6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and M as the 3rd letter

The fixed pattern is _EM___, leaving the first, last, fourth, and fifth positions open. You’ll find familiar words such as FEMALE, DEMAND, MEMORY, and REMOVE alongside less common entries. Of the 130 tournament-dictionary words, 19 meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and specialist plays.

The E-M pattern at a glance

• 130 six-letter words carry E in slot two and M in slot three.
• MEMBER, FEMALE, DEMAND, REMAIN, and MEMORY are recognizable examples.
• 19 of those matches sit inside the most common 25,000 English words.
• Collins lists 130 matches; NWL2023 lists 82 and ENABLE lists 80.

Which starting and ending letters appear most?

R opens 30 matches, ahead of D with 19 and B with 15. S starts 12 words, while G starts 10. When those letters are in hand, try REM- and DEM- openings first.

S closes 32 words, the largest final-letter group; E closes 27 and D closes 18. A final S is a strong pattern clue, but don’t assume the starting and ending counts describe the same individual words. REMAINS and DEMONS show how an S ending can fit familiar vocabulary.

The pattern has 130 matches overall, but only 19 are common by the frequency measure. If you’re solving a clue rather than building a game rack, start with recognizable forms such as REMIND, REMAKE, and CEMENT before testing obscure options.

Score standouts among E-M words

BEMBEX and BEMBIX top the score list at 19 points each. JEMIMA and BEMIXT follow at 17, while BEMOCK scores 16. Those are tournament-word-list candidates, not everyday vocabulary, so check your game’s dictionary before committing a rack to one.

For more familiar plays, MEMBER, TEMPLE, REMOTE, and REMEDY are easier to recognize, though the scoring data does not rank them among the leaders. The main limitation is that only 19 of these 130 words are common. A strong move still depends on your rack, board squares, and accepted dictionary.