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

The pattern is _O___M: O is fixed in the second slot, and every match ends in M. Familiar choices such as BOTTOM, SODIUM, PODIUM and POSSUM sit beside less everyday entries like BOOJUM and DORSUM. Only four matches count as common by English word frequency, so expect a compact set with plenty of specialist vocabulary.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 39 six-letter matches, and all end in M.
• BOTTOM, SODIUM and PODIUM are recognizable examples.
• Only four entries fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• BOOJUM leads the Scrabble scores at 17 points.

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

The 39 matches do not appear in every tournament dictionary: Collins includes 38, NWL2023 includes 30, and ENABLE includes 27. Those totals overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together.

The opening letter gives the set a distinctive spread. C, D and P tie for the lead with five words apiece; B follows with four, while M contributes three. Examples include DOTCOM, DODGEM, POMPOM and MONISM.

Which matches score highest?

BOOJUM scores 17, ahead of LOGJAM and KOOKUM at 16 each. POMPOM scores 14, while BONHAM scores 13. Those unusual letter combinations make the top of the scoring list very different from the most familiar words.

For a playable candidate, check the word list used by your game: the 39-word total combines entries across dictionaries, and Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE do not contain identical sets. The four common words are a better starting point for recognition, but the higher scores come from rarer vocabulary.

Treat this pattern as a narrow clue, not a shortcut to everyday words. SODIUM and BOTTOM are easy to spot; BOOJUM and DORSUM are less familiar. When the first letter is still unknown, testing C, D or P covers the largest groups, with five matches for each.