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

197 7-letter words with B third and I fifth fit this pattern, from familiar WEBSITE and PUBLISH to the high-scoring KIBBITZ.

197 wordsTop pick WEBSITEHighest score KIBBITZ 24

17 of 197 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With B in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (197 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 17 · most-used first

  • WEBSITE12
  • PUBLISH14
  • REBUILD10
  • RUBBISH14
  • RUBBING12
  • RABBITS11
  • REBUILT9
  • SIBLING10
  • FABRICS14
  • HOBBIES14
  • SUBSIDY13
  • ROBBINS11
  • SUBLIME11
  • SOBBING12
  • ROBBING12
  • HYBRIDS16
  • LOBBIED12
All valid words 197

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

  • AIBLINS9
  • AMBLING12
  • AMBOINA11
  • AMBRIES11
  • BABBITT13
  • BABUISM13
  • BABYING15
  • BABYISH17
  • BIBBING14
  • BIBLIKE15
  • BIBLIST11
  • BOBBIES13
  • BOBBING14
  • BOBBINS13
  • BOBBISH16
  • BOBBITT13
  • BOBWIGS15
  • BUBBIES13
  • CABBIES13
  • CABBING14
  • CABLING12
  • CABRIES11
  • CABRIOS11
  • CABRITS11
  • CEBOIDS12
  • COBBIER13
  • COBBING14
  • CUBBIES13
  • CUBBING14
  • CUBBISH16
  • CUBOIDS12
  • CYBRIDS15
  • DABBING13
  • DABBITY15
  • DEBBIER12
  • DEBBIES12
  • DEBRIDE11
  • DEBRIEF13
  • DIBBING13
  • DOBBIES12
  • DOBBING13
  • DOBBINS12
  • DUBBING13
  • DUBBINS12
  • DUBNIUM12
  • EBBTIDE12
  • EMBAILS11
  • EMBLICS13
  • EMBOILS11
  • FABLIAU12
  • FABLING13
  • FABRICS14
  • FEBRILE12
  • FIBBING15
  • FIBRILS12
  • FIBRINS12
  • FOBBING15
  • FUBBIER14
  • FUBBING15
  • FUBSIER12
  • GABBIER12
  • GABBING13
  • GABLING11
  • GIBBING13
  • GOBBIER12
  • GOBBING13
  • GOBIIDS11
  • GOBLINS10
  • GUBBINS12
  • HOBBIES14
  • HOBBING15
  • HOBBISH17
  • HOBBITS14
  • HOBLIKE16
  • HOBOING13
  • HOBOISM14
  • HUBBIES14
  • HYBRIDS16
  • IMBUING12
  • INBEING10
  • INBRING10
  • INBUILT9
  • JABBING19
  • JIBBING19
  • JOBBIES18
  • JOBBING19
  • KEBBIES15
  • KEBBING16
  • KIBBITZ24
  • LABRIDS10
  • LIBBING12
  • LOBBIED12
  • LOBBIES11
  • LOBBING12
  • LUBFISH15
  • MOBBIES13
  • MOBBING14
  • MOBBISH16
  • MOBBISM15
  • MOBLING12
  • NABBING12
  • NEBBICH16
  • NEBBING12
  • NEBBISH14
  • NIBBING12
  • NIBLICK15
  • NIBLIKE13
  • NOBBIER11
  • NOBBILY14
  • NUBBIER11
  • NUBBING12
  • NUBBINS11
  • PEBRINE11
  • PUBBING14
  • PUBLICS13
  • PUBLISH14
  • RABBIES11
  • RABBINS11
  • RABBITO11
  • RABBITS11
  • RABBITY14
  • REBAITS9
  • REBOILS9
  • REBUILD10
  • REBUILT9
  • RIBBIER11
  • RIBBIES11
  • RIBBING12
  • RIBBITS11
  • RIBLIKE13
  • ROBBING12
  • ROBBINS11
  • RUBBIDY15
  • RUBBIES11
  • RUBBING12
  • RUBBISH14
  • RUBBITY14
  • RUBRICS11
  • RUBYING13
  • SABBING12
  • SABEING10
  • SABLING10
  • SABRING10
  • SIBLING10
  • SOBBING12
  • SUBBIES11
  • SUBBING12
  • SUBFILE12
  • SUBLIME11
  • SUBLINE9
  • SUBMISS11
  • SUBMITS11
  • SUBRING10
  • SUBSIDE10
  • SUBSIDY13
  • SUBSIST9
  • SUBSITE9
  • SUBTILE9
  • TABBIED12
  • TABBIES11
  • TABBING12
  • TABLIER9
  • TABLING10
  • TABUING10
  • TUBAIST9
  • TUBBIER11
  • TUBBING12
  • TUBBISH14
  • TUBFISH15
  • TUBLIKE13
  • UMBRILS11
  • UNBEING10
  • UNBLIND10
  • UNBUILD10
  • UNBUILT9
  • UPBOILS11
  • UPBRING12
  • UPBUILD12
  • UPBUILT11
  • VIBRION12
  • VIBRIOS12
  • WABAINS12
  • WEBBIER14
  • WEBBIES14
  • WEBBING15
  • WEBLIKE16
  • WEBLISH15
  • WEBSITE12
  • WEBZINE21
  • YABBIED15
  • YABBIES14
  • YOBBIER14
  • YOBBISH17
  • YOBBISM16
  • ZABTIEH21
  • ZEBRINA18
  • ZEBRINE18
Letters by positionIn 51% of these words the 4th letter is B.
1st letter
  1. R12%
  2. S10%
  3. B7%
2nd letter
  1. U23%
  2. O21%
  3. A20%
4th letter
  1. B51%
  2. L14%
  3. R12%
6th letter
  1. N38%
  2. E20%
  3. S11%
7th letter
  1. S29%
  2. G29%
  3. E10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; KIBBITZ tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 12 words
  2. 10 points: 16 words
  3. 1111 points: 35 words
  4. 12 points: 44 words
  5. 1313 points: 27 words
  6. 14 points: 24 words
  7. 1515 points: 18 words
  8. 16 points: 9 words
  9. 1717 points: 3 words
  10. 18 points: 3 words
  11. 1919 points: 3 words
  12. 20 points: 0 words
  13. 2121 points: 2 words
  14. 22 points: 0 words
  15. 2323 points: 0 words
  16. 24 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KIBBITZ2426All three
WEBZINE2123NWL only
ZABTIEH2121Collins only
JABBING1925All three
JOBBING1925All three
JIBBING1925All three
JOBBIES1822Collins · NWL
ZEBRINA1820Collins only
ZEBRINE1820All three
BABYISH1717All three
YOBBISH1717Collins · NWL
HOBBISH1717Collins only

