7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter

7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter total 401, including familiar choices such as BORDERS and BOWLING.

401 wordsTop pick BORDERSHighest score BOXFISH 22

39 of 401 are everyday words (10%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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2nd letter
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O
P
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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.

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Common words 39 · most-used first

BORDERS₁₀
BOTTLES₉
BOMBING₁₄
BOWLING₁₃
BOOKING₁₄
BOROUGH₁₃
BOYCOTT₁₄
BOMBERS₁₃
BONUSES₉
BOILING₁₀
BOULDER₁₀
BONDING₁₁
BOURBON₁₁
BOOSTER₉
BOTHERS₁₂
BOLIVIA₁₂
BOOKLET₁₃
BOTTOMS₁₁
BOUNDED₁₁
BOTTLED₁₀
BOOSTED₁₀
BOARDED₁₁
BOREDOM₁₂
BOUNCED₁₂
BOOMING₁₂
BOOMERS₁₁
BOUQUET₁₈
BOILERS₉
BOATING₁₀
BONFIRE₁₂
BOLSTER₉
BOLOGNA₁₀
BOASTED₁₀
BOTCHED₁₅
BOUNCES₁₁
BOWLERS₁₂
BOUNCER₁₁
BONKERS₁₃

Showing the top 38 of 39 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 401

