7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and B as the 6th letter

Only 14 tournament-dictionary entries fit this fixed pair, and none sits among the 25,000 most frequent English words. The endings are tightly clustered: seven words finish in A and five in S, while U and Y account for one each. Expect a puzzle-solving list rather than everyday vocabulary.

The pattern at a glance

• Fourteen tournament-listed words fit; Collins includes all 14, compared with 11 in ENABLE and 11 in NWL2023.
• None ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency; no matches count as common.
• Seven finish in A, five in S, and one each in U and Y.
• CRYBABY leads scoring at 19, followed by COBWEBS and CORYMBS at 16 each.
• Every candidate starts with C and places B in its sixth position.

Which words score highest?

CRYBABY scores 19 points, ahead of COBWEBS and CORYMBS at 16 each. CABOMBA is next at 15; CATAWBA, CHERUBS, and CONFABS each score 14. These scores identify strong Scrabble plays, but the fixed C-and-B positions remain the better filter when your rack or board gives you a pattern.

Collins accepts 14 of these words, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 11. That four-entry gap is the main limitation: the full set is not valid in every game, so check your app’s word list before playing an unfamiliar candidate.

How to narrow the C-first, B-sixth pattern

A and S cover 12 of the 14 candidates; U and Y account for the two left over. Since none is common by frequency, prioritize confirmed letters and the ending clue over a guess based on familiar vocabulary.

• Ending A: test CORDOBA, CATAWBA, CARAMBA, COPAIBA, CALUMBA, CABOMBA, and CASSABA.
• Ending S: compare COBWEBS, CHERUBS, CORYMBS, CONFABS, and COMARBS.
• Ending Y: CRYBABY is the sole Y-ending option and the highest scorer at 19.
• Ending U: CATTABU is the lone U-ending candidate.