6-letter words with L as the 1st letter and M as the 3rd letter

The pattern fixes the first letter as L and the third as M, leaving the other four positions open. That gives you 72 tournament-dictionary words, but only four rank among the most common English words. Start with limits, lumber, or lemons for recognizable options; LUMMOX leads the scoring list if you need a higher-value play.

The pattern at a glance

• All 72 entries have L in position one and M in position three.
• LIMITS, LUMBER, and LEMONS are familiar examples that fit the pattern.
• Only four entries count as common words, so many matches are less familiar.
• LUMMOX leads the scoring list at 17 points.

Which endings occur most often?

S is the most frequent final letter: 20 words end that way. R comes next with 11, followed by D with nine. Examples show the spread: limits and lemons end in S, lumber ends in R, and lumped ends in D.

The pattern does not favor one ending by a small margin. S appears nearly twice as often as R, while each of A, E, G, T, and Y appears four times. For a quick search, checking an S ending first covers the largest group.

Dictionary coverage and scoring

The 72-word total combines entries from Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE: Collins includes 71, NWL2023 includes 59, and ENABLE includes 58. Those dictionary counts overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together. Fifty-seven matches have definitions.

LUMMOX scores 17, ahead of LYMPHS at 16; LIMPLY and LIMPSY each score 13. The high scorers are less familiar than limits or lemons, and only four matches are common words. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.