7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and M as the 6th letter
7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and M as the 6th letter total 35; COXCOMB leads scoring at 22 points.
5 of 35 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With C in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (823 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- CUSTOMS11
- COSTUME11
- CONSUME11
- CONDEMN12
- CONDOMS12
- COULOMB13
- CURCUMA13
- COXCOMB22
- CENTIME11
- CHIASMA14
- CONTEMN11
- CARROMS11
- CAPCOMS15
- CENTIMO11
- CORIUMS11
- CRINUMS11
- CARIAMA11
- CAULOME11
- CENTUMS11
- CERIUMS11
- CESIUMS11
- CHIASMI14
- CHIASMS14
- CHRISMA14
- CHRISMS14
- CIVISMS14
- COELOME11
- COELOMS11
- COMSYMP18
- CONIUMS11
- COPALMS13
- CUBISMS13
- CUNDUMS12
- CUPRUMS13
- CURIUMS11
All valid words 35
- CAPCOMS15
- CARIAMA11
- CARROMS11
- CAULOME11
- CENTIME11
- CENTIMO11
- CENTUMS11
- CERIUMS11
- CESIUMS11
- CHIASMA14
- CHIASMI14
- CHIASMS14
- CHRISMA14
- CHRISMS14
- CIVISMS14
- COELOME11
- COELOMS11
- COMSYMP18
- CONDEMN12
- CONDOMS12
- CONIUMS11
- CONSUME11
- CONTEMN11
- COPALMS13
- CORIUMS11
- COSTUME11
- COULOMB13
- COXCOMB22
- CRINUMS11
- CUBISMS13
- CUNDUMS12
- CUPRUMS13
- CURCUMA13
- CURIUMS11
- CUSTOMS11
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| COXCOMB | 22 | 26 | All three |
| COMSYMP | 18 | 21 | All three |
| CAPCOMS | 15 | 19 | NWL only |
| CHIASMA | 14 | 15 | All three |
| CHIASMI | 14 | 15 | All three |
| CHIASMS | 14 | 15 | All three |
| CHRISMA | 14 | 15 | All three |
| CHRISMS | 14 | 15 | All three |
| CIVISMS | 14 | 17 | All three |
| COULOMB | 13 | 18 | All three |
| CURCUMA | 13 | 18 | All three |
| COPALMS | 13 | 17 | All three |
This pattern fixes C at the start and M in the sixth slot, leaving only the second, third, fourth, fifth, and final letters open. The 35 matches range from familiar words such as CUSTOMS and COSTUME to less common entries such as CHIASMA. Just 5 rank among the most common English words.
7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and M as the 6th letter
- There are 35 tournament-dictionary matches for the C-first, M-sixth pattern.
- COXCOMB scores 22 points, the highest score among these words.
- CUSTOMS, COSTUME, CONSUME, and CONDEMN are recognizable examples.
- A total of 19 matches end in S, making that the most common final letter.
- Only 5 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
Which endings and examples stand out?
The final S dominates: 19 of the 35 words end that way, including CUSTOMS, CONDOMS, and CARROMS. E is next with 5 words, followed by A with 4. The remaining matches end in B, N, I, O, or P.
The best-known entries do not tell the whole story. COSTUME and CONSUME are easy to recognize, but COULOMB is a unit of electric charge, while CENTIME and CHIASMA are less everyday vocabulary. The list has 30 defined entries, yet only 5 meet our common group.
How should you narrow the 7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and M as the 6th letter?
- Try a final S first: it accounts for 19 matches, including CUSTOMS and CONSUMS.
- For a familiar singular form, test COSTUME or CONSUME before rarer possibilities.
- For a high-scoring play, COXCOMB tops this group at 22 points; COMSYMP follows at 18.
- Compare nearby patterns if M might be in another slot: C-first words with N sixth number 332.
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