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

6-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and M as the 6th letter: 15 matches, and every one ends in M.

15 wordsTop pick PLENUMHighest score PHENOM 13

With E in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (459 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

  • PLENUM10
  • PHENOM13
  • THEISM11
  • PRELIM10
  • AGEISM9
  • CAECUM12
  • COELOM10
  • FRENUM11
  • ITERUM8
  • ACETUM10
  • APEDOM11
  • GNETUM9
  • OBEISM10
  • PREARM10
  • SKELUM12
All valid words 15

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

  • ACETUM10
  • AGEISM9
  • APEDOM11
  • CAECUM12
  • COELOM10
  • FRENUM11
  • GNETUM9
  • ITERUM8
  • OBEISM10
  • PHENOM13
  • PLENUM10
  • PREARM10
  • PRELIM10
  • SKELUM12
  • THEISM11
Letters by positionIn 47% of these words the 5th letter is U.
1st letter
  1. P27%
  2. A20%
  3. C13%
2nd letter
  1. R20%
  2. H13%
  3. C7%
4th letter
  1. I20%
  2. L20%
  3. N20%
5th letter
  1. U47%
  2. S20%
  3. O20%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PHENOM1315All three
CAECUM1216All three
SKELUM1215Collins only
THEISM1111All three
FRENUM1114All three
APEDOM1113Collins only
PLENUM1015All three
PRELIM1013All three
COELOM1013All three
ACETUM1013All three
PREARM1012All three
OBEISM1012Collins only

This pattern has a tight answer set: the third slot is E, the final slot is M, and only 15 tournament-dictionary words fit. The opening letters narrow the choices further: P begins four entries, A begins three, and C begins two. PHENOM is the top scorer, while the frequency check marks none of the matches as common.

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

  • There are 15 matching words, and all 15 finish with M.
  • P is the most frequent first letter, starting four entries; A starts three.
  • PHENOM leads the score list at 13 points; CAECUM and SKELUM each score 12.
  • Collins includes 14 matches, NWL2023 includes 12, and ENABLE includes 11.

Which starting letters appear most often?

P leads with four words: PLENUM, PHENOM, PRELIM and PREARM. A follows with AGEISM, ACETUM and APEDOM, while CAECUM and COELOM give C two entries. The other five first letters—F, G, I, O and S—each occur once.

That distribution makes the first slot a useful filter after you lock E into position three and M into position six. A guess beginning with P covers more candidates than one beginning with any of the five single-entry letters, but the four P words still differ in their middle letters.

Which matches score well, and where are the limits?

PHENOM tops the scoring order at 13 points. CAECUM and SKELUM share second place at 12, followed by THEISM, FRENUM and APEDOM at 11 each. The average score across the matches is 10.4, so the leading word stands above an already solid set of tile values.

For 6-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and M as the 6th letter, dictionary coverage is not universal: Collins lists 14, NWL2023 lists 12, and ENABLE lists 11. The frequency check classifies zero as common, so expect unfamiliar entries such as FREN​UM, CAECUM and SKELUM. Check your game's word list before relying on a match.

Questions people ask

Which word in this pattern scores the most?
PHENOM scores the most, at 13 points. CAECUM and SKELUM are next at 12 each, while THEISM, FRENUM and APEDOM score 11. The top three are separated by only one point, so compare their letters with your rack before choosing.
Which starting letter gives me the most choices?
P gives you the most choices, with four matches: PLENUM, PHENOM, PRELIM and PREARM. A comes next with three, and C has two. F, G, I, O and S each begin one match, making those starts much narrower.
Are all 15 words accepted in every word game?
No. Collins lists 14 of these words, NWL2023 lists 12, and ENABLE lists 11, so acceptance depends on the word list your game uses. None of the matches is classified as common, which makes checking the game's dictionary especially important for less familiar entries.

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