6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and M as the 4th letter

The pattern is _T_M__, leaving four positions open but producing a compact set. S begins 21 entries; E begins three, A begins two, and I begins one. Familiar options include ATOMIC, STAMPS, STUMPS, and STYMIE. Only 3 matches meet our common-word frequency cutoff, so many candidates are less familiar.

Quick facts about this letter pattern

• The 27 matches appear in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023.
• Collins includes 26 matches, compared with 17 in NWL2023 and 16 in ENABLE.
• STUMPY, STOMPY, STEMMY, and ETYMIC share the top score of 13.
• Seven words end in S; STAMPS, STUMPS, and STOMPS show that ending.

6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and M as the 4th letter

There are 27 matches for this pattern. The starting letters are unusually concentrated: 21 begin with S, while the other six start with E, A, or I. Try S first when those two fixed letters are confirmed; ATOMIC and ATAMAN show that an S opening is not guaranteed.

Endings spread out more than beginnings. Seven words end in S, four each in D and N, three each in E and Y, two each in A and C, and one in L. STAMPS fits the leading S ending, while ATOMIC finishes with C.

The same T-and-M positions produce 18 five-letter words and 58 seven-letter words. Those neighboring lengths offer different options when the clue’s word length is uncertain.

Which matches score highest, and what is the catch?

Four matches lead at 13 points: STUMPY, STOMPY, STEMMY, and ETYMIC. STYMIE and ETYMON each score 11, while the more familiar ATOMIC and STAMPS score 10. The top choices are not simply the longest-looking or most familiar words.

For 6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and M as the 4th letter, the main limitation is familiarity: only 3 meet the common-word cutoff. Check your game’s word list before relying on an unusual form such as ETYMIC or STEMMY.