7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and B as the 3rd letter

Lock O into slot two and B into slot three, and 143 seven-letter entries fit the resulting _OB____ shape. TOBACCO, ROBBERY, LOBSTER, HOBBIES, and ROBOTIC stand out among them. Only 11 fall within the 25,000 most frequent English words, so much of the remaining set is less familiar.

At a glance: the O-B pattern

• The _OB____ pattern matches 143 words found in at least one tournament dictionary.
• Collins has 139 of these entries; NWL2023 has 109, and ENABLE has 97.
• S closes 61 matches, while L is the most frequent opening letter, with 19.
• JOBBERY and HOBJOBS share the top listed Scrabble score: 21 points.

Why are S endings so common in this group?

S appears at the end of 61 matches, well ahead of every other final letter. Once O and B are fixed, checking for an S ending quickly narrows your search. HOBBIES, ROBBERS, GOBLINS, MOBILES, and LOBBIES illustrate that pattern, while SOBBING and ROBBING show how verb forms fit too.

The initials are more spread out: L starts 19 words, B starts 17, and H starts 16. LOBSTER, LOBBIED, and LOBBIES are familiar L examples; TOBACCO is another recognizable entry with a different first letter. Many of the other matches are less common forms, despite sharing those same middle letters.

7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and B as the 3rd letter

For a high-value play, JOBBERY and HOBJOBS each score 21 Scrabble points. JOBBING is next at 19; JOBBERS, JOBBIES, KOBOCHA, and JOBNAME are each worth 18. Those point leaders use J, unlike familiar examples such as TOBACCO and LOBSTER.

The dictionary spread matters: Collins accepts 139 matches, against 109 in NWL2023 and 97 in ENABLE. A word present in one list might not appear in another. Check your game's word list before risking a play on an unfamiliar spelling.