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

The 7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and B as the 5th letter number 10; all appear in ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023.

10 wordsTop pick OMNIBUSHighest score IMBIBED 14

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With M in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (79 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • OMNIBUS11
  • AMIABLE11
  • IMBIBED14
  • AMIABLY14
  • AMOEBAS11
  • AMOEBAE11
  • AMOEBIC13
  • IMBIBES13
  • IMBIBER13
  • AMOEBAN11
All valid words 10

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

  • AMIABLE11
  • AMIABLY14
  • AMOEBAE11
  • AMOEBAN11
  • AMOEBAS11
  • AMOEBIC13
  • IMBIBED14
  • IMBIBER13
  • IMBIBES13
  • OMNIBUS11

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
IMBIBED1417All three
AMIABLY1416All three
AMOEBIC1316All three
IMBIBES1316All three
IMBIBER1316All three
OMNIBUS1115All three
AMIABLE1114All three
AMOEBAS1113All three
AMOEBAE1113All three
AMOEBAN1114All three

The pattern is _ M _ _ B _ _: the second tile is M, and the fifth is B. All 10 matches occur in ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023, so these tournament lists agree on the set. AMIABLE and AMIABLY are recognizable relatives, while AMOEBAN and AMOEBIC show why the results are not all everyday vocabulary; their endings and word families make the compact set easier to scan.

The pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 10 tournament-dictionary words match the seven-letter pattern.
  • Six begin with A, three begin with I, and one begins with O.
  • Three end in S and two end in E; each of the other five endings occurs once.
  • Only one entry is common by the top-25,000 English-word frequency measure.

Which matching words score highest?

IMBIBED and AMIABLY share the top score at 14 points each. AMOEBIC, IMBIBES, and IMBIBER follow at 13; the other five entries score 11. The leaders sit 1.8 points above the 12.2 average.

For a Scrabble move, treat 14 as a raw tile-score comparison, not a guaranteed turn total. Premium squares change the result, and a familiar-looking word is not automatically the strongest play. IMBIBED is the pick when you want the highest raw score; AMIABLY matches it.

The score gap is modest, so board position still matters more than choosing between the two leaders. Check whether a play reaches a bonus square or opens one for your opponent before committing those tiles.

How do the endings narrow the search?

Ending letters divide the ten candidates into three S words, two E words, and five singletons. OMNIBUS, IMBIBES, and AMOEBAS end in S; AMIABLE and AMOEBAE end in E. The remaining endings are C, D, N, R, and Y.

For 7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and B as the 5th letter, word families are another quick check. AMOEBAS, AMOEBAE, AMOEBIC, and AMOEBAN share the amoeba stem; IMBIBED, IMBIBES, and IMBIBER share another. AMIABLE and AMIABLY form a third pair, leaving OMNIBUS on its own.

Only one match ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect several specialized forms rather than a bank of everyday choices. Treat this as a tournament-word filter and check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many of these words begin with A?
Six matching words begin with A: AMIABLE, AMIABLY, AMOEBAS, AMOEBAE, AMOEBIC, and AMOEBAN. The other four start with I or O, so an A at the first position narrows the pattern to most of the set.
Which matching word scores the most points?
IMBIBED and AMIABLY tie for the highest score at 14 points. AMOEBIC, IMBIBES, and IMBIBER score 13, while the other five entries score 11 before any board premiums affect a play.
Are all ten words in Collins and NWL2023?
Yes. All 10 matches appear in Collins and NWL2023, and the same set also appears in ENABLE. That agreement covers these fixed-letter matches; individual games can still use different word-list settings, so check the lexicon your game applies.

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