5-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and M as the 3rd letter

The fixed pattern is _EM__, so the first and final two letters do the sorting. Only 11 of the 68 matches rank among common English words; familiar choices include LEMON, DEMON, TEMPO, and REMIX. That mix matters in a puzzle: a recognizable answer may sit beside several entries you are unlikely to use in everyday writing.

How many 5-letter words have E second and M third?

• There are 68 tournament-dictionary words with E in position two and M in position three.
• Collins includes 67 matches, while NWL2023 includes 47 and ENABLE includes 42.
• D is the most frequent first letter, with 10 matches; L, R, and T each have 7.
• S is the most frequent final letter, ending 18 words; N and T each end 8.
• JEMMY scores 19 points, the highest score among the examples.

Which words fit the _EM__ pattern?

LEMON, DEMON, and TEMPO are easy anchors when you know E and M are locked into the middle. For a less familiar start, try REMIX or REMIT; both keep the same middle letters while changing the first and final positions. The opening D leads this group, but the endings spread widely across S, N, and T.

Nine matches are also Wordle answers, and all 68 matches appear among allowed guesses. The answer subset is much smaller than the full guess set, so treat a candidate list as a way to test the pattern, not as proof that every entry is a likely solution. The 11 common words offer a sensible first pass before you consider rarer vocabulary.

Which matching word scores the most?

JEMMY leads the scoring examples at 19 points; JEMBE, BEMIX, and KEMPY each score 16. REMIX reaches 14, making it a more recognizable option that still carries a strong tile total. The practical rule: check the unusual high-value letters in your rack before spending a turn on a common-looking word.

For 5-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and M as the 3rd letter, dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins has more matches than either NWL2023 or ENABLE. Some entries are obscure, and the full pattern is not a list of everyday vocabulary. Check your game's word list before committing to a rare candidate, especially when a score depends on accepting it.