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

The fixed pattern is _ _ M _ _ Y, which still leaves room for familiar words such as FAMILY, MEMORY, and COMEDY. Just 10 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many entries are less familiar. Dictionary coverage also varies: the same pattern has 41 entries in ENABLE, 61 in Collins, and 46 in NWL2023.

The pattern and its standout facts

• All 64 matches place M third and Y sixth.
• Only 10 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• FAMILY, SIMPLY, MEMORY, and COMEDY are among the recognizable examples.
• Dictionary counts differ: ENABLE has 41, Collins has 61, and NWL2023 has 46.

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

FAMILY and MEMORY show how the pattern fits everyday vocabulary: each puts M third and ends in Y. SIMPLY and COMEDY are other recognizable choices. NAMELY, TIMELY, and REMEDY also match, giving you several options when the clue fixes both letter positions.

The opening letters are varied, but H leads the first-letter groups with 8 matches. G has 6, while C, D, N, and T each have 5. That spread makes the third-letter clue more restrictive than the first letter: once M and final Y are fixed, the opening letter still has several plausible choices.

Which matches score well, and what should you check?

JUMBLY and JIMPLY top the scoring examples at 20 points apiece. JIMINY follows at 18, while HUMEFY and HUMIFY each score 17. By contrast, COMPLY reaches 15, a strong score attached to a more familiar-looking word.

The average score across the pattern is 13.6.

Familiarity and game legality are not the same thing here: only 10 matches are common by the frequency measure, and dictionary coverage ranges from 41 ENABLE entries to 61 Collins entries. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar match; a word accepted in one list may not appear in another.