6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and M as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _O__M_: O sits second and M fifth, leaving four open positions. VOLUME, COLUMN, and SOLEMN are the clearest familiar anchors among 28 entries. Only four matches count as common by our frequency measure, so expect the rest to be less familiar than those three.

6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and M as the 5th letter

• VOLUME, COLUMN, and SOLEMN are the clearest everyday matches in the 28-word set.
• Only 4 entries meet the common-word cutoff; most matches are specialist or inflected vocabulary.
• The final S dominates: 16 matches end in S, against 4 ending in E and 4 ending in Y.
• S begins 4 entries; C and M follow with 3 each.
• ZOISMS scores 17, while KOKUMS and KOKAMS each score 16.

How many matches appear in each word list?

There are 28 tournament-dictionary matches for this exact pattern. The totals are 20 in ENABLE, 27 in Collins, and 22 in NWL2023; those counts overlap because a word can appear in several lists, so they do not add up to 28. Definitions are available for 22 matches.

VOLUME and COLUMN show how familiar-looking words fit the rigid pattern, while FORUMS makes the common S ending easy to spot. SOLEMN is a useful check against assuming M comes last: M is fifth, leaving the sixth position open. Four matches are common; the set also includes specialist terms such as CORYMB.

One limitation matters in play: ENABLE includes 20 matches, while Collins includes 27. A word accepted in one list may fail in another, so check your game's dictionary before challenging a rare match.

Which matches score well, and what endings are common?

ZOISMS leads the scoring examples at 17, with KOKUMS and KOKAMS at 16. CORYMB, HOKUMS, JORAMS, and JORUMS each score 15. Those are strong rack plays for this pattern, but unfamiliar letter strings are harder to spot than VOLUME or COLUMN.

Ending position offers a quick filter: 16 matches finish in S, while E and Y account for 4 each. When a clue confirms final S, test plural-shaped candidates first; otherwise, those E and Y endings narrow the scan.

Starting letters are scattered rather than led by one choice: S begins 4 matches, C and M begin 3 each, and B, F, G, J, and K begin 2 each. The final letter is a stronger first filter than the opening letter here.