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

The pattern is B _ _ _ _ O _, with the sixth tile fixed and four middle positions open. Familiar choices such as BILLION and BEDROOM sit beside less common entries like BOOMBOX and BOXWOOD. Just 15 words in the group count as common by frequency, so many matches are more at home in word games than everyday conversation.

7-letter words with B first and O sixth: key facts

• 98 tournament-dictionary words fit B _ _ _ _ O _.
• Only 15 entries fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Collins includes 92, NWL2023 includes 77, and ENABLE includes 60; those totals overlap.
• BOOMBOX and BOXWOOD tie for the highest listed tile score at 20 points.

Which letters most often finish these words?

S is the most common final letter, appearing in 25 matches; N follows with 19.

K and M each finish 9 words, while D closes 8. Examples show the range: BALLOON ends in N, BOXWOOD in D, and BOOMBOX in X. The X-ending option is a scoring standout, not a common pattern.

Which matches score highest?

BOOMBOX and BOXWOOD lead at 20 points each before board bonuses. BANDBOX follows at 19, while BANGKOK, BACKHOE, BEATBOX, and BOXROOM each score 18.

The strongest plays concentrate valuable letters near the word’s end: BOOMBOX and BEATBOX use X, while BOXWOOD uses X and W. Compare the board before choosing; a premium square can matter more than a one-point difference in the score.

How should you use this pattern list?

Start with familiar candidates such as BILLION, BEDROOM, BALLOON, and BULLDOG, then test less everyday matches against your game’s dictionary. The 98-word total combines overlapping tournament lists, and dictionary coverage differs: Collins has more matches here than NWL2023 or ENABLE.

This is a fixed-letter finder, not a list of ordinary vocabulary: only 15 entries are common by frequency. For a narrower search, compare the B-and-E-sixth pattern, which has 740 matches, or the same B-and-O pattern at six letters, with 26.