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7-letter words with I as the 1st letter and B as the 5th letter

Seven-letter words starting with I and placing B fifth total 12, including INHIBIT, INHABIT and ICHABOD.

12 wordsTop pick INHIBITHighest score ICHABOD 15

2 of 12 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (92 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 12 · most-used first

  • INHIBIT12
  • INHABIT12
  • INCUBUS11
  • ICHABOD15
  • IGNOBLE10
  • IMBIBED14
  • INHIBIN12
  • IMBIBES13
  • IGNOBLY13
  • IMBIBER13
  • INDABAS10
  • INORBED10
All valid words 12

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

  • ICHABOD15
  • IGNOBLE10
  • IGNOBLY13
  • IMBIBED14
  • IMBIBER13
  • IMBIBES13
  • INCUBUS11
  • INDABAS10
  • INHABIT12
  • INHIBIN12
  • INHIBIT12
  • INORBED10
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N50%
  2. M25%
  3. G17%
3rd letter
  1. H33%
  2. B25%
  3. N17%
4th letter
  1. I42%
  2. A25%
  3. O17%
6th letter
  1. E33%
  2. I25%
  3. L17%
7th letter
  1. D25%
  2. S25%
  3. T17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ICHABOD1516Collins only
IMBIBED1417All three
IMBIBES1316All three
IGNOBLY1316All three
IMBIBER1316All three
INHIBIT1213All three
INHABIT1213All three
INHIBIN1214All three
INCUBUS1116All three
IGNOBLE1014All three
INDABAS1012All three
INORBED1012Collins only

All 12 matches begin with I, and each puts B in the fifth position, so the opening pair never changes. INHIBIT and INHABIT are the most familiar anchors; ICHABOD is the highest scorer at 15 points. This is a narrow rack pattern with a useful pair of near-lookalikes and several less familiar forms.

At a glance for this letter frame

  • 12 words fit the fixed I---B-- frame.
  • INHIBIT and INHABIT differ at the fourth letter.
  • ICHABOD leads at 15 points.
  • D and S are joint-most-common endings, with three each.

Which words fit this letter frame?

INHIBIT and INHABIT share their first three letters and their final T, making the fourth tile decisive. The other B-position entries include INCUBUS, IGNOBLE and the IMBIB- family: IMBIBED, IMBIBES and IMBIBER. Sorting by that middle stretch is often faster than scanning all 12 words as one undifferentiated list.

How can you narrow the remaining tiles?

The endings are spread across seven letters: D and S each close three words, T closes two, and E, N, R and Y appear once apiece. ICHABOD is the top board score at 15; IMBIBED reaches 14, while IMBIBES, IGNOBLY and IMBIBER each score 13. Most options are outside everyday vocabulary, so verify the accepted lexicon before playing a rare form.

The narrow first-letter split means the changing information sits after the opening I and around the fifth-position B. Compare INHIBIT with INHABIT before trying obscure endings; their shared shape makes one mismatched middle tile easy to overlook.

The score ceiling is modest compared with the rarest high-value plays: ICHABOD reaches 15, then IMBIBED makes 14. That contrast is practical on a rack because the most recognizable options are not always the highest scorers, and the fifth-position B remains the fastest check.

A practical clue check

Tip

When you have the first four letters, test the B at slot five before trying endings: the list has seven different final letters and no single suffix dominates.

Questions people ask

Which words start with INHI and have B fifth?
INHIBIT is the familiar match with this frame. INHABIT also fits the full pattern, but its fourth letter differs, so the pair is easy to separate once that tile is known.
What is the top Scrabble scorer in this group?
ICHABOD leads at 15 points. IMBIBED follows at 14, with IMBIBES, IGNOBLY and IMBIBER at 13 points each. A premium square can lift any of these totals, so a lower-scoring word on a triple square can still win the turn.
How many matches end in S?
Three of the 12 matches end in S: INCUBUS, IMBIBES and INDABAS. D is tied with S as an ending, also appearing three times. T closes two words, and E, N, R and Y close one each, so no single ending dominates.

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