7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and U as the 6th letter

Write the pattern as _M___U_: M is fixed in slot two, U in slot six, and five other letters complete each word. AMATEUR, OMINOUS, and IMPETUS are recognizable examples; AMENTUM and SMEDDUM are less familiar. Only four matches count as common by frequency, so expect many entries to be specialist vocabulary rather than everyday guesses.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 15 matches in Collins, 13 in NWL2023, and 12 in ENABLE.
• Four entries meet our common-word cutoff; the other eleven are less frequent.
• S is the final letter in nine matches, three times as often as M.
• SMASHUP leads the score list at 14, with SMEDDUM next at 13.

7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and U as the 6th letter

The ending narrows this set quickly: nine words finish in S, while three finish in M. Only three others end in E, P, or R, one apiece. If a crossing letter rules out S and M, just three candidates remain, a sharper filter than starting-letter clues offer.

Initials divide the 15 matches across six letters. A leads with four; E and O contribute three apiece; I and S have two each, and U appears once. AMATEUR and AMOROUS illustrate the A group, while OMINOUS gives a clear O example.

When solving, lock in the second and sixth letters before testing the open positions.

Which matching words score the most?

SMASHUP earns 14 points, ahead of SMEDDUM at 13 and EMBOGUE at 12. IMPETUS, OMNIBUS, IMPOUS, EMBOLUS, and OMENTUM each score 11. The group averages 10.8 points, but that rack score is not a board score: premium squares and placement matter too.

Dictionary coverage changes with the game. Collins accepts all 15 entries, compared with 13 in NWL2023 and 12 in ENABLE. This pattern is a candidate list, not a guarantee that every word will be accepted in your game.

Check its word list before committing an unfamiliar term, especially one outside the four common entries.