6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and M as the 4th letter
Six-letter words with H as the 1st letter and M as the 4th letter number 45, and 13 of them double the M.
6 of 45 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With H in 1st place, I is the most common 4th letter (80 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- HAMMER13
- HOLMES11
- HELMET11
- HARMED12
- HITMAN11
- HERMIT11
- HARMAN11
- HUMMUS13
- HAZMAT20
- HUMMER13
- HEMMED14
- HUMMEL13
- HAMMAM15
- HELMED12
- HELMER11
- HITMEN11
- HOMMES13
- HUMMED14
- HARMER11
- HETMAN11
- HEMMER13
- HAMMED14
- HARMEL11
- HAEMAL11
- HODMAN12
- HAYMOW17
- HETMEN11
- HOMMOS13
- HERMAE11
- HOUMUS11
- HUMMUM15
- HOLMIC13
- HORMIC13
- HAMMAL13
- HAEMIC13
- HAEMIN11
- HALMAS11
- HAOMAS11
- HARMIN11
- HAWMED15
- HERMAI11
- HIEMAL11
- HODMEN12
- HOLMIA11
- HORMES11
All valid words 45
- HAEMAL11
- HAEMIC13
- HAEMIN11
- HALMAS11
- HAMMAL13
- HAMMAM15
- HAMMED14
- HAMMER13
- HAOMAS11
- HARMAN11
- HARMED12
- HARMEL11
- HARMER11
- HARMIN11
- HAWMED15
- HAYMOW17
- HAZMAT20
- HELMED12
- HELMER11
- HELMET11
- HEMMED14
- HEMMER13
- HERMAE11
- HERMAI11
- HERMIT11
- HETMAN11
- HETMEN11
- HIEMAL11
- HITMAN11
- HITMEN11
- HODMAN12
- HODMEN12
- HOLMES11
- HOLMIA11
- HOLMIC13
- HOMMES13
- HOMMOS13
- HORMES11
- HORMIC13
- HOUMUS11
- HUMMED14
- HUMMEL13
- HUMMER13
- HUMMUM15
- HUMMUS13
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAZMAT | 20 | 20 | Collins · NWL |
| HAYMOW | 17 | 16 | All three |
| HAMMAM | 15 | 17 | Collins · NWL |
| HUMMUM | 15 | 19 | Collins only |
| HAWMED | 15 | 15 | Collins only |
| HEMMED | 14 | 15 | All three |
| HUMMED | 14 | 16 | All three |
| HAMMED | 14 | 15 | All three |
| HAMMER | 13 | 14 | All three |
| HUMMUS | 13 | 16 | All three |
| HUMMER | 13 | 15 | All three |
| HUMMEL | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
The frame H _ _ M _ _ covers 45 words, and the standout feature is the doubled M, which shows up in 13 of them. HAMMER, HUMMER, HEMMED, HUMMED, and HAMMED all repeat the letter in the third and fourth slots. Only six entries count as common, so the list leans toward rarer forms.
The doubled-M list in numbers
- Forty-five six-letter words hold H first and M fourth.
- Thirteen repeat the M in the third and fourth slots.
- N ends nine words, S eight, and D six.
- HAZMAT scores 20 and HAYMOW 17.
- Six entries are common, among them HAMMER, HELMET, and HERMIT.
Why the doubled M stands out
Thirteen words place an M in both the third and fourth slots, and most pair it with an H: HAMMER, HUMMER, HEMMED, HUMMED, HAMMED, HEMMER, HAMMAM, HUMMEL, and HUMMUM. HOMMES and HOMMOS add a French-looking pair to the same cluster.
The doubled M is more than a spelling quirk. It gives the letter extra weight without adding a new tile, which is why HAMMER and HUMMUS both score 13 and HEMMED, HUMMED, and HAMMED each reach 14.
How the final letters fall
N ends nine words, among them HITMAN, HETMAN, HARMAN, and HODMAN. S closes eight, including HOLMES and HOUMUS, and D finishes six, all of them past tenses: HARMED, HEMMED, HUMMED, HAMMED, HELMED, and HAWMED.
L and R take five words apiece, since HAMMER, HEMMER, HUMMER, and HELMER all end in R while HAEMAL and HIEMAL close on L. C and T share three each, so no single ending dominates the rest.
The high scores come from Z, W, and Y
HAZMAT reaches 20 on the strength of its Z, and HAYMOW lands on 17 with a W and a Y. HAMMAM, HUMMUM, and HAWMED then tie at 15, so the rarer doubled-M forms often beat the common ones.
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