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

The pattern is D?M????: D opens the word and M takes the third slot. DEMANDS and DOMAINS are familiar fits, while DAMOZEL leads the scoring list at 19 points. The entries draw from Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, so a word's inclusion here does not guarantee acceptance in every game's dictionary.

D-M pattern facts at a glance

• Exactly 101 tournament-dictionary words begin with D and place M in the third position.
• DEMANDS, DAMAGED, DAMAGES, DOMAINS, DUMMIES, and DEMONIC are examples from the matching set.
• Only 10 matches fall in the common-word group, so many entries will feel unfamiliar in casual play.
• DAMOZEL tops the scoring list at 19 points, ahead of DAMNIFY at 16.
• The source counts differ: Collins has 97 matches, NWL2023 has 79, and ENABLE has 68.

Which words fit D first and M third?

The 101 matches begin with D and put M third. DEMANDS, DAMAGED, DAMAGES, DOMAINS, DUMMIES, and DEMONIC show how much the remaining letters can vary; DAMOZEL is the top scorer at 19 points.

The final letter gives another useful filter: 36 words end in S, while 10 end in D and 9 each end in E or G. DEMANDS and DAMAGES illustrate the S ending, but the ending counts describe this letter pattern, not everyday word frequency.

Dictionary coverage is not identical across games. Collins includes 97 matches, compared with 79 in NWL2023 and 68 in ENABLE, so check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.

How can you narrow the D-M pattern?

• Fix D and M first, then test the remaining slots against DEMANDS, DAMAGED, DOMAINS, and DUMMIES.
• Use a confirmed final S to focus on the largest ending group: 36 matches finish with that letter.
• If the first letter is uncertain, compare the 156 words with C first and M third against this set of 101.
• If the third letter is uncertain, the D-first, S-third pattern has 194 matches, rather than 101 for M.