5-letter words with B as the second letter
There are 80 five-letter words with B as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ABUZZ at 25 points. A is the most common first letter among them (57), and the average score is 9 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green B in the second position leaves these 80 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with B in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include ABUZZ, OBJET, ABACK, ABBEY and ABOHM. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a B in slot 2 further.
For Wordle, ABODE 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 80 words.
5-letter words with B as the second letter in numbers
- Words
- 80
- Highest scoring
- ABUZZ 25 pts
- Average score
- 9.0 pts
- With a definition
- 41 (51%)
- A57
- E5
- I1
- K1
- M1
- O14
- Y1
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with b as the second letter
5-letter words with B as the second letter (80)
All 80 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.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have B as the second letter?
Unscrambly's list has 80 five-letter words with B in the second position, 0.6% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your second tile turned green as B, these 80 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 ABODE.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with B as the second letter?
ABUZZ scores 25 points in Scrabble. Next come OBJET (14), ABACK (13) and ABBEY (12). The average is 9 points.