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5-letter words with M as the fifth letter

There are 181 five-letter words with M as the fifth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ZUZIM at 25 points. S is the most common first letter among them (32), and the average score is 9.7 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green M in the fifth position leaves these 181 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with M in slot 5, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include ZUZIM, ENZYM, XYLEM, BUXOM and MAXIM. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an M in slot 5 further.

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 with M as the fifth letter 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 with m as the fifth letter

WordScoreLength
zuzim255
enzym195
xylem175
buxom165
maxim165
nizam165
qualm165
ziram165
zoism165
jugum155

5-letter words with M as the fifth letter (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 have M as the fifth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 181 five-letter words with M in the fifth position, 1.4% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fifth tile turned green as M, these 181 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as REALM.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with M as the fifth letter?

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

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