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

The pattern is __M_I_, so the first, second, fourth, and sixth letters stay open. Familiar matches include REMAIN, COMMIT, DOMAIN, and SUMMIT, but only 8 entries count as common English words. Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins includes 74 matches, while ENABLE includes 39 and NWL2023 includes 50; those source totals overlap.

6-letter words with M 3rd and I 5th: key facts

• All 76 matches follow the pattern __M_I_.
• Only 8 matches qualify as common English words.
• ZYMOID leads the scoring examples at 21 points.
• ZOMBIE, ZOMBIS, COMMIX, BEMBIX, and ZIMBIS each score 19.
• REMAIN, COMMIT, DOMAIN, and SUMMIT are familiar examples.

Which endings appear most?

E is the most frequent final letter, with 17 matches; N follows with 14, then T with 11. After placing M and I, test an E-ending first, then N or T. The final letter is unevenly distributed, so checking a rare ending before these common ones can rule out many candidates.

REMAIN has R and E before M, then A and I; COMMIT doubles M and ends in T. DOMAIN begins with D and O, while SUMMIT repeats M and also ends in T. Comparing these shapes lets you keep the fixed positions while testing different letters in the open slots.

How do scores and dictionary coverage compare?

ZYMOID is the scoring outlier at 21 points, while ZOMBIE, ZOMBIS, COMMIX, BEMBIX, and ZIMBIS each reach 19. ZOMBIE bridges the two sides of this pattern: it is familiar and still earns a high tile score. The 8 common matches are a much smaller pool than the full set of 76.

Collins contains 74 matches, NWL2023 has 50, and ENABLE has 39; these dictionaries overlap, so their counts are not separate groups to add together. Definitions are available for 45 matches. Check your game’s dictionary before relying on an unusual high-value entry.