7-letter words with O as the 1st letter and M as the 2nd letter

This narrow letter pattern has just 19 matches, and only 3 rank among common English words. OMITTED, OMINOUS, OMICRON, and OMNIBUS are the recognizable anchors. The less familiar OMNIFIC and OMPHALI top the score list, so the most playable words and the biggest scoring options are not always the same.

At a glance: the O-M pattern

• Exactly 19 tournament-dictionary words match the O-then-M pattern.
• OMITTED and OMINOUS are familiar entries; OMICRON and OMNIBUS add other recognizable choices.
• Only 3 matches fall within the common-word group.
• OMNIFIC and OMPHALI lead the score list at 14 points each.
• Five matches end in S, more than any other final letter.

Which O-M words score highest?

Dictionary coverage is broad but not identical: Collins includes 18 matches, NWL2023 includes 14, and ENABLE includes 12. A word in the full set does not automatically work in every tournament dictionary, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Familiar anchors are OMITTED, OMINOUS, OMICRON, and OMNIBUS. The less familiar OMNIFIC and OMPHALI each score 14 points, while the group averages 10.9. An unusual-looking word can outscore the words you already know.

How do the endings and nearby patterns compare?

The 7-letter words with O first and M second show a clear ending pattern: 5 of the 19 matches end in S. A, N, and Y each end 2 words, while C, D, E, and G each appear once. When a crossing fixes the last tile, test S before the single-letter endings.

Changing the second letter opens a much larger pool: O with U in second place has 242 seven-letter matches, compared with 19 for O-M. The O-M pattern has 14 six-letter matches and 11 five-letter matches, too.