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5-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter

5-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter number 10, with scores running from 7 up to EMBOX on 16.

10 wordsTop pick AMMONHighest score EMBOX 16

With M in 2nd place, E is the most common 4th letter (23 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • AMMON9
  • SMOOT7
  • AMBOS9
  • AMMOS9
  • SMOOR7
  • EMBOG10
  • EMBOW12
  • EMBOX16
  • IMPOT9
  • UMBOS9
All valid words 10

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

  • AMBOS9
  • AMMON9
  • AMMOS9
  • EMBOG10
  • EMBOW12
  • EMBOX16
  • IMPOT9
  • SMOOR7
  • SMOOT7
  • UMBOS9

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
EMBOX1618Collins only
EMBOW1214All three
EMBOG1013Collins only
AMMON912Collins only
AMBOS911All three
AMMOS911All three
UMBOS912All three
IMPOT911Collins only
SMOOT78Collins only
SMOOR78Collins only

The ?MO? frame is a closed set of ten words, and eight of them begin with a vowel. Their third slot is dominated by B, which is what links AMBOS, UMBOS, EMBOG, EMBOW and EMBOX. None of the ten is a common word, and none appears on the Wordle answer list.

?MO? at a glance

  • Ten matches place M second and O fourth.
  • Eight begin with a vowel.
  • B fills the third slot in five of them.
  • EMBOX leads the scores at 16 points.
  • No common words and no Wordle answers.

The -MB- spine running through the list

Half the list runs through an -MB- blend in the middle: AMBOS, UMBOS, EMBOG, EMBOW and EMBOX all put B third. AMBOS and UMBOS share the AMBO- shape, while EMBOG, EMBOW and EMBOX form an EM- trio that only differs in the last letter. Five of the ten therefore share the same middle blend, the closest thing to a pattern here.

The other five are AMMON, AMMOS, IMPOT, SMOOR and SMOOT. Two double the M straight after the first letter, and two open SMOO-, an oddly matched pair that share four letters. That leaves AMMON and AMMOS as the only pair repeating their opening letters.

Scores in a small, tight list

EMBOX scores 16, the only match above 12, and it gets there from the X at the back. EMBOW follows on 12, then EMBOG on 10, while AMMON, AMBOS, AMMOS, UMBOS and IMPOT all settle on 9. The whole list averages 9.7 points.

A mostly Collins-only group

Note

All ten matches are in Collins, but NWL2023 and ENABLE carry only four each. EMBOG, EMBOX, AMMON, SMOOR, SMOOT and IMPOT are the six that fall outside the North American lists, so check your game's word list first.

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words have M second and O fourth?
Ten matches fit the ?MO? frame, and eight of them start with a vowel. B fills the third slot in five, holding AMBOS, UMBOS, EMBOG, EMBOW and EMBOX together.
Are there Wordle answers with M second and O fourth?
None of the ten appears on the Wordle answer list, and none counts as a common word either. The set is built from rare forms such as IMPOT, SMOOR and AMMON.
Which ?MO? word scores the most?
EMBOX tops the list at 16 points on the strength of its X. EMBOW follows on 12 and EMBOG on 10, while the whole set averages 9.7 points.

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