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

BOAKING₁₄
BOARDED₁₁
BOARDER₁₀
BOARISH₁₂
BOASTED₁₀
BOASTER₉
BOATELS₉
BOATERS₉
BOATFUL₁₂
BOATIES₉
BOATING₁₀
BOATMAN₁₁
BOATMEN₁₁
BOBBERS₁₃
BOBBERY₁₆
BOBBIES₁₃
BOBBING₁₄
BOBBINS₁₃
BOBBISH₁₆
BOBBITT₁₃
BOBBLED₁₄
BOBBLES₁₃
BOBCATS₁₃
BOBECHE₁₆
BOBLETS₁₁
BOBOTIE₁₁
BOBSLED₁₂
BOBSTAY₁₄
BOBTAIL₁₁
BOBWIGS₁₅
BOCAGES₁₂
BOCCIAS₁₃
BOCCIES₁₃
BOCKEDY₁₉
BOCKING₁₆
BODACHS₁₅
BODDLES₁₁
BODEFUL₁₃
BODEGAS₁₁
BODGERS₁₁
BODGIER₁₁
BODGIES₁₁
BODGING₁₂
BODHRAN₁₃
BODICES₁₂
BODIKIN₁₄
BODINGS₁₁
BODKINS₁₄
BODRAGS₁₁
BODYCAM₁₇
BODYING₁₄
BODYMAN₁₅
BODYMEN₁₅
BOERBUL₁₁
BOFFING₁₆
BOFFINS₁₅
BOFFINY₁₈
BOFFOLA₁₅
BOGARTS₁₀
BOGBEAN₁₂
BOGEYED₁₄
BOGGARD₁₂
BOGGART₁₁
BOGGERS₁₁
BOGGIER₁₁
BOGGING₁₂
BOGGISH₁₄
BOGGLED₁₂
BOGGLER₁₁
BOGGLES₁₁
BOGHOLE₁₃
BOGLAND₁₁
BOGOAKS₁₄
BOGONGS₁₁
BOGUSLY₁₃
BOGWOOD₁₄
BOGYISM₁₅
BOGYMAN₁₅
BOGYMEN₁₅
BOHEMIA₁₄
BOHRIUM₁₄
BOHUNKS₁₆
BOILERS₉
BOILERY₁₂
BOILING₁₀
BOILOFF₁₅
BOINGED₁₁
BOINKED₁₄
BOKKENS₁₇
BOLASES₉
BOLDENS₁₀
BOLDEST₁₀
BOLDING₁₁
BOLEROS₉
BOLETES₉
BOLETUS₉
BOLIDES₁₀
BOLINES₉
BOLIVAR₁₂
BOLIVIA₁₂
BOLIXED₁₇
BOLIXES₁₆
BOLLARD₁₀
BOLLING₁₀
BOLLOCK₁₅
BOLOGNA₁₀
BOLONEY₁₂
BOLSHIE₁₂
BOLSONS₉
BOLSTER₉
BOLTERS₉
BOLTING₁₀
BOLUSES₉
BOMBARD₁₄
BOMBAST₁₃
BOMBERS₁₃
BOMBING₁₄
BOMBLET₁₃
BOMBORA₁₃
BOMMIES₁₃
BONACIS₁₁
BONAMIA₁₁
BONANZA₁₈
BONASUS₉
BONBONS₁₁
BONDAGE₁₁
BONDERS₁₀
BONDING₁₁
BONDMAN₁₂
BONDMEN₁₂
BONDUCS₁₂
BONEBED₁₂
BONESET₉
BONEYER₁₂
BONFIRE₁₂
BONGING₁₁
BONGOES₁₀
BONHAMS₁₄
BONIATO₉
BONIEST₉
BONINGS₁₀
BONISMS₁₁
BONISTS₉
BONITAS₉
BONITOS₉
BONJOUR₁₆
BONKERS₁₃
BONKING₁₄
BONNETS₉
BONNIER₉
BONNIES₉
BONNILY₁₂
BONNOCK₁₅
BONOBOS₁₁
BONSAIS₉
BONSELA₉
BONSOIR₉
BONTBOK₁₅
BONUSES₉
BONXIES₁₆
BOOBIES₁₁
BOOBING₁₂
BOOBIRD₁₂
BOOBISH₁₄
BOOBOOK₁₅
BOOBOOS₁₁
BOOCOOS₁₁
BOODIED₁₁
BOODIES₁₀
BOODLED₁₁
BOODLER₁₀
BOODLES₁₀
BOOFIER₁₂
BOOGERS₁₀
BOOGEYS₁₃
BOOGIED₁₁
BOOGIES₁₀
BOOHAIS₁₂
BOOHING₁₃
BOOHOOS₁₂
BOOJUMS₁₈
BOOKBAG₁₆
BOOKEND₁₄
BOOKERS₁₃
BOOKFUL₁₆
BOOKIER₁₃
BOOKIES₁₃
BOOKING₁₄
BOOKISH₁₆
BOOKLET₁₃
BOOKMAN₁₅
BOOKMEN₁₅
BOOKOOS₁₃
BOOKSIE₁₃
BOOLING₁₀
BOOMBOX₂₀
BOOMERS₁₁
BOOMIER₁₁
BOOMING₁₂
BOOMKIN₁₅
BOOMLET₁₁
BOONERS₉
BOONEST₉
BOONGAS₁₀
BOONIES₉
BOORDES₁₀
BOORISH₁₂
BOORKAS₁₃
BOOSHIT₁₂
BOOSING₁₀
BOOSTED₁₀
BOOSTER₉
BOOTEES₉
BOOTERY₁₂
BOOTIES₉
BOOTING₁₀
BOOTLEG₁₀
BOOZERS₁₈
BOOZIER₁₈
BOOZILY₂₁
BOOZING₁₉
BOPEEPS₁₃
BOPPERS₁₃
BOPPIER₁₃
BOPPING₁₄
BOPPISH₁₆
BORACES₁₁
BORACIC₁₃
BORAGES₁₀
BORANES₉
BORATED₁₀
BORATES₉
BORAXES₁₆
BORAZON₁₈
BORDARS₁₀
BORDELS₁₀
BORDERS₁₀
BORDURE₁₀
BOREDOM₁₂
BOREENS₉
BORICUA₁₁
BORIDES₁₀
BORINGS₁₀
BORKING₁₄
BORMING₁₂
BORNEOL₉
BORNITE₉
BORNYLS₁₂
BORONIA₉
BORONIC₁₁
BOROUGH₁₃
BORRELL₉
BORROWS₁₂
BORSCHT₁₄
BORSHCH₁₇
BORSHTS₁₂
BORSICS₁₁
BORSTAL₉
BORTIER₉
BORTSCH₁₄
BORTZES₁₈
BORZOIS₁₈
BOSBOKS₁₅
BOSCAGE₁₂
BOSCHES₁₄
BOSHBOK₁₈
BOSHTER₁₂
BOSKAGE₁₄
BOSKETS₁₃
BOSKIER₁₃
BOSOMED₁₂
BOSONIC₁₁
BOSQUES₁₈
BOSQUET₁₈
BOSSBOY₁₄
BOSSDOM₁₂
BOSSEST₉
BOSSETS₉
BOSSIER₉
BOSSIES₉
BOSSILY₁₂
BOSSING₁₀
BOSSISM₁₁
BOSTONS₉
BOSTRYX₁₉
BOTANIC₁₁
BOTARGO₁₀
BOTCHED₁₅
BOTCHER₁₄
BOTCHES₁₄
BOTHANS₁₂
BOTHERS₁₂
BOTHIES₁₂
BOTHOLE₁₂
BOTHRIA₁₂
BOTNETS₉
BOTONEE₉
BOTOXED₁₇
BOTOXES₁₆
BOTTEGA₁₀
BOTTIES₉
BOTTINE₉
BOTTING₁₀
BOTTLED₁₀
BOTTLER₉
BOTTLES₉
BOTTOMS₁₁
BOTTONY₁₂
BOTULIN₉
BOUBOUS₁₁
BOUCHEE₁₄
BOUCHES₁₄
BOUCLEE₁₁
BOUCLES₁₁
BOUDINS₁₀
BOUDOIR₁₀
BOUFFES₁₅
BOUGETS₁₀
BOUGHED₁₄
BOUGHTS₁₃
BOUGIER₁₀
BOUGIES₁₀
BOUGING₁₁
BOUILLI₉
BOUJIER₁₆
BOULDER₁₀
BOULLES₉
BOULTED₁₀
BOULTER₉
BOUNCED₁₂
BOUNCER₁₁
BOUNCES₁₁
BOUNDED₁₁
BOUNDEN₁₀
BOUNDER₁₀
BOUNING₁₀
BOUQUET₁₈
BOURBON₁₁
BOURDER₁₀
BOURDON₁₀
BOURGIE₁₀
BOURKHA₁₆
BOURLAW₁₂
BOURNES₉
BOURREE₉
BOURSES₉
BOURSIN₉
BOUSIER₉
BOUSING₁₀
BOUTADE₁₀
BOUTONS₉
BOUVIER₁₂
BOVATES₁₂
BOVINES₁₂
BOVVERS₁₅
BOWBENT₁₄
BOWELED₁₃
BOWERED₁₃
BOWFINS₁₅
BOWGETS₁₃
BOWHEAD₁₆
BOWHUNT₁₅
BOWINGS₁₃
BOWKNOT₁₆
BOWLDER₁₃
BOWLEGS₁₃
BOWLERS₁₂
BOWLESS₁₂
BOWLFUL₁₅
BOWLIKE₁₆
BOWLINE₁₂
BOWLING₁₃
BOWNING₁₃
BOWPOTS₁₄
BOWSAWS₁₅
BOWSERS₁₂
BOWSEYS₁₅
BOWSHOT₁₅
BOWSIES₁₂
BOWSING₁₃
BOWSMAN₁₄
BOWSMEN₁₄
BOWWOOD₁₆
BOWWOWS₁₈
BOWYANG₁₆
BOWYERS₁₅
BOXBALL₁₈
BOXCARS₁₈
BOXFISH₂₂
BOXFULS₁₉
BOXHAUL₁₉
BOXIEST₁₆
BOXINGS₁₇
BOXLIKE₂₀
BOXROOM₁₈
BOXWOOD₂₀
BOYARDS₁₃
BOYCHIK₂₁
BOYCOTT₁₄
BOYHOOD₁₆
BOYSIER₁₂

Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 7th letter is S.

3rd letter

O15%
U11%
N10%

4th letter

S10%
T8%
B7%

5th letter

I25%
E14%
O8%

6th letter

E33%
N14%
R8%

7th letter

S38%
G9%
D9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; BOXFISH tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 64 words
10 points: 55 words
1111 points: 56 words
12 points: 58 words
1313 points: 45 words
14 points: 38 words
1515 points: 28 words
16 points: 24 words
1717 points: 6 words
18 points: 16 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 3 words
2121 points: 2 words
22 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
BOXFISH	22	22	All three
BOYCHIK	21	21	All three
BOOZILY	21	22	All three
BOOMBOX	20	23	All three
BOXWOOD	20	21	All three
BOXLIKE	20	22	All three
BOOZING	19	22	All three
BOXFULS	19	22	All three
BOCKEDY	19	20	Collins only
BOSTRYX	19	19	Collins only
BOXHAUL	19	21	All three
BOUQUET	18	21	All three

The fixed BO opening covers an unusual mix: recognizable everyday words sit alongside specialist tournament entries. BOTTLES, BOOKING, BOILING, and BOULDER are easy to spot, while the full group is much broader than common vocabulary. Only 39 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency, so a familiar-looking start does not guarantee an everyday answer.

BO matches at a glance

There are 401 seven-letter words with B first and O second.
Only 39 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.
S is the leading final letter: 154 words end in S.
Collins includes 378 matches, NWL2023 includes 302, and ENABLE includes 246.
BOXFISH leads the high-scoring examples at 22 points.

How many 7-letter words have B first and O second?

There are 401 matches for this seven-letter pattern. That is close to the 398 words beginning PO, but well below the 776 beginning CO. The first two letters narrow the search; a known ending or middle letter can narrow it further.

S is the strongest ending to test, with 154 matches. G follows at 38, while D and R each have 36. If your clue ends in S, start there, then use any known interior letters to separate possibilities.

Familiar BO words and the top score

BORDERS, BOTTLES, BOMBING, BOWLING, and BOOKING are familiar examples, as are BOYCOTT and BOULDER. Many recognizable entries are plurals or verb forms. Start with those when solving a clue before searching for less familiar combinations.

BOXFISH scores 22 points, ahead of BOYCHIK and BOOZILY at 21 each. These high scores come from less familiar words, so the biggest tile total is not necessarily the easiest play to find. The group’s average score is 12.4.

Dictionary coverage varies: Collins lists more matches than NWL2023 or ENABLE. Some entries accepted in one word-game list may be rejected in another, so check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar answer.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with BO?

There are 401 tournament-dictionary matches with B first and O second. Familiar examples include BORDERS, BOWLING, BOOKING, and BOYCOTT. The group also contains less common entries, so a known final or middle letter can make a BO clue much faster to solve.

Which 7-letter BO word has the highest score?

BOXFISH is the highest-scoring example, worth 22 points. BOYCHIK and BOOZILY each score 21. These less familiar words can offer strong tile values, but confirm that your game's dictionary accepts them before playing.

What letter do most 7-letter BO words end with?

S is the most frequent ending, appearing in 154 words. G comes next with 38, while D and R each appear in 36. If your clue provides only the final letter, test S first, then apply any other known letters to reduce the remaining choices.

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