6-letter words with T as the 1st letter and M as the 3rd letter

The fixed pattern is T?M???: T anchors the opening, while M sits in the third slot. Familiar entries include temple, timing, timber, timely, tomato, and tumble, but the pattern also admits uncommon forms such as tumphy and tymbal. Only 11 of the 68 rank among common English words, so treat this as a clue-matching list rather than a bank of everyday vocabulary.

At a glance: the T?M??? pattern

• Collins contains all 68 matching words; ENABLE has 48 and NWL2023 has 47.
• Only 11 entries rank as common English words.
• 54 entries have definitions, including temple, timber, tamper, and tumult.
• S is the most frequent final letter, with 12 words; E follows with 8.
• Tomato, temple, and timber are familiar choices; tumphy leads the score list at 16.

How many six-letter words fit T?M???

The tournament-dictionary count is 68, and the source split matters: Collins includes 68, compared with 48 in ENABLE and 47 in NWL2023. A solver using NWL2023 will have fewer accepted choices than a Collins player, even though both lists share the pattern.

The endings narrow the field further. Twelve words finish in S, including tumors and timers; eight end in E, as temple and tumble do. D and R each close seven entries, while N, T, and Y each close five.

The same T-first, M-third clue has 34 five-letter matches and 106 seven-letter matches, so the pattern expands as more slots are added.

Which 6-letter words with T first and M third score most?

Tumphy leads the score list at 16 points; tombak, tambak, and tumefy each score 14. Tomboy, tempeh, tymbal, and tympan each reach 13. Those are tile scores, not guaranteed board totals: a premium square or cross-word can change the play.

For pattern solving, do not assume the common-looking branch is the only one. Temple, timing, and tomato are easy to spot, but the scorer list leans on less familiar letter combinations, including Y in tymbal and tympan. Only 11 entries are common, and a Collins word may not appear in your game's dictionary.