5-letter words with T as the 1st letter and M as the 3rd letter

The pattern is T?M??: the first and third tiles are fixed, while the other three stay open. Twelve of the 34 matches fall among common English words, so the set mixes familiar plays such as TIMER and TUMOR with specialist vocabulary. Collins lists all 34; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 23.

The T?M?? pattern at a glance

• 34 five-letter words fit the fixed first- and third-letter pattern.
• 12 matches are common English words, including TIMES, TIMER, and TEMPO.
• Collins has 34 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 23.
• Five matches appear among Wordle answers, while 34 fit its allowed-guess list.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 12 matches; D follows with 5.

Which endings appear most often?

S leads the endings, with 12 words, including TIMES, TOMBS, TEMPS, and TOMOS. D is next with 5, as in TIMED and TAMED. That makes the final tile a useful narrowing clue: when S is ruled out, check D before spending guesses on less frequent endings.

Y appears at the end of 4 words, including TOMMY, TUMMY, and TAMMY. Those three also tie for the top Scrabble score in this set at 12 points. The less familiar TYMPS shares that score, so a high-value play does not always look like an everyday word.

Which T?M?? words suit Wordle and word games?

Five words in this pattern are Wordle answers, and all 34 are in the allowed-guess set. TIMES, TIMER, TUMOR, TEMPO, and TIMED are recognizable candidates from the examples, but the answer matches are not identified individually here. Use the fixed T and M to keep guesses focused on the open positions.

For tile games, TOMMY, TUMMY, TAMMY, TYMPS, and TUMPY each score 12 points, the top value recorded here. TEMPO, TOMBS, TEMPS, and TEMPT each score 9. Dictionary coverage is the limitation: 34 appear in Collins, compared with 23 in each of ENABLE and NWL2023, so check your game's word list before relying on a Collins-only entry.

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