7-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and E as the 3rd letter

The pattern leaves a narrow opening: every match starts with O, A, or U, and O accounts for most of the group. Familiar picks such as OBESITY, OBEYING, and OBELISK sit beside less common forms like OBECHES and OBELIZE. The mix matters for solving: a recognizable word is only one option, and the game dictionary changes how many choices you have.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 23 tournament-dictionary words match the seven-letter pattern.
• OBELIZE leads the Scrabble score list at 18 points; OBECHES follows with 14.
• Fifteen matches begin with O, seven with A, and one with U.
• OBESITY is the only match in the common-word group.
• Collins includes all 23; NWL2023 includes 17, while ENABLE includes 16.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

Start with OBESITY, OBEYING, and OBELISK: these are the most recognizable choices among the examples. Their shared middle letters fix the pattern, while the first letter separates the largest cluster from the smaller A-starting group.

The less familiar entries are not all alike. ABETTED and ABETTOR have a clear connection to the verb “abet,” while ABELIAN is a mathematical term. OBECHES and OBELIZE are rarer still, so checking the exact game dictionary matters more than guessing from how a word looks.

7-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and E as the 3rd letter

For a score-first play, OBELIZE is the standout at 18 points before board bonuses. OBECHES scores 14, while OBEYING, OBELISK, and OBEAHED each score 13. OBESITY scores 12, so the familiar answer is not the top scorer.

The main limitation is how uncommon most of these entries are: just one match belongs to the common-word group. Dictionary coverage also varies, with Collins accepting more of this set than either NWL2023 or ENABLE. In a tournament game, check the word list you are playing under before building a move around an obscure form.