Lock B into position three and I into position five, then fill the remaining slots with the letters in each answer. WEBSITE, PUBLISH, REBUILD, and SIBLING show how varied the pattern can look. Only 17 entries qualify as common words, so the familiar examples are a small slice of the full set.

What stands out in this B-and-I pattern?

  • The pattern has 197 entries across tournament dictionaries.
  • Just 17 entries qualify as common words.
  • R leads the starting-letter group with 23 words; S follows with 19.
  • S and G dominate the endings, with 58 and 57 words respectively.
  • KIBBITZ tops the score list at 24; WEBZINE follows at 21.

Which starting letters and endings recur most?

R begins the most entries, while S is next; B and C tie behind them with 14 apiece. That spread makes the fixed B a middle anchor, not a clue to the first letter. Try REBUILD, SUBSIDE, or FABRICS when the opening remains unknown.

S and G together account for 115 endings, far ahead of E at 19. The many S endings include plural forms such as RABBITS and HOBBIES; G-ending examples include RUBBING and SOBBING. A final S or G narrows the search sharply, and H comes fourth with 15 words, RUBBISH among them.

How should you use 7-letter words with B third and I fifth?

Treat the known letters as fixed slots: _ _ B _ I _ _. Then test likely word shapes against the remaining letters. WEBSITE and PUBLISH are easy anchors, and KIBBITZ at 24 sits well above the 12.7 average score; SUBLIME and SUBMITS show that the opening can shift while the B-I spine stays put.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 193 matches, NWL2023 has 148, and ENABLE has 132, with overlap among those totals. The overall count is their tournament-dictionary union, not a sum of the three. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.

Questions people ask

How many of these words are common?
Only 17 of the 197 entries qualify as common words by Word Puzzle Answers's frequency measure. WEBSITE, PUBLISH, and REBUILD are recognizable examples, while many matches are less familiar. Start with the common examples when solving from memory, then widen the search if those do not fit.
Which starting letter appears most often?
R starts the largest group, with 23 words matching the B-and-I positions. S comes next with 19, while B and C each start 14. REBUILD is a familiar R example; SUBSIDE shows the next most frequent opening.
Do all word-game dictionaries accept the same entries?
No. Collins contains 193 matches, compared with 148 in NWL2023 and 132 in ENABLE; those sets overlap. The combined total is 197 distinct entries. A word appearing in one list is not automatically playable in a game using another.

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