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5-letter words with M as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter

5-letter words with M as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter have 55 tournament-dictionary matches, from LIMIT to ZYMIC.

55 wordsTop pick LIMITHighest score ZYMIC 21

10 of 55 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With M in 3rd place, E is the most common 4th letter (126 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 55 · most-used first

  • LIMIT7
  • ADMIT8
  • COMIC11
  • REMIX14
  • ADMIN8
  • VOMIT10
  • HUMID11
  • MIMIC11
  • HOMIE10
  • TIMID8
  • REMIT7
  • SEMIS7
  • CUMIN9
  • MAMIE9
  • HUMIC12
  • LAMIA7
  • RAMIS7
  • RAMIN7
  • COMIX16
  • OHMIC12
  • GAMIN8
  • RAMIE7
  • DEMIC10
  • HEMIN10
  • CAMIS9
  • TAMIN7
  • KAMIS11
  • TUMID8
  • ZAMIA16
  • NOMIC9
  • TAMIS7
  • DEMIT8
  • KUMIS11
  • KAMIK15
  • DOMIC10
  • UNMIX14
  • OSMIC9
  • ARMIL7
  • SEMIE7
  • TOMIA7
  • GAMIC10
  • ACMIC11
  • ADMIX15
  • AUMIL7
  • BEMIX16
  • HEMIC12
  • IMMIT9
  • IMMIX16

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All valid words 55

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

  • ACMIC11
  • ADMIN8
  • ADMIT8
  • ADMIX15
  • ARMIL7
  • AUMIL7
  • BEMIX16
  • CAMIS9
  • COMIC11
  • COMIX16
  • CUMIN9
  • DEMIC10
  • DEMIT8
  • DOMIC10
  • GAMIC10
  • GAMIN8
  • HEMIC12
  • HEMIN10
  • HOMIE10
  • HUMIC12
  • HUMID11
  • IMMIT9
  • IMMIX16
  • KAMIK15
  • KAMIS11
  • KUMIS11
  • LAMIA7
  • LIMIT7
  • MAMIE9
  • MIMIC11
  • NOMIC9
  • OGMIC10
  • OHMIC12
  • OSMIC9
  • PUMIE9
  • RAMIE7
  • RAMIN7
  • RAMIS7
  • REMIT7
  • REMIX14
  • SEMIE7
  • SEMIS7
  • SIMIS7
  • SUMIS7
  • TAMIN7
  • TAMIS7
  • TIMID8
  • TOMIA7
  • TUMID8
  • ULMIN7
  • UNMIX14
  • VOMIT10
  • YOMIM12
  • ZAMIA16
  • ZYMIC21
Letters by positionIn 24% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
1st letter
  1. A11%
  2. H9%
  3. R9%
2nd letter
  1. A24%
  2. E16%
  3. O15%
5th letter
  1. C24%
  2. S15%
  3. N13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; ZYMIC tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 16 words
  2. 8 points: 6 words
  3. 99 points: 7 words
  4. 10 points: 7 words
  5. 1111 points: 6 words
  6. 12 points: 4 words
  7. 1313 points: 0 words
  8. 14 points: 2 words
  9. 1515 points: 2 words
  10. 16 points: 4 words
  11. 1717 points: 0 words
  12. 18 points: 0 words
  13. 1919 points: 0 words
  14. 20 points: 0 words
  15. 2121 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZYMIC2122Collins only
COMIX1618All three
ZAMIA1617All three
BEMIX1618All three
IMMIX1618All three
KAMIK1516All three
ADMIX1516All three
REMIX1415All three
UNMIX1417All three
HUMIC1214All three
OHMIC1213All three
HEMIC1213All three

That fixed M-I pair leaves room for familiar words and specialist entries. Ten matches count as common by our frequency measure, and 10 also appear in the Wordle answer list. Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE do not share every entry, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar one.

At a glance: a compact, mixed dictionary set

  • The pattern has 55 tournament-dictionary matches, counted when a word appears in at least one included dictionary.
  • Collins includes 53 matches, NWL2023 includes 42, and ENABLE includes 34; those groups overlap.
  • Ten entries are common by our frequency measure, and 10 match the Wordle answer list.
  • Definitions are available for 43 entries, including familiar choices such as LIMIT and COMIC.

5-letter words with M as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter

The final letter is a strong sorting clue: C closes 13 matches, ahead of S at 8 and N at 7. T and X each finish 6, while E closes 5. If the middle pair is confirmed but the final square is not, check C first.

Recognizable options include LIMIT, ADMIT, COMIC, REMIX, VOMIT, HUMID and MIMIC. The first letter varies: A begins 6 matches, while H, R and T each begin 5. That spread makes the M-I pair more decisive than the opening letter.

This set is smaller than the 72 words with L in third and I in fourth, and well below the 106 with R and I. Once M is confirmed, don't assume a large reserve of familiar answers; several matches are uncommon forms. The same M-I placement appears in longer searches too: 140 six-letter words and 181 seven-letter words share the pattern across both lengths.

Which M-I words score well in Scrabble?

The expert distinction is between tile value and board value: these figures are face-value totals, so a premium square can change the result. ZYMIC's high tile score comes from its valuable letters, but only play it when the board makes the placement worthwhile.

  • ZYMIC leads the scoring group at 21 points, far ahead of everyday choices such as LIMIT.
  • COMIX, ZAMIA, BEMIX and IMMIX each score 16 points before premium-square bonuses.
  • REMIX scores 14 points, a familiar alternative when you need a word rather than a high-value play.

Questions people ask

Which of these words scores highest in Scrabble?
ZYMIC is the highest-scoring match, with a face-value total of 21 points. COMIX, ZAMIA, BEMIX and IMMIX each score 16. Premium squares can raise a play's board total, so the best placement depends on the open spaces as well as the letters.
Do all 55 words work as Wordle answers?
No. Ten matches appear in the Wordle answer list, while the pattern has 55 matches counted as allowed guesses. Those are different roles: a valid guess is not necessarily an answer. The available list of matches does not identify which 10 are answers.
Why are there fewer M-I patterns than L-I or R-I patterns?
The M-third, I-fourth pattern has 55 matches, compared with 72 for L and 106 for R in those positions. The counts show that the middle letters narrow the search differently; familiar examples such as LIMIT and COMIC are only part of the full set.

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