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

The pattern is S _ _ B _ _ _: keep the first and fourth letters fixed, then test the other five positions. SETBACK and SUNBEAM show how different the results can look while sharing that spine. Only 6 matches rank among the commonest English words, so the familiar examples are a small slice of the full set.

At a glance: the S–B pattern

• The pattern has 108 entries, each with S first and B fourth.
• Only 6 matches are classed as common by word frequency.
• A total of 89 entries have definitions.
• The most frequent final letter is S, appearing in 27 words.
• Tournament coverage differs: 76 are in ENABLE, 106 in Collins and 83 in NWL2023; those sets overlap.

How many 7-letter words have S first and B fourth?

There are 108 matches for this exact letter-position pattern. The largest group ends in S, with 27 words; D and E follow with 20 and 19. That makes the final letter a useful extra clue when your rack or puzzle reveals one.

Recognizable options include STABBED, SOBBING, STABLES and SETBACK. Other entries such as SABBATH, SOYBEAN and SUNBURN give the pattern a broader mix of everyday nouns and forms. Don’t assume every match is equally familiar: just 6 qualify as common by frequency.

Which S–B words score highest?

SAWBUCK and SOWBACK lead the Scrabble scores at 18 points apiece. SKYBORN follows at 16, while SETBACK and SWABBED each score 15. Those are base word scores, so a premium letter or word square can change the total on the board.

The high scorers are not necessarily the easiest plays: SAWBUCK and SOWBACK are less familiar than SETBACK. For a practical shortlist, learn the recognizable matches first, then check your game's word list before playing an obscure one. These matches are not Wordle answers or allowed guesses, so use the pattern for letter-position puzzles and word games with broader dictionaries.