7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and U as the 4th letter

The pattern is B _ _ U _ _ _, so the first and fourth tiles are fixed while the other five can vary. Familiar examples include BROUGHT and BONUSES; less familiar entries such as BITURBO and BAGUIOS show how broad the tournament word lists can be. Just 2 matches count as common by our frequency measure, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary.

7-letter words with B as 1st and U as 4th letter

• The pattern contains 57 tournament-dictionary words.
• Only 2 matches fall in the common-word group.
• Collins includes 53 matches, compared with 33 in NWL2023 and 28 in ENABLE.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 25 matches.
• BUZUKIA and BUZUKIS each score 22 points.

What stands out in the matching words?

The endings lean strongly toward S: 25 of the 57 words finish that way. BONUSES, BLOUSES, and BOLUSES are recognizable examples, while BEMUSES and BENUMBS offer less everyday options. If your final tile is S, this pattern has a clear cluster to check first.

The dictionary counts overlap, so they do not add up to the total. Collins has the broadest coverage here, while NWL2023 and ENABLE each accept a smaller set. For a tournament play, confirm the word in your game's dictionary rather than assuming every list shares the same entries.

The fixed U narrows the search more than B alone: among seven-letter words beginning with B, the fourth-letter-T pattern has 204 matches. That contrast makes the fourth tile a useful filter when you are scanning a rack or solving a clue.

Which B-and-U words score well?

BUZUKIA and BUZUKIS lead the scoring group at 22 points each in Scrabble. BEQUEST follows at 18, while BOHUNKS and BABUCHE reach 16. The high scorers rely on less common letter combinations, so check the word before committing a premium square.

For a more familiar play, BROUGHT, BITUMEN, and BLOUSES are among the named examples. A U in fourth place usually follows a consonant pair or a vowel, as in BROUGHT and BEQUEST, so those shapes are worth testing first. Treat the rarer entries as dictionary-dependent, not automatic plays.