6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and M as the 5th letter

The list is short, so the endings decide most of the work: S closes 8 matches, Y five, A three. Five matches carry a doubled M, which is why glammy, gremmy and gramma look alike on the board. Only two rank among everyday English words, so expect unfamiliar spellings.

How the 20 G-M words split

• 20 spellings fit G???M? and just two are common words.
• S closes 8, Y five and A three; no other ending passes two.
• Five carry a doubled M: glammy, gremmy, gramma, gramme and gnamma.
• GAZUMP scores 20, then GLAMMY and GREMMY tie on 14.
• Collins holds 19 of the 20, NWL2023 15 and ENABLE 13.

6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and M as the 5th letter

GAZUMP is the outlier: 20 points, six more than the next best. Its Z sits on a 10-point tile and the M adds three, so no other match comes close. GLAMMY and GREMMY tie on 14, then GLOOMY, GLEAMY and GORAMY share 12.

Five matches repeat the M before their final letter, and four of those close in Y or A. See an M in the fourth slot and the candidate pool collapses to glammy, gremmy, gramma, gramme and gnamma.

How do you work a G???M? clue?

1. Fix the M in the fifth slot, because only 20 six-letter candidates can follow.
2. Sort by last letter: S and Y cover 13 of the 20.
3. Spot a doubled M and test glammy, gremmy, gramma, gramme and gnamma first.
4. Reach for GAZUMP when a Z lane is open; nothing else here holds a rare tile.
5. Expect obscure answers, since genome and gloomy are the only everyday words.

Which spelling will your game refuse?

GLAMMY, one of the two 14-point leaders, is listed in NWL2023 but not Collins, while GORAMY is the reverse. The 6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and M as the 5th letter are not all shared between lists, so confirm your game's word list before you bet a turn.