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

7-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and E as the 7th letter: 89 matches fit the pattern _ _ B _ _ _ E.

89 wordsTop pick WEBSITEHighest score WEBZINE 21

7 of 89 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With B in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (381 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 89 · most-used first

  • WEBSITE12
  • EMBRACE13
  • CABBAGE14
  • SUBLIME11
  • JUBILEE16
  • WEBPAGE15
  • DEBACLE12
  • CUBICLE13
  • VIBRATE12
  • SUBSIDE10
  • SUBTYPE14
  • CABOOSE11
  • FEBRILE12
  • NEBULAE9
  • RIBCAGE12
  • UMBRAGE12
  • AUBERGE10
  • SUBSUME11
  • WEBZINE21
  • SUBZONE18
  • SUBTILE9
  • FIBULAE12
  • GABELLE10
  • SUBBASE11
  • SUBRACE11
  • SUBSITE9
  • TABULAE9
  • REBADGE11
  • SUBLINE9
  • DEBRIDE11
  • HABITUE12
  • UNBROKE13
  • EBBTIDE12
  • WEBLIKE16
  • IMBATHE14
  • UNBRACE11
  • SUBFILE12
  • EMBLAZE20
  • BOBOTIE11
  • IMBRUTE11
  • SUBCODE12
  • ZEBRINE18
  • AMBSACE13
  • BABICHE16
  • BABUCHE16
  • BIBLIKE15
  • BOBECHE16
  • BUBUKLE15

Showing the top 48 of 89 words. See every valid word

All valid words 89

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

  • AMBSACE13
  • AUBERGE10
  • BABICHE16
  • BABUCHE16
  • BIBLIKE15
  • BOBECHE16
  • BOBOTIE11
  • BUBUKLE15
  • CABBAGE14
  • CABOOSE11
  • CIBOULE11
  • CUBICLE13
  • DEBACLE12
  • DEBRIDE11
  • EBBTIDE12
  • EMBASTE11
  • EMBATHE14
  • EMBLAZE20
  • EMBOGUE12
  • EMBRACE13
  • EMBRAVE14
  • EMBRUTE11
  • FEBRILE12
  • FIBRATE12
  • FIBROSE12
  • FIBULAE12
  • GABELLE10
  • GIBBOSE12
  • GOBONEE10
  • HABITUE12
  • HOBLIKE16
  • IMBATHE14
  • IMBLAZE20
  • IMBRUTE11
  • IMBURSE11
  • JOBNAME18
  • JUBILEE16
  • LABIATE9
  • LABROSE9
  • LIBELEE9
  • LIBRATE9
  • NEBULAE9
  • NIBLIKE13
  • PEBRINE11
  • RABATTE9
  • REBADGE11
  • REBRACE11
  • RIBCAGE12
  • RIBIBLE11
  • RIBLIKE13
  • RUBASSE9
  • SUBBASE11
  • SUBCODE12
  • SUBDUCE12
  • SUBFILE12
  • SUBLATE9
  • SUBLIME11
  • SUBLINE9
  • SUBRACE11
  • SUBRULE9
  • SUBSALE9
  • SUBSERE9
  • SUBSIDE10
  • SUBSITE9
  • SUBSUME11
  • SUBTILE9
  • SUBTONE9
  • SUBTYPE14
  • SUBVENE12
  • SUBZONE18
  • TABRERE9
  • TABULAE9
  • TUBLIKE13
  • UMBRAGE12
  • UMBRERE11
  • UMBROSE11
  • UNBORNE9
  • UNBRACE11
  • UNBRAKE13
  • UNBROKE13
  • UPBORNE11
  • UPBROKE15
  • VIBRATE12
  • WEBLIKE16
  • WEBPAGE15
  • WEBSITE12
  • WEBZINE21
  • ZEBRINE18
  • ZEBRULE18
Letters by positionIn 28% of these words the 2nd letter is U.
1st letter
  1. S21%
  2. U10%
  3. E9%
2nd letter
  1. U28%
  2. M17%
  3. I15%
4th letter
  1. R28%
  2. L12%
  3. S8%
5th letter
  1. A24%
  2. I21%
  3. O11%
6th letter
  1. L13%
  2. T12%
  3. K10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; WEBZINE tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 18 words
  2. 10 points: 4 words
  3. 1111 points: 20 words
  4. 12 points: 17 words
  5. 1313 points: 8 words
  6. 14 points: 5 words
  7. 1515 points: 4 words
  8. 16 points: 6 words
  9. 1717 points: 0 words
  10. 18 points: 4 words
  11. 1919 points: 0 words
  12. 20 points: 2 words
  13. 2121 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WEBZINE2123NWL only
EMBLAZE2023All three
IMBLAZE2023All three
SUBZONE1821All three
ZEBRINE1820All three
JOBNAME1823All three
ZEBRULE1821Collins only
JUBILEE1621All three
WEBLIKE1618All three
BABICHE1618All three
BOBECHE1618All three
HOBLIKE1617All three

The fixed pattern puts B in the middle and E at the end. The matches include familiar words such as website, cabbage, and cubicle, alongside less common forms like webzine and subzone. Only seven count as common, so this pattern appears more often in word-game lists than in everyday conversation.

The pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 89 tournament-dictionary words match _ _ B _ _ _ E.
  • Only seven matches count as common English words.
  • S is the most frequent first letter, with 19 matches beginning that way.
  • Every matching word ends in E; the final-letter pattern has no variation.
  • Dictionary coverage ranges from 60 words in ENABLE to 87 in Collins.

Why is this pattern unusually narrow?

The 89 matches make this a small slice of seven-letter patterns ending in E. For comparison, the pattern with R third and E last has 349 matches, while keeping B third and changing the final letter to S yields 381. If your clue confirms B but not the last letter, widening that position can open many more options.

The examples span several recognizable word shapes: website and webpage begin with W, while cabbage doubles its B and embrace puts B after M. Try those familiar forms first, then check less everyday candidates such as nebulae, auberge, and webzine against your remaining letters.

Which matches score the most points?

WEBZINE leads the scoring examples at 21 points, followed by EMBLAZE and IMBLAZE at 20 each. SUBZONE, ZEBRINE, JOBNAME, and ZEBRULE each score 18. Those are strong letter combinations, but several are less familiar than website or cabbage.

The 7-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and E as the 7th letter do not all appear in the same tournament dictionaries: Collins includes 87, NWL2023 includes 64, and ENABLE includes 60. Check your game's word list before banking on an unfamiliar answer; a high score does not guarantee acceptance.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have B third and E last?
There are 89 matches in the combined tournament-dictionary list. Each follows the pattern _ _ B _ _ _ E, with B fixed in position three and E fixed in position seven. Website, cabbage, and cubicle are among the recognizable examples.
Which matching word has the highest score?
WEBZINE tops the scoring examples at 21 points. EMBLAZE and IMBLAZE follow at 20 points each, while SUBZONE, ZEBRINE, JOBNAME, and ZEBRULE score 18. Several top scorers are less familiar, so confirm they fit your game's dictionary.
Do Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE include the same words?
No, their coverage differs. Collins contains 87 matching words, NWL2023 has 64, and ENABLE has 60. A word accepted in one list may not work in another, so check the dictionary used for your game when testing an unfamiliar match.

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