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

The fixed pattern is _ _ _ M _ Y: M sits in position four, and every match ends in Y. Only seven entries rank among the most common English words, so familiar picks like FIRMLY and CALMLY sit alongside less everyday options such as WHIMMY and CHAMPY. The first letter is your quickest way to narrow the candidates.

At a glance: the pattern and its standouts

• There are 58 six-letter matches with M fourth and Y sixth.
• Every match ends in Y; none ends with another letter.
• S begins 16 matches, while C begins 13.
• WHAMMY and WHIMMY lead the listed Scrabble scores at 19 points.
• Below the leaders, SKIMPY, WHIMSY, and THYMEY each score 17 points.

Which 6-letter words have M fourth and Y sixth?

The strongest starting-letter clue is S: 16 words begin that way, ahead of C with 13 and G with 8. S and C together account for half the matches, so check those openings first when your first tile is known.

This is a compact pattern compared with its neighboring-letter variant: 6-letter words with E in the fourth position and Y last number 181. The M pattern has 58, making it a much shorter search. Examples include SWAMPY, SKIMPY, and STUMPY under S, plus CLUMSY and CHUMMY under C.

6-letter words with M 4th and Y 6th: scoring picks

For Scrabble scoring, WHAMMY and WHIMMY each reach 19 points, the highest scores in this group. CHUMMY, CHAMPY, CHEMMY, and CHAMMY score 18; SKIMPY and WHIMSY follow at 17. The unusual double-M spellings are worth checking against your rack rather than overlooking them.

The score leaders are not necessarily the easiest words to play: an unfamiliar entry can be risky when you cannot confirm it quickly. Only seven matches fall among the commonest English words, so check your game's word list before committing to a less familiar choice.