7-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter
15 7-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter fit this pattern, including ABSTAIN, ABETTED and EBBTIDE.
With B in 2nd place, U is the most common 4th letter (21 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- ABSTAIN9
- ABETTED10
- ABATING10
- ABUTTED10
- ABETTOR9
- ABETTER9
- ABATTIS9
- EBBTIDE12
- ABATERS9
- ABATORS9
- ABATURE9
- ABETTAL9
- ABUTTAL9
- ABUTTER9
- OBITUAL9
All valid words 15
- ABATERS9
- ABATING10
- ABATORS9
- ABATTIS9
- ABATURE9
- ABETTAL9
- ABETTED10
- ABETTER9
- ABETTOR9
- ABSTAIN9
- ABUTTAL9
- ABUTTED10
- ABUTTER9
- EBBTIDE12
- OBITUAL9
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBBTIDE | 12 | 14 | Collins only |
| ABETTED | 10 | 11 | All three |
| ABATING | 10 | 13 | All three |
| ABUTTED | 10 | 12 | All three |
| ABSTAIN | 9 | 11 | All three |
| ABETTOR | 9 | 10 | All three |
| ABETTER | 9 | 10 | All three |
| ABATTIS | 9 | 10 | All three |
| ABATERS | 9 | 10 | All three |
| ABATORS | 9 | 10 | All three |
| ABATURE | 9 | 11 | Collins only |
| ABETTAL | 9 | 11 | All three |
The fixed pattern is _B_T___, but the short list is lopsided: 13 entries begin with A. ABSTAIN and ABETTED are readable examples; ABATURE and OBITUAL are less familiar. Collins includes all 15, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 12, so a match is not automatically playable in every tournament dictionary.
At a glance, the B-and-T pattern
- All 15 matches have B in position two and T in position four.
- 13 begin with A; only EBBTIDE and OBITUAL begin with another letter.
- ABSTAIN, ABETTED and ABATING are recognizable examples of the pattern.
- EBBTIDE leads the listed Scrabble scores at 12 points.
- The average score is 9.4 points.
Why do most matches start with A?
Thirteen of the 15 matches begin with A, leaving only EBBTIDE and OBITUAL as non-A starters. That concentration makes the first letter less useful for narrowing a rack than the fixed B and T positions. Test the pattern against ABSTAIN, ABETTED, ABATING and ABUTTED before trying rarer entries.
Word endings spread across seven letters rather than clustering on one suffix. ABETTAL, ABUTTAL and OBITUAL end in L; ABETTOR, ABETTER and ABUTTER end in R; ABSTAIN, ABATERS and ABATORS end in S. Those parallel forms make the final slot a useful filter.
For comparison, the same pattern with A in position two has 550 matches, so B is the unusually restrictive slot.
7-letter words with B as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter
EBBTIDE is the top scorer at 12 points, ahead of ABETTED, ABATING and ABUTTED at 10 each. ABSTAIN and ABETTOR score 9 apiece. If your rack contains a high-value letter already placed, compare the board premium squares before choosing a play; a word's base score is not its final score.
Treat this pattern as a letter filter, not a promise of familiar vocabulary. None of the matches falls in the common-word group, and 12 are defined entries. Collins has all 15; ENABLE and NWL2023 have 12 apiece.
Check your game's word list before banking on a less familiar choice such as ABATURE or ABATTIS.
Questions people ask
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