7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and R as the 5th letter
Forty-two 7-letter words have M second and R fifth, with EMPEROR, IMPORTS, UMPIRES and OMICRON as typical examples.
6 of 42 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
- EMPEROR11
- IMPORTS11
- IMMORAL11
- EMPIRES11
- EMBARGO12
- UMPIRES11
- SMEARED10
- IMMERSE11
- EMBARKS15
- IMPARTS11
- EMPORIA11
- OMICRON11
- IMPERIL11
- AMPERES11
- EMIGRES10
- EMPIRIC13
- IMPERIA11
- UMPIRED12
- IMMURED12
- AMBERED12
- IMMERGE12
- UMBERED12
- SMEARER9
- AMBARIS11
- AMEARST9
- AMMIRAL11
- EMPARED12
- EMPARES11
- EMPARLS11
- EMPARTS11
- EMPERCE13
- IMBARKS15
- IMBURSE11
- IMMURES11
- IMPARKS15
- IMPARLS11
- IMPURER11
- OMIKRON13
- SMIRRED10
- SMOORED10
- SMURRED10
- SMYTRIE12
All valid words 42
- AMBARIS11
- AMBERED12
- AMEARST9
- AMMIRAL11
- AMPERES11
- EMBARGO12
- EMBARKS15
- EMIGRES10
- EMPARED12
- EMPARES11
- EMPARLS11
- EMPARTS11
- EMPERCE13
- EMPEROR11
- EMPIRES11
- EMPIRIC13
- EMPORIA11
- IMBARKS15
- IMBURSE11
- IMMERGE12
- IMMERSE11
- IMMORAL11
- IMMURED12
- IMMURES11
- IMPARKS15
- IMPARLS11
- IMPARTS11
- IMPERIA11
- IMPERIL11
- IMPORTS11
- IMPURER11
- OMICRON11
- OMIKRON13
- SMEARED10
- SMEARER9
- SMIRRED10
- SMOORED10
- SMURRED10
- SMYTRIE12
- UMBERED12
- UMPIRED12
- UMPIRES11
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMBARKS | 15 | 17 | All three |
| IMBARKS | 15 | 17 | All three |
| IMPARKS | 15 | 17 | All three |
| EMPIRIC | 13 | 16 | All three |
| OMIKRON | 13 | 15 | All three |
| EMPERCE | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
| EMBARGO | 12 | 15 | All three |
| UMPIRED | 12 | 15 | All three |
| IMMURED | 12 | 15 | All three |
| AMBERED | 12 | 14 | Collins only |
| IMMERGE | 12 | 15 | All three |
| UMBERED | 12 | 15 | All three |
This frame is small enough to scan in a minute. Forty-two words fit, and nearly all begin with a vowel, since I and E open 26 between them. The standout feature is the K-bearing trio at the top of the score table, three words that share one stem and one score.
The M__R frame, quickly
- 42 words fit, and 6 are common English.
- I opens 14 words, E opens 12 and S opens 6.
- S ends 15, D ends 9 and E ends 5.
- EMBARKS, IMBARKS and IMPARKS tie at 15.
- Collins accepts all 42; NWL2023 accepts 28 and ENABLE 27.
Why do three words tie for the top score?
They are all -ARKS words: EMBARKS, IMBARKS and IMPARKS. The K is worth 5, and the other tiles line up in value, so the three land on 15 together. Only the first is a word most players have seen.
Next come EMPIRIC, OMIKRON and EMPERCE at 13. A rack with a K, an A and an R already points toward this family, and a spare S completes the plural.
Which types of word fill the list?
Verbs dominate: UMPIRED, IMMURED and smeared are past tenses, while IMPORTS, umpires and amperes are plurals or third-person forms. Together they make up most of the S and D endings. The other final letters are rare: L and R close three each, A and N two each, and C only one.
The rest are nouns and names: EMPEROR, OMICRON, emporia and embargo. S and D alone close 24 of the 42, so a clue about tense settles most puzzles before you test any other letter, and a hint about a person or a place settles the rest.
Which dictionaries differ?
Collins accepts all 42, while NWL2023 accepts 28 and ENABLE accepts only 27. Check your game's word list before you play IMPARKS or EMPERCE.
Questions people ask
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