7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and S as the 4th letter

The pattern is M _ _ S _ _ _: M begins each word, and S must land in the fourth position. Familiar matches include missing, mission, massive and measure, alongside less common entries such as meister and mokshas. Just 17 matches rank as common English words, so the pattern mixes everyday vocabulary with specialist terms.

7-letter words with M first and S fourth: key facts

• Exactly 134 tournament-dictionary words fit M _ _ S _ _ _.
• Only 17 matches are common by our frequency measure.
• A dictionary definition is available for 92 of the words.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 36 matches; R follows with 19.
• The average word score is 10.7 points before board premiums.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

Among seven-letter patterns beginning with M, putting S fourth yields 134 words; the corresponding pattern with T fourth has 191, while I fourth has 167. That makes S a narrower choice than either neighbor, but it still leaves a substantial set, including recognizable examples such as missing, message, mission, massive and measure.

Other entries show how broad the vocabulary gets: monster, missile, mansion and massage fit the same letter slots. The common-word count is only 17, so less familiar matches such as meister and mokshas are part of the search too. Keep the fixed S in place as you test possible letters in the other positions.

Which entries carry the highest Scrabble scores?

MIDSIZE leads the scoring list at 19 points, followed by MENSCHY at 17 and MOKSHAS at 16, before any premium squares. MIDSHIP, MITZVAH and MUDSCOW each score 15. The standout scores come from less familiar words, so check your game's word list before building a play around one.

The ending pattern offers another useful filter: 36 matches finish in S, nearly twice the 19 that end in R. Words such as marshes and mussels illustrate that S-ending group. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes 131 matches, NWL2023 has 90, and ENABLE has 79; those totals overlap rather than forming separate lists.