7-letter words with W as the 1st letter and M as the 6th letter

The pattern is W _ _ _ _ M _, so the sixth tile is fixed before you solve the middle. Welcome and wartime are the two words classed as common; the rest lean toward specialized vocabulary or plurals. The highest-scoring options are not the familiar pair: three less everyday entries each reach 16 points, and the average score is 13.6.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 12 tournament-list words fit the W-first, M-sixth pattern.
• Only two count as common: welcome and wartime.
• Webcams, wigwams and wampums tie at 16 Scrabble points.
• Seven words end in E; the remaining five end in S.
• Dictionary totals are 8 in ENABLE, 11 in Collins and 10 in NWL2023.

How many 7-letter words have W first and M sixth?

There are 12 words matching the pattern across the tournament dictionaries. The pool contracts to 8 in ENABLE, while Collins accepts 11 and NWL2023 accepts 10; a word appearing in one list can be absent from another. That split matters when a puzzle uses a specific official lexicon.

Welcome is the instantly recognizable standout, and wartime is another familiar option. Other entries include webcams, a plural, and wargame, while winsome and wisdoms show how widely the middle letters vary despite the fixed W and M. Most matches are less familiar than those first two.

• Welcome and wartime are the two common matches.
• Webcams, wigwams and wampums are among the less familiar forms.

Scores and endings narrow the choices

Webcams, wigwams and wampums each score 16 Scrabble points, four more than welcome at 14. The top trio makes a stronger rack-value clue than familiarity: each combines high-value letters with repeated W or M. Wartime and winsome score 12 apiece, below the average of 13.6.

The ending is unusually narrow: 7 words finish in E and 5 in S, giving you two clear groups once the final tile is known. For 7-letter words with W first and M sixth, that ending clue is more discriminating than testing every possible middle-letter combination. Since the dictionaries do not agree on all 12 entries, check your game's list before playing a word.

• Webcams, wigwams and wampums each score 16 points.
• Wartime and winsome both score 12 points.