7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and M as the 3rd letter

There are 373 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and M as the 3rd letter in tournament dictionaries.

373 wordsTop pick DAMAGEDHighest score ZAMBUCK 26

22 of 373 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With A in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (916 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
3
4
5
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7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 22 · most-used first

DAMAGED₁₂
CAMERAS₁₁
SAMPLES₁₁
DAMAGES₁₁
VAMPIRE₁₄
CAMPING₁₄
LAMBERT₁₁
MAMMALS₁₃
SAMURAI₉
HAMBURG₁₅
RAMPANT₁₁
SAMPLED₁₂
MAMMOTH₁₆
RAMPAGE₁₂
HAMMERS₁₄
HAMSTER₁₂
JAMMING₁₉
CAMPERS₁₃
DAMNING₁₁
GAMBLER₁₂
HAMMOCK₂₀
SAMPLER₁₁

All valid words 373

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

BAMBINI₁₃
BAMBINO₁₃
BAMBOOS₁₃
BAMMERS₁₃
BAMMING₁₄
BAMPOTS₁₃
CAMAIEU₁₁
CAMAILS₁₁
CAMARON₁₁
CAMASES₁₁
CAMBERS₁₃
CAMBIAL₁₃
CAMBISM₁₅
CAMBIST₁₃
CAMBIUM₁₅
CAMBOGE₁₄
CAMBREL₁₃
CAMBRIC₁₅
CAMCORD₁₄
CAMELIA₁₁
CAMELID₁₂
CAMELOT₁₁
CAMELRY₁₄
CAMEOED₁₂
CAMERAE₁₁
CAMERAL₁₁
CAMERAS₁₁
CAMESES₁₁
CAMGIRL₁₂
CAMIONS₁₁
CAMISAS₁₁
CAMISES₁₁
CAMISIA₁₁
CAMLETS₁₁
CAMMIES₁₃
CAMMING₁₄
CAMOGIE₁₂
CAMOODI₁₂
CAMORRA₁₁
CAMOTES₁₁
CAMPANA₁₃
CAMPERS₁₃
CAMPEST₁₃
CAMPHOL₁₆
CAMPHOR₁₆
CAMPIER₁₃
CAMPILY₁₆
CAMPING₁₄
CAMPION₁₃
CAMPLED₁₄
CAMPLES₁₃
CAMPONG₁₄
CAMPOUT₁₃
CAMUSES₁₁
CAMWOOD₁₅
DAMAGED₁₂
DAMAGER₁₁
DAMAGES₁₁
DAMASKS₁₄
DAMBROD₁₃
DAMFOOL₁₃
DAMIANA₁₀
DAMMARS₁₂
DAMMERS₁₂
DAMMING₁₃
DAMNERS₁₀
DAMNEST₁₀
DAMNIFY₁₆
DAMNING₁₁
DAMOSEL₁₀
DAMOZEL₁₉
DAMPENS₁₂
DAMPERS₁₂
DAMPEST₁₂
DAMPIER₁₂
DAMPING₁₃
DAMPISH₁₅
DAMSELS₁₀
DAMSONS₁₀
FAMILLE₁₂
FAMINES₁₂
FAMULUS₁₂
GAMBADE₁₃
GAMBADO₁₃
GAMBETS₁₂
GAMBIAS₁₂
GAMBIER₁₂
GAMBIRS₁₂
GAMBIST₁₂
GAMBITS₁₂
GAMBLED₁₃
GAMBLER₁₂
GAMBLES₁₂
GAMBOGE₁₃
GAMBOLS₁₂
GAMBREL₁₂
GAMELAN₁₀
GAMETAL₁₀
GAMETES₁₀
GAMETIC₁₂
GAMIEST₁₀
GAMINES₁₀
GAMINGS₁₁
GAMMATS₁₂
GAMMERS₁₂
GAMMIER₁₂
GAMMING₁₃
GAMMOCK₁₈
GAMMONS₁₂
GAMONES₁₀
GAMPISH₁₅
HAMADAS₁₃
HAMATES₁₂
HAMATSA₁₂
HAMAULS₁₂
HAMBLED₁₅
HAMBLES₁₄
HAMBONE₁₄
HAMBURG₁₅
HAMFATS₁₅
HAMLETS₁₂
HAMMADA₁₅
HAMMALS₁₄
HAMMAMS₁₆
HAMMERS₁₄
HAMMIER₁₄
HAMMILY₁₇
HAMMING₁₅
HAMMOCK₂₀
HAMPERS₁₄
HAMSTER₁₂
HAMULAR₁₂
HAMULUS₁₂
HAMZAHS₂₄
IAMBICS₁₃
IAMBIST₁₁
JAMADAR₁₇
JAMBART₁₈
JAMBEAU₁₈
JAMBEES₁₈
JAMBERS₁₈
