6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and M as the 6th letter
The 62 6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and M as the 6th letter include medium, reform, and seldom.
7 of 62 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With E in 2nd place, S is the most common 6th letter (763 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- MEDIUM11
- REFORM11
- SELDOM9
- REDEEM9
- SEXISM15
- WEBCAM15
- HELIUM11
- SEPTUM10
- PELHAM13
- BEDLAM11
- TEDIUM9
- VELLUM11
- DEFORM12
- CESIUM10
- PEPLUM12
- CERIUM10
- JETSAM15
- CENTUM10
- REGNUM9
- FERRUM11
- DERHAM12
- TECTUM10
- BELDAM11
- MENTUM10
- TERGUM9
- DEWORM12
- MEGRIM11
- SEPIUM10
- YESSUM11
- RETEAM8
- REWARM11
- BECALM12
- BETEEM10
- BESEEM10
- PELLUM10
- LEHAIM11
- VERISM11
- PENSUM10
- RETRIM8
- RESTEM8
- SENSUM8
- AECIUM10
- BEFLUM13
- BEFOAM13
- BEGRIM11
- BETRIM10
- BEWORM13
- DEFOAM12
All valid words 62
- AECIUM10
- BECALM12
- BEDLAM11
- BEFLUM13
- BEFOAM13
- BEGRIM11
- BELDAM11
- BESEEM10
- BETEEM10
- BETRIM10
- BEWORM13
- CENTUM10
- CERIUM10
- CESIUM10
- DEFOAM12
- DEFORM12
- DEGERM10
- DEPERM11
- DERHAM12
- DEWORM12
- FERBAM13
- FERRUM11
- HELIUM11
- JETSAM15
- JETSOM15
- LEHAIM11
- MEDIUM11
- MEGOHM14
- MEGRIM11
- MENTUM10
- MERISM10
- MESTOM10
- PELHAM13
- PELLUM10
- PENSUM10
- PEPLUM12
- RECTUM10
- REDEEM9
- REFILM11
- REFORM11
- REGNUM9
- REPLUM10
- RESTEM8
- RETEAM8
- RETRIM8
- REWARM11
- SELDOM9
- SEMSEM10
- SENSUM8
- SEPIUM10
- SEPTUM10
- SEXISM15
- TECTUM10
- TEDIUM9
- TELESM8
- TELIUM8
- TERGUM9
- VELLUM11
- VERISM11
- WEBCAM15
- XENIUM15
- YESSUM11
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEXISM | 15 | 16 | All three |
| WEBCAM | 15 | 18 | Collins · NWL |
| JETSAM | 15 | 18 | All three |
| XENIUM | 15 | 18 | Collins only |
| JETSOM | 15 | 18 | All three |
| MEGOHM | 14 | 16 | All three |
| PELHAM | 13 | 15 | Collins · NWL |
| BEFLUM | 13 | 17 | Collins only |
| BEFOAM | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| FERBAM | 13 | 15 | All three |
| BEWORM | 13 | 15 | All three |
| DEFORM | 12 | 13 | All three |
Fixing E in the second slot and M at the end creates a compact pattern, but the words vary sharply in familiarity. Medium, reform, and seldom are recognizable options; many other matches are specialized. Only seven entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a mix of familiar vocabulary and less common plays.
6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and M as the 6th letter
- The pattern matches 62 words across the included tournament dictionaries.
- Only seven matches meet our common-word frequency threshold.
- B and R tie as the most frequent opening letters, with 10 words each.
- Collins contains 61 matches, compared with 43 in ENABLE and 46 in NWL2023.
- Webcam, jetsam, and xenium each score 15 points in the scoring data.
How many words fit this letter pattern?
There are 62 six-letter matches, and every one ends in M by definition. The opening letters are more revealing: B and R lead with 10 words apiece, while D, M, and S each start six. That tie gives you several plausible first-letter branches when other clues remain unknown.
The ending letter makes this set much smaller than some nearby patterns. For example, 763 six-letter words with E second end in S, compared with 62 ending in M. That contrast is a quick reminder not to assume every final letter leaves an equally broad search.
Choose by opening letter and dictionary
Start with recognizable candidates such as medium, reform, seldom, redeem, and helium. If the first letter is known, use the B and R groups first; if it is not, the smaller D, M, and S groups offer a manageable next pass. The pattern alone does not make every entry familiar.
Webcam, jetsam, and xenium are the top-scoring examples here at 15 points each. Treat those as face-value comparisons, not guaranteed board scores: tile placement changes the result.
Only seven matches are common by frequency, so this 6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and M as the 6th letter set is not a reliable everyday-vocabulary list. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.
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