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5-letter words with B as the fourth letter

There are 235 five-letter words with B as the fourth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is JUMBY at 19 points. G is the most common first letter among them (28), and the average score is 10.4 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green B in the fourth position leaves these 235 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with B in slot 4, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include JUMBY, ZOMBI, ZAMBO, ZIMBI and ZIMBS. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a B in slot 4 further.

For Wordle, CRABS is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 235 words.

5-letter words with B as the fourth letter in numbers

Words
235
Highest scoring
JUMBY 19 pts
Average score
10.4 pts
With a definition
99 (42%)
Words by first letter
  1. A6
  2. B25
  3. C22
  4. D23
  5. F11
  6. G28
  7. H7
  8. I2
  9. J9
  10. K13
  11. L10
  12. M7
  13. N6
  14. O2
  15. P5
  16. R7
  17. S26
  18. T10
  19. U1
  20. V1
  21. W6
  22. Y4
  23. Z4

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with b as the fourth letter

WordScoreLength
jumby195
zambo185
zimbi185
zimbs185
zombi185
flyby165
jambe165
jambo165
jambs165
jambu165

5-letter words with B as the fourth letter (235)

All 235 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

jumby19zombi18zambo18zimbi18zimbs18jumbo16jambs16flyby16jambe16jambo16jambu16jembe16jibba16jibbs16hobby15hubby15webby15fabby15fubby15womby15yabby15bobby14cabby14cubby14bubby14cobby14comby14kirby14mobby14gabby13debby13dobby13forby13gobby13herby13howbe13kembo13kembs13kibbe13kibbi13kimbo13kombu13warby13bilby12booby12busby12lobby12maybe12tabby12tubby12adobe8nubby12probe9rugby11samba9verbs10alibi7limbo9plebe9rabbi9scuba9yobbo12ameba9derby11gamba10lambs9mamba11rumba9swabs10tribe7adobo8doubt8gumbo10limbs9mambo11scabs9thebe10combo11drabs8flubs10garbo8herbs10melba9slabs7tombs9bimbo11crabs9dribs8gleba8slobs7bribe9combs11globe8snobs7bombs11ceiba9grebe8kerbs11snubs7barbs9clubs9glebe8knobs11stabs7blobs9cribs9globs8krubi11stubs7bulbs9curbs9grabs8grubs8iambs9outby10urubu7iambi9numbs9oribi7nobby12plebs9yabba12nimbi9pombe11ribby12wombs12yerba10araba7lamby12nimbs9probs9rubby12wembs12aroba7flabs10hamba12limby12mauby12noobs7rebbe9timbo9warbs10dumbs10feebs10himbo12looby10moobs9rumbo9taube7daubs8flobs10limba9trabs7doobs8forbs10limbi9tsuba7drubs8frabs10lesbo7turbo7dauby11fribs10knubs11swobs10blabs9chubs12dhobi11konbu11slubs7blebs9carby12dabba10garbs8krabs11sorbs7blubs9chibs12dibbs10glibs8stobs7barby12colby12dubbo10gleby11subby12bambi11corby12dumbo10globy11sybbe12bibbs11cobbs11darbs8gooby11sambo9bombe11combe11daube8gabba10sibbs9bombo11combi11diebs8gambe10simba9bubba11carbo9doabs8gambo10slubb9bumbo11carbs9dorba8gambs10sauba7barbe9corbe9dorbs8gobbi10slebs7bilbo9dsobo8gobbo10snabs7boabs9gombo10snebs7burbs9garbe8snibs7gerbe8sorbo7globi8grebo8

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have B as the fourth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 235 five-letter words with B in the fourth position, 1.9% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth tile turned green as B, these 235 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as CRABS.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with B as the fourth letter?

JUMBY scores 19 points in Scrabble. Next come ZAMBO (18), ZIMBI (18) and ZIMBS (18). The average is 10.4 points.

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