7-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and D as the 5th letter

Lock the pattern as _ _ B _ D _ _: B sits in slot three and D in slot five. The set is unusually tight: none of its 14 entries is classed as common, although 13 have dictionary definitions. Expect a word-game lookup list, not a bank of everyday guesses.

What stands out in the B-D pattern

• Exactly 14 seven-letter entries put B third and D fifth.
• All 14 matches occur in Collins; 9 also appear in NWL2023, and 8 in ENABLE.
• R and S lead the first-letter set with 4 words apiece; A follows with 2.
• Kabaddi and hobodom tie at 15 Scrabble points, ahead of babudom at 14.
• None meets the common-word cutoff, while 13 have dictionary definitions.

7-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and D as the 5th letter

The pattern leaves five other positions open. Four matches start with R and four with S; only two start with A. Once the fixed letters are placed, those first-letter counts are a fast way to narrow a candidate.

At the other end, R and S each finish three matches, while M finishes two. A, C, E, I and T each close one word, so the endings spread across eight letters despite the repeated R/S starts.

Use the template _ _ B _ D _ _: test letters only in slots one, two, four, six and seven. Kabaddi is a memorable anchor; rabidly, rebadge, albedos, aubades and libidos are recognizable entries among less familiar matches.

The full set also includes subedar, subadar, subedit, subidea, babudom, hobodom, rabider and rubidic. For comparison, the same pattern with A in slot three has 108 matches; the six-letter B/D pattern has 13.

Which matches score most in Scrabble?

Kabaddi and hobodom lead at 15 points each; babudom follows at 14, then rabidly at 13. Rubidic scores 12 and rebadge 11; libidos, subedar, albedos and subadar tie at 10.

A high listed score is not a guaranteed high play: premium squares and placement change the total. All 14 matches appear in Collins, compared with 9 in NWL2023 and 8 in ENABLE. That split is the limitation: a Collins entry may not be accepted in your game, so check its word list before playing.