Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'M'

High-scoring words: HAMZA (19 pts), JAMMY (19 pts), JEMMY (19 pts), JIMMY (19 pts), JIMPY (19 pts)

This page lists all 353 valid five-letter Scrabble words with M as the middle (position 3) letter (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

353 Total Words

10.1 Avg Score (pts)

HAMZA Top Word (19 pts)

176 Words ≥ 10 pts

ABMHO12 ACMES9 ACMIC11 ADMAN8 ADMEN8 ADMIT8 ADMIX15 AGMAS8 AIMED8 AIMER7 ALMAH10 ALMAS7 ALMEH10 ALMES7 ALMUD8 ALMUG8 AMMOS9 ARMED8 ARMER7 ARMET7 ARMOR7 ATMAN7 ATMAS7 AXMAN14 AXMEN14 BEMAS9 BEMIX16 BIMAH12 BIMAS9 BIMBO11 BOMBE11 BOMBS11 BUMFS12 BUMPH14 BUMPS11 BUMPY14 CAMAS9 CAMEL9 CAMEO9 CAMES9 CAMOS9 CAMPI11 CAMPO11 CAMPS11 CAMPY14 CIMEX16 COMAE9 COMAL9 COMAS9 COMBE11 COMBO11 COMBS11 COMER9 COMES9 COMET9 COMFY15 COMIC11 COMIX16 COMMA11 COMMY14 COMPO11 COMPS11 COMPT11 COMTE9 CUMIN9 CYMAE12 CYMAR12 CYMAS12 CYMES12 CYMOL12 DAMAN8 DAMAR