7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and M as the 6th letter

That pattern fixes two slots: _ _ N _ _ M _. The 48 Collins entries are unevenly distributed: 31 end in S, while C, S, and N lead with 9, 8, and 7 words. Just 3 rank among the top 25,000 English words, so familiar anchors sit beside specialist vocabulary.

At a glance: the fixed N–M pattern

• Collins has 48 matches, compared with 37 in NWL2023 and 36 in ENABLE.
• Thirty-one end in S; 7 end in E, including CONSUME and WINSOME.
• C starts 9 matches, S starts 8, and N starts 7.
• SYNGAMY tops the score list at 16 points; BUNKUMS and PANGAMY each score 15.

How does the pattern narrow the search?

The opening letter narrows the scan quickly: C leads with 9, S follows with 8, and N starts 7. Those three initials account for 24 of 48 matches, exactly half, so a known first square cuts the search sharply. C-starting CONSUME and CONDEMN are recognizable anchors.

Ending letters offer another filter. Thirty-one words finish in S, including CONDOMS, FANDOMS, RANDOMS, and RANSOMS; 7 end in E, including CONSUME and WINSOME. The S ending is a strong clue, but it does not mean every match is a plural: CONSUME and WINSOME fit the same fixed slots.

Changing only the third letter shifts the count: the R-third, M-sixth pattern has 57 matches, while S-third and M-sixth has 40. The N version sits between those nearby patterns, with 48.

Which matches score highest?

For 7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and M as the 6th letter, SYNGAMY leads at 16 points. BUNKUMS and PANGAMY each reach 15; BONHAMS, DINKUMS, and SYNCOMS score 14. The average is 11.2 points, so SYNGAMY is a ceiling, not a typical score.

Collins includes all 48 matches, while ENABLE includes 36 and NWL2023 includes 37. Only 3 rank among the top 25,000 English words, even though 42 have definitions. CONSUME and CONDEMN are familiar anchors, but specialist options like SYNGAMY call for a rules check.

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