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7-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter

7-letter words with B in position 2 and S in position 5 number 13; examples include ABYSSAL, OBLASTS, ABYSSES, and ABRASAX scores 16 points.

13 wordsTop pick ABYSSALHighest score ABRASAX 16
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With B in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (41 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • ABYSSAL12
  • OBLASTS9
  • ABYSSES12
  • ABRASAX16
  • OBOISTS9
  • OBLASTI9
  • ABIOSES9
  • ABIOSIS9
  • ABROSIA9
  • OBEISMS11
  • OBIISMS11
  • OBTESTS9
  • OBTUSER9
All valid words 13

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

  • ABIOSES9
  • ABIOSIS9
  • ABRASAX16
  • ABROSIA9
  • ABYSSAL12
  • ABYSSES12
  • OBEISMS11
  • OBIISMS11
  • OBLASTI9
  • OBLASTS9
  • OBOISTS9
  • OBTESTS9
  • OBTUSER9
Letters by positionIn 62% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. O54%
  2. A46%
3rd letter
  1. I23%
  2. L15%
  3. R15%
4th letter
  1. I23%
  2. O23%
  3. A23%
6th letter
  1. T31%
  2. E23%
  3. M15%
7th letter
  1. S62%
  2. I8%
  3. A8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ABRASAX1617Collins only
ABYSSAL1213All three
ABYSSES1212All three
OBEISMS1113Collins only
OBIISMS1113All three
OBLASTS911All three
OBOISTS910All three
OBLASTI911All three
ABIOSES910All three
ABIOSIS910All three
ABROSIA910All three
OBTESTS910All three

7-letter words with B in position 2 and S in position 5 gives you 13 tournament-dictionary entries. ABYSSAL, OBLASTS, ABYSSES anchor the pattern with recognizable spellings. The frame has 13 matches and none falls within the common-word frequency group. S is the last letter for 8 entries; five other endings occur once 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 S in position 5?

  • There are 13 matches for the fixed B 2nd and S 5th pattern.
  • 0 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Ending leaders are S with 8, A with 1, I with 1.
  • ABRASAX is the top scorer at 16 points.

What the ending counts reveal

The frame has 13 matches and none falls within the common-word frequency group. S is the last letter for 8 entries; five other endings occur once each.

ABYSSAL and ABYSSES make the repeated Y-S sequence easy to remember. This distribution gives a solver a sensible sequence: hold the required positions, test the largest ending group, and then widen the search.

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

Where the examples and scores differ

ABRASAX tops the scoring list at 16, with ABYSSAL and ABYSSES at 12. OBLASTS and OBOISTS shift the opening while retaining B in the second position.

undefined This frame rewards careful checking: the most familiar-looking spelling is not necessarily the highest scorer, and a rare form still needs every letter in the correct slot.

Questions people ask

Which word scores highest in 7-letter words with B in position 2 and S in position 5?
ABRASAX leads at 16 points. ABYSSAL scores 12, and ABYSSES scores 12. ABRASAX tops the scoring list at 16, with ABYSSAL and ABYSSES at 12. 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?
S leads with 8 matches, followed by A with 1. ABYSSAL and ABYSSES make the repeated Y-S sequence easy to remember. After those groups, check I; the smaller ending counts can still contain the answer you need.
Are these seven-letter words common?
0 of the 13 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. ABYSSAL, OBLASTS, ABYSSES are useful recognition anchors, but the full set includes specialized vocabulary. Collins has 13, NWL2023 has 11, and ENABLE has 11 matches.

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