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8-letter words with B as the 2nd letter

8-letter words with B as the 2nd letter number 233, led by A- and O-starting forms such as absolute, obtained, and observed.

233 wordsTop pick ABSOLUTEHighest score UBIQUITY 22

22 of 233 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

A is the most common 2nd letter in 8-letter words (6,320 words); J is the rarest (11). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 22 · most-used first

All valid words 233

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ABACTORS12
  • ABACUSES12
  • ABALONES10
  • ABAMPERE14
  • ABANDING12
  • ABANDONS11
  • ABAPICAL14
  • ABASEDLY14
  • ABASHING14
  • ABATABLE12
  • ABATISES10
  • ABATTOIR10
  • ABATURES10
  • ABBACIES14
  • ABBATIAL12
  • ABBESSES12
  • ABDICANT13
  • ABDICATE13
  • ABDOMENS13
  • ABDOMINA13
  • ABDUCENS13
  • ABDUCENT13
  • ABDUCING14
  • ABDUCTED14
  • ABDUCTEE13
  • ABDUCTOR13
  • ABEARING11
  • ABEGGING13
  • ABELMOSK16
  • ABERRANT10
  • ABERRATE10
  • ABESSIVE13
  • ABETMENT12
  • ABETTALS10
  • ABETTERS10
  • ABETTING11
  • ABETTORS10
  • ABEYANCE15
  • ABEYANCY18
  • ABFARADS14
  • ABHENRYS16
  • ABHORRED14
  • ABHORRER13
  • ABIDANCE13
  • ABIDINGS12
  • ABIGAILS11
  • ABJECTED20
  • ABJECTLY22
  • ABJOINTS17
  • ABJURERS17
  • ABJURING18
  • ABLATING11
  • ABLATION10
  • ABLATIVE13
  • ABLATORS10
  • ABLEGATE11
  • ABLEISMS12
  • ABLEISTS10
  • ABLUENTS10
  • ABLUTION10
  • ABNEGATE11
  • ABNORMAL12
  • ABOIDEAU11
  • ABOITEAU10
  • ABOMASAL12
  • ABOMASUM14
  • ABOMASUS12
  • ABORALLY13
  • ABORDING12
  • ABORIGEN11
  • ABORIGIN11
  • ABORNING11
  • ABORTEES10
  • ABORTERS10
  • ABORTING11
  • ABORTION10
  • ABORTIVE13
  • ABOULIAS10
  • ABOUNDED12
  • ABRACHIA15
  • ABRADANT11
  • ABRADERS11
  • ABRADING12
  • ABRAIDED12
  • ABRASION10
  • ABRASIVE13
  • ABRAYING14
  • ABREACTS12
  • ABRICOCK18
  • ABRIDGED13
  • ABRIDGER12
  • ABRIDGES12
  • ABROGATE11
  • ABROOKED15
  • ABROOKES14
  • ABROSIAS10
  • ABRUPTER12
  • ABRUPTLY15
  • ABSCINDS13
  • ABSCISED13
  • ABSCISES12
  • ABSCISIN12
  • ABSCISSA12
  • ABSCISSE12
  • ABSCONDS13
  • ABSEILED11
  • ABSEILER10
  • ABSENCES12
  • ABSENTED11
  • ABSENTEE10
  • ABSENTER10
  • ABSENTLY13
  • ABSINTHE13
  • ABSINTHS13
  • ABSOLUTE10
  • ABSOLVED14
  • ABSOLVER13
  • ABSOLVES13
  • ABSONANT10
  • ABSORBED13
  • ABSORBER12
  • ABSTAINS10
  • ABSTERGE11
  • ABSTRACT12
  • ABSTRICT12
  • ABSTRUSE10
  • ABSURDER11
  • ABSURDLY14
  • ABTHANES13
  • ABUNDANT11
  • ABUSABLE12
  • ABUSAGES11
  • ABUSIONS10
  • ABUTILON10
  • ABUTMENT12
  • ABUTTALS10
  • ABUTTERS10
  • ABUTTING11
  • EBAUCHES15
  • EBAYINGS14
  • EBBTIDES13
  • EBENEZER19
  • EBENISTE10
  • EBIONISE10
  • EBIONISM12
  • EBIONIZE19
  • EBONISED11
  • EBONISES10
  • EBONISTS10
  • EBONITES10
  • EBONIZED20
  • EBONIZES19
  • EBRIATED11
  • EBURNEAN10
  • IBERISES10
  • IBOGAINE11
  • MBAQANGA22
  • OBDURACY16
  • OBDURATE11
  • OBDURING12
  • OBEAHING14
  • OBEAHISM15
  • OBEDIENT11
  • OBEISANT10
  • OBELISED11
  • OBELISES10
  • OBELISKS14
  • OBELISMS12
  • OBELIZED20
  • OBELIZES19
  • OBEYABLE15
  • OBITUARY13
  • OBJECTED20
  • OBJECTOR19
  • OBJURING18
  • OBLATELY13
  • OBLATION10
  • OBLATORY13
  • OBLIGANT11
  • OBLIGATE11
  • OBLIGATI11
  • OBLIGATO11
  • OBLIGEES11
  • OBLIGERS11
  • OBLIGING12
  • OBLIGORS11
  • OBLIQUED20
  • OBLIQUER19
  • OBLIQUES19
  • OBLIQUID20
  • OBLIVION13
  • OBLONGLY14
  • OBSCENER12
  • OBSCURED13
  • OBSCURER12
  • OBSCURES12
  • OBSEQUIE19
  • OBSERVED14
  • OBSERVER13
  • OBSERVES13
  • OBSESSED11
  • OBSESSES10
  • OBSESSOR10
  • OBSIDIAN11
  • OBSIGNED12
  • OBSOLETE10
  • OBSTACLE12
  • OBSTRUCT12
  • OBTAINED11
  • OBTAINER10
  • OBTECTED13
  • OBTEMPER14
  • OBTENDED12
  • OBTESTED11
  • OBTRUDED12
  • OBTRUDER11
  • OBTRUDES11
  • OBTUNDED12
  • OBTURATE10
  • OBTUSELY13
  • OBTUSEST10
  • OBTUSITY13
  • OBVERSES13
  • OBVERTED14
  • OBVIABLE15
  • OBVIATED14
  • OBVIATES13
  • OBVIATOR13
  • OBVOLUTE13
  • UBERTIES10
  • UBIETIES10
  • UBIQUITY22
  • YBOUNDEN14
Letters by positionIn 59% of these words the 1st letter is A.
1st letter
  1. A59%
  2. O31%
  3. E7%
3rd letter
  1. S20%
  2. E12%
  3. L11%
5th letter
  1. I16%
  2. R12%
  3. T11%
6th letter
  1. I20%
  2. S11%
  3. A10%
7th letter
  1. E36%
  2. N15%
  3. T9%
8th letter
  1. S29%
  2. E15%
  3. D14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; UBIQUITY tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 50 words
  2. 11 points: 41 words
  3. 1212 points: 43 words
  4. 13 points: 42 words
  5. 1414 points: 23 words
  6. 15 points: 8 words
  7. 1616 points: 3 words
  8. 17 points: 2 words
  9. 1818 points: 4 words
  10. 19 points: 8 words
  11. 2020 points: 6 words
  12. 21 points: 0 words
  13. 2222 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UBIQUITY2224All three
ABJECTLY2226All three
MBAQANGA2226Collins · NWL
OBJECTED2024All three
EBONIZED2022All three
OBELIZED2022All three
ABJECTED2024Collins only
OBLIQUED2023All three
OBLIQUID2023Collins only
EBENEZER1921Collins only
OBJECTOR1923All three
OBLIQUES1922All three

