7-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and D as the 7th letter

The pattern fixes the second tile as B and the final tile as D, leaving five positions open. The 20 matches lean heavily toward A: 15 begin with A, while the other five begin with O. ABORTED and ABETTED are easier to recognize than many of the remaining entries, so treat the fixed letters as a filter, not a promise that every result will feel familiar.

The shape of the B-second, D-last pattern

• Exactly 20 tournament-dictionary words match the B-second, D-last pattern.
• Every match ends in D, while the opening letter is A or O.
• A leads with 15 matches; O accounts for the other five.
• Only two of the 20 matches rank among the commonest English words.
• ABJURED and OBJURED top the score list at 17 points apiece.

Which matching words are easiest to recognize?

ABORTED, ABETTED and OBLIGED are the most familiar choices; the first two start with AB before closing on D. Other A-openers include ABASHED, ABJURED, and ABSCOND. The five O-openers are a much smaller group; OBOVOID and OBJURED show how unusual some matches can be.

The dictionary split matters here: Collins includes all 20 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 13. That makes this a notably Collins-heavy pattern. If you are playing in a North American game, check your game’s word list before relying on a word found only in Collins.

7-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and D as the 7th letter

ABJURED and OBJURED lead the score ranking at 17 points each. ABASHED, OBOVOID, and ABDUCED each score 13. The shared high-value J helps explain the leaders, but a board’s premium squares and tile placement still affect the points you actually earn.

This pattern is better for checking a precise clue than for broad everyday vocabulary: only two matches are common by frequency, although 19 have definitions. Start by testing ABORTED or ABETTED if the crossing letters support them; keep the less familiar options in reserve.