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

With only 11 matches, this fixed-position pattern is unusually tight: P occupies slot two and M slot six. APOZEMS leads the score table at 20 points, while EPITOME is the sole common entry. Other choices include plural forms such as EPONYMS and SPIREMS, plus less familiar APogamy and UPCLIMB.

At a glance: the P-and-M pattern

• Exactly 11 tournament-dictionary words match the pattern _P___M_.
• APOZEMS leads the listed Scrabble scores at 20 points.
• EPITOME is the only entry in the common-word group.
• Five matches end in S; three end in E, two in Y, and one in B.
• The first letters are E (four words), A (three), S (three), and U (one).
• Collins accepts 10 matches, NWL2023 accepts 9, and ENABLE accepts 8; these totals overlap.

Which 7-letter words have P as the 2nd letter and M as the 6th letter?

All 11 matches follow _P___M_: EPITOME, EPONYMS, APEDOMS, APOGAMY, APOZEMS, EPISOME, EPONYMY, SPIREME, SPIREMS, SPUTUMS, and UPCLIMB. The pattern fixes two slots, but leaves five letters to distinguish familiar vocabulary from specialist terms.

This P-and-M combination is smaller than nearby alternatives. The E-second, M-sixth pattern has 96 matches, and the A-second version has 87; keeping P second but changing M in slot six to E gives 235. That sharp drop makes the sixth letter a strong filter.

How should you narrow the letter rack?

Start with the fixed frame _P___M_, then test likely endings: S appears five times, while E appears three times. If your rack supports an -S ending, check EPONYMS, APEDOMS, SPIREMS, or SPUTUMS before trying the less common options.

Expect a narrow everyday vocabulary: EPITOME is the sole common match, despite nine entries having definitions. The list spans Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE with different acceptance counts, so check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar form.