8-letter words with M as the 2nd letter

There are 693 8-letter words with M as the second letter, from familiar EMPLOYEE to the 30-point scorer EMBEZZLE.

693 wordsTop pick IMPROVEDHighest score EMBEZZLE 30

54 of 693 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

A is the most common 2nd letter in 8-letter words (6,320 words); J is the rarest (11). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 54 · most-used first

IMPROVED₁₆
EMPLOYEE₁₅
EMPLOYED₁₆
EMOTIONS₁₀
EMPLOYER₁₅
IMPERIAL₁₂
EMERGING₁₂
EMPHASIS₁₅
IMAGINED₁₂
SMALLEST₁₀
IMPORTED₁₃
AMBITION₁₂
IMMUNITY₁₅
EMBEDDED₁₅
UMBRELLA₁₂
IMMORTAL₁₂
EMBRACED₁₅
IMPROVES₁₅
EMIRATES₁₀
IMPACTED₁₅
IMPOSING₁₃
EMISSION₁₀
IMPAIRED₁₃
SMOOTHLY₁₆
IMMINENT₁₂
IMMATURE₁₂
SMASHING₁₄
IMPLYING₁₆
IMPROPER₁₄
SMELLING₁₁
AMOUNTED₁₁
EMBARKED₁₇
IMPLANTS₁₂
SMARTEST₁₀
IMPLICIT₁₄
IMMERSED₁₃
AMATEURS₁₀
EMBRACES₁₄
SMOOTHER₁₃
EMBODIED₁₄
OMISSION₁₀
IMPULSES₁₂
SMALLPOX₁₉
EMERITUS₁₀
SMOOTHIE₁₃
SMUGGLED₁₃
AMBUSHED₁₆
EMINENCE₁₂

Showing the top 48 of 54 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 693

