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5-letter words ending in M

There are 181 five-letter words that end in M in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ZUZIM at 25 points. S starts the most of them, 32, and the average score is 9.7 points.

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These 181 words are 1.4% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green M in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 181 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in M, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

For Wordle, REALM is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 181 words.

5-letter words ending in M in numbers

Words
181
Highest scoring
ZUZIM 25 pts
Average score
9.7 pts
With a definition
92 (51%)
Words by first letter
  1. A16
  2. B11
  3. C12
  4. D10
  5. E4
  6. F7
  7. G9
  8. H8
  9. I7
  10. J3
  11. K5
  12. L4
  13. M6
  14. N3
  15. O9
  16. P9
  17. Q1
  18. R5
  19. S32
  20. T6
  21. U4
  22. V3
  23. W1
  24. X1
  25. Y2
  26. Z3

Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in m

WordScoreLength
zuzim255
enzym195
xylem175
buxom165
maxim165
nizam165
qualm165
ziram165
zoism165
jugum155

5-letter words ending in M (181)

All 181 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

zuzim25enzym19xylem17buxom16maxim16qualm16nizam16ziram16zoism16jugum15kokum15axiom14hakim14hokum14jorum14khoum14exeem14hakam14joram14unjam14shawm13whelm13charm12chasm12abohm12abysm12chirm12choom12flamm12pashm12pharm12yomim12cecum11oakum11occam11dwalm11dwaum11goyim11kalam11kelim11kilim11ogham11skelm11sklim11forum10harem10madam10modem10swarm10therm10idiom8locum9realm7venom10bloom9gleam8imaum9ledum8rearm7totem7unarm7vroom10bosom9datum8filum10gloam8ileum7linum7prism9rheum10thrum10velum10album9bream9deism8foram10gloom8ilium7miasm9opium9psalm9retem7alarm7broom9denim8golem8haulm10minim9odium8plasm9scram9assam7bedim10claim9dream8groom8hilum10spasm9abeam9begum10cream9durum8sperm9agism8besom9carom9sedum8celom9sodom8serum7steam7storm7strum7scrim9scrum9sebum9smarm9seism7novum10yealm10enarm7notum7undam8enorm7larum7thaim10ungum8fanum10ihram10rehem10tharm10fleam10inarm7malam9odeum8panim9tuism7fraim10garum8haram10inerm7odism8pilum9degum9genom8harim10oleum7praam9aswim10begem10diram8glaum8onium7proem9abram9bisom9cloam9dunam8abrim9breem9coram9apism9cusum9adeem8adsum8algum8aurum7shalm10shtum10sclim9smalm9spoom9stumm9sagum8satem7sloom7slorm7solum7steem7strim7stulm7

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words end in M?

181, which is 1.4% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 92 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 5 letter word ending in M for Scrabble?

ZUZIM scores 25 points before bonus squares. Next come ENZYM (19), XYLEM (17) and BUXOM (16). The average is 9.7 points.

Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in M start with?

S, in 32 of the 181 (18%). A follows with 16.

What should I guess in Wordle with an M in the last slot?

REALM. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 181 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.

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