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7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and B as the 4th letter

7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and B as the 4th letter: 15 matches, including familiar examples oddball and tidbits.

15 wordsTop pick ODDBALLHighest score REDBACK 16

With D in 3rd place, D is the most common 4th letter (267 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 15 · most-used first

  • ODDBALL11
  • TIDBITS10
  • BEDBUGS13
  • REDBONE10
  • REDBIRD11
  • REDBACK16
  • MUDBUGS13
  • REDBUSH13
  • MUDBATH15
  • MUDBANK16
  • REDBAIT10
  • REDBUDS11
  • CUDBEAR12
  • REDBAYS13
  • REDBUGS11
All valid words 15

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

  • BEDBUGS13
  • CUDBEAR12
  • MUDBANK16
  • MUDBATH15
  • MUDBUGS13
  • ODDBALL11
  • REDBACK16
  • REDBAIT10
  • REDBAYS13
  • REDBIRD11
  • REDBONE10
  • REDBUDS11
  • REDBUGS11
  • REDBUSH13
  • TIDBITS10
Letters by positionIn 60% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
1st letter
  1. R53%
  2. M20%
  3. B7%
2nd letter
  1. E60%
  2. U27%
  3. D7%
5th letter
  1. A40%
  2. U33%
  3. I13%
6th letter
  1. G20%
  2. N13%
  3. T13%
7th letter
  1. S40%
  2. H13%
  3. K13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
REDBACK1618Collins only
MUDBANK1620NWL only
MUDBATH1517Collins only
BEDBUGS1317All three
MUDBUGS1318Collins · NWL
REDBUSH1314NWL only
REDBAYS1313All three
CUDBEAR1215All three
ODDBALL1114All three
REDBIRD1112All three
REDBUDS1113All three
REDBUGS1114All three

The pattern fixes D and B side by side in positions three and four, leaving the opening pair and final three letters to distinguish each word. Only 15 tournament-list entries fit. The striking split is at the front: eight begin with R, while three begin with M and the remaining four start with B, C, O, or T.

7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and B as the 4th letter

  • R leads the opening letters with eight matches; M follows with three.
  • Six entries end in S, including tidbits, redbuds, redbays, and redbugs.
  • Redback and mudbank top the score list at 16 points apiece.
  • None falls in the common-word band, despite recognizable examples such as oddball and bedbugs.

Which matches score best?

Redback and mudbank are the highest scorers at 16 points each. Mudbath follows at 15, while bedbugs, mudbugs, redbush, and redbays each score 13. The strong scores come from the B and D tiles; when a board square boosts either letter, check whether the placement improves the total.

Oddball scores 11, as does redbird, and cudbear reaches 12. That makes the list more than a collection of obscure letter strings: several entries are recognizable, but most are rare. None ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so solving from memory alone can be tough.

Dictionary coverage differs across the entries: 10 appear in ENABLE, and 13 appear in each of Collins and NWL2023. The full set combines words found in at least one of those tournament dictionaries. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar match.

How can you narrow the pattern?

For 7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and B as the 4th letter, use the ending and first letter together to cut down the possibilities. The pattern is uncommon, and its uneven letter distribution gives you a practical way to sort candidates.

  1. Try an R opening first; it accounts for eight of the 15 matches.
  2. If the last letter is S, compare tidbits, redbuds, redbays, and redbugs.
  3. For a high-scoring play, check whether redback or mudbank fits your rack and board.
  4. Keep oddball in mind when the opening letters and final L fit.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have D third and B fourth?
There are 15 tournament-dictionary matches with D in the third position and B in the fourth. The set includes oddball, tidbits, bedbugs, and redback. Eight begin with R, and six end with S, so those clues can narrow a search quickly.
Which word with this pattern scores the most?
Redback and mudbank tie for the highest score at 16 points each. Mudbath is next at 15, followed by several entries worth 13. The letter values give D and B a useful scoring role, especially when a board square boosts one of them.
Are all 15 words accepted in every word game?
No, dictionary coverage varies. Ten matches appear in ENABLE, while Collins and NWL2023 each include 13. The complete set counts words present in at least one of those tournament dictionaries, so confirm the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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