7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and M as the 4th letter

The pattern is _E_M___: E is fixed in position two, M in position four, and five letters remain open. That narrows the search to 108 words, from everyday terms such as HELMETS and MERMAID to specialized forms such as VERMEIL and FERMION. Most entries are not among the 9 common words.

7-letter words with E second and M fourth at a glance

• The pattern _E_M___ has 108 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins lists 107 matches, compared with 78 in NWL2023 and 74 in ENABLE.
• Only 9 matches are common by word-frequency ranking.
• G leads as the first letter with 15 words; B follows with 12.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 34 matches; G ends 17.

Which words fit E in the second spot and M in the fourth?

Start with familiar choices: SEGMENT, PERMITS, HELMETS, MERMAID, and BEAMING all fit the pattern. TEEMING and FERMENT are other recognizable options when the crossing letters support them.

The opening letter changes the feel of the search. GERMANS is one of 15 G-starting matches, while SERMONS and SEEMING show how S can lead into the same fixed E and M. At the other end, 34 words finish in S, far more than any other final letter.

The fourth-letter choice matters sharply: the related pattern with E second and T fourth has 500 matches, compared with 108 for M. When M is confirmed, focus on the remaining crossings instead of trying broad E-second lists.

How to narrow the pattern and judge a play

• For 7-letter words with E second and M fourth, mark the fixed positions first, then test likely endings such as S or G.
• JEMMIED scores 19 points, the highest score; JEMMIES and JEMMIER each score 18.
• HEMMING scores 15, making it a strong option when its letters and board placement fit.
• The count covers words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary, not every word in every game.