7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and L as the 5th letter
29 7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and L as the 5th letter fit the pattern _M__L__; only four are common English words.
4 of 29 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With M in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (79 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- SMALLER9
- IMPULSE11
- EMAILED10
- SMELLED10
- IMPALED12
- IMPALER11
- IMPALES11
- EMBOLIC13
- EMBOLUS11
- IMPALAS11
- AMPULLA11
- EMAILER9
- AMPULES11
- SMELLER9
- EMBALMS13
- SMALLED10
- EMPALED12
- EMBALED12
- EMBALES11
- EMBALLS11
- EMPALER11
- EMPALES11
- IMBALMS13
- SMOILED10
- SMOILES9
- SMOYLED13
- SMOYLES12
- UMBELED12
- UMWELTS12
All valid words 29
- AMPULES11
- AMPULLA11
- EMAILED10
- EMAILER9
- EMBALED12
- EMBALES11
- EMBALLS11
- EMBALMS13
- EMBOLIC13
- EMBOLUS11
- EMPALED12
- EMPALER11
- EMPALES11
- IMBALMS13
- IMPALAS11
- IMPALED12
- IMPALER11
- IMPALES11
- IMPULSE11
- SMALLED10
- SMALLER9
- SMELLED10
- SMELLER9
- SMOILED10
- SMOILES9
- SMOYLED13
- SMOYLES12
- UMBELED12
- UMWELTS12
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMBOLIC | 13 | 17 | All three |
| EMBALMS | 13 | 17 | All three |
| IMBALMS | 13 | 17 | All three |
| SMOYLED | 13 | 14 | Collins only |
| IMPALED | 12 | 15 | All three |
| EMPALED | 12 | 15 | All three |
| UMBELED | 12 | 16 | All three |
| EMBALED | 12 | 15 | Collins only |
| SMOYLES | 12 | 13 | Collins only |
| UMWELTS | 12 | 15 | Collins only |
| IMPULSE | 11 | 15 | All three |
| IMPALER | 11 | 14 | All three |
The fixed letters leave five open slots, but the resulting group is small and uneven. Familiar entries include smaller, impulse, emailed, and smelled; many of the remaining forms are far less familiar. The endings cluster around S and D, while the highest raw tile scores belong to less everyday choices such as embolic and embalms.
7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and L as the 5th letter
- Exactly 29 tournament-dictionary words match the pattern _M__L__.
- Only four entries fall among common English words.
- E leads as a first letter with 11 words; S has 8 and I has 6.
- S is the most frequent final letter: 12 words end in S, compared with 9 in D and 5 in R.
- EMBOLIC, EMBALMS, IMBALMS, and SMOYLED each score 13 points.
Which final letters appear most often?
Final S dominates: 12 words end in S, while 9 end in D and 5 in R. The last three endings—A, C, and E—appear once apiece. That distribution gives you a practical narrowing move: after confirming M in slot two and L in slot five, test S first when your final tile is still unknown.
First letters are similarly concentrated: E leads with 11 words, followed by S with 8 and I with 6. A and U start two each. An E-starting candidate is more likely than any other start, but E plus the fixed pattern still leaves a focused shortlist rather than a broad word family.
Do all dictionaries accept the same words?
EMBOLIC, EMBALMS, and IMBALMS top the scoring list at 13 points each; IMPALED follows at 12. Those totals are base word scores, so a premium square can change the board result. Do not assume the most familiar answer will score highest: SMALLER is recognizable, but it is not among the top scoring entries.
For 7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and L as the 5th letter, dictionary fit matters as much as the pattern. Collins includes 28 words, NWL2023 includes 20, and ENABLE includes 18. Only four meet the common-word cutoff, so expect obscure forms alongside familiar ones.
Check your game's word list before playing a candidate; a matching pattern does not guarantee acceptance.
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