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B first and T third gives 64 words, and the vowel between them lands on A more often than anything else.
A takes about thirty percent of the box, U twenty three, E seventeen and I fourteen. All four are live, with A holding a modest lead.
BATCH and BUTCH share an ending while splitting the vowel, and so do BITES and BYTES. Knowing how the word finishes usually narrows things faster than chasing the vowel first.
BYTES is worth flagging because it entered general use fairly recently and players often do not think of it when hunting a B and T shape.
Both run B, A, T, H and differ only in the final box. Landing either one hands you the other immediately, which is the quickest finish available in this group.
No, it runs to six letters. BUTTE qualifies at five and keeps the same opening, so it is the entry to reach for instead.
The Y sits where players expect a standard vowel, so it gets ruled out early even though it behaves exactly like one here.
BOAT is four letters so it falls outside a five letter list. BOATS qualifies but puts A in the third box and T fourth, which is a different shape again.