7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and M as the 3rd letter

The pattern is C-M in the first and third positions, leaving five letters to complete each word. Familiar picks include COMPANY, COMMENT, COMPLEX, and COMMAND, but just 27 of the matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. The dictionary counts overlap: Collins has 150 matches, NWL2023 has 112, and ENABLE has 101.

At a glance: the C-M pattern

• There are 156 seven-letter matches with C first and M third.
• Only 27 matches are among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Words ending in S are the largest ending group, with 49 matches.
• The next most common ending is E, with 21 matches.
• COMPLEX, COMIQUE, and CUMQUAT each score 20 points before board bonuses.

7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and M as the 3rd letter

The opening C-M frame brings together everyday words such as COMPANY, COMMENT, COMMAND, and COMPARE. Their shared start makes them easy to scan for when your clue fixes those two positions, but the remaining letters still distinguish the answer.

Look beyond the familiar COM- examples, too. CAMPING and CAMERAS place A in the second position, while COMFORT and COMPETE keep O there. That small difference is a useful check when you know C and M but are unsure about the letter between them.

The ending pattern offers another sorting clue: 49 matches end in S, more than any other listed final letter. COMMENT ends in T, while COMPANY ends in Y, so checking the last tile can quickly narrow a candidate.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

COMPLEX, COMIQUE, and CUMQUAT lead the scoring list at 20 points each before premium squares. Those are strong tile values, not a promise of a high board score: placement, cross-words, and available bonus squares decide the final total.

COMPANY scores 16 points, making it a more familiar high scorer. The less familiar top entries are a reminder that a strong rack candidate is not always a word you know at a glance; check your game's word list before playing, since Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not have identical coverage.

This pattern is a clue filter, not a complete vocabulary list for every game. The 156 matches come from words present in at least one tournament dictionary, and only 27 are common by the frequency measure. For a broader scan, start with 7-letter words and narrow by the letters you already have.