING28
  • BYRLING13
  • BYSSINE12
Letters by positionIn 70% of these words the 5th letter is I.
2nd letter
  1. A22%
  2. O20%
  3. E17%
3rd letter
  1. R12%
  2. L10%
  3. N9%
4th letter
  1. T12%
  2. K10%
  3. L10%
5th letter
  1. I70%
  2. A11%
  3. O10%
7th letter
  1. G57%
  2. S23%
  3. E7%

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.
  1. 99 points: 35 words
  2. 10 points: 69 words
  3. 1111 points: 47 words
  4. 12 points: 43 words
  5. 1313 points: 32 words
  6. 14 points: 28 words
  7. 1515 points: 12 words
  8. 16 points: 12 words
  9. 1717 points: 2 words
  10. 18 points: 6 words
  11. 1919 points: 5 words
  12. 20 points: 0 words
  13. 2121 points: 0 words
  14. 22 points: 0 words
  15. 2323 points: 0 words
  16. 24 points: 0 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 1 words
  20. 28 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BUZZING2832All three
BAZZING2831NWL only
BEZZANT2729All three
BLAZING1923All three
BOOZING1922All three
BRAZING1922All three
BHAJANS1922Collins only
BAIZING1922Collins only
BENZENE1821All three
BENZINE1821All three
BLAZONS1821All three
BOFFINY1819NWL only

The pattern leaves five letters open between the fixed B and N, so candidates range from everyday words to less familiar entries. Burning, banking, beating, and backing are recognizable examples. Of the 294 matches, 44 rank among the commonest English words, while dictionary coverage varies by game. Check the fixed positions before spending time on a near match.

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

  • There are 294 tournament-dictionary matches for this B–N pattern.
  • Burning, beating, banking, and backing are familiar examples.
  • The most common final letter is G, appearing in 169 matches.
  • S is the next most frequent ending, with 69 words.
  • Buzzing and bazzing lead the score list at 28 points.

Which endings appear most often?

G dominates the final position: 169 words end in G, including burning, banking, and begging. S comes next with 69, as in buttons and bains?; the listed examples include buttons. That imbalance makes a final G a strong candidate when your rack or crossing letters support it.

Other endings are much thinner. E closes 21 matches, while T closes 12; D, Y, A, and I each occur fewer than ten times. The ending is not fixed by the N in sixth place, so use the last tile as a separate clue rather than assuming every candidate takes an -ing form.

How should you use these words in a game?

Buzzing and bazzing top the score list at 28 points, but those are not everyday choices. Blazing, boozing, brazing, bhajans, and baizing each score 19. For a practical play, compare the unusual high scorers with familiar options such as beating or banking, then check what your game accepts.

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins includes 286 matches, NWL2023 includes 226, and ENABLE includes 207. The combined list is broader than any one of those sets, so an entry here is not guaranteed in every game. Only 249 matches have definitions, another reason not to treat familiarity as a validity test.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with B and have N as the sixth letter?
There are 294 tournament-dictionary matches with B first and N sixth. Burning, beating, banking, and backing are among the familiar examples. The count combines entries found in at least one supported tournament dictionary, so an individual game may accept fewer.
What are the highest-scoring words in this pattern?
Buzzing and bazzing lead the score list at 28 points each. Bezzant follows at 27, while blazing, boozing, brazing, bhajans, and baizing score 19. Check your game's dictionary before trying a less familiar high scorer.
Do any Wordle answers match this letter pattern?
No Wordle answers match this pattern. The condition requires seven letters, while the standard Wordle answer list uses five-letter words, so these candidates belong in other word games rather than a regular Wordle solution.

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