5-letter words with M as the second letter
There are 182 five-letter words with M as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest score is 16 points, shared by AMAZE, EMBOX and IMMIX and others. A is the most common first letter among them (55), and the average score is 9 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green M in the second position leaves these 182 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with M in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include AMAZE, IMMIX, EMBOX, SMAZE and UMIAQ. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an M in slot 2 further.
For Wordle, AMUSE 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 182 words.
5-letter words with M as the second letter in numbers
- Words
- 182
- Highest scoring
- AMAZE 16 pts
- Average score
- 9.0 pts
- With a definition
- 91 (50%)
- A55
- E31
- I23
- O11
- S42
- U18
- Y2
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with m as the second letter
5-letter words with M as the second letter (182)
All 182 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.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have M as the second letter?
Unscrambly's list has 182 five-letter words with M in the second position, 1.4% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your second tile turned green as M, these 182 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 AMUSE.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with M as the second letter?
Five words tie at 16 points, among them AMAZE, EMBOX and IMMIX in Scrabble. Next come SMOKY (14), AMUCK (13) and IMSHY (13). The average is 9 points.