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

7-letter words with B in position 2 and N in position 6 number 18; examples include ABUSING, OBSCENE, ABIDING, and ABJOINT scores 16 points.

18 wordsTop pick ABUSINGHighest score ABJOINT 16

3 of 18 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

  • 6th letter
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

With B in 2nd place, E is the most common 6th letter (41 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Best words to play first 18 · most-used first

  • ABUSING10
  • OBSCENE11
  • ABIDING11
  • OBTAINS9
  • OBEYING13
  • ABALONE9
  • ABATING10
  • ABSCOND12
  • ABASING10
  • ABEYANT12
  • EBAYING13
  • ABODING11
  • ABJOINT16
  • ABLUENT9
  • ABSCIND12
  • ABTHANE12
  • ABYEING13
  • OBSIGNS10
All valid words 18

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ABALONE9
  • ABASING10
  • ABATING10
  • ABEYANT12
  • ABIDING11
  • ABJOINT16
  • ABLUENT9
  • ABODING11
  • ABSCIND12
  • ABSCOND12
  • ABTHANE12
  • ABUSING10
  • ABYEING13
  • EBAYING13
  • OBEYING13
  • OBSCENE11
  • OBSIGNS10
  • OBTAINS9
Letters by positionIn 72% of these words the 1st letter is A.
1st letter
  1. A72%
  2. O22%
  3. E6%
3rd letter
  1. A22%
  2. S22%
  3. E11%
4th letter
  1. Y17%
  2. C17%
  3. S11%
5th letter
  1. I61%
  2. O11%
  3. A11%
7th letter
  1. G44%
  2. E17%
  3. T17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ABJOINT1620Collins only
OBEYING1315All three
EBAYING1315Collins only
ABYEING1315Collins · NWL
ABSCOND1215All three
ABEYANT1213All three
ABSCIND1215Collins only
ABTHANE1213Collins only
OBSCENE1114All three
ABIDING1114All three
ABODING1114All three
ABUSING1014All three

7-letter words with B in position 2 and N in position 6 gives you 18 tournament-dictionary entries. ABUSING, OBSCENE, ABIDING anchor the pattern with recognizable spellings. The N in slot six leaves just one position for a final letter, narrowing 18 candidates. G is the final letter in 8 matches; E and T contribute 3 each. This set has its own shape: the fixed positions stay constant while the last-letter counts determine where a search is most productive.

How many 7-letter words with B in position 2 and N in position 6?

  • There are 18 matches for the fixed B 2nd and N 6th pattern.
  • 3 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Ending leaders are G with 8, E with 3, T with 3.
  • ABJOINT is the top scorer at 16 points.

Which ending groups lead?

The N in slot six leaves just one position for a final letter, narrowing 18 candidates. G is the final letter in 8 matches; E and T contribute 3 each.

ABUSING, ABIDING, and OBEYING reveal the strong verb-shaped G group. This distribution gives a solver a sensible sequence: hold the required positions, test the largest ending group, and then widen the search.

ABUSING is a concrete check that the pattern has been read correctly.

Which candidates are easiest to recognize?

ABJOINT scores 16; OBEYING, EBAYING, and ABYEING each score 13. OBSCENE, OBTAINS, and ABALONE show that not every entry is a verb.

Only 3 entries are common, so familiar -ING forms are a small part of the pool. The narrow count makes each named example more informative than a broad pattern page.

Compare its exact letter positions before assuming a similar-looking word belongs.

Questions people ask

Which word scores highest in 7-letter words with B in position 2 and N in position 6?
ABJOINT leads at 16 points. OBEYING scores 13, and EBAYING scores 13. ABJOINT scores 16; OBEYING, EBAYING, and ABYEING each score 13. Treat score as one clue; the word must still fit the board and your game’s accepted vocabulary.
Which ending should I test first for this pattern?
G leads with 8 matches, followed by E with 3. ABUSING, ABIDING, and OBEYING reveal the strong verb-shaped G group. After those groups, check T; the smaller ending counts can still contain the answer you need.
Are these seven-letter words common?
3 of the 18 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. ABUSING, OBSCENE, ABIDING are useful recognition anchors, but the full set includes specialized vocabulary. Collins has 18, NWL2023 has 13, and ENABLE has 12 matches.

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