7-letter words with M as the 3rd letter and N as the 5th letter

Lock the M into slot three and N into slot five: the shape is _ _ M _ N _ _. MOMENTS, DEMANDS and ROMANCE show how different the remaining letters can look. The pool includes familiar plurals and everyday forms, but only 12 entries fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

The pattern at a glance

• 110 entries match the fixed positions across tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 104; NWL2023 includes 85; ENABLE includes 74.
• Only 12 count among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• 48 entries finish in S; the next most common ending, L, appears 13 times.
• ZAMANGS tops the Scrabble score table at 19 points.

Which words fit this M-and-N pattern?

MOMENTS, DEMANDS, ROMANCE, REMINDS and NOMINEE make the pattern easy to spot: each places M third and N fifth. IMMENSE, SEMINAR and ALMONDS add less obvious options, while NOMINAL and ALMANAC show that the M-N spine doesn't force a plural ending.

Ending letters make a useful second filter. S closes 48 matches, far ahead of L at 13; A follows with 9 and E with 8. If your rack or crossing letters rule out S, check the smaller endings rather than assuming the fixed letters determine the final slot.

The third-position M does not make this a small set: an R in that slot paired with N fifth has 170 matches, while L has 133. The M version ties the A-third set at 110, so position counts can surprise when you narrow a pattern.

7-letter words with M as the 3rd letter and N as the 5th letter

For a score hunt, ZAMANGS leads at 19 points, ROMANZA scores 18, and HOMONYM scores 17. HUMANLY, WOMANLY and DEMONYM each score 15, so the top of the list is not simply a contest in familiar vocabulary.

One catch: many entries are outside everyday use, and dictionary coverage differs. Collins recognizes 104 matches, while NWL2023 has 85 and ENABLE has 74; check your game's word list before building a play around a less familiar form. For another filter, compare the seven-letter M-third, L-fifth group, which has 141 matches.