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

The pattern is tighter than its O-and-E counterpart: only 58 words fit, compared with 1,319 seven-letter words that have O second and E sixth. Just six matches rank among common English words, so familiar examples stand out from a mostly uncommon group. The fixed letters still leave room for striking high scorers.

At a glance for the O-M pattern

• 58 tournament-dictionary words match the pattern.
• C is the most common first letter, appearing in 13 matches.
• 35 words end in S, about 60% of the group.
• COSTUME, CONSUME, and CONDEMN are recognizable matches.
• COXCOMB and ZOOGAMY tie for the top score at 22.

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

COSTUME, CONSUME, and CONDEMN show how different the remaining letters can be around the fixed O and M. C leads with 13 words; N follows with 7, and P with 6. That makes C a practical first-letter check when you have not solved the opening tile.

The ending is more predictable: 35 of the 58 matches finish in S. Examples include BOTTOMS, PODIUMS, POSSUMS, and LOGJAMS. If your final tile is not S, the remaining words are a much smaller share of the pattern.

E is the runner-up ending, closing 11 words including COSTUME and CONSUME.

Which matches score highest, and what is the catch?

COXCOMB and ZOOGAMY each score 22, while ZOOTOMY and ZOONOMY score 21. Those unusual Z words are worth checking when a premium square is available; the everyday-looking COSTUME is a very different kind of fit.

Only six matches are common; the rest are mostly obscure, despite familiar entries such as COSTUME. COXCOMB and ZOOGAMY are striking contrasts, both scoring 22 points, and the list also includes high-value ZOOTOMY and ZOONOMY at 21. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes 57 matches, NWL2023 includes 47, and ENABLE includes 43, so check the word list your game uses.