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

7-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and E as the 6th letter have 260 matches, from familiar cabinet to specialist high scorers.

260 wordsTop pick CABINETHighest score QUBYTES 21

15 of 260 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

6th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With B in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (260 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 15 · most-used first

CABINET₁₁
DEBATES₁₀
LABELED₁₀
BUBBLES₁₃
WEBSTER₁₂
LOBSTER₉
DEBATED₁₁
HOBBIES₁₄
DEBUTED₁₁
JUBILEE₁₆
SUBDUED₁₁
CABARET₁₁
REBATES₉
PEBBLES₁₃
LOBBIED₁₂

All valid words 260

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

ALBITES₉
ALBUMEN₁₁
AMBAGES₁₂
AMBERED₁₂
AMBONES₁₁
AMBRIES₁₁
ARBITER₉
ARBORED₁₀
ARBORES₉
ARBORET₉
ARBUTES₉
AUBADES₁₀
BABBLED₁₄
BABBLER₁₃
BABBLES₁₃
BIBBLES₁₃
BOBBIES₁₃
BOBBLED₁₄
BOBBLES₁₃
BOBSLED₁₂
BUBALES₁₁
BUBBIES₁₃
BUBBLED₁₄
BUBBLER₁₃
BUBBLES₁₃
CABARET₁₁
CABBIES₁₃
CABINED₁₂
CABINET₁₁
CABOVER₁₄
CABRIES₁₁
COBBIER₁₃
COBBLED₁₄
COBBLER₁₃
COBBLES₁₃
CUBAGES₁₂
CUBANES₁₁
CUBBIES₁₃
DABBLED₁₃
DABBLER₁₂
DABBLES₁₂
DABSTER₁₀
DEBASED₁₁
DEBASER₁₀
DEBASES₁₀
DEBATED₁₁
DEBATER₁₀
DEBATES₁₀
DEBBIER₁₂
DEBBIES₁₂
DEBITED₁₁
DEBONED₁₁
DEBONER₁₀
DEBONES₁₀
DEBRIEF₁₃
DEBTEES₁₀
DEBUSED₁₁
DEBUSES₁₀
DEBUTED₁₁
DIBBLED₁₃
DIBBLER₁₂
DIBBLES₁₂
DOBBIES₁₂
DUBSTEP₁₂
ECBOLES₁₁
ELBOWED₁₃
EMBACES₁₃
EMBALED₁₂
EMBALES₁₁
EMBASED₁₂
EMBASES₁₁
EMBAYED₁₅
EMBOWED₁₅
EMBOWEL₁₄
EMBOWER₁₄
EMBOXED₁₉
EMBOXES₁₈
EMBRUED₁₂
EMBRUES₁₁
EMBUSED₁₂
EMBUSES₁₁
FIBERED₁₃
FIBSTER₁₂
FUBBIER₁₄
FUBSIER₁₂
GABBIER₁₂
GABBLED₁₃
GABBLER₁₂
GABBLES₁₂
GIBUSES₁₀
GOBBIER₁₂
GOBBLED₁₃
GOBBLER₁₂
GOBBLES₁₂
GOBONEE₁₀
HABITED₁₃
HOBBIES₁₄
HOBBLED₁₅
HOBBLER₁₄
HOBBLES₁₄
HUBBIES₁₄
IMBASED₁₂
IMBASES₁₁
IMBIBED₁₄
IMBIBER₁₃
IMBIBES₁₃
IMBOWER₁₄
IMBRUED₁₂
IMBRUES₁₁
INBOXES₁₆
INBREED₁₀
JABBLED₁₉
JABBLES₁₈
JOBBIES₁₈
JUBILEE₁₆
JUBILES₁₆
KABELES₁₃
KEBBIES₁₅
KEBELES₁₃
KIBBLED₁₆
KIBBLES₁₅
LABELED₁₀
LABELER₉
LABISES₉
LABORED₁₀
LABORER₉
LIBATED₁₀
LIBATES₉
LIBELED₁₀
LIBELEE₉
LIBELER₉
LOBATED₁₀
LOBBIED₁₂
LOBBIES₁₁
LOBBYER₁₄
LOBELET₉
LOBIPED₁₂
LOBSTER₉
LOBULES₉
MEBOSES₁₁
MOBBIES₁₃
MOBBLED₁₄
MOBBLES₁₃
MOBILES₁₁
MOBSMEN₁₃
MOBSTER₁₁
NEBULES₉
NIBBLED₁₂
NIBBLER₁₁
NIBBLES₁₁
NOBBIER₁₁
NOBBLED₁₂
NOBBLER₁₁
NOBBLES₁₁
NUBBIER₁₁
NUBBLED₁₂
NUBBLES₁₁
NYBBLES₁₄
ORBITED₁₀
ORBITER₉
PEBBLED₁₄
PEBBLES₁₃
PUBISES₁₁
QUBYTES₂₁
RABBIES₁₁
RABBLED₁₂
RABBLER₁₁
RABBLES₁₁
RABIDER₁₀
REBASED₁₀
REBASES₉
REBATED₁₀
REBATER₉
REBATES₉
REBITES₉
REBORED₁₀
REBORES₉
REBREED₁₀
REBUKED₁₄
REBUKER₁₃
REBUKES₁₃
REBUSES₉
RIBBIER₁₁
RIBBIES₁₁
RIBEYES₁₂
RIBIBES₁₁
RIBOSES₉
RUBACES₁₁
RUBBIES₁₁
RUBBLED₁₂
RUBBLES₁₁
RUBINES₉
SABERED₁₀
SABINES₉
SABOTED₁₀
SEBATES₉
SOBERED₁₀
SOBERER₉
SOBOLES₉
SUBAREA₉
SUBBIES₁₁
SUBDUED₁₁
SUBDUER₁₀
SUBDUES₁₀
SUBIDEA₁₀
SUBITEM₁₁
SUBTEEN₉
SUBTLER₉
TABARET₉
TABBIED₁₂
TABBIES₁₁
TABERED₁₀
TABESES₉
TABINET₉
TABLIER₉
TABOOED₁₀
TABORED₁₀
TABORER₉
TABORET₉
TUBAGES₁₀
TUBBIER₁₁
TUBIFEX₁₉
TUBULES₉
UMBELED₁₂
UMBERED₁₂
UMBONES₁₁
UNBAKED₁₄
UNBALED₁₀
UNBALES₉
UNBARED₁₀
UNBARES₉
UNBASED₁₀
UNBATED₁₀
UNBEGET₁₀
UNBONED₁₀
UNBONES₉
UNBOWED₁₃
UNBOXED₁₇
UNBOXES₁₆
URBANER₉
VIBICES₁₄
WABBLED₁₅
WABBLER₁₄
WABBLES₁₄
WABSTER₁₂
WEBBIER₁₄
WEBBIES₁₄
WEBFEET₁₅
WEBSTER₁₂
WIBBLED₁₅
WIBBLES₁₄
WOBBLED₁₅
WOBBLER₁₄
WOBBLES₁₄
YABBIED₁₅
YABBIES₁₄
YIBBLES₁₄
YOBBIER₁₄
YOBBOES₁₄
ZABTIEH₂₁

Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

R11%
D10%
L7%

2nd letter

A20%
O17%
E16%

4th letter

B36%
A16%
O14%

5th letter

L32%
I15%
T12%

7th letter

S41%
D30%
R20%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; QUBYTES tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 42 words
10 points: 41 words
1111 points: 48 words
12 points: 40 words
1313 points: 33 words
14 points: 32 words
1515 points: 10 words
16 points: 5 words
1717 points: 1 words
18 points: 3 words
1919 points: 3 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
QUBYTES	21	22	Collins · NWL
ZABTIEH	21	21	Collins only
TUBIFEX	19	21	All three
EMBOXED	19	21	Collins only
JABBLED	19	24	Collins only
JOBBIES	18	22	Collins · NWL
EMBOXES	18	20	Collins only
JABBLES	18	23	Collins only
UNBOXED	17	20	All three
JUBILEE	16	21	All three
INBOXES	16	18	NWL only
UNBOXES	16	19	All three

The pattern is _ _ B _ _ E _, so the third and sixth positions are fixed while the other five letters stay open. Cabinet, debates, and lobster show how different the remaining letters can be. Only 15 matches rank among common English words, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and tournament-list entries rather than a list of familiar words alone.

At a glance: the B-and-E pattern

There are 260 seven-letter matches for B in position three and E in position six.
Cabinet, debates, and labeled are recognizable examples that fit the pattern.
Collins accepts 251 matches, compared with 195 in NWL2023 and 178 in ENABLE.
QuBytes and zabtieh top the score list at 21 points apiece.

Which words fit this B-and-E pattern?

The 260 matches range from cabinet and debates to bubbles, lobster, and jubilee. These examples all place B third and E sixth, but their endings and meanings differ. The pattern narrows the search without making the remaining letters predictable.

A notable limitation: just 15 matches are common, although 217 have a definition. The dictionary totals also vary: Collins includes 251, while NWL2023 includes 195. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry; tournament acceptance is not identical across dictionaries.

How to narrow 7-letter words with B third and E sixth

Use the final letter as your next filter. The strongest clusters are words ending in S (107), D (77), or R (53); together they account for 237 of the 260 matches. That makes a known final letter especially valuable when solving a rack or a pattern clue.

For a practical starting point, test familiar candidates such as cabinet, rebates, or hobbies against the crossing letters. The average score is 11.8, but unusual entries lead the scoring table: qubytes and zabtieh each score 21. Don't assume the highest scorer is the most playable word; first confirm it fits your board and game dictionary.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have B third and E sixth?

There are 260 seven-letter matches with B in the third position and E in the sixth. Examples include cabinet, debates, and lobster. Only 15 are counted as common English words, so the full set includes many less familiar entries.

Which words ending in S fit the B-third, E-sixth pattern?

There are 107 matches ending in S with B third and E sixth. Bubbles, hobbies, and lobbies are examples. S is the most frequent final letter for this pattern, ahead of D with 77 matches and R with 53.

What is the highest score for a word in this pattern?

Qubytes and zabtieh are the top listed scorers at 21 points each. Both fit the seven-letter pattern, but they are less familiar than examples such as cabinet. Verify an uncommon play in your game's dictionary before using it.

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