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7-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and B as the 5th letter

7-letter words with C second and B fifth number 18; examples include scribes, acrobat, ichabod, and acerbic.

18 wordsTop pick SCUMBAGHighest score SCRUBBY 16

1 of 18 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With C in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (69 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 18 · most-used first

  • SCUMBAG14
  • SCRIBES11
  • ACROBAT11
  • ICHABOD15
  • ACERBIC13
  • SCRUBBY16
  • SCRIBAL11
  • SCRIBED12
  • SCABBED14
  • SCRIBER11
  • SCAMBLE13
  • ACCABLE13
  • ACERBER11
  • ACTABLE11
  • SCABBLE13
  • SCROBES11
  • SCUMBER13
  • SCUMBLE13
All valid words 18

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

  • ACCABLE13
  • ACERBER11
  • ACERBIC13
  • ACROBAT11
  • ACTABLE11
  • ICHABOD15
  • SCABBED14
  • SCABBLE13
  • SCAMBLE13
  • SCRIBAL11
  • SCRIBED12
  • SCRIBER11
  • SCRIBES11
  • SCROBES11
  • SCRUBBY16
  • SCUMBAG14
  • SCUMBER13
  • SCUMBLE13
Letters by positionIn 67% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S67%
  2. A28%
  3. I6%
3rd letter
  1. R39%
  2. A17%
  3. U17%
4th letter
  1. M22%
  2. I22%
  3. A17%
6th letter
  1. E39%
  2. L28%
  3. A17%
7th letter
  1. E28%
  2. D17%
  3. R17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SCRUBBY1619All three
ICHABOD1516Collins only
SCUMBAG1419All three
SCABBED1417All three
ACERBIC1316All three
SCAMBLE1317Collins only
SCABBLE1317All three
ACCABLE1317Collins only
SCUMBLE1318All three
SCUMBER1317Collins only
SCRIBED1214All three
SCRIBES1113All three

Placing C second and B fifth leaves only 18 tournament matches. Scribes, acrobat, Ichabod, and acerbic make the group varied, but just one word is common-frequency. Fifteen have definitions, and no ending letter appears in even a third of the set.

At a glance — the C-B letter frame

  • Collins contains all 18 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 13.
  • Twelve begin with S, five with A, and one with I.
  • E leads the endings at five; D and R follow with three each.
  • SCRUBBY scores 16, one point above ICHABOD.
  • Only one entry is common-frequency, so the pattern is better for exact clues than casual recall.

Which starting tiles precede the fixed C?

The second-slot C does not imply a C-opening word: twelve matches start with S, five with A, and one with I. That makes the first tile a useful discriminator once the fixed C and B are known. Scribes and acrobat are easy anchors from opposite starting groups.

The final letter is scattered. Five words end in E; D and R each account for three, while S appears twice and four other endings appear once each. This spread prevents a single suffix from dominating the solve.

How should you use 7-letter words with C second and B fifth?

Tip

Start by testing the first letter: the S/A split accounts for 17 of the 18 candidates and quickly cuts the list down.

Questions people ask

What letters begin the 18 matches?
Twelve entries begin with S, five with A, and one with I. Scribes and acrobat illustrate the two largest starting groups. The I-opening option is the lone exception. Once S or A is confirmed, the smaller group becomes much easier to scan.
Does one ending dominate the group?
SCRUBBY leads at 16 points. ICHABOD scores 15, followed by SCABBED at 14. The next score tier sits close behind. That is a sharp contrast with broad seven-letter frames. Most candidates here are uncommon despite being dictionary-valid.
Which candidate scores highest?
SCRUBBY leads at 16 points. ICHABOD scores 15, followed by SCABBLE and SCABBED at 14 each. That is a sharp contrast with broad seven-letter frames. Most candidates here are uncommon despite being dictionary-valid.

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