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

AMADAVAT₁₄
AMALGAMS₁₃
AMANDINE₁₁
AMANDLAS₁₁
AMANITAS₁₀
AMANITIN₁₀
AMARACUS₁₂
AMARANTH₁₃
AMARANTS₁₀
AMARELLE₁₀
AMARETTI₁₀
AMARETTO₁₀
AMARONES₁₀
AMASSERS₁₀
AMASSING₁₁
AMATEURS₁₀
AMATIONS₁₀
AMAUTIKS₁₄
AMAZEDLY₂₃
AMBACHES₁₇
AMBARIES₁₂
AMBERIES₁₂
AMBERINA₁₂
AMBERITE₁₂
AMBEROID₁₃
AMBEROUS₁₂
AMBIANCE₁₄
AMBIENCE₁₄
AMBIENTS₁₂
AMBIGRAM₁₅
AMBITION₁₂
AMBIVERT₁₅
AMBLINGS₁₃
AMBOINAS₁₂
AMBOYNAS₁₅
AMBROIDS₁₃
AMBROSIA₁₂
AMBSACES₁₄
AMBULANT₁₂
AMBULATE₁₂
AMBUSHED₁₆
AMBUSHER₁₅
AMBUSHES₁₅
AMEERATE₁₀
AMEIOSES₁₀
AMEIOSIS₁₀
AMELCORN₁₂
AMENABLE₁₂
AMENABLY₁₅
AMENAGED₁₂
AMENAGES₁₁
AMENDERS₁₁
AMENDING₁₂
AMENTIAS₁₀
AMERCERS₁₂
AMERCING₁₃
AMESACES₁₂
AMETHYST₁₆
AMIANTUS₁₀
AMICABLE₁₄
AMICABLY₁₇
AMIDASES₁₁
AMIDINES₁₁
AMIDMOST₁₃
AMIDOGEN₁₂
AMIDONES₁₁
AMIDSHIP₁₆
AMILDARS₁₁
AMIRATES₁₀
AMIRIGHT₁₄
AMISSING₁₁
AMITOSES₁₀
AMITOSIS₁₀
AMITOTIC₁₂
AMITROLE₁₀
AMMETERS₁₂
AMMIRALS₁₂
AMMOCETE₁₄
AMMOLITE₁₂
AMMONALS₁₂
AMMONATE₁₂
AMMONIAC₁₄
AMMONIAS₁₂
AMMONIFY₁₈
AMMONITE₁₂
AMMONIUM₁₄
AMMONOID₁₃
AMNESIAC₁₂
AMNESIAS₁₀
AMNESICS₁₂
AMNESTIC₁₂
AMNIONIC₁₂
AMNIOTES₁₀
AMNIOTIC₁₂
AMOEBEAN₁₂
AMOEBOID₁₃
AMOOVING₁₄
AMORALLY₁₃
AMORANCE₁₂
AMORETTI₁₀
AMORETTO₁₀
AMORISMS₁₂
AMORISTS₁₀
AMOROSAS₁₀
AMOROSOS₁₀
AMORTISE₁₀
AMORTIZE₁₉
AMOSITES₁₀
AMOTIONS₁₀
AMOUNTED₁₁
AMPACITY₁₇
AMPERAGE₁₃
AMPHIBIA₁₇
AMPHIOXI₂₂
AMPHIPOD₁₈
AMPHORAE₁₅
AMPHORAL₁₅
AMPHORAS₁₅
AMPHORIC₁₇
AMPLEXUS₁₉
AMPOULES₁₂
AMPULLAE₁₂
AMPULLAR₁₂
AMPUTATE₁₂
AMPUTEES₁₂
AMREETAS₁₀
AMTRACKS₁₆
AMULETIC₁₂
AMUSABLE₁₂
AMUSEDLY₁₄
AMUSETTE₁₀
AMYGDALA₁₅
AMYGDALE₁₅
AMYGDALS₁₅
AMYGDULE₁₅
AMYLASES₁₃
AMYLENES₁₃
AMYLOGEN₁₄
AMYLOIDS₁₄
AMYLOSES₁₃
EMACIATE₁₂
EMAILERS₁₀
EMAILING₁₁
EMANATED₁₁
EMANATES₁₀
EMANATOR₁₀
EMBACING₁₅
EMBAILED₁₃
EMBALING₁₃
EMBALLED₁₃
EMBALMED₁₅
EMBALMER₁₄
EMBANKED₁₇
EMBANKER₁₆
EMBARKED₁₇
EMBARRED₁₃
EMBASING₁₃
EMBATHED₁₆
EMBATHES₁₅
EMBATTLE₁₂
EMBAYING₁₆
EMBEDDED₁₅
EMBEZZLE₃₀
EMBIGGEN₁₄
EMBITTER₁₂
EMBLAZED₂₂
EMBLAZER₂₁
EMBLAZES₂₁
EMBLAZON₂₁
EMBLEMED₁₅
