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

The pattern fixes two letters but leaves the other four open, producing a mix of everyday words and specialist entries. ALMOST and DEMISE are recognizable examples; ZYMASE stands out for a different reason, scoring 20 points. Only 3 entries fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many matches are less familiar.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 52 matching words across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes all 52; NWL2023 includes 39, and ENABLE includes 37.
• Only 3 matches are common by the top-25,000 word-frequency measure.
• ZYMASE leads the score list at 20 points; FAMISH, HUMUSY, DIMPSY, and IMMASK each score 14.
• The most frequent final letters are E (15 words), T (11), and H (9).

Which 6-letter words have M third and S fifth?

The pattern includes familiar words such as ALMOST, UTMOST, MIMOSA, and REMISS, alongside less common entries like CYMOSE and TAMISE. The examples show how varied the first two letters can be while M and S stay locked in place.

C and D tie as the most common first letters, with 7 matches apiece. I, R, and U follow with 4 each. If your clue leaves the first letter open, testing C or D first narrows the search more than starting with I, R, or U.

What makes this pattern tricky?

The fixed S does not mean most matches end in S: only 5 words do. E is the leading final letter at 15, followed by T at 11 and H at 9. When the last letter is still unknown, E, T, and H are stronger pattern-based options than S.

The 52-word total is not a promise that every game accepts every entry. Coverage varies: 39 appear in NWL2023 and 37 in ENABLE, while all 52 appear in Collins. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar match; only 3 entries are common by frequency.