7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and B as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is N _ _ B _ _ _, giving you 45 tournament-dictionary words to consider. Familiar examples include numbers, newborn and netball, but just two matches meet the common-word frequency threshold. The endings are uneven too: S is the clear leader, while several final letters appear only a few times.

7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and B as the 4th letter

• There are 45 matches for the N _ _ B _ _ _ pattern.
• Only two matches qualify as common by the top-25,000 frequency cutoff.
• Numbers, newborn and netball are recognizable examples.
• Sixteen matches end in S; G and R follow with five each.
• NEBBICH is the top scorer at 16 points.

Which words fit the N _ _ B _ _ _ pattern?

Start with everyday-looking entries such as numbers, newborn and netball, then widen your search to newbies, numbing and nibbles. Each keeps N in the first position and B in the fourth, but the remaining letters create very different word shapes.

The final letter offers a quick way to narrow the choices. S accounts for 16 matches, G and R for five apiece, and D, K, L and Y for three each. Those counts make S a strong place to begin when the last square is still open.

How do the highest-scoring matches compare?

NEBBICH tops the scores at 16 points, followed by NEBBUKS at 15. NEBBISH, NOBBILY and NYBBLES each score 14, while NETBOOK and NONBANK score 13. These are base tile scores; board bonuses change the total, so check premium squares before committing a play.

For 7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and B as the 4th letter, dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins includes 40 matches, NWL2023 includes 38 and ENABLE includes 30. Those sets overlap, so their counts should not be added together. Some matches are obscure, and a word accepted in one game’s list may fail in another; check your game’s dictionary when a play depends on it.