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

7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and O as the 7th letter number 22, from familiar BUFFALO to the 18-point BIZARRO.

22 wordsTop pick BUFFALOHighest score BIZARRO 18

2 of 22 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With B in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (848 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 22 · most-used first

  • BUFFALO15
  • BURRITO9
  • BRAVADO13
  • BIZARRO18
  • BAMBINO13
  • BUSHIDO13
  • BUGABOO12
  • BANDITO10
  • BRONCHO14
  • BRACERO11
  • BITURBO11
  • BRACCIO13
  • BAROCCO13
  • BACALAO11
  • BEEFALO12
  • BONIATO9
  • BARRICO11
  • BATTERO9
  • BOTARGO10
  • BRASERO9
  • BUDGERO11
  • BUMMALO13
All valid words 22

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

  • BACALAO11
  • BAMBINO13
  • BANDITO10
  • BAROCCO13
  • BARRICO11
  • BATTERO9
  • BEEFALO12
  • BITURBO11
  • BIZARRO18
  • BONIATO9
  • BOTARGO10
  • BRACCIO13
  • BRACERO11
  • BRASERO9
  • BRAVADO13
  • BRONCHO14
  • BUDGERO11
  • BUFFALO15
  • BUGABOO12
  • BUMMALO13
  • BURRITO9
  • BUSHIDO13
Letters by positionIn 27% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
2nd letter
  1. A27%
  2. U27%
  3. R23%
3rd letter
  1. A18%
  2. R14%
  3. T14%
4th letter
  1. A18%
  2. F9%
  3. C9%
5th letter
  1. I23%
  2. A23%
  3. E18%
6th letter
  1. R23%
  2. L14%
  3. T14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; BIZARRO tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 4 words
  2. 10 points: 2 words
  3. 1111 points: 5 words
  4. 12 points: 2 words
  5. 1313 points: 6 words
  6. 14 points: 1 words
  7. 1515 points: 1 words
  8. 16 points: 0 words
  9. 1717 points: 0 words
  10. 18 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BIZARRO1819Collins · NWL
BUFFALO1518All three
BRONCHO1416All three
BRAVADO1315All three
BAMBINO1317All three
BUSHIDO1314All three
BRACCIO1316Collins only
BAROCCO1316Collins only
BUMMALO1318Collins · NWL
BUGABOO1216All three
BEEFALO1214All three
BRACERO1113All three

The fixed B…O pattern produces a compact group, but not an everyday one: only two entries fall into the common-word group. BUFFALO and BURRITO are easy to recognize, while BIZARRO, BRACCIO, and BUMMALO are less familiar. Dictionaries disagree on these: Collins includes 21 matches, compared with 15 in NWL2023 and 10 in ENABLE.

At a glance, the B…O pattern

  • Exactly 22 seven-letter entries begin with B and finish with O.
  • Only two belong to the common-word group, so many matches are obscure.
  • Collins accepts 21 entries; NWL2023 accepts 15, and ENABLE accepts 10.
  • BIZARRO tops the score list at 18 points; BUFFALO follows at 15.
  • Swap the B for C and the pattern has 29 matches; with A it has 21.

Which B…O words score the most?

BIZARRO is the standout scorer at 18 points, with BUFFALO next at 15. BRONCHO scores 14, while BRAVADO, BAMBINO, BUSHIDO, BRACCIO, and BAROCCO each reach 13. These are base tile scores, so board bonuses can change the final total.

For a rack-based play, look closely at the double-R in BIZARRO: both R tiles contribute, and the Z carries the biggest single-letter value in that word. BUFFALO offers a more recognizable alternative, but its 15-point total trails BIZARRO. Check your game's word list before committing to a less familiar entry; Collins has broader coverage here than ENABLE.

What makes this seven-letter pattern tricky?

The endpoint clue is more restrictive than the starting letter alone suggests: the B…O group has 22 entries, while C…O has 29. Yet the seven-letter words beginning with B and ending in S reach 848, so a different last letter can open far more possibilities.

Use familiar anchors such as BUFFALO, BURRITO, and BRAVADO to test the pattern, then consider food and loanword forms such as BAMBINO, BANDITO, and BACALAO. The two common entries are a small share of the group, so don't assume a plausible-looking answer will be accepted. The exact clue is 7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and O as the 7th letter.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with B and end with O?
There are 22 tournament-dictionary matches with B first and O last. Familiar examples include BUFFALO and BURRITO, but only two entries belong to the common-word group, so many answers are specialist or uncommon terms.
What is the highest-scoring B…O word?
BIZARRO scores 18 points, the highest score among these matches. BUFFALO is next at 15, followed by BRONCHO at 14. Board premiums can raise a play's total, but those figures compare the words' tile values before bonuses.
Do all 22 B-to-O words work in every game?
No. Collins includes 21 of the matches, NWL2023 includes 15, and ENABLE includes 10. A word that passes in one game's dictionary can fail in another, so check the list your game uses before you play an unfamiliar entry.

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