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

6-letter words with M third and S sixth total 244, including familiar picks such as FAMOUS and CAMPUS.

244 wordsTop pick FAMOUSHighest score HAMZAS 20

18 of 244 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With M in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (244 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 18 · most-used first

  • FAMOUS11
  • HUMANS11
  • CAMPUS12
  • LIMITS8
  • COMICS12
  • RUMORS8
  • DEMONS9
  • ADMITS9
  • ROMANS8
  • ARMIES8
  • GAMERS9
  • TUMORS8
  • CAMELS10
  • LEMONS8
  • TIMERS8
  • COMETS10
  • MIMICS12
  • HOMERS11
All valid words 244

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

  • ABMHOS13
  • ADMASS9
  • ADMINS9
  • ADMITS9
  • AIMERS8
  • ALMAHS11
  • ALMEHS11
  • ALMOUS8
  • ALMUDS9
  • ALMUGS9
  • AMMANS10
  • AMMONS10
  • ARMERS8
  • ARMETS8
  • ARMIES8
  • ARMILS8
  • ARMORS8
  • ATMANS8
  • AUMILS8
  • AWMOUS11
  • BAMBIS12
  • BEMADS11
  • BEMUDS11
  • BIMAHS13
  • BIMBOS12
  • BOMBES12
  • BOMBOS12
  • BUMBOS12
  • BUMPHS15
  • CAMANS10
  • CAMASS10
  • CAMELS10
  • CAMEOS10
  • CAMPOS12
  • CAMPUS12
  • CIMARS10
  • COMBES12
  • COMBIS12
  • COMBOS12
  • COMERS10
  • COMETS10
  • COMICS12
  • COMMAS12
  • COMMIS12
  • COMMOS12
  • COMOUS10
  • COMPAS12
  • COMPOS12
  • COMPTS12
  • COMTES10
  • CUMECS12
  • CUMINS10
  • CYMARS13
  • CYMOLS13
  • CYMOUS13
  • DAMANS9
  • DAMARS9
  • DEMANS9
  • DEMIES9
  • DEMISS9
  • DEMITS9
  • DEMOBS11
  • DEMONS9
  • DEMURS9
  • DIMERS9
  • DUMBOS11
  • DUMKAS13
  • DUMOUS9
  • EMMERS10
  • EMMETS10
  • EMMEWS13
  • ENMEWS11
  • FAMOUS11
  • FEMALS11
  • FEMMES13
  • FEMURS11
  • FUMERS11
  • FUMETS11
  • FUMOUS11
  • GAMAYS12
  • GAMBAS11
  • GAMBES11
  • GAMBOS11
  • GAMERS9
  • GAMINS9
  • GAMMAS11
  • GAMMES11
  • GAMUTS9
  • GEMELS9
  • GEMOTS9
  • GIMELS9
  • GIMMES11
  • GOMBOS11
  • GOMERS9
  • GOMPAS11
  • GUMBOS11
  • GUMMAS11
  • GUMMIS11
  • HAMALS11
  • HAMOUS11
  • HAMZAS20
  • HEMINS11
  • HIMBOS13
  • HOMERS11
  • HOMEYS14
  • HOMIES11
  • HOMMES13
  • HOMMOS13
  • HUMANS11
  • HUMMUS13
  • HUMORS11
  • HUMOUS11
  • HUMPHS16
  • HYMENS14
  • IAMBUS10
  • IMMEWS13
  • IMMIES10
  • IMMITS10
  • JAMBES17
  • JAMBOS17
  • JAMBUS17
  • JEMBES17
  • JUMARS15
  • JUMBOS17
  • KAMEES12
  • KAMIKS16
  • KEMBOS14
  • KIMBOS14
  • KOMBUS14
  • KUMISS12
  • LAMEDS9
  • LAMIAS8
  • LAMPAS10
  • LEMANS8
  • LEMELS8
  • LEMMAS10
  • LEMONS8
  • LEMURS8
  • LIMANS8
  • LIMBAS10
  • LIMBOS10
  • LIMBUS10
  • LIMENS8
  • LIMEYS11
  • LIMITS8
  • LIMMAS10
  • LIMOUS8
  • LIMPAS10
  • LUMENS8
  • LYMPHS16
  • MAMBAS12
  • MAMBOS12
  • MAMEES10
  • MAMEYS13
  • MAMIES10
  • MAMMAS12
  • MIMEOS10
  • MIMERS10
  • MIMICS12
  • MOMMAS12
  • NAMERS8
  • NIMBUS10
  • NOMADS9
  • NOMENS8
  • NYMPHS16
  • OOMPHS13
  • ORMERS8
  • OSMICS10
  • OSMOLS8
  • OSMOUS8
  • PAMPAS12
  • POMBES12
  • PUMIES10
  • RAMEES8
  • RAMENS8
  • RAMETS8
  • RAMIES8
  • RAMINS8
  • RAMOUS8
  • REMANS8
  • REMAPS10
  • REMENS8
  • REMISS8
  • REMITS8
  • RIMERS8
  • RIMOUS8
  • ROMALS8
  • ROMANS8
  • ROMEOS8
  • RUMALS8
  • RUMBAS10
  • RUMBOS10
  • RUMENS8
  • RUMORS8
  • RUMPOS10
  • RUMPUS10
  • RYMMES13
  • SAMANS8
  • SAMBAS10
  • SAMBOS10
  • SAMEKS12
  • SAMFUS11
  • SAMPIS10
  • SEMENS8
  • SEMIES8
  • SHMEKS15
  • SHMOES11
  • SIMARS8
  • SIMBAS10
  • SIMULS8
  • SOMANS8
  • SUMACS10
  • SUMMAS10
  • SUMPHS13
  • SYMARS11
  • TAMALS8
  • TAMERS8
  • TAMINS8
  • TEMPOS10
  • TEMPTS10
  • TEMSES8
  • TIMBOS10
  • TIMERS8
  • TIMONS8
  • TIMOUS8
  • TOMANS8
  • TUMORS8
  • ULMINS8
  • UMMAHS13
  • UNMANS8
  • UNMEWS11
  • URMANS8
  • VOMERS11
  • VOMITS11
  • WAMMUS13
  • WAMPUS13
  • WOMANS11
  • YAMENS11
  • YAMUNS11
  • ZAMANS17
  • ZAMBOS19
  • ZAMIAS17
  • ZIMBIS19
  • ZOMBIS19
Letters by positionIn 25% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
1st letter
  1. C11%
  2. R10%
  3. A8%
2nd letter
  1. A25%
  2. O16%
  3. U14%
4th letter
  1. E21%
  2. B16%
  3. A16%
5th letter
  1. N16%
  2. O12%
  3. R12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; HAMZAS tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 60 words
  2. 9 points: 24 words
  3. 1010 points: 45 words
  4. 11 points: 43 words
  5. 1212 points: 29 words
  6. 13 points: 20 words
  7. 1414 points: 5 words
  8. 15 points: 3 words
  9. 1616 points: 4 words
  10. 17 points: 7 words
  11. 1818 points: 0 words
  12. 19 points: 3 words
  13. 2020 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HAMZAS2020All three
ZOMBIS1921All three
ZAMBOS1921Collins only
ZIMBIS1921Collins only
JUMBOS1722All three
JAMBOS1721Collins only
JAMBES1721All three
ZAMIAS1718All three
JAMBUS1722Collins only
JEMBES1721Collins only
ZAMANS1719Collins only
NYMPHS1617All three

