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6-letter words with E as the 4th letter and M as the 5th letter

6-letter words with E fourth and M fifth total 27, including familiar SCHEME, CINEMA, and SOLEMN.

27 wordsTop pick SCHEMEHighest score ECZEMA 19

4 of 27 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With E in 4th place, R is the most common 5th letter (521 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 27 · most-used first

  • SCHEME13
  • CINEMA10
  • SOLEMN8
  • SCHEMA13
  • ECZEMA19
  • MODEMS11
  • TOTEMS8
  • OEDEMA9
  • HAREMS11
  • GOLEMS9
  • RACEME10
  • LEXEME15
  • KINEMA12
  • CAREME10
  • ADEEMS9
  • BEGEMS11
  • BIREME10
  • EXEEMS15
  • MONEME10
  • PROEMS10
  • REHEMS11
  • RETEMS8
  • SEMEME10
  • STEEMS8
  • TAXEME15
  • TONEME8
  • XYLEMS18
All valid words 27

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

  • ADEEMS9
  • BEGEMS11
  • BIREME10
  • CAREME10
  • CINEMA10
  • ECZEMA19
  • EXEEMS15
  • GOLEMS9
  • HAREMS11
  • KINEMA12
  • LEXEME15
  • MODEMS11
  • MONEME10
  • OEDEMA9
  • PROEMS10
  • RACEME10
  • REHEMS11
  • RETEMS8
  • SCHEMA13
  • SCHEME13
  • SEMEME10
  • SOLEMN8
  • STEEMS8
  • TAXEME15
  • TONEME8
  • TOTEMS8
  • XYLEMS18
Letters by positionIn 44% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S19%
  2. R11%
  3. T11%
2nd letter
  1. O22%
  2. E22%
  3. A15%
3rd letter
  1. N15%
  2. E11%
  3. R11%
6th letter
  1. S44%
  2. E33%
  3. A19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; ECZEMA tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 5 words
  2. 9 points: 3 words
  3. 1010 points: 7 words
  4. 11 points: 4 words
  5. 1212 points: 1 words
  6. 13 points: 2 words
  7. 1414 points: 0 words
  8. 15 points: 3 words
  9. 1616 points: 0 words
  10. 17 points: 0 words
  11. 1818 points: 1 words
  12. 19 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ECZEMA1921All three
XYLEMS1819All three
LEXEME1517All three
TAXEME1516All three
EXEEMS1516Collins only
SCHEME1314All three
SCHEMA1314All three
KINEMA1214All three
MODEMS1113All three
HAREMS1111All three
REHEMS1111All three
BEGEMS1114Collins · NWL

The fixed pattern is _ _ _ E M _, so the first three letters and final letter do all the remaining work. SCHEME and CINEMA are recognizable choices, while just four entries fall in the common-frequency group. The set also has a sharp scoring standout: ECZEMA earns 19 Scrabble points before any board bonuses.

At a glance: the E-M pattern

  • There are 27 tournament-dictionary matches for the pattern _ _ _ E M _.
  • All 27 appear in Collins; NWL2023 includes 23, and ENABLE includes 22.
  • Only four entries are common by our frequency measure.
  • ECZEMA leads the scores at 19 points; XYLEMS follows at 18.
  • Twelve matches end in S, compared with nine ending in E and five in A.

Which words make this pattern memorable?

SCHEME, CINEMA, SOLEMN, and SCHEMA are the easiest anchors to recognize. Each places E and M together in the fourth and fifth slots, but their starts and endings differ: SCHEME and SCHEMA begin with S, while CINEMA ends in A.

ECZEMA is the scoring surprise, not the most familiar pattern example. It reaches 19 Scrabble points, ahead of XYLEMS at 18; LEXEME, TAXEME, and EXEEMS each score 15. Check your game's word list before playing less familiar entries.

How does this pattern compare with nearby clues?

Keeping E in fourth place but changing the fifth letter opens far more options: 521 matches use R there, and 222 use N. The E-M combination is a much narrower clue, with 27 matches, so test the fixed pair before guessing the other letters.

Changing the fourth letter while keeping M fifth also shifts the count. A in fourth place has 86 matches, U has 68, and O has 63; E's 27 makes this a relatively tight vowel-and-consonant pairing. The 12 words ending in S make a plural ending a strong pattern to check.

6-letter words with E fourth and M fifth: a play note

Tip

Start with the fixed E-M pair, then test a final S, E, or A: those endings cover 26 of the 27 matches. If your clue rules out those endings, the single N-ending entry is the remaining route.

Questions people ask

How many 6-letter words have E fourth and M fifth?
There are 27 tournament-dictionary words with E in the fourth position and M in the fifth. Collins includes all 27, while NWL2023 has 23 and ENABLE has 22. Those dictionary totals overlap, so they should not be added together.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
ECZEMA scores 19 points in Scrabble before board bonuses. XYLEMS is next at 18, while LEXEME, TAXEME, and EXEEMS score 15 each. The less familiar high scorers can be harder to spot than common anchors such as SCHEME or CINEMA.
Which ending is most common for these E-M words?
S is the most common ending, appearing on 12 of the 27 words. E comes next with nine, and A appears on five; only one word ends in N. If your crossing letters allow it, checking a final S first covers the largest group.

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