7-letter words with A as the 4th letter and M as the 5th letter
7-letter words with A as the 4th letter and M as the 5th letter number 108, from dynamic and vitamin to 21-point pyjamas.
13 of 108 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
- 4th 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 4th place, T is the most common 5th letter (356 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- DYNAMIC15
- ASHAMED13
- VITAMIN12
- DREAMED11
- PYRAMID15
- CERAMIC13
- UNNAMED10
- RENAMED10
- CARAMEL11
- STEAMER9
- STEAMED10
- PAJAMAS18
- DREAMER10
All valid words 108
- AGNAMED11
- AGNAMES10
- ASHAMED13
- ASHAMES12
- ASRAMAS9
- ATHAMES12
- BAYAMOS14
- BEDAMNS12
- BENAMED12
- BENAMES11
- BONAMIA11
- BREAMED12
- BYNAMES14
- CALAMAR11
- CALAMUS11
- CARAMBA13
- CARAMEL11
- CERAMAL11
- CERAMIC13
- CHLAMYS17
- CREAMED12
- CREAMER11
- DECAMPS14
- DEFAMED14
- DEFAMER13
- DEFAMES13
- DEGAMES11
- DEGAMIS11
- DICAMBA14
- DIGAMMA13
- DREAMED11
- DREAMER10
- DURAMEN10
- DYNAMIC15
- DYNAMOS13
- ENCAMPS13
- ENJAMBS18
- ENTAMED10
- ENTAMES9
- EXCAMBS20
- FORAMEN12
- GLEAMED11
- GLEAMER10
- GURAMIS10
- HARAMDA13
- HARAMDI13
- INDAMIN10
- INFAMED13
- INFAMES12
- ISOAMYL12
- JACAMAR18
- JICAMAS18
- KARAMUS13
- KERAMIC15
- MADAMED13
- MADAMES12
- MELAMED12
- METAMER11
- OGHAMIC15
- OLLAMHS12
- ORRAMAN9
- ORRAMEN9
- PAJAMAS18
- PALAMAE11
- PANAMAS11
- PARAMOS11
- PATAMAR11
- PICAMAR13
- POTAMIC13
- PREAMPS13
- PUTAMEN11
- PYJAMAS21
- PYRAMID15
- PYRAMIS14
- RENAMED10
- RENAMES9
- RETAMAS9
- REVAMPS14
- SAGAMAN10
- SAGAMEN10
- SALAMIS9
- SALAMON9
- SCRAMBS13
- SESAMES9
- SQUAMAE18
- SQUAMES18
- STEAMED10
- STEAMER9
- STEAMIE9
- STRAMPS11
- SUDAMEN10
- SURAMIN9
- TARAMAS9
- TARAMEA9
- TATAMIS9
- TELAMON9
- THIAMIN12
- TINAMOU9
- TOKAMAK17
- UNFAMED13
- UNNAMED10
- UNTAMED10
- UNTAMES9
- VELAMEN12
- VIDAMES13
- VITAMER12
- VITAMIN12
- WAKAMES16
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| PYJAMAS | 21 | 24 | All three |
| EXCAMBS | 20 | 23 | Collins only |
| PAJAMAS | 18 | 22 | All three |
| JACAMAR | 18 | 22 | All three |
| JICAMAS | 18 | 22 | All three |
| SQUAMAE | 18 | 20 | All three |
| ENJAMBS | 18 | 23 | Collins · NWL |
| SQUAMES | 18 | 20 | Collins only |
| TOKAMAK | 17 | 18 | All three |
| CHLAMYS | 17 | 18 | All three |
| WAKAMES | 16 | 17 | Collins · NWL |
| DYNAMIC | 15 | 17 | All three |
The fixed pattern is ___AM__, so the middle pair is settled while the first three and final two letters do the work. Collins contains all 108 matches; NWL2023 accepts 75 and ENABLE accepts 71. Only 13 make the common-word group, so expect a mix of familiar terms such as vitamin and less everyday tournament entries.
7-letter words with A as the 4th letter and M as the 5th letter
- Dynamic, vitamin, and ashamed show how familiar words can hide inside the fixed ___AM__ pattern.
- Forty-four entries end in S, the strongest final-letter group; many are plurals or inflected forms.
- S also leads as an initial, with 14 words, followed by D at 13 and P at 12.
- Pyjamas scores 21, ahead of excambs at 20 and pajamas at 18.
- Only 13 entries are common by frequency, so expect specialist terms alongside everyday vocabulary.
Why do so many matching words end in S?
Forty-four of 108 entries finish with S, while 18 end in D and 15 in N. The S-heavy tail includes salamis, dynamos, revamps, and renames, where the fixed -AM- sequence works with plural or verb endings. Yet the pattern is not merely a stack of inflections: ceramic, tokamak, and foramen finish differently.
At the front, S leads with 14 words, just one more than D and two more than P. Try dynamic or dreamed when the opening letters are still unknown; each holds the A-M pair in place while shifting the start. The starting S and ending S counts track separate positions, not the same 14 words.
Which matching words score most in Scrabble?
Among 7-letter words with A as the 4th letter and M as the 5th letter, pyjamas tops the scores at 21 Scrabble points, with excambs at 20 and pajamas at 18. J and X explain the standout totals: pyjamas uses J, while excambs contains X. Tokamak reaches 17, a memorable alternative if your game accepts it.
Those are tile scores before board bonuses, so a premium square changes the total. Only 13 entries are common; the rest lean toward specialist vocabulary. Collins includes all 108, compared with 75 in NWL2023 and 71 in ENABLE, so this is a Collins-complete set, not a promise that every North American game accepts every entry.
Common options include dynamic, ashamed, vitamin, dreamed, and caramel. The pattern looks narrow, but familiar vocabulary still shows up; the real trap is assuming a word's spelling variant travels across every dictionary.
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