JAMBEUX₂₅
JAMBIER₁₈
JAMBING₁₉
JAMBIYA₂₁
JAMBOKS₂₂
JAMBONE₁₈
JAMBOOL₁₈
JAMBULS₁₈
JAMDANI₁₇
JAMESES₁₆
JAMJARS₂₃
JAMLIKE₂₀
JAMMERS₁₈
JAMMIER₁₈
JAMMIES₁₈
JAMMING₁₉
JAMOKES₂₀
JAMPANI₁₈
JAMPANS₁₈
JAMPOTS₁₈
KAMALAS₁₃
KAMELAS₁₃
KAMERAD₁₄
KAMICHI₁₈
KAMILAS₁₃
KAMISES₁₃
KAMOTIK₁₇
KAMOTIQ₂₂
KAMPONG₁₆
KAMSEEN₁₃
KAMSINS₁₃
LAMBADA₁₂
LAMBAST₁₁
LAMBDAS₁₂
LAMBENT₁₁
LAMBERS₁₁
LAMBERT₁₁
LAMBIER₁₁
LAMBIES₁₁
LAMBING₁₂
LAMBKIN₁₅
LAMBOYS₁₄
LAMEDHS₁₃
LAMELLA₉
LAMENTS₉
LAMETER₉
LAMIGER₁₀
LAMINAE₉
LAMINAL₉
LAMINAR₉
LAMINAS₉
LAMININ₉
LAMITER₉
LAMMERS₁₁
LAMMIES₁₁
LAMMING₁₂
LAMPADS₁₂
LAMPERN₁₁
LAMPERS₁₁
LAMPING₁₂
LAMPION₁₁
LAMPLIT₁₁
LAMPOON₁₁
LAMPREY₁₄
LAMPUKA₁₅
LAMPUKI₁₅
LAMSTER₉
MAMAGUY₁₅
MAMAKAU₁₅
MAMASAN₁₁
MAMBOED₁₄
MAMBOES₁₃
MAMELON₁₁
MAMEYES₁₄
MAMILLA₁₁
MAMLUKS₁₅
MAMMALS₁₃
MAMMARY₁₆
MAMMATE₁₃
MAMMATI₁₃
MAMMEES₁₃
MAMMERS₁₃
MAMMETS₁₃
MAMMEYS₁₆
MAMMIES₁₃
MAMMOCK₁₉
MAMMONS₁₃
MAMMOTH₁₆
MAMPARA₁₃
MAMPOER₁₃
MAMZERS₂₀
NAMABLE₁₁
NAMASTE₉
NAMETAG₁₀
NAMINGS₁₀
PAMPEAN₁₃
PAMPERO₁₃
PAMPERS₁₃
PAMPOEN₁₃
QAMUTIK₂₂
RAMADAS₁₀
RAMAKIN₁₃
RAMBLAS₁₁
RAMBLED₁₂
RAMBLER₁₁
RAMBLES₁₁
RAMCATS₁₁
RAMEKIN₁₃
RAMENTA₉
RAMEOUS₉
RAMILIE₉
RAMJETS₁₆
RAMMELS₁₁
RAMMERS₁₁
RAMMIER₁₁
RAMMIES₁₁
RAMMING₁₂
RAMMISH₁₄
RAMMLES₁₁
RAMONAS₉
RAMPAGE₁₂
RAMPANT₁₁
RAMPART₁₁
RAMPERS₁₁
RAMPICK₁₇
RAMPIKE₁₅
RAMPING₁₂
RAMPION₁₁
RAMPIRE₁₁
RAMPOLE₁₁
RAMRODS₁₀
RAMSONS₉
RAMSTAM₁₁
RAMTILS₉
RAMULAR₉
RAMULUS₉
SAMAANS₉
SAMADHI₁₃
SAMARAS₉
SAMBAED₁₂
SAMBALS₁₁
SAMBARS₁₁
SAMBHAR₁₄
SAMBHUR₁₄
SAMBOES₁₁
SAMBUCA₁₃
SAMBUKE₁₅
SAMBURS₁₁
SAMECHS₁₄
SAMEKHS₁₆
SAMFOOS₁₂
SAMIELS₉
SAMIEST₉
SAMISEN₉
SAMITES₉
SAMITHI₁₂
SAMITIS₉
SAMLETS₉
SAMLORS₉
SAMMIES₁₁
SAMMING₁₂
SAMOSAS₉
SAMOVAR₁₂
SAMOYED₁₃
SAMPANS₁₁
SAMPIRE₁₁
SAMPLED₁₂
SAMPLER₁₁
SAMPLES₁₁
SAMSARA₉
SAMSHOO₁₂
SAMSHUS₁₂
SAMURAI₉
TAMABLE₁₁
TAMALES₉
TAMANDU₁₀
TAMANUS₉
TAMARAO₉
TAMARAS₉
TAMARAU₉
TAMARIN₉
TAMARIS₉
TAMASHA₁₂
TAMBACS₁₃
TAMBAKS₁₅
TAMBALA₁₁
TAMBERS₁₁
TAMBOUR₁₁
TAMBURA₁₁
TAMBURS₁₁
TAMEINS₉
TAMINES₉
TAMINGS₁₀
TAMISES₉
TAMMARS₁₁
TAMMIED₁₂
TAMMIES₁₁
TAMPALA₁₁
TAMPANS₁₁
TAMPERS₁₁
TAMPING₁₂
TAMPION₁₁
TAMPONS₁₁
VAMOOSE₁₂
VAMOSED₁₃
VAMOSES₁₂
VAMPERS₁₄
VAMPIER₁₄
VAMPING₁₅
VAMPIRE₁₄
VAMPISH₁₇
WAMBLED₁₅
WAMBLES₁₄
WAMEFOU₁₅
WAMEFUL₁₅
WAMMULS₁₄
WAMPEES₁₄
WAMPISH₁₇
WAMPUMS₁₆
WAMUSES₁₂
YAMALKA₁₆
YAMMERS₁₄
YAMPIES₁₄
YAMULKA₁₆
ZAMANGS₁₉
ZAMARRA₁₈
ZAMARRO₁₈
ZAMBUCK₂₆
ZAMBUKS₂₄
ZAMOUSE₁₈
ZAMPONE₂₀
ZAMPONI₂₀

Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

C13%
S10%
L10%

4th letter

B22%
P20%
M14%

5th letter

I20%
E13%
O12%

6th letter

E23%
R13%
N12%

7th letter

S42%
R8%
E7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; ZAMBUCK tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 41 words
10 points: 19 words
1111 points: 78 words
12 points: 61 words
1313 points: 57 words
14 points: 32 words
1515 points: 24 words
16 points: 15 words
1717 points: 7 words
18 points: 19 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 6 words
2121 points: 1 words
22 points: 3 words
2323 points: 1 words
24 points: 2 words
2525 points: 1 words
26 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZAMBUCK	26	30	Collins only
JAMBEUX	25	30	Collins only
HAMZAHS	24	23	All three
ZAMBUKS	24	27	Collins only
JAMJARS	23	28	Collins only
JAMBOKS	22	26	Collins only
KAMOTIQ	22	23	NWL only
QAMUTIK	22	24	NWL only
JAMBIYA	21	24	Collins only
HAMMOCK	20	22	All three
JAMOKES	20	23	NWL only
ZAMPONI	20	23	Collins only

The pattern is _AM____, with plenty of familiar entries hiding among less common plays. DAMAGED, CAMERAS, SAMPLES, and VAMPIRE show how varied the starts can be. Collins accepts 361 matches, while NWL2023 accepts 268 and ENABLE accepts 234; those dictionary sets overlap, so their counts do not add up to the total.

At a glance: 7-letter words with A second and M third

Exactly 373 tournament-dictionary words match the _AM____ pattern.
Only 22 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
C leads the starting letters with 49 words; S follows with 37.
S is the most common final letter, appearing in 157 matches.
ZAMBUCK scores 26 points, the highest score among the examples.

Which matching words are familiar?

DAMAGED and DAMAGES are recognizable forms, while CAMERAS, SAMPLES, CAMPING, and HAMSTER are everyday vocabulary. HAMMOCK is another familiar option, and it stands out on the score list at 20 points. These examples make the pattern easier to scan: after the fixed A and M, the remaining letters can form ordinary nouns and verb forms.

The common-word count is small beside the full set: 22 of 373 matches are in the top 25,000 by frequency. That makes _AM____ a strong pattern filter, but not a promise that every result will feel playable or familiar. Check your game's word list before relying on a rare entry.

How do 7-letter words with A as 2nd and M as 3rd compare?

The next letter changes the pool sharply. Keep A in second place and switch M to R, and the count rises to 916; switch it to L, and there are 552. The A-M combination has 373 matches, exactly the same count as A-S in this length.

That makes M a middle-sized choice, not an unusually narrow one.

For board play, start with the common-looking words, then inspect the high-value options. ZAMBUCK leads at 26 points; JAMBEUX scores 25, and HAMMOCK scores 20. The top scores come from valuable letters, so a short word's familiar sound is not a reliable guide to its tile value.

Most entries are not common vocabulary, and dictionary coverage differs: Collins accepts more matches than either NWL2023 or ENABLE.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have A second and M third?

There are 373 tournament-dictionary matches for the _AM____ pattern. The count combines words accepted by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, rather than requiring every word to appear in all three lists.

What is the highest-scoring word in this group?

ZAMBUCK is the highest scorer, at 26 points. JAMBEUX follows at 25, while HAMMOCK scores 20. Those figures are tile totals before any board-square bonuses, so a premium square can change the final play score.

Do many common words fit the A-M pattern?

No. Only 22 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. DAMAGED, CAMERAS, SAMPLES, and VAMPIRE are easier to recognize, but many other entries are uncommon, and dictionary acceptance varies by game.

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