7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and B as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _O_B___: positions two and four are settled, while the other five letters stay open. COMBINE and BOMBING show how the pattern produces recognizable forms; the full set ranges from familiar words to less common tournament entries. Only 16 of 197 qualify as common by frequency, so expect many obscure entries alongside familiar finds.

Pattern facts at a glance

• 197 matches fit the pattern, with O fixed second and B fixed fourth.
• Only 16 are common by frequency, a small everyday core inside the larger set.
• COMBINE, BOMBING, and ROBBERY are among the recognizable examples.
• Average tile score is 13.1 points before any board bonuses.
• ZOMBIFY leads the scoring list at 26 points.

Which first and last letters occur most?

Words beginning B lead the opening-letter counts with 27, just ahead of C at 26. S follows at 16; H and L each contribute 15. A known first letter therefore separates the list only modestly: B and C are nearly tied.

S closes 76 entries; D and G each close 19. DOUBLES, ZOMBIES, and COWBOYS give you recognizable S-ending checks when the last tile is known. Still, the ending leaves many possible starting letters.

Keeping O in position two but changing the fourth letter to T gives 451 matches; changing it to L gives 366. B makes a notably narrower search than either of those alternatives.

Which matching words score highest?

For 7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and B as the 4th letter, ZOMBIFY leads at 26 points. JOBBERY and ZOMBOID tie at 21; ZOMBIES scores 20, while JOBBING, HOGBACK, and ZORBING each reach 19. These examples show how J and Z tiles can lift a score above the 13.1-point average.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins contains 191 matches, NWL2023 lists 158, and ENABLE includes 137. The 197 total combines words found in at least one of those tournament lists, so check your game's dictionary before relying on an unfamiliar entry.