5-letter words with D as the 1st letter and M as the 4th letter

With D fixed at the start and M in slot four, the two letters between them shape the search. Five matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, but this pattern also brings up DUOMO, DISME, and DWAMS. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has all 22 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 18.

At a glance: the D _ _ M _ pattern

• This pattern has 22 tournament-dictionary matches, all beginning with D and placing M fourth.
• DRAMA and DOGMA are familiar examples; DWAMS and DISME are less familiar.
• Eight matches end in S, more than any other final letter.
• DUMMY tops the score list at 13 points; DOOMY, DORMY, and DWAMS score 11.

Which 5-letter words have D first and M fourth?

Eight of the 22 matches finish with S. That group includes DRUMS, DEEMS, and DORMS. A is next with five endings, among them DRAMA, DOGMA, and DOLMA.

The remaining endings split into smaller groups: E and Y each appear three times, O twice, and I once. If the final tile is unknown, S is the most productive first check; A is next. Once the ending is known, the middle letters separate familiar answers such as DRAMA from less common choices like DOOMY.

How do Scrabble scores and Wordle guesses differ?

DUMMY earns 13 Scrabble points, the highest score in this group. DOOMY, DORMY, and DWAMS each earn 11; DAMME follows at 10.

The average is 8.8, so DUMMY is a scoring standout, not a typical result. Those are base tile scores, before board bonuses.

Every match is an allowed Wordle guess, but only three are answer-list entries. Guess eligibility and solution eligibility are different, so a valid submission does not prove that a word is a possible answer.

Five matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency; several others are obscure enough to slow a solve. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.