7-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and M as the 6th letter

Lock the pattern as _C___M_: C sits in the second position, M in the sixth, and five spaces remain open. Fourteen entries qualify across tournament dictionaries, but only three rank among the commonest English words. Economy and academy are familiar anchors; other matches, such as ecthyma and scrawms, are far less likely to turn up in everyday play.

At a glance: the C–M pattern

• Fourteen tournament-dictionary entries put C second and M sixth.
• Economy, academy, and screams are the three common matches.
• S begins nine words; E begins three, and A begins two.
• Ecthyma leads the score list at 17 points; scrummy and schlump score 16.

7-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and M as the 6th letter

Fourteen words fit the fixed C-and-M pattern. The familiar options include economy, academy, and screams, while schisms and academe offer less everyday alternatives. The opening letter narrows the set quickly: nine entries start with S, compared with three beginning E and two beginning A.

The final letter also clusters. Five matches end in S, four in Y, and three in A; only one ends in E and one in P. If the last tile is known, test S or Y before spending time on rarer endings.

That split accounts for 12 of the 14 matches.

The neighboring seven-letter pattern with E second and M sixth has 96 matches, far more than this C pattern. Keeping M fixed while changing the second letter is a practical next step when the board clue may be wrong.

Which C-and-M words score most?

Ecthyma tops the listed Scrabble scores at 17, with scrummy and schlump close behind at 16 each. Academy scores 15, while economy scores 14. The surprising scorer is ecthyma, not the more familiar economy: unusual letter combinations lift it above the everyday choices.

Dictionary coverage differs across games: all 14 appear in Collins, while NWL2023 includes nine and ENABLE includes eight. Only three matches are common, so treat obscure entries as score plays rather than likely everyday guesses. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar option.