7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and M as the 7th letter

The pattern is _ _ R _ _ _ M: R is fixed in the third slot, and every match ends in M; The 35 words range from familiar PERFORM and FIREARM to less everyday terms such as MERONYM and TERTIUM; Seven rank among the common words in the frequency measure, so most matches are more likely to appear in a word-game rack than everyday conversation.

At a glance: the pattern and standout words

• All 35 matches here have R exactly third and M seventh.
• PERFORM, FIREARM, SARCASM, and BOREDOM are recognizable examples.
• JARLDOM leads the scores at 17 points.
• Collins includes 34 matches; NWL2023 includes 28 and ENABLE includes 26.

Which words fit this letter pattern?

Start with words whose spelling is easy to check: PERFORM, FIREARM, FOREARM, ACRONYM, HEROISM, and EARDRUM all place R third and finish with M. SARCASM and BOREDOM also fit, though their shared ending can make the fixed M feel less obvious when you scan a rack.

The less familiar entries include JARLDOM, MERONYM, CHRISOM, and TERTIUM. Only 7 of the 35 are classed as common, while 27 have definitions. Treat the list as a word-game resource, not a promise that every entry will be familiar or accepted in every game's dictionary.

7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and M as the 7th letter

The ending matters: changing the final M to S gives 1,235 matches for R in the third position, far more than this pattern's 35. Keeping M fixed but changing the third letter also shifts the count: A has 54 matches, O has 48, and E has 40.

For scoring, JARLDOM is the standout at 17 points; PERFORM, ACRONYM, FERMIUM, and MERONYM each score 14. Don't add the dictionary totals together: many words appear in more than one list, and a Collins entry is not automatically playable in an NWL2023 game.