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6-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and M as the 5th letter

The 15 6-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and M as the 5th letter include MADAME, MODEMS, and OEDEMA.

15 wordsTop pick MADAMEHighest score BEDUMB 13

1 of 15 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With D in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (242 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 15 · most-used first

  • MADAME11
  • MODEMS11
  • OEDEMA9
  • MADAMS11
  • RADOME9
  • SEDUMS9
  • VIDAME12
  • SODOMS9
  • BEDAMN11
  • BEDIMS11
  • BEDUMB13
  • DIDYMO13
  • LEDUMS9
  • UNDAMS9

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All valid words 15

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

  • BEDAMN11
  • BEDIMS11
  • BEDUMB13
  • DIDYMO13
  • LEDUMS9
  • MADAME11
  • MADAMS11
  • MODEMS11
  • OEDEMA9
  • RADOME9
  • SEDUMS9
  • SODOMS9
  • SODOMY12
  • UNDAMS9
  • VIDAME12
Letters by positionIn 47% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. B20%
  2. M20%
  3. S20%
2nd letter
  1. E40%
  2. A20%
  3. O20%
4th letter
  1. A33%
  2. U20%
  3. O20%
6th letter
  1. S47%
  2. E20%
  3. N7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BEDUMB1317All three
DIDYMO1313NWL only
VIDAME1214Collins only
MADAME1113All three
MODEMS1113All three
MADAMS1113All three
BEDAMN1114All three
BEDIMS1113All three
OEDEMA910All three
RADOME910All three
SEDUMS911All three
SODOMS910All three

The fixed pattern is __D_M_: positions three and five are settled, leaving four slots to distinguish a compact set of 15 tournament-dictionary entries. MADAME and MODEMS are familiar anchors, while DIDYMO and VIDAME are less likely to surface in everyday play. Only one match falls within the top 25,000 English words by word frequency, so treat recognition as a clue, not a complete test of validity.

The D-M pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 15 tournament-list words match __D_M_.
  • Collins includes 14 matches, NWL2023 includes 12, and ENABLE includes 11.
  • Only one match is common by our frequency cutoff.
  • Seven words end in S; three end in E.
  • DIDYMO scores 13 points, tied for the top score here.

6-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and M as the 5th letter

For solving, read the pattern as __D_M_. The first two letters and final letter remain open, so do not commit too early to one ending. The seven S-final entries include MODEMS, MADAMS, SEDUMS, and LEDUMS; the three E-final words include MADAME and VIDAME.

Recognition separates this set quickly: MADAME and MODEMS are the clearest everyday anchors, while OEDEMA and RADOME are more specialized. DIDYMO is a scoring surprise, and the average score across the matches is 10.6. Collins accepts 14 of the 15 words, compared with 12 in NWL2023 and 11 in ENABLE, so check your game's word list once before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

How to narrow the remaining slots

The constraint is unusually tight: swapping D for R in the third position yields 52 matches, while keeping D and replacing fifth-position M with E yields 242. That contrast shows how strongly the fifth slot prunes this search. If either fixed letter is uncertain, compare those neighboring patterns, then return to the exact D-and-M arrangement.

  • Try MADAME when the opening is MA and the final letter is E.
  • Use MODEMS for the pattern M-O-D-E-M-S.
  • Compare MADAMS when the word starts with M and ends with S.
  • Only one match is common by frequency, so a familiar-looking guess does not settle validity.

Questions people ask

Are any of these six-letter words common?
Only one of the 15 matches meets our common-word frequency threshold. MADAME and MODEMS are recognizable anchors, but most entries fall outside the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Use familiarity to narrow guesses, not as proof that your game's dictionary accepts a word.
What is the highest score among words matching this pattern?
The top reported score is 13 points, and DIDYMO is one of the words at that mark. VIDAME scores 12, while MADAME and MODEMS each score 11. Board bonuses can change a play's total, but these are the listed base scores.
How many of the matching words end in S?
Seven of the 15 matches end in S, making that the most frequent final letter in this group. Three end in E, and A, B, N, O, and Y occur once each. MODEMS, MADAMS, SEDUMS, and LEDUMS show several of the S-ending options.

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