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

13 6-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and M as the 5th letter match this pattern in tournament dictionaries.

13 wordsTop pick CRUMMYHighest score CHUMMY 18

With U in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (324 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • CRUMMY15
  • CHUMMY18
  • SCUMMY15
  • PLUMMY15
  • SLUMMY13
  • ZEUGMA18
  • DRUMMY14
  • SQUAMA17
  • HAULMS11
  • HAULMY14
  • MOUSME10
  • SQUAME17
  • STULMS8
All valid words 13

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • CHUMMY18
  • CRUMMY15
  • DRUMMY14
  • HAULMS11
  • HAULMY14
  • MOUSME10
  • PLUMMY15
  • SCUMMY15
  • SLUMMY13
  • SQUAMA17
  • SQUAME17
  • STULMS8
  • ZEUGMA18
Letters by positionIn 54% of these words the 6th letter is Y.
1st letter
  1. S38%
  2. C15%
  3. H15%
2nd letter
  1. R15%
  2. A15%
  3. L15%
4th letter
  1. M46%
  2. L23%
  3. A15%
6th letter
  1. Y54%
  2. S15%
  3. A15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHUMMY1820All three
ZEUGMA1821All three
SQUAMA1719All three
SQUAME1719Collins only
CRUMMY1518All three
SCUMMY1518All three
PLUMMY1519All three
DRUMMY1416Collins only
HAULMY1415All three
SLUMMY1316All three
HAULMS1113All three
MOUSME1013Collins only

The fixed pattern is __U_M_, leaving positions one, two, four, and six open. Seven matches end in Y, including CRUMMY, CHUMMY, and SCUMMY. None is classed as common, so a word that fits the letters may still be unfamiliar.

What stands out in the U–M pattern

  • Exactly 13 tournament-list words match __U_M_.
  • Collins includes 13; ENABLE and NWL2023 include 9 apiece.
  • Seven finish in Y; A, E, and S each finish two.
  • CHUMMY and ZEUGMA share the top score: 18 points each.
  • Five matches share the familiar -UMMY ending: CRUMMY, CHUMMY, SCUMMY, PLUMMY, and SLUMMY.

Why do so many matches end in Y?

Seven of the 13 matches end in Y, while A, E, and S account for two apiece. That makes the final letter a quick sorting clue: the Y-ending options are CRUMMY, CHUMMY, SCUMMY, PLUMMY, SLUMMY, DRUMMY, and HAULMY.

The other six are ZEUGMA and SQUAMA (A), SQUAME and MOUSME (E), plus HAULMS and STULMS (S). These are not all everyday vocabulary, and none is classed as common. Collins has all 13, but ENABLE and NWL2023 have 9 each, so check your game’s word list before playing a less familiar form.

How 6-letter words with U third and M fifth score

For 6-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and M as the 5th letter, the strongest rack values are not limited to the familiar -UMMY forms. CHUMMY and ZEUGMA top the group at 18 points apiece; SQUAMA and SQUAME follow at 17. On a Scrabble board, compare placement as well as face value.

The fixed U and M do not determine a word’s score. CHUMMY gets value from H and Y, while ZEUGMA brings a Z. CRUMMY, SCUMMY, and PLUMMY each score 15, below the top pair.

Questions people ask

Which dictionaries include all 13 U-and-M matches?
Collins includes all 13 matches. ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 9, so the accepted set depends on the word list used by your game. The difference matters most for the less familiar entries; confirm a word in the correct dictionary before committing it.
Which of these six-letter words score highest?
CHUMMY and ZEUGMA tie for the highest score at 18 points each. SQUAMA and SQUAME score 17 apiece, while CRUMMY, SCUMMY, and PLUMMY each score 15. Those are face-value scores; board bonuses can change the points earned in a particular play.
Are any of these U-third, M-fifth words common?
None of the matches is classed as common. CRUMMY and CHUMMY may look more familiar than ZEUGMA or STULMS, but familiarity is not the same as dictionary coverage. The set includes entries in Collins that do not appear in ENABLE or NWL2023.

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