7-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter

Read the pattern as _ _ B _ _ A _: B takes the third slot, and A sits in the sixth. These 64 matches make a narrow slice of seven-letter play, and only 5 are common by frequency. This is a clue-solving set, not a bank of everyday vocabulary; 43 entries have definitions.

At a glance: what stands out

• Exactly 64 seven-letter words match _ _ B _ _ A _ across at least one tournament dictionary.
• Only 5 are common by frequency; LIBERAL and HABITAT are two familiar matches.
• The 43 defined entries outnumber the common ones, so expect plenty of rare vocabulary.
• S leads both ends of the pattern: 13 words start with S, and 20 finish with S.

How do 7-letter words with B third and A sixth score?

QABALAH tops the scoring list at 21 points, followed by SABKHAH at 19. QABALAS and ZABETAS each score 18, putting Q and Z among the strongest tile choices in this pattern.

QABALAH’s Q is followed by A, not U, so do not insist on a U when testing a Q-heavy rack. For a more familiar option, BABYSAT scores 14; LIBERAL, HABITAT, ORBITAL, WEBINAR, and TUBULAR are easier words to recognize. Let your rack decide whether the rare high scorer is worth pursuing.

Do all word lists accept the same matches?

No: Collins contains 61 matches, NWL2023 has 47, and ENABLE has 39. Those totals overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together. A word counts here when it appears in at least one of these tournament dictionaries.

The difference matters most for less familiar entries such as QABALAH and SABKHAH. Check your game's word list before playing an obscure match; recognition alone will not tell you which dictionary accepts it.

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