EMBLOOMS₁₄
EMBODIED₁₄
EMBODIER₁₃
EMBODIES₁₃
EMBOGGED₁₅
EMBOGUED₁₄
EMBOGUES₁₃
EMBOILED₁₃
EMBOLDEN₁₃
EMBOLIES₁₂
EMBOLISE₁₂
EMBOLISM₁₄
EMBOLIZE₂₁
EMBORDER₁₃
EMBOSKED₁₇
EMBOSOMS₁₄
EMBOSSED₁₃
EMBOSSER₁₂
EMBOSSES₁₂
EMBOUNDS₁₃
EMBOWELS₁₅
EMBOWERS₁₅
EMBOWING₁₆
EMBOXING₂₀
EMBRACED₁₅
EMBRACER₁₄
EMBRACES₁₄
EMBRAIDS₁₃
EMBRASOR₁₂
EMBRAVED₁₆
EMBRAVES₁₅
EMBREADS₁₃
EMBROILS₁₂
EMBROWNS₁₅
EMBRUING₁₃
EMBRUTED₁₃
EMBRUTES₁₂
EMBRYOID₁₆
EMBRYONS₁₅
EMBUSIED₁₃
EMBUSIES₁₂
EMBUSING₁₃
EMBUSQUE₂₁
EMBUSSED₁₃
EMBUSSES₁₂
EMCEEING₁₃
EMDASHES₁₄
EMEERATE₁₀
EMENDALS₁₁
EMENDATE₁₁
EMENDERS₁₁
EMENDING₁₂
EMERALDS₁₁
EMERAUDE₁₁
EMERGENT₁₁
EMERGING₁₂
EMERITAE₁₀
EMERITAS₁₀
EMERITUS₁₀
EMEROIDS₁₁
EMERSION₁₀
EMERYING₁₄
EMESISES₁₀
EMETICAL₁₂
EMETINES₁₀
EMICATED₁₃
EMICATES₁₂
EMICTION₁₂
EMICTORY₁₅
EMIGRANT₁₁
EMIGRATE₁₁
EMINENCE₁₂
EMINENCY₁₅
EMIRATES₁₀
EMISSARY₁₃
EMISSILE₁₀
EMISSION₁₀
EMISSIVE₁₃
EMITTERS₁₀
EMITTING₁₁
EMMARBLE₁₄
EMMESHED₁₆
EMMESHES₁₅
EMMEWING₁₆
EMMOVING₁₆
EMOCORES₁₂
EMONGEST₁₁
EMOTICON₁₂
EMOTIONS₁₀
EMPACKET₁₈
EMPAIRED₁₃
EMPAIRES₁₂
EMPALERS₁₂
EMPALING₁₃
EMPANADA₁₃
EMPANELS₁₂
EMPARING₁₃
EMPARLED₁₃
EMPARTED₁₃
EMPATHIC₁₇
EMPATRON₁₂
EMPAYRED₁₆
EMPAYRES₁₅
EMPEOPLE₁₄
EMPERCED₁₅
EMPERCES₁₄
EMPERIES₁₂
EMPERISE₁₂
EMPERISH₁₅
EMPERIZE₂₁
EMPERORS₁₂
EMPHASES₁₅
EMPHASIS₁₅
EMPHATIC₁₇
EMPIERCE₁₄
EMPIRICS₁₄
EMPLACED₁₅
EMPLACES₁₄
EMPLANED₁₃
EMPLANES₁₂
EMPLEACH₁₇
EMPLONGE₁₃
EMPLOYED₁₆
EMPLOYEE₁₅
EMPLOYER₁₅
EMPLOYES₁₅
EMPLUMED₁₅
EMPLUMES₁₄
EMPOISON₁₂
EMPOLDER₁₃
EMPORIUM₁₄
EMPOWERS₁₅
EMPRESSE₁₂
EMPRISES₁₂
EMPRIZES₂₁
EMPTIERS₁₂
EMPTIEST₁₂
EMPTINGS₁₃
EMPTIONS₁₂
EMPTYING₁₆
EMPTYSES₁₅
EMPTYSIS₁₅
EMPURPLE₁₄
EMPYEMAS₁₇
EMPYEMIC₁₉
EMPYESES₁₅
EMPYESIS₁₅
EMPYREAL₁₅
EMPYREAN₁₅
EMULATED₁₁
EMULATES₁₀
EMULATOR₁₀
EMULGENT₁₁
EMULGING₁₂
EMULSIFY₁₆
EMULSINS₁₀
EMULSION₁₀
EMULSIVE₁₃
EMULSOID₁₁
EMULSORS₁₀
EMUNGING₁₂
IMAGINAL₁₁
IMAGINED₁₂
IMAGINER₁₁
IMAGINES₁₁
IMAGINGS₁₂
IMAGISMS₁₃
IMAGISTS₁₁
IMAMATES₁₂
IMBALMED₁₅
IMBALMER₁₄
IMBARKED₁₇
IMBARRED₁₃
IMBASING₁₃
