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

That pattern fixes the shape as _M____A, leaving the first letter and four middle slots to distinguish each answer. Thirteen entries start with A, while four start with E; I and O account for two apiece. Only two matches count as common by our frequency measure, so most candidates are specialist words rather than everyday vocabulary.

How many 7-letter words with M second and A seventh?

• Twenty-one tournament-listed entries fit _M____A, with M fixed in slot two and A at the end.
• Collins contains all 21 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 14.
• AMMONIA, AMNESIA, EMPORIA and AMPHORA are among the recognizable examples.
• Thirteen entries start with A; E starts four, while I and O start two apiece.
• Only two matches are common by our frequency measure, and the average score is 11.

Which words score highest?

EMPYEMA leads at 16 points, followed by AMPHORA and AMBOYNA at 14 each. EMBLEMA and AMOKURA score 13, so an unfamiliar answer can outscore the better-known AMMONIA, which scores 11.

Treat these as word scores, not guaranteed turn totals: board premiums change the result. EMPYEMA's P, Y and two M tiles contribute most of its value, but the pattern itself gives no promise of a premium square.

Where does this pattern fit among other letter clues?

Dictionary coverage is a real limitation: 21 entries appear in Collins, but only 14 appear in ENABLE and 14 in NWL2023. Seven Collins matches are absent from each of those other lists, so check the word list your game uses before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

The M pattern is narrow beside the 256 words with A second and A last. O second and A last has 125 matches, while E second and A last has 115. Since every answer here ends in A, focus on the opening and middle letters instead of treating the final letter as a clue that separates candidates.

For 7-letter words with M second and A seventh, AM- and EM- are the strongest starting points: those openings account for 17 of the 21 matches. AMMONIA and AMNESIA show the more recognizable AM group; EMPORIA and EMPYEMA illustrate the smaller EM group.