This pattern has a striking split: 138 words start with A and 72 start with O, while every other starting letter appears 16 times or fewer. Just 22 entries rank among the commonest English words, so familiar picks like absolute and obstacle share space with specialist vocabulary. The 233 entries are far fewer than the 6,320 words with A in second position.

At a glance: the B-second-letter pattern

  • There are 233 tournament-dictionary entries with B in position two.
  • A-starting words account for 138 entries; O-starting words account for 72.
  • Words ending in S lead the final-letter group with 68 entries.
  • The average score is 12.6 points.

Which 8-letter words have B second?

The biggest families begin AB and OB: absolute, abstract, absorbed, obtained, observed, and obstacle show how varied those openings are. A few less familiar examples include ebonized and obliqued, so matching the letter pattern does not guarantee an everyday word.

S is the most frequent final letter, with 68 entries, followed by E at 34 and D at 32. R ends 21 entries, G ends 18, and T and Y end 15 each. That makes endings such as the S in observes and the D in obtained useful checks when your puzzle already fixes the last tile.

8-letter words with B as the 2nd letter: scores and limits

Ubiquity and abjectly top the scoring examples at 22 points each; objected scores 20. The highest values do not belong only to obscure terms, but a strong score is not a sign that a word will fit your rack or be accepted in every game.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 232 entries, ENABLE 178, and NWL2023 185. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form; the 233 total combines words found in at least one of those tournament dictionaries.

Questions people ask

How many 8-letter words have B as the second letter?
There are 233 eight-letter words with B in the second position. Absolute, obtained, observed, and obstacle are among the recognizable examples; the full set also includes less common entries such as obliqued.
Which starting letters are most common in this pattern?
A and O dominate the pattern. A begins 138 of the entries, while O begins 72; E follows with 16, and each other starting letter appears no more than three times.
What are the highest-scoring examples?
Ubiquity and abjectly are the top-scoring examples at 22 points each. Objected, ebonized, obelized, abjected, obliqued, and obliquid each score 20, though acceptance depends on the dictionary used in your game.

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