IMBATHED₁₆
IMBATHES₁₅
IMBECILE₁₄
IMBEDDED₁₅
IMBIBERS₁₄
IMBIBING₁₅
IMBITTER₁₂
IMBLAZED₂₂
IMBLAZES₂₁
IMBODIED₁₄
IMBODIES₁₃
IMBOLDEN₁₃
IMBORDER₁₃
IMBOSKED₁₇
IMBOSOMS₁₄
IMBOSSED₁₃
IMBOSSES₁₂
IMBOWERS₁₅
IMBRICES₁₄
IMBROWNS₁₅
IMBRUING₁₃
IMBRUTED₁₃
IMBRUTES₁₂
IMBURSED₁₃
IMBURSES₁₂
IMIPENEM₁₄
IMITABLE₁₂
IMITANCY₁₅
IMITANTS₁₀
IMITATED₁₁
IMITATES₁₀
IMITATOR₁₀
IMMANELY₁₅
IMMANENT₁₂
IMMANITY₁₅
IMMANTLE₁₂
IMMASKED₁₇
IMMATURE₁₂
IMMENSER₁₂
IMMERGED₁₄
IMMERGES₁₃
IMMERSED₁₃
IMMERSER₁₂
IMMERSES₁₂
IMMESHED₁₆
IMMESHES₁₅
IMMEWING₁₆
IMMINENT₁₂
IMMINGLE₁₃
IMMINUTE₁₂
IMMITTED₁₃
IMMIXING₂₀
IMMOBILE₁₄
IMMODEST₁₃
IMMOLATE₁₂
IMMOMENT₁₄
IMMORTAL₁₂
IMMOTILE₁₂
IMMUNEST₁₂
IMMUNISE₁₂
IMMUNITY₁₅
IMMUNIZE₂₁
IMMURING₁₃
IMPACTED₁₅
IMPACTER₁₄
IMPACTOR₁₄
IMPAINTS₁₂
IMPAIRED₁₃
IMPAIRER₁₂
IMPALERS₁₂
IMPALING₁₃
IMPANATE₁₂
IMPANELS₁₂
IMPANNEL₁₂
IMPARITY₁₅
IMPARKED₁₇
IMPARLED₁₃
IMPARTED₁₃
IMPARTER₁₂
IMPASSES₁₂
IMPASTED₁₃
IMPASTES₁₂
IMPASTOS₁₂
IMPAVING₁₆
IMPAWNED₁₆
IMPEARLS₁₂
IMPEDERS₁₃
IMPEDING₁₄
IMPEDORS₁₃
IMPELLED₁₃
IMPELLER₁₂
IMPELLOR₁₂
IMPENDED₁₄
IMPERIAL₁₂
IMPERILS₁₂
IMPERIUM₁₄
IMPETIGO₁₃
IMPINGED₁₄
IMPINGER₁₃
IMPINGES₁₃
IMPISHLY₁₈
IMPLANTS₁₂
IMPLATED₁₃
IMPLATES₁₂
IMPLEACH₁₇
IMPLEADS₁₃
IMPLEDGE₁₄
IMPLETED₁₃
IMPLETES₁₂
IMPLEXES₁₉
IMPLICIT₁₄
IMPLODED₁₄
IMPLODES₁₃
IMPLORED₁₃
IMPLORER₁₂
IMPLORES₁₂
IMPLUNGE₁₃
IMPLUVIA₁₅
IMPLYING₁₆
IMPOCKET₁₈
IMPOLDER₁₃
IMPOLICY₁₇
IMPOLITE₁₂
IMPONENT₁₂
IMPONING₁₃
IMPOROUS₁₂
IMPORTED₁₃
IMPORTER₁₂
IMPOSERS₁₂
IMPOSING₁₃
IMPOSTED₁₃
IMPOSTER₁₂
IMPOSTOR₁₂
IMPOTENT₁₂
IMPOUNDS₁₃
IMPOWERS₁₅
IMPREGNS₁₃
IMPRESAS₁₂
IMPRESES₁₂
IMPRESSE₁₂
IMPRESTS₁₂
IMPRIMIS₁₄
IMPRINTS₁₂
IMPRISON₁₂
IMPROPER₁₄
IMPROVED₁₆
IMPROVER₁₅
IMPROVES₁₅
IMPUDENT₁₃
IMPUGNED₁₄
IMPUGNER₁₃
IMPULSED₁₃
IMPULSES₁₂
IMPUNITY₁₅
IMPURELY₁₅
IMPUREST₁₂
IMPURITY₁₅
IMPURPLE₁₄
IMPUTERS₁₂
IMPUTING₁₃
OMADHAUN₁₄
OMAKASES₁₄
OMBRELLA₁₂
OMELETTE₁₀
OMENTUMS₁₂
OMICRONS₁₂
OMIKRONS₁₄
OMISSION₁₀
OMISSIVE₁₃
OMITTERS₁₀
OMITTING₁₁
OMMATEUM₁₄
OMNIARCH₁₅
OMNICIDE₁₃
OMNIFIED₁₄
