7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and B as the 6th letter

An O fixed in slot two and B in slot six leaves a distinctly small search pool: six words start with C, and seven end in S. Familiar entries such as COBWEBS and HOBNOBS sit beside less everyday forms such as CORYMBS and YOHIMBE, so the pattern is easier to recognize than to recall from memory.

7-letter words with O second and B sixth at a glance

• The pattern has 11 tournament-listed entries across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE.
• Collins accepts all 11; NWL2023 lists 8, while ENABLE lists 7.
• Six begin with C; the other first letters are H, G, R, and Y.
• Seven end in S, while A appears twice at the final position.
• The mean tile score is 14.9, and none meets our common-word cutoff.

Why are the matches concentrated in a few patterns?

C dominates the opening letter: COBWEBS, CONFABS, and CORYMBS all follow the fixed O-B pattern, while HOBNOBS and HOBJOBS show the smaller H-starting group. The other three initials each contribute one entry. That concentration means trying C first covers more than half of the pattern's possibilities.

The final S is similarly dominant, appearing in seven entries, including COBWEBS and GOSSIBS; two finish in A, and E and Y each appear once. The O-second, E-sixth sibling has 1,319 matches, dwarfing this set's 11. Locking B in slot six is the clue's main constraint, not O in slot two.

7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and B as the 6th letter

For Scrabble-style scoring, HOBJOBS leads at 21, followed by ROCKABY at 18 and YOHIMBE at 17. COBWEBS and CORYMBS each score 16. The leader's unusual J-and-B mix explains the gap over familiar COBWEBS; score depends on letter values, not how recognizable a word feels.

Treat the 11 matches as a pattern-solving pool rather than everyday vocabulary: the common-word count is zero, and several forms, including COMARBS and GOSSIBS, are obscure. The dictionary split matters too: Collins has all 11, but NWL2023 has 8 and ENABLE has 7, so check your game's list before committing.

For 7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and B as the 6th letter, hold both known positions fixed and branch through C first; it yields six candidates, while H, G, R, and Y cover the remaining five.