7-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and E as the 6th letter

Five slots stay open around the fixed B and E, yet the results cluster: 28 words begin with A, 12 with O and one with E. The strongest rack plays are ABJURED and OBJURED, each worth 17 points before board bonuses. Only 3 of the 41 matches are everyday vocabulary, so many entries are specialist words.

The B and E pattern at a glance

• The pattern produces 41 tournament-dictionary words.
• A starts 28 matches; O starts 12, and E starts one.
• D is the most common final letter, ending 16 words.
• Collins includes 41 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 29.
• ABJURED and OBJURED tie for the top score at 17 points.

How are 7-letter words with B second and E sixth distributed?

The first letter is usually A: ABDOMEN, ABORTED, and ABJURED show how varied that group is. O is the only other frequent opening, with examples such as OBLIGED and OBLIGES. That makes the pattern easier to scan by first letter than by trying every possible ending.

D closes 16 words, S closes 14 and R closes 7, while E and N end two each. If your rack or puzzle clue suggests a final D or S, those endings deserve an early check.

Which matching words score well?

ABJURED and OBJURED each score 17 points, the highest value for this pattern. ABJURES, ABJURER, and OBJURES follow at 16. These scores make the J worth attention: placing it on a premium square can add much more than choosing a familiar word with low-value tiles.

ABJURED is a recognizable verb form, while OBJURED is far less familiar; both have the same score. The average score across the matches is 11.3, so the top plays stand out rather than representing every option. The list also has a practical limit: only 29 words appear in ENABLE and 29 in NWL2023, so check your game's dictionary before banking on a less familiar entry.

For nearby patterns, 7-letter words with B second and E sixth have a much smaller count than the corresponding A-second group, which contains 1,259 words. Switching the second letter changes the search dramatically; the same positions with C or D offer different clue sets. The 6-letter B-second, E-sixth pattern has 14 matches.