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

6-letter words with I first and M fifth: 15 entries fit, but only income is common in everyday English.

15 wordsTop pick INCOMEHighest score INFAMY 14

1 of 15 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With I in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (71 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

  • INCOME10
  • INFAMY14
  • IDIOMS9
  • INTIME8
  • INTIMA8
  • ILLUME8
  • INFAME11
  • INHUME11
  • IGNOMY12
  • IHRAMS11
  • IMAUMS10
  • INARMS8
  • INFIMA11
  • INTOMB10
  • ISTHMI11
All valid words 15

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

  • IDIOMS9
  • IGNOMY12
  • IHRAMS11
  • ILLUME8
  • IMAUMS10
  • INARMS8
  • INCOME10
  • INFAME11
  • INFAMY14
  • INFIMA11
  • INHUME11
  • INTIMA8
  • INTIME8
  • INTOMB10
  • ISTHMI11
Letters by positionIn 60% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N60%
  2. D7%
  3. H7%
3rd letter
  1. T27%
  2. F20%
  3. A13%
4th letter
  1. O27%
  2. A20%
  3. U20%
6th letter
  1. E33%
  2. S27%
  3. Y13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
INFAMY1415All three
IGNOMY1214Collins only
INFAME1113Collins only
INHUME1113All three
IHRAMS1111All three
ISTHMI1111All three
INFIMA1113Collins only
INCOME1013All three
IMAUMS1013All three
INTOMB1013All three
IDIOMS910All three
INTIME810All three

The pattern fixes I in position one and M in position five, leaving four letters to vary. The 15 tournament-dictionary matches range from familiar income to specialist forms such as isthmi and imaums. Collins includes all 15, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 12, a gap that matters when you play with a specific word list.

What stands out in this I-M pattern?

  • All 15 qualifying entries appear in at least one tournament list; Collins carries the full set.
  • Only income meets the common-word cutoff, so most matches are specialist puzzle or board-game vocabulary.
  • Infamy leads the score table at 14 points before any premium board squares.
  • Five entries end in E, while four end in S; those are the leading final letters.
  • Nine of the 15 have a definition in our lexical records.

Which 6-letter words with I first and M fifth score well?

Infamy is the standout scorer at 14 points, two above ignomy at 12. Infame, inhume, ihrams, isthmi, and infima each score 11, while income scores 10. Those are face-value totals before board bonuses, so a premium square can change the result.

For a recognizable rack, income is the strongest anchor: it is the only entry counted among common English words. Other examples include idioms and infamy, plus rarer forms such as intima, infima, and intomb. Collins has three more entries than ENABLE or NWL2023, so check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar form.

How can you narrow the remaining candidates?

Ending letters offer a quick filter: five entries finish in E (income, intime, intima, illume, and infame) and four finish in S, including idioms, ihrams, imaums, and isthmi. The remaining six end in A, Y, B, or I, making E or S the first endings to test when your crossing letters allow them.

For 6-letter words with I first and M fifth, compare nearby patterns only after checking both fixed slots. Keeping I but changing the fifth letter produces larger groups for E, N, R, L, S, or T. Keeping M fifth while changing the first letter gives 70 S-words and 30 C-words, versus 15 starting with I, and the 7-letter sibling pattern reaches 25 matches, ten more.

Questions people ask

Is income the only common word in this pattern?
Yes, income is the only match counted among common English words. The full set also includes recognizable forms such as idioms and infamy, but most entries are less familiar. If you need a routine vocabulary choice, start with income; for a game, verify any less familiar answer against its dictionary.
Do all 15 words appear in every game dictionary?
No, dictionary coverage differs. Collins includes all 15 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 12. That means three entries in the Collins set are absent from each of those other lists. Check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar candidate.
Which word scores highest before board bonuses?
Infamy scores highest at 14 points before premium squares. Ignomy follows at 12, while infame, inhume, ihrams, isthmi, and infima each score 11. Board placement can change the final total, so these figures compare the letters alone rather than a particular play.

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