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

The fixed pattern is B _ _ _ _ Y _, leaving the fifth letter as the final open slot before Y. The matches range from familiar-looking BETRAYS and BUCKEYE to specialist entries such as BENZOYL, BASHLYK, and BOSTRYX. Each appears in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, but each game's dictionary can accept a different subset.

The B-first, Y-sixth pattern at a glance

• Exactly 25 tournament-dictionary words fit B _ _ _ _ Y _.
• Collins has 23 matches, compared with 20 in NWL2023 and 17 in ENABLE.
• BETRAYS and BUCKEYE are examples; neither is among the top scorers.
• BENZOYL leads at 21 points; BASHLYK and BOSTRYX each score 19.
• 18 entries end in S; four end in L, while E, K, and X appear once apiece.

Which endings dominate this B-and-Y pattern?

S is the clear finish: 18 of the 25 words end in S, including BETRAYS, BAILEYS, BARNEYS, and BUSBOYS. L is a distant second with four, represented by BENZOYL, BENOMYL, and BUTYRYL. The remaining three split evenly among E, K, and X, so a final-letter clue can narrow the search sharply.

That skew is a practical trap: do not assume the pattern ends in S. BUCKEYE ends in E, BASHLYK in K, and BOSTRYX in X, giving one clear example for each singleton ending. When crossing letters remain uncertain, keep the sixth-position Y fixed and test the final tile against those endings before cycling through the much larger S group.

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

BENZOYL scores 21 points, the highest value among the matches; BASHLYK and BOSTRYX tie at 19, while BUCKEYE reaches 18. Those are raw word scores, not promises about a board: premium squares and existing tiles change the turn total.

Use the endings as a rack filter, not a ranking: S is the largest ending group, but the strongest scoring play is BENZOYL, which ends in L. The contrast matters when you have a scoring lane: preserve high-value letters for a premium square rather than automatically spending the obvious S-ending option.

There is a real vocabulary limit here. None of the 25 entries fall in the set's common-word group, so treat BETRAYS and BUCKEYE as easier recall anchors, not proof that every entry is everyday English. Confirm an unfamiliar choice against the word list used at your table; dictionary coverage differs.