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

The pattern fixes two slots but leaves five open, so results range from familiar terms such as CLIMATE to less everyday entries such as FLAMFEW. P begins 24 matches, while C begins 18; P is the strongest opening-letter group. Only 14 entries count as common, making familiar examples a small slice of the full set.

At a glance: L second, M fourth

• 103 matches have L in position two and M in position four.
• CLIMATE, ELEMENT and GLIMPSE show how different words fit.
• P leads the first-letter groups with 24 words; C follows with 18.
• R closes 22 matches, just ahead of D with 21.
• FLUMMOX tops the scoring examples at 21 points.

Which letters begin and end the matches?

Look first at the endings when the board supplies a final tile. R closes 22 words and D closes 21, while E appears at the end of 11. R and D are the strongest closing clues, but they do not identify which opening letter to try.

At the front, P accounts for 24 matches, with C at 18 and S at 15. Compare candidates such as PLUMBER, CLIMBED and SLAMMED against the fixed slots: the second character must be L, and the fourth must be M. That check catches near-misses before you spend a turn.

Which matching words score most?

Among 7-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and M as the 4th letter, FLUMMOX leads at 21 points and FLAMFEW follows at 18. PLUMPLY scores 16; FLEMISH, PLUMBUM, FLUMPED, FLIMPED, FLAMMED and PLUMBIC each reach 15. Check these when premium squares can boost high-value letters.

Scrabble scoring makes X the engine in FLUMMOX, with F and M adding support. Prioritize the X rather than assuming every letter contributes equally. CLIMBED reaches 14 points, despite looking much more familiar.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 96 matches, NWL2023 includes 89, and ENABLE includes 79. Their combined pool contains 103, so a word in one list is not automatically playable in another.

Keep your game's dictionary in view; 87 entries have definitions, but obscure forms remain. Treat the pattern as a filter, not proof of a legal play.