6-letter words with M as the 3rd letter and A as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ M _ A _: two letters remain open, but M and A do most of the sorting. COMBAT, MAMMAL, and LUMBAR show how different the results can look. Only two entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by word frequency, so familiar examples are a small minority.

6-letter words with M third and A fifth at a glance

• 89 tournament-dictionary entries match the six-letter frame.
• Only 2 rank in the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• COMBAT, MAMMAL, and LUMBAR are recognizable examples.
• JIMJAM tops the score list at 24 points; HAMZAH follows at 23.
• Word-final S is most common: 23 entries end that way.

Where do these words begin and end?

An S opening leads with 14 words, ahead of T at 12 and G at 11. Those three initials account for 37 of the 89 matches, so trying S, T, or G first covers a large share without fixing the final letter.

At the other end, 23 words finish in S, while L closes 16 and N closes 10. COMMA S? No: COMMA has five letters, but COMMAS fits the pattern; GAMMAS and MOMMAS show the same S ending. LUMBAR and HYMNAL illustrate the L group. The last tile gives a stronger clue than the first: S-ending words outnumber S-initial words.

Scores and dictionary coverage

For 6-letter words with M as the 3rd letter and A as the 5th letter, the standout scores come from unusual letters. JIMJAM scores 24, HAMZAH 23, and JAMJAR 22 under Scrabble scoring. CYMBAL and HAMMAM score 15 apiece; the average score across the matches is 11.8.

Dictionary coverage differs by game: 85 entries appear in Collins, 68 in NWL2023, and 58 in ENABLE. A match in one word finder is not a guarantee in every tournament list, so check your game's word list before committing a less familiar entry. With 70 of the 89 entries defined, the remainder are especially worth verifying.