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

The pattern fixes M in slot two and T in slot four, leaving the first, third, and fifth letters open. Collins lists all 13 matches; ENABLE includes 9, while NWL2023 includes 10. Familiar options include SMITH, EMPTY, EMITS, SMITE, and AMITY, but the full set is not equally common or equally portable between games.

The pattern at a glance

• All 13 matches have M in position two and T in position four.
• SMITH, EMPTY, EMITS, SMITE, and AMITY are recognizable examples.
• Five matches appear among Wordle answers, and all 13 are allowed guesses.
• Five words start with S; four start with E.
• EMPTY and UMPTY tie for the highest Scrabble score at 12 points.

Which words match the M-and-T pattern?

Thirteen words fit, including familiar choices such as SMITH, EMPTY, EMITS, SMITE, AMITY, OMITS, EMOTE, and SMOTE. The remaining matches are less familiar, so start with the recognizable options when you are solving a clue.

The first letter is especially constrained: S leads five matches, E leads four, and A leads two. O and U each lead one. At the other end, five words finish in S, four in E, and three in Y; only one ends in H.

Only two matches fall into the common-word group. That makes this pattern more useful for a precise board or puzzle clue than for guessing from everyday vocabulary alone.

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

For Wordle, five of the 13 matching words are answer-list entries, and all 13 are allowed guesses. The pattern narrows the candidate set, but it does not mean every valid guess can be an answer.

EMPTY and UMPTY score 12 points apiece in Scrabble. SMITH and AMITY follow at 10 each. Most of these words score less, so the two leaders stand out when you are weighing a play.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 13 matches, compared with 10 in NWL2023 and 9 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry; a word accepted in one dictionary may not appear in another.