7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and M as the 5th letter

The fixed letters leave five open slots, but the endings cluster sharply: 73 words finish with N, compared with 8 ending in S. Volumes, columns, and polymer are recognizable examples; the list also reaches specialist terms such as tokamak and toxemic. Dictionary coverage varies, with 103 matches in Collins and 71 in NWL2023, so a word accepted in one tournament list may not appear in another.

At a glance: the fixed-letter pattern

• 109 words fit the pattern across the tournament dictionaries.
• B and T tie as the most common first letters, with 15 words each.
• 73 entries end in N; the next most frequent ending is S, with 8.
• Only 7 words meet our common-word cutoff.

Which endings appear most often?

The N ending is the clearest shortcut when scanning candidates: 73 of the 109 matches finish that way. Volumes, columns, polymer, and gourmet show how varied the middle can be, even with O fixed second and M fixed fifth. Postman and workman extend the pattern into familiar compound words; treat the fixed positions as anchors, then use the final letter to trim the remaining choices.

Starting letters provide another quick filter. B and T each contribute 15 words, ahead of M with 12; columns and volumes sit among the C starters, while tokamak represents T. That spread means a first-letter clue narrows the field without pointing to one dominant opening.

7-letter words with O second and M fifth

For board play, TOXEMIC is the top scorer at 18 points, followed by TOKAMAK, YOHIMBE, and TOKOMAK at 17 each. WORKMAN and WORKMEN each score 16. Keep those high-value options in mind when your rack fits, but do not assume a rare-looking word is accepted in every dictionary.

The count includes tournament-dictionary entries, not every possible string, and just 7 matches are classified as common. 7-letter words with O second and M fifth suit a pattern-solving search better than a vocabulary-only guess. For a strict game, check the applicable word list once; the Collins total is 103, compared with 71 in NWL2023.