7-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter
7-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter total 118, including familiar picks like vibrant and rebound.
11 of 118 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
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.
Best words to play first
- RUBBING12
- VIBRANT12
- AMBIENT11
- SIBLING10
- REBOUND10
- ROBBINS11
- SOBBING12
- ROBBING12
- RIBBONS11
- INBOUND10
- GIBBONS12
- GOBLINS10
- REBRAND10
- BOBBING14
- UNBOUND10
- DUBBING13
- SUBBING12
- WEBBING15
- BABOONS11
- CABLING12
- DABBING13
- RIBBING12
- JABBING19
- DOBBINS12
- LOBBING12
- TABLING10
- JOBBING19
- MOBBING14
- BOBBINS13
- AMBLING12
- NABBING12
- GIBSONS10
- IMBUING12
- UNBURNT9
- GUBBINS12
- FIBBING15
- BABYING15
- LIBBING12
- POBLANO11
- SUBMENU11
- WEBZINE21
- GABBING13
- SUBZONE18
- TABBING12
- TUBBING12
- FOBBING15
- NUBBINS11
- AMBOYNA14
All valid words 118
- AIBLINS9
- AMBIENT11
- AMBLING12
- AMBOINA11
- AMBOYNA14
- AUBURNS9
- BABOONS11
- BABYING15
- BIBBING14
- BOBBING14
- BOBBINS13
- CABBING14
- CABLING12
- COBBING14
- CUBBING14
- DABBING13
- DIBBING13
- DOBBING13
- DOBBINS12
- DOBLONS10
- DOBSONS10
- DUBBING13
- DUBBINS12
- EMBOUND12
- EOBIONT9
- FABLING13
- FIBBING15
- FIBRINS12
- FOBBING15
- FUBBING15
- GABBING13
- GABIONS10
- GABLING11
- GABOONS10
- GIBBING13
- GIBBONS12
- GIBSONS10
- GOBBING13
- GOBLINS10
- GUBBINS12
- HOBBING15
- HOBOING13
- IMBUING12
- INBEING10
- INBOUND10
- INBRING10
- JABBING19
- JIBBING19
- JIBBONS18
- JOBBING19
- KEBBING16
- LIBBING12
- LIBKENS13
- LOBBING12
- MOBBING14
- MOBLING12
- NABBING12
- NEBBING12
- NIBBING12
- NUBBING12
- NUBBINS11
- PEBRINE11
- POBLANO11
- PUBBING14
- RABANNA9
- RABBINS11
- RABBONI11
- REBLEND10
- REBLENT9
- REBOANT9
- REBOUND10
- REBRAND10
- RIBBAND12
- RIBBING12
- RIBBONS11
- RIBBONY14
- ROBBING12
- ROBBINS11
- RUBBING12
- RUBYING13
- SABBING12
- SABEING10
- SABLING10
- SABRING10
- SIBLING10
- SOBBING12
- SUBBING12
- SUBLINE9
- SUBMENU11
- SUBORNS9
- SUBPENA11
- SUBRENT9
- SUBRING10
- SUBSONG10
- SUBTEND10
- SUBTONE9
- SUBVENE12
- SUBZONE18
- TABBING12
- TABLING10
- TABUING10
- TUBBING12
- UNBEING10
- UNBLENT9
- UNBLIND10
- UNBORNE9
- UNBOUND10
- UNBURNT9
- UPBORNE11
- UPBOUND12
- UPBRING12
- VIBRANT12
- WABAINS12
- WEBBING15
- WEBZINE21
- ZEBRANO18
- ZEBRINA18
- ZEBRINE18
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBZINE | 21 | 23 | NWL only |
| JABBING | 19 | 25 | All three |
| JOBBING | 19 | 25 | All three |
| JIBBING | 19 | 25 | All three |
| SUBZONE | 18 | 21 | All three |
| ZEBRINA | 18 | 20 | Collins only |
| ZEBRINE | 18 | 20 | All three |
| JIBBONS | 18 | 23 | Collins only |
| ZEBRANO | 18 | 20 | Collins · NWL |
| KEBBING | 16 | 20 | Collins only |
| WEBBING | 15 | 19 | All three |
| FIBBING | 15 | 19 | All three |
Lock B into the third spot and N into the sixth, and the pattern still leaves room for several kinds of words. Rubbing, sibling, and rebound show how different the first letters and endings can be. Most matches finish with G, while a smaller group ends in S or D, so the final tile can narrow your search quickly.
7-letter words with B as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter
- The pattern has 118 tournament-dictionary matches.
- Only 11 matches count as common under our frequency measure.
- Rubbing, vibrant, ambient, and sibling are familiar examples.
- A total of 58 matches end in G; 23 end in S.
- WEBZINE is the top scorer at 21 points.
Which endings and starting letters appear most?
G dominates the final position: 58 words end with it, compared with 23 ending in S and 10 in D. That makes an -ing ending a strong pattern to test; rubbing, sobbing, robbing, and dabbing all fit.
S and R lead the first-letter counts, with 18 and 16 matches. Examples such as sibling, sobbing, rubbing, and rebound make the contrast easy to remember. If your known letters leave the first spot open, try S or R before rarer openings.
Which matches score well in Scrabble?
WEBZINE scores 21 points, while JABBING, JOBBING, and JIBBING each score 19 before board bonuses. Those high values come from the premium letters; a word's placement on the board can change the final turn score.
Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 117 matches, NWL2023 includes 98, and ENABLE includes 88. The list also includes less familiar entries, so check your game's word list before committing to an unusual play.
Questions people ask
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