7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and B as the 6th letter
7-letter words with I second and B sixth have 15 tournament-dictionary matches, from familiar MICROBE to 18-point JILBABS and NIQAABS.
With I in 2nd place, E is the most common 6th letter (869 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- MICROBE13
- DISROBE10
- DICAMBA14
- BITURBO11
- MIDRIBS12
- BICARBS13
- MIHRABS14
- BILIMBI13
- JILBABS18
- KINCOBS15
- LIBLABS11
- MILNEBS11
- MITUMBA13
- NIQAABS18
- PIASABA11
All valid words 15
- BICARBS13
- BILIMBI13
- BITURBO11
- DICAMBA14
- DISROBE10
- JILBABS18
- KINCOBS15
- LIBLABS11
- MICROBE13
- MIDRIBS12
- MIHRABS14
- MILNEBS11
- MITUMBA13
- NIQAABS18
- PIASABA11
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| JILBABS | 18 | 23 | Collins only |
| NIQAABS | 18 | 20 | NWL only |
| KINCOBS | 15 | 18 | Collins only |
| DICAMBA | 14 | 17 | Collins · NWL |
| MIHRABS | 14 | 15 | All three |
| MICROBE | 13 | 16 | All three |
| BICARBS | 13 | 16 | All three |
| BILIMBI | 13 | 17 | Collins only |
| MITUMBA | 13 | 17 | Collins only |
| MIDRIBS | 12 | 14 | All three |
| BITURBO | 11 | 14 | NWL only |
| PIASABA | 11 | 13 | All three |
The fixed pattern is _I___B_: I occupies the second spot, and B sits sixth. MICROBE and DISROBE are easy to recognize, but most matches are uncommon; none fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. The set also shifts by dictionary, so a word accepted in one tournament list may not appear in another.
At a glance: the shape of this word set
- There are 15 tournament-dictionary matches for the I-second, B-sixth pattern.
- MICROBE and DISROBE are familiar examples among the less common entries.
- Five words begin with M, more than any other starting letter.
- Eight matches end in S; only three end in A.
- Twelve of the 15 matches have a definition.
Which matches are easiest to recognize?
MICROBE and DISROBE are the clearest everyday words in the group. Both words end in E, so the last tile is an easy check. Their recognizable forms stand out in a set with no common entries by the frequency measure used here.
The remaining examples include specialized or less familiar words such as DICAMBA, BITURBO, MIDRIBS, and BILIMBI. Endings narrow the search further: S is the most frequent final letter, with eight matches, while A occurs at the end of three.
Why do the word counts differ by dictionary?
The 15-word total is the union across tournament lists, not a promise that every game accepts every match. ENABLE includes eight, Collins includes 13, and NWL2023 includes 11. Compare the word against the list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.
For a quick pattern check, write six fixed slots as _I___B_ and test each candidate letter by letter. That catches a common slip: putting B in the seventh position instead of the sixth. The fixed letters alone still leave five open spaces, so verify the entire spelling.
Which words score highest?
JILBABS and NIQAABS lead the scores at 18 points each. KINCOBS follows at 15, while DICAMBA and MIHRABS score 14. Check both spelling and game dictionary before building a play around an unfamiliar high scorer.
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