6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and M as the 5th letter

C sits in the opening slot and M just before the final letter, leaving four positions to vary. That fixed pattern produces 30 tournament-dictionary words, but only 7 are common English words. The set ranges from familiar picks such as CLAIMS and COLUMN to less familiar forms such as CHACMA and CORYMB.

How many 6-letter words have C first and M fifth?

• There are 30 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• Collins includes all 30; NWL2023 includes 24, and ENABLE includes 23.
• CLAIMS, COLUMN, CINEMA, and CHROME are recognizable examples.
• CHUMMY, CHEMMY, and CHAMMY each score 18 points.
• The most frequent final letters are S, Y, and A, with 9, 8, and 6 words.

Which endings appear most often?

Final S leads with 9 words, including CLAIMS, CHARMS, CREAMS, and CAROMS. Y follows with 8, among them CREAMY, CRUMMY, CLAMMY, and CHUMMY. A appears at the end of 6 words, so an S or Y ending narrows the search more sharply than A.

The remaining matches end in E, B, I, N, or O. That spread makes the last tile a useful clue: once S and Y are ruled out, avoid assuming the word must finish with a familiar vowel. CHROME ends in E, while CHROMO ends in O.

How can you use this pattern in a word game?

CHUMMY, CHEMMY, and CHAMMY share the top score at 18 points each; CHASMY and CHROMY score 16. Those totals make the less familiar spellings worth checking when you need points, while CHROME scores 13 and is easier to recognize. Actual board placement changes a play’s value.

For 6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and M as the 5th letter, familiarity is a real limitation: only 7 of the 30 are common. The dictionary counts also differ, with 30 in Collins, 24 in NWL2023, and 23 in ENABLE. Check your game’s word list before relying on a less common entry.