7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and M as the 6th letter
7-letter words with O 3rd and M 6th total 38 matches, from familiar ECONOMY to the 22-point scorer ZOOGAMY.
1 of 38 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With O in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (837 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- ECONOMY14
- DIORAMA10
- PHONEME14
- TWOSOME12
- PROXIMO18
- EXOGAMY20
- SCOTOMA11
- QUORUMS18
- ISOZYME21
- EPONYMS14
- AXONEME16
- ANONYMS12
- ISONOMY12
- ANONYMA12
- AMOMUMS13
- APOGAMY15
- APOZEMS20
- BIONOMY14
- BLOOSME11
- BOOJUMS18
- EGOISMS10
- EPONYMY17
- EROTEMA9
- EROTEME9
- EXONYMS19
- ISODOMA10
- ISOGAMY13
- ISONOME9
- KOOKUMS17
- MYOTOME14
- PROSOMA11
- QUOTUMS18
- SCOTOMY14
- SHOLOMS12
- UROSOME9
- ZOOGAMY22
- ZOONOMY21
- ZOOTOMY21
All valid words 38
- AMOMUMS13
- ANONYMA12
- ANONYMS12
- APOGAMY15
- APOZEMS20
- AXONEME16
- BIONOMY14
- BLOOSME11
- BOOJUMS18
- DIORAMA10
- ECONOMY14
- EGOISMS10
- EPONYMS14
- EPONYMY17
- EROTEMA9
- EROTEME9
- EXOGAMY20
- EXONYMS19
- ISODOMA10
- ISOGAMY13
- ISONOME9
- ISONOMY12
- ISOZYME21
- KOOKUMS17
- MYOTOME14
- PHONEME14
- PROSOMA11
- PROXIMO18
- QUORUMS18
- QUOTUMS18
- SCOTOMA11
- SCOTOMY14
- SHOLOMS12
- TWOSOME12
- UROSOME9
- ZOOGAMY22
- ZOONOMY21
- ZOOTOMY21
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOOGAMY | 22 | 23 | Collins only |
| ISOZYME | 21 | 21 | All three |
| ZOOTOMY | 21 | 21 | All three |
| ZOONOMY | 21 | 22 | Collins only |
| EXOGAMY | 20 | 21 | All three |
| APOZEMS | 20 | 22 | Collins only |
| EXONYMS | 19 | 20 | Collins · NWL |
| PROXIMO | 18 | 20 | All three |
| QUORUMS | 18 | 21 | All three |
| BOOJUMS | 18 | 23 | Collins · NWL |
| QUOTUMS | 18 | 21 | Collins only |
| EPONYMY | 17 | 18 | All three |
The fixed pattern is _ _ O _ _ M _. Only one match, ECONOMY, ranks among common English words, so most of the remaining options are specialist vocabulary. That makes the opening and closing letters useful clues: E starts the largest group, while S and Y tie as the most frequent endings; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.
How many 7-letter words with O 3rd and M 6th?
- The pattern has 38 tournament-dictionary matches.
- ECONOMY is the only match counted as common.
- E starts 8 words, more than any other first letter.
- S and Y each end 11 words, the joint-highest totals.
- ZOOGAMY leads the scoring list at 22 points.
Which letters complete the pattern?
The first letter gives you a useful starting split: E appears 8 times, A 6 times, and I 5 times. B, P, and S each start 3 matches, while Q starts 2. ECONOMY, EXOGAMY, and EGOISMS show how varied the E group can be.
At the other end, S and Y each finish 11 words; E finishes 9, and A finishes 6. So an ending clue narrows the choices, but it does not point to just one answer. The match count also changes sharply with the sixth letter: O-third, E-sixth has 837 matches, far more than this M-sixth pattern.
Which matches score highest?
ZOOGAMY scores 22, followed by ISOZYME, ZOOTOMY, and ZOONOMY at 21 each. EXOGAMY and APOZEMS score 20. Those unusual Z-heavy words can pay off on a Scrabble board, but their value depends on finding a legal placement and having the word accepted.
Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins includes 37 matches, NWL2023 has 25, and ENABLE has 22. Do not treat the full set as universally playable. More familiar choices such as ECONOMY and DIORAMA are easier to recognize, while entries like APOZEMS and ZOOGAMY call for a dictionary check.
Questions people ask
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