7-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and G as the 7th letter
7-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and G as the 7th letter: 58 matches, including RUBBING, SIBLING, and SOBBING.
4 of 58 are everyday words (7%). 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
- RUBBING12
- SIBLING10
- SOBBING12
- ROBBING12
- BOBBING14
- DUBBING13
- SUBBING12
- WEBBING15
- CABLING12
- DABBING13
- RIBBING12
- JABBING19
- LOBBING12
- TABLING10
- JOBBING19
- MOBBING14
- AMBLING12
- NABBING12
- IMBUING12
- FIBBING15
- BABYING15
- LIBBING12
- GABBING13
- TABBING12
- TUBBING12
- FOBBING15
- COBBING14
- PUBBING14
- SUBRING10
- CABBING14
- DOBBING13
- HOBBING15
- GOBBING13
- CUBBING14
- JIBBING19
- HOBOING13
- BIBBING14
- UNBEING10
- NIBBING12
- SABLING10
- GIBBING13
- INBEING10
- SABRING10
- NEBBING12
- UPBRING12
- DIBBING13
- FABLING13
- FUBBING15
All valid words 58
- AMBLING12
- BABYING15
- BIBBING14
- BOBBING14
- CABBING14
- CABLING12
- COBBING14
- CUBBING14
- DABBING13
- DIBBING13
- DOBBING13
- DUBBING13
- FABLING13
- FIBBING15
- FOBBING15
- FUBBING15
- GABBING13
- GABLING11
- GIBBING13
- GOBBING13
- HOBBING15
- HOBOING13
- IMBUING12
- INBEING10
- INBRING10
- JABBING19
- JIBBING19
- JOBBING19
- KEBBING16
- LIBBING12
- LOBBING12
- MOBBING14
- MOBLING12
- NABBING12
- NEBBING12
- NIBBING12
- NUBBING12
- PUBBING14
- RIBBING12
- ROBBING12
- RUBBING12
- RUBYING13
- SABBING12
- SABEING10
- SABLING10
- SABRING10
- SIBLING10
- SOBBING12
- SUBBING12
- SUBRING10
- SUBSONG10
- TABBING12
- TABLING10
- TABUING10
- TUBBING12
- UNBEING10
- UPBRING12
- WEBBING15
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| JABBING | 19 | 25 | All three |
| JOBBING | 19 | 25 | All three |
| JIBBING | 19 | 25 | All three |
| KEBBING | 16 | 20 | Collins only |
| WEBBING | 15 | 19 | All three |
| FIBBING | 15 | 19 | All three |
| BABYING | 15 | 18 | All three |
| FOBBING | 15 | 19 | All three |
| HOBBING | 15 | 18 | All three |
| FUBBING | 15 | 20 | All three |
| BOBBING | 14 | 19 | All three |
| MOBBING | 14 | 19 | All three |
This pattern fixes two positions and leaves five letters open, yet it produces just 58 tournament-dictionary words. Every match ends in G, while familiar examples such as RUBBING, SIBLING, and SOBBING show how often the middle of the word carries a doubled B. Only four entries rank among common English words, so expect a mix of recognizable forms and specialist vocabulary.
At a glance: the B-and-G pattern
- There are 58 matches, and every one ends with G.
- RUBBING, SIBLING, and SOBBING are recognizable examples.
- Only four matches count as common English words.
- Collins includes 58; NWL2023 includes 47, and ENABLE includes 44.
- JABBING, JOBBING, and JIBBING each score 19 points.
What kinds of words fit this letter pattern?
Many familiar examples use the ending -ing: RUBBING, ROBBING, BOBBING, DUBBING, and WEBBING all put B in the third position and finish with G. SIBLING is a less repetitive-looking match, a reminder that the pattern does not require the same ending across the whole list.
The first letter S leads with nine matches. C, D, F, G, N, R, and T each contribute four, so S offers more than twice as many openings as any of those next-place letters. When you have a blank first tile, try S before cycling through those tied options.
The ending is unusually fixed: G appears as the final letter in all 58 words. That sharply narrows a rack search, but it does not make every candidate familiar. Four entries are common; the rest are less likely to come to mind without checking a word list.
Which B-third, G-last words score highest?
JABBING, JOBBING, and JIBBING tie for the top score at 19 points each. Their J is the scoring engine, while the shared B-heavy pattern supplies no reason to treat one as a higher scorer than the others. WEBBING and FIBBING also stand out at 15 points.
The count changes with the game’s dictionary: Collins has 58 matches, compared with 47 in NWL2023 and 44 in ENABLE. No matching word appears among Wordle answers or allowed guesses. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar option such as KEBBING.
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