7-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter

Lock the pattern as _B_O___: B takes the second tile, O the fourth, and every other position stays open. ABDOMEN, ABSORBS, and ABSOLVE show how an A can lead; OBLONGS and OBLOQUY represent the smaller O-starting group. Just two matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so expect mostly specialist vocabulary rather than a bank of everyday guesses.

7-letter words with B 2nd and O 4th at a glance

• Sixteen entries match; Collins includes all 16, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 13.
• Thirteen words begin with A; the other three begin with O.
• Only two matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
• OBLOQUY tops the scoring list at 21; ABBOTCY and ABJOINT each score 16.
• Six entries end in S, the largest final-letter group.

Which letters start and end these words?

The starting-letter split is sharp: ABDOMEN, ABSORBS, ABSOLVE, ABIOTIC, and ABROACH all begin with A. OBLONGS, OBLOQUY, and OBCONIC begin with O. With 13 A-starting entries against three O-starting entries, A is the stronger expectation once B and O are fixed.

The ending letters are less concentrated. Six words finish in S, while C, E, and Y each finish two. That gives you a practical check when the last tile is known: S is the likeliest ending in this set, but it accounts for fewer than half of the matches.

For comparison, the related pattern with U in the fourth position has 21 matches, five more than this O pattern. The narrow count makes each confirmed position matter.

Which entries are worth keeping in view?

OBLOQUY is the standout score at 21, but its Q and Y make it a specialist play; a high point total does not make a word easy to spot. ABBOTCY and ABJOINT score 16 each, followed by ABROACH at 14. The top scorer sits five points above the tied runners-up.

For 7-letter words with B 2nd and O 4th, check the fixed positions first, then scan the A-starting entries before the three O-starting words. Only two matches are common by frequency, so the pattern is better for checking a constrained rack than guessing from everyday vocabulary. Collins includes all 16, so check your game's word list before playing.