6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and M as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ O _ M _, leaving the first, second, fourth, and final positions open. STORMS and STORMY make the constraint feel familiar, but WHOOMP and KHOUMS show how quickly the set turns uncommon. The count covers words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary; only four rank among common English vocabulary.

How many 6-letter words have O third and M fifth?

• 22 entries match the pattern across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 21; NWL2023 includes 15, while ENABLE includes 14.
• Only four entries are common by frequency; 19 have definitions.
• STORMS, STORMY, GLOOMY, and BLOOMS are recognizable anchors.
• WHOOMP leads the score list at 16 points; KHOUMS follows at 15.

Which letters finish these O-and-M words?

Endings do much of the sorting: 15 of the 22 entries finish in S, and five finish in Y. Only one ends in E and one in P. STORMS, BLOOMS, GROOMS, and BROOMS are natural checks when your final tile is S.

The first letters spread less evenly. Six words begin with S, while B and G each start four. Try those three initials first if the opening tiles are unknown; the remaining entries start with A, D, K, or P.

Which matches score well, and which are common?

For Scrabble, WHOOMP scores 16 points before board premiums, and KHOUMS scores 15. BLOOMY, BROOMY, ABOHMS, and CHOOMS each score 13. The average score across the group is 10.8, so the unusual entries can outscore the familiar ones.

Familiarity is the catch: just four of the 22 entries meet the common-word cutoff. STORMS and GLOOMY are easier to recognize than KHOUMS or WHOOMP, but recognition does not settle dictionary acceptance. The total combines Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, which do not contain identical word sets; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

When solving, lock O into the third slot and M into the fifth before testing endings. An S ending has the widest payoff, with 15 matches; a Y ending narrows the options to five.