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6-letter words with M as the 4th letter and M as the 5th letter

6-letter words with M in positions 4 and 5 number 26, including WHAMMY, SHIMMY, and CRUMMY.

26 wordsTop pick WHAMMYHighest score WHAMMY 19

With M in 4th place, E is the most common 5th letter (324 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 26 · most-used first

  • WHAMMY19
  • SHIMMY16
  • CRUMMY15
  • CLAMMY15
  • DHAMMA14
  • CHUMMY18
  • SCUMMY15
  • GRAMMA11
  • SPAMMY15
  • PLUMMY15
  • GRAMME11
  • SHAMMY16
  • SWIMMY16
  • STEMME10
  • SLUMMY13
  • WHAMMO16
  • STEMMA10
  • DRUMMY14
  • CHEMMY18
  • GLAMMY14
  • CHAMMY18
  • STEMMY13
  • WHIMMY19
  • FLAMMS13
  • GNAMMA11
  • GREMMY14
All valid words 26

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

  • CHAMMY18
  • CHEMMY18
  • CHUMMY18
  • CLAMMY15
  • CRUMMY15
  • DHAMMA14
  • DRUMMY14
  • FLAMMS13
  • GLAMMY14
  • GNAMMA11
  • GRAMMA11
  • GRAMME11
  • GREMMY14
  • PLUMMY15
  • SCUMMY15
  • SHAMMY16
  • SHIMMY16
  • SLUMMY13
  • SPAMMY15
  • STEMMA10
  • STEMME10
  • STEMMY13
  • SWIMMY16
  • WHAMMO16
  • WHAMMY19
  • WHIMMY19
Letters by positionIn 69% of these words the 6th letter is Y.
1st letter
  1. S35%
  2. C19%
  3. G19%
2nd letter
  1. H35%
  2. L19%
  3. R19%
3rd letter
  1. A46%
  2. U23%
  3. E19%
6th letter
  1. Y69%
  2. A15%
  3. E8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 15 in Scrabble; WHAMMY tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 2 words
  2. 11 points: 3 words
  3. 1212 points: 0 words
  4. 13 points: 3 words
  5. 1414 points: 4 words
  6. 15 points: 5 words
  7. 1616 points: 4 words
  8. 17 points: 0 words
  9. 1818 points: 3 words
  10. 19 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHAMMY1919All three
WHIMMY1919Collins only
CHUMMY1820All three
CHEMMY1819Collins only
CHAMMY1819All three
SHIMMY1616All three
SHAMMY1616All three
SWIMMY1617All three
WHAMMO1617All three
CRUMMY1518All three
CLAMMY1518All three
SCUMMY1518All three

The pattern is _ _ _ M M _, with the doubled M fixed in place and three letters left to solve. Collins includes 25 matches, while NWL2023 includes 18 and ENABLE includes 16; those counts overlap, so they should not be added together. None of the words rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, which makes this a pattern-first search rather than a list of everyday vocabulary.

What stands out in the MM pattern

  • There are 26 tournament-dictionary words with M in both the fourth and fifth positions.
  • WHAMMY and WHIMMY lead the scores at 19 points each before board premiums.
  • Eighteen matches end in Y; A, E, O, and S account for the other endings.
  • S begins 9 words, while C and G begin 5 apiece.
  • Twenty of the 26 matches have a definition lexicon.

Why do most of these words end in Y?

Y is the clear finishing letter: 18 of the 26 matches end that way. Familiar examples include WHAMMY, SHIMMY, CRUMMY, and CLAMMY, so checking for a final Y is a strong first move once the repeated M pair is confirmed.

The remaining endings are less predictable: four words end in A, two in E, one in O, and one in S. Dhamma and gramma show the A ending; whammo supplies the O. Keep those exceptions in play rather than treating the final Y as part of the pattern.

How do 6-letter words with M in positions 4 and 5 score?

WHAMMY and WHIMMY score 19 points each, with CHUMMY, CHEMMY, and CHAMMY close behind at 18. SHIMMY, SHAMMY, SWIMMY, and WHAMMO each score 16, while CRUMMY reaches 15. The high scorers often combine the fixed double M with a valuable opening letter.

The practical catch is familiarity: none of these entries is common by the frequency measure used here, despite recognizable choices such as WHAMMY and SHIMMY. For a solve, keep the MM pair locked, test Y early, then check the eight alternatives. Confirm obscure entries against your game's dictionary before playing.

Questions people ask

Which 6-letter words with MM score the most?
WHAMMY and WHIMMY tie for the highest score, at 19 points each before board premiums. CHUMMY, CHEMMY, and CHAMMY score 18, while SHIMMY, SHAMMY, SWIMMY, and WHAMMO score 16. These are the strongest scoring options among the 26 words matching the fixed positions.
Are all 26 words accepted in every word-game dictionary?
No. Collins includes 25 matches, NWL2023 includes 18, and ENABLE includes 16, so acceptance depends on the word list used by your game. The counts overlap rather than representing separate groups. Check the active dictionary before playing an unfamiliar entry such as STEMMA or CHEMMY.
How many of these six-letter words end in Y?
Eighteen of the 26 matches end in Y, including WHAMMY, SHIMMY, CRUMMY, and CLAMMY. The other eight end in A, E, O, or S. Y is the best ending to test first, but keeping the less common endings available avoids missing words such as WHAMMO.

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