OMNIFIES₁₃
OMNIFORM₁₅
OMNIMODE₁₃
OMNIVORA₁₃
OMNIVORE₁₃
OMNIVORY₁₆
OMOHYOID₁₇
OMOPHAGY₁₉
OMOPLATE₁₂
OMPHALIC₁₇
OMPHALOI₁₅
OMPHALOS₁₅
SMAAKING₁₅
SMACKERS₁₆
SMACKING₁₇
SMALLAGE₁₁
SMALLBOY₁₅
SMALLEST₁₀
SMALLING₁₁
SMALLISH₁₃
SMALLPOX₁₉
SMALLSAT₁₀
SMALMILY₁₅
SMALMING₁₃
SMALTINE₁₀
SMALTITE₁₀
SMARAGDE₁₂
SMARAGDS₁₂
SMARMIER₁₂
SMARMILY₁₅
SMARMING₁₃
SMARTASS₁₀
SMARTENS₁₀
SMARTEST₁₀
SMARTIES₁₀
SMARTING₁₁
SMARTISH₁₃
SMASHERS₁₃
SMASHING₁₄
SMASHUPS₁₅
SMATCHED₁₆
SMATCHES₁₅
SMATTERS₁₀
SMEARERS₁₀
SMEARIER₁₀
SMEARILY₁₃
SMEARING₁₁
SMECTITE₁₂
SMEDDUMS₁₄
SMEECHED₁₆
SMEECHES₁₅
SMEEKING₁₅
SMELLERS₁₀
SMELLIER₁₀
SMELLIES₁₀
SMELLING₁₁
SMELTERS₁₀
SMELTERY₁₃
SMELTING₁₁
SMERKING₁₅
SMICKERS₁₆
SMICKETS₁₆
SMIDDIED₁₃
SMIDDIES₁₂
SMIDGENS₁₂
SMIDGEON₁₂
SMIDGINS₁₂
SMILAXES₁₇
SMILEFUL₁₃
SMILIEST₁₀
SMILINGS₁₁
SMILODON₁₁
SMIRCHED₁₆
SMIRCHER₁₅
SMIRCHES₁₅
SMIRKERS₁₄
SMIRKIER₁₄
SMIRKILY₁₇
SMIRKING₁₅
SMIRRIER₁₀
SMIRRING₁₁
SMIRTING₁₁
SMISHING₁₄
SMITHERS₁₃
SMITHERY₁₆
SMITHIED₁₄
SMITHIES₁₃
SMITHING₁₄
SMITTING₁₁
SMOCKING₁₇
SMOGGIER₁₂
SMOGLESS₁₁
SMOILING₁₁
SMOKABLE₁₆
SMOKEBOX₂₃
SMOKEHOS₁₇
SMOKEPOT₁₆
SMOKIEST₁₄
SMOKINGS₁₅
SMOLDERS₁₁
SMOOCHED₁₆
SMOOCHER₁₅
SMOOCHES₁₅
SMOODGED₁₃
SMOODGES₁₂
SMOOGING₁₂
SMOORING₁₁
SMOOSHED₁₄
SMOOSHES₁₃
SMOOTHED₁₄
SMOOTHEN₁₃
SMOOTHER₁₃
SMOOTHES₁₃
SMOOTHIE₁₃
SMOOTHLY₁₆
SMOOTING₁₁
SMORBROD₁₃
SMORZATO₁₉
SMOTHERS₁₃
SMOTHERY₁₆
SMOUCHED₁₆
SMOUCHES₁₅
SMOULDER₁₁
SMOULDRY₁₄
SMOUSERS₁₀
SMOUSING₁₁
SMOUTING₁₁
SMOYLING₁₄
SMUDGERS₁₂
SMUDGIER₁₂
SMUDGILY₁₅
SMUDGING₁₃
SMUGGERY₁₅
SMUGGEST₁₂
SMUGGING₁₃
SMUGGLED₁₃
SMUGGLER₁₂
SMUGGLES₁₂
SMUGNESS₁₁
SMURFING₁₄
SMURRIER₁₀
SMURRING₁₁
SMUSHING₁₄
SMUTCHED₁₆
SMUTCHES₁₅
SMUTTIER₁₀
SMUTTILY₁₃
SMUTTING₁₁
SMYTRIES₁₃
UMANGITE₁₁
UMBELLAR₁₂
UMBELLED₁₃
UMBELLET₁₂
UMBELULE₁₂
UMBERING₁₃
UMBILICI₁₄
UMBONATE₁₂
UMBRAGED₁₄
UMBRAGES₁₃
UMBRATED₁₃
UMBRATIC₁₄
UMBRELLA₁₂
UMBRELLO₁₂
UMBRERES₁₂
UMBRETTE₁₂
UMBRIERE₁₂
UMLAUTED₁₁
UMLUNGUS₁₁
UMPIRAGE₁₃
UMPIRING₁₃
UMPTIEST₁₂
UMPTIETH₁₅
UMQUHILE₂₂
UMTEENTH₁₃

Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 7th letter is E.

1st letter

E28%
I25%
A20%

3rd letter

P26%
B20%
I11%

4th letter

R15%
O13%
L12%

6th letter

I26%
E11%
T10%

7th letter

E35%
N15%
L8%

8th letter

S33%
D14%
E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; EMBEZZLE tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.

1010 points: 77 words
11 points: 58 words
1212 points: 166 words
13 points: 130 words
1414 points: 79 words
15 points: 89 words
1616 points: 39 words
17 points: 25 words
1818 points: 5 words
19 points: 7 words
2020 points: 2 words
21 points: 9 words
2222 points: 4 words
23 points: 2 words
2424 points: 0 words
25 points: 0 words
2626 points: 0 words
27 points: 0 words
2828 points: 0 words
29 points: 0 words
3030 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
EMBEZZLE	30	33	All three
SMOKEBOX	23	25	NWL only
AMAZEDLY	23	24	All three
EMBLAZED	22	25	All three
IMBLAZED	22	25	All three
AMPHIOXI	22	23	All three
UMQUHILE	22	25	Collins only
IMMUNIZE	21	25	All three
EMBLAZON	21	25	All three
EMBOLIZE	21	24	Collins only
EMBLAZER	21	24	All three
EMBLAZES	21	24	All three

This pattern puts M in a narrow, fixed spot, but the words range from everyday terms to specialist vocabulary. Of the 693 entries, 54 fall among common English words, while 561 have definitions. E and I lead as starting letters, with 191 and 173 words respectively; S is the most frequent ending, at 230.

What stands out in this M pattern

The full pattern contains 693 eight-letter entries with M in position two.
EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYED and EMPLOYER are familiar examples among the results.
E begins 191 entries, more than any other starting letter; I follows with 173.
S closes 230 entries, making it the leading final letter by a wide margin.
Collins includes 674 entries, compared with 488 in NWL2023 and 452 in ENABLE.

Which M-second words score the most?

EMBEZZLE leads the scoring list at 30 points. SMOKEBOX and AMAZEDLY each score 23, while EMBLAZED and IMBLAZED each reach 22. Those less familiar forms show why a fixed-letter pattern can turn up strong plays beyond everyday vocabulary.

The average score is 13.3, so the top result is an outlier rather than a typical rack score. Check which word list your game uses before committing: the counts differ sharply between Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE, and not every entry appears in all three.

How to use 8-letter words with M as the second letter

The 8-letter words with M as the second letter split across six leading starting letters: E, I, A, S, O and U. Start with the first letter from your clue, then use the ending as a second filter; S, D and E are the most common finishes.

For a board play, check the unusual high-value options against your rack and the available squares. EMBEZZLE is the top scorer here, but a word’s score does not account for premiums on your board. The vocabulary also has a clear limit: only 54 entries are common, so many matches will be less familiar.

Questions people ask

How many common 8-letter words have M as the second letter?

There are 54 common words in this pattern. That is a small slice of the 693 total, so a familiar match such as EMPLOYEE is more likely to come to mind than many specialist entries.

What is the highest-scoring 8-letter word with M second?

EMBEZZLE is the highest-scoring entry, at 30 points. SMOKEBOX and AMAZEDLY follow at 23 points each, so check the full rack and board before choosing between a high-value word and a more familiar one.

Which starting letter appears most often in this word pattern?

E is the most frequent starting letter, with 191 entries; I is next with 173. If your clue gives the first letter, that narrows the search quickly, while an ending of S is also a strong filter.

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