Slots, not meanings, do the heavy lifting: the pattern is _ _ M _ _ S, which narrows a six-letter clue immediately. The list mixes familiar words such as FAMOUS and HUMANS with less common plays, and its dictionary totals vary by list. Start with the fixed letters, then use crossings to sort familiar candidates from specialist vocabulary.

At a glance: the M-third, S-sixth pattern

  • The pattern is _ _ M _ _ S: all 244 matches end in S, with M fixed in slot three.
  • Collins has 240 entries, ahead of NWL2023 at 182 and ENABLE at 159.
  • Only 18 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.
  • HAMZAS leads the listed Scrabble scores at 20 points; ZOMBIS and ZAMBOS each score 19.

6-letter words with M third and S sixth

These matches range from everyday vocabulary to specialist entries. FAMOUS, HUMANS, CAMPUS, COMICS, and LEMONS are recognizable starting points. Yet only 18 of the 244 entries sit among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so recognition is a narrow filter, not a reliable test of validity.

Dictionary totals show why a game setting matters: Collins lists 240 matches, NWL2023 lists 182, and ENABLE lists 159..

Those counts overlap; adding them would count shared words more than once. Definitions are recorded for 209 entries, but a missing definition here does not by itself make a word invalid. Check your game's dictionary before relying on a specialist answer.

Which M-third, S-sixth words score highest?

HAMZAS leads the listed Scrabble scores at 20 points. ZOMBIS and ZAMBOS follow at 19, while JUMBOS, JAMBOS, JAMBES, ZAMIAS, JAMBUS, and JEMBES each reach 17. Rare high-value letters lift these scores, but board placement still controls a play's final total.

For solving, fix M in slot three and S at the end before testing the four open spaces. Try FAMOUS or CAMPUS when crossings support familiar vocabulary; consider the score leaders if your rack fits.

Questions people ask

How many words have M as the third letter and S as the last?
There are 244 six-letter matches with M third and S last. FAMOUS, CAMPUS, and COMICS are familiar examples. The full set also includes specialist entries, so use crossing letters and your game's dictionary when a candidate is unfamiliar.
Which word in this pattern has the highest Scrabble score?
HAMZAS has the highest score at 20 points. ZOMBIS and ZAMBOS follow at 19, while JUMBOS, JAMBOS, JAMBES, ZAMIAS, JAMBUS, and JEMBES score 17. Board premiums can change the points earned in an actual play.
How many of these words appear in Collins?
Collins includes 240 words matching the six-letter pattern, compared with 182 in NWL2023 and 159 in ENABLE. The dictionary totals overlap, so they should not be added together. Check which word list your game uses before playing a less familiar entry.

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