7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter: 255 matches, including BURNING, BARRIER, and BARGAIN.

255 wordsTop pick BURNINGHighest score BAROQUE 18

20 of 255 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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With B in 1st place, R is the most common 3rd letter (255 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 20 · most-used first

BURNING₁₀
BORDERS₁₀
BARRIER₉
BARGAIN₁₀
BARRELS₉
BOROUGH₁₃
BURGERS₁₀
BERRIES₉
BURGESS₁₀
BARKING₁₄
BOREDOM₁₂
BARRING₁₀
BARRAGE₁₀
BURYING₁₃
BURGLAR₁₀
BAROQUE₁₈
BURDENS₁₀
BURROWS₁₂
BURRITO₉
BURNOUT₉

All valid words 255

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

BARACAN₁₁
BARAZAS₁₈
BARBATE₁₁
BARBELL₁₁
BARBELS₁₁
BARBERS₁₁
BARBETS₁₁
BARBIES₁₁
BARBING₁₂
BARBOLA₁₁
BARBOTS₁₁
BARBULE₁₁
BARBUTS₁₁
BARCHAN₁₄
BARCODE₁₂
BARDASH₁₃
BARDIER₁₀
BARDIES₁₀
BARDING₁₁
BARDISM₁₂
BAREFIT₁₂
BAREGES₁₀
BARFING₁₃
BARGAIN₁₀
BARGEES₁₀
BARGEST₁₀
BARGING₁₁
BARGOON₁₀
BARHOPS₁₄
BARILLA₉
BARISTA₉
BARITES₉
BARIUMS₁₁
BARKANS₁₃
BARKEEP₁₅
BARKENS₁₃
BARKERS₁₃
BARKHAN₁₆
BARKIER₁₃
BARKING₁₄
BARLESS₉
BARLEYS₁₂
BARLOWS₁₂
BARMAID₁₂
BARMIER₁₁
BARMILY₁₄
BARMKIN₁₅
BARNETS₉
BARNEYS₁₂
BARNIER₉
BARNING₁₀
BAROCCO₁₃
BAROCKS₁₅
BAROLOS₉
BARONET₉
BARONGS₁₀
BARONNE₉
BAROQUE₁₈
BARQUES₁₈
BARRACE₁₁
BARRACK₁₅
BARRAGE₁₀
BARRATS₉
BARREED₁₀
BARRELS₉
BARRENS₉
BARRETS₉
BARRICO₁₁
BARRIER₉
BARRIES₉
BARRING₁₀
BARRIOS₉
BARROOM₁₁
BARROWS₁₂
BARTEND₁₀
BARTERS₉
BARTONS₉
BARTSIA₉
BARWARE₁₂
BARWOOD₁₃
BARYONS₁₂
BARYTAS₁₂
BARYTES₁₂
BARYTIC₁₄
BARYTON₁₂
BERAKED₁₄
BERAKES₁₃
BERATED₁₀
BERATES₉
BERAYED₁₃
BERBERE₁₁
BERBERS₁₁
BERBICE₁₃
BERCEAU₁₁
BERDASH₁₃
BEREAVE₁₂
BERETTA₉
BERGAMA₁₂
BERGENS₁₀
BERGERE₁₀
BERGYLT₁₃
BERHYME₁₇
BERIMED₁₂
BERIMES₁₁
BERLEYS₁₂
BERLINE₉
BERLINS₉
BERMING₁₂
BEROBED₁₂
BERRETS₉
BERRIED₁₀
BERRIES₉
BERSEEM₁₁
BERSERK₁₃
BERTHAS₁₂
BERTHED₁₃
BERTHES₁₂
BIRCHED₁₅
BIRCHEN₁₄
BIRCHES₁₄
BIRDDOG₁₂
BIRDERS₁₀
BIRDIED₁₁
BIRDIES₁₀
BIRDING₁₁
BIRDMAN₁₂
BIRDMEN₁₂
BIREMES₁₁
BIRETTA₉
BIRIANI₉
BIRKIER₁₃
BIRKIES₁₃
BIRLERS₉
BIRLING₁₀
BIRLINN₉
BIRRIAS₉
BIRRING₁₀
BIRSIER₉
BIRSLED₁₀
BIRSLES₉
BIRTHED₁₃
BIRTHER₁₂
BIRYANI₁₂
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
BURBLED₁₂
BURBLER₁₁
BURBLES₁₁
BURBOTS₁₁
BURDASH₁₃
BURDENS₁₀
BURDIES₁₀
BURDOCK₁₆
BUREAUS₉
BUREAUX₁₆
BURETTE₉
BURGAGE₁₁
BURGEES₁₀
BURGEON₁₀
BURGERS₁₀
BURGESS₁₀
BURGHAL₁₃
BURGHER₁₃
BURGHUL₁₃
BURGLAR₁₀
BURGLED₁₁
BURGLES₁₀
BURGOOS₁₀
BURGOUT₁₀
BURHELS₁₂
BURIALS₉
BURIERS₉
BURITIS₉
BURKERS₁₃
BURKHAS₁₆
BURKING₁₄
BURKITE₁₃
BURLAPS₁₁
BURLERS₉
BURLESK₁₃
BURLEYS₁₂
BURLIER₉
BURLILY₁₂
BURLING₁₀
BURNERS₉
BURNETS₉
BURNIES₉
BURNING₁₀
BURNISH₁₂
BURNOUS₉
BURNOUT₉
BURPEES₁₁
BURPING₁₂
BURRELL₉
BURRELS₉
BURRERS₉
BURRHEL₁₂
BURRIER₉
BURRING₁₀
BURRITO₉
BURROWS₁₂
BURSARS₉
BURSARY₁₂
BURSATE₉
BURSEED₁₀
BURSERA₉
BURSTED₁₀
BURSTEN₉
BURSTER₉
BURTHEN₁₂
BURTONS₉
BURWEED₁₃
BURYING₁₃
BYREMAN₁₄
BYREMEN₁₄
BYRLADY₁₆
BYRLAWS₁₅
BYRLING₁₃
BYRNIES₁₂
BYROADS₁₃
BYROOMS₁₄

Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 7th letter is S.

2nd letter

A33%
U27%
O14%

4th letter

R12%
G9%
D8%

5th letter

I22%
E22%
A11%

6th letter

E29%
N14%
R9%

7th letter

S42%
G8%
D8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; BAROQUE tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 64 words
10 points: 45 words
1111 points: 37 words
12 points: 43 words
1313 points: 31 words
14 points: 15 words
1515 points: 6 words
16 points: 6 words
1717 points: 2 words
18 points: 6 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
BAROQUE	18	20	All three
BARQUES	18	20	All three
BORZOIS	18	19	All three
BORAZON	18	20	Collins · NWL
BORTZES	18	19	All three
BARAZAS	18	19	Collins only
BORSHCH	17	17	Collins only
BERHYME	17	17	All three
BUREAUX	16	19	All three
BURDOCK	16	19	All three
BURKHAS	16	17	NWL only
BORAXES	16	17	All three

The pattern is B-R-____, with five open spaces after the first two fixed letters. Familiar picks include BORDERS, BERRIES, and BURNOUT, but the full set also reaches less common words such as BAROQUE and BOROUGH. Only 20 are classed as common, so a valid match may still be unfamiliar in everyday play.

7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter

The pattern has 255 matches across the tournament word lists.
BURNING, BORDERS, and BARRIER are recognizable examples.
Only 20 matches fall within the common-word group.
BAROQUE leads the Scrabble scorers at 18 points.

Which final letters dominate?

Words ending in S dominate: 106 of the matches finish with that letter. BORDERS, BURGERS, and BURROWS show how often the pattern produces plural forms.

D and G tie for the next-most frequent ending, with 21 words each. BURDOCK and BARKING offer familiar examples of those different finishes.

S is a strong first filter when the crossing letters leave the final square open. It covers 106 matches, far more than any other ending in this group.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

Start with the letters you already know, then sort candidates by ending. The S-heavy group gives you a quick first pass; if that fails, try D or G before checking the smaller ending groups.

For Scrabble scoring, BAROQUE, BARQUES, and BORZOIS each score 18 points. BUREAUX and BURDOCK score 16, while BURNING and BARGAIN are more familiar choices when recognition matters more than a top score.

The highest scorers include less everyday vocabulary, so do not assume a word is accepted just because its pattern fits. Definitions exist for 202 of the 255 words. The 255 count combines entries found in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023; check your game's word list when dictionary coverage matters.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with B and have R as the third letter?

There are 255 matches for that letter pattern. Examples include BURNING, BARRIER, BARGAIN, and BORDERS. The count includes words appearing in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, so a particular game may accept a different subset.

What are common 7-letter words with B first and R third?

BURNING, BORDERS, BARRIER, BARGAIN, and BERRIES are among the recognizable matches. The common-word group contains 20 entries, while the full set also includes rarer vocabulary such as BAROQUE and BOROUGH.

Which B-R word scores highest in Scrabble?

BAROQUE is a top scorer at 18 points, tied with BARQUES, BORZOIS, BORAZON, BORTZES, and BARAZAS. Those high-value options are less familiar than words such as BURNING, so check that your game accepts a candidate before playing it.

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7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter

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7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter

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