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5-letter words with L as the 4th letter and M as the 5th letter

5-letter words with L as the 4th letter and M as the 5th letter: 11 entries fit, from familiar REALM to high-scoring QUALM.

11 wordsTop pick REALMHighest score QUALM 16

2 of 11 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With L in 4th place, S is the most common 5th letter (242 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • REALM7
  • PSALM9
  • QUALM16
  • WHELM13
  • SKELM11
  • DWALM11
  • HAULM10
  • SHALM10
  • SMALM9
  • STULM7
  • YEALM10
All valid words 11

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • DWALM11
  • HAULM10
  • PSALM9
  • QUALM16
  • REALM7
  • SHALM10
  • SKELM11
  • SMALM9
  • STULM7
  • WHELM13
  • YEALM10

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUALM1619All three
WHELM1314All three
SKELM1113All three
DWALM1113Collins only
HAULM1012All three
SHALM1011Collins only
YEALM1011Collins only
PSALM912All three
SMALM912Collins only
REALM79All three
STULM710Collins only

This pattern locks the final two tiles as LM, leaving only the first three positions to vary. The 11 matches include three Wordle answers, and all 11 are allowed guesses. Collins lists every match; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include six, so the game’s dictionary can change which entries count.

The pattern at a glance

  • There are 11 tournament-dictionary words with L fourth and M fifth.
  • Four entries begin with S; the other seven have different first letters.
  • QUALM leads the Scrabble scores at 16 points.
  • Two entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Three matches are Wordle answers, and all 11 are allowed guesses.

How many 5-letter words have L fourth and M fifth?

Exactly 11 words meet the pattern: REALM, PSALM, QUALM, WHELM, SKELM, DWALM, HAULM, SHALM, SMALM, STULM and YEALM. REALM and PSALM are the familiar-looking choices; several of the remaining forms are much less common.

Collins accepts all 11, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept six, so the game’s dictionary can change which entries count. If a word is rejected in your game, check its word list rather than assuming the fixed LM ending is the problem. Only two of these entries are common by the frequency measure used here.

Which L-M words score highest?

QUALM is the standout Scrabble play at 16 points, followed by WHELM at 13. SKELM and DWALM each score 11, while HAULM, SHALM and YEALM each score 10. The high value comes from Q in QUALM, not from the shared LM ending.

For Wordle, the pattern narrows the answer pool to three matches, but the available facts do not identify their names. All 11 words are accepted guesses. Keep the constraint for narrowing candidates, then use revealed letters to distinguish answers; a rare guess can satisfy the pattern without being a likely solution.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring five-letter word ending in LM?
QUALM scores 16 points, the highest score among these 11 words. WHELM is next at 13, while SKELM and DWALM each score 11. The shared LM ending does not make the words equal in value; the Q gives QUALM its lead.
Are all 11 L-M words valid in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. Collins includes all 11 matches, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each include six. A word accepted in one game may be rejected in another, so check the dictionary your game uses before playing less familiar entries such as DWALM or STULM.
How many of these words are Wordle answers?
Three of the 11 matches are in the Wordle answer list, and all 11 are accepted guesses. The answer names are not identified here, so use the fixed L and M positions alongside the letters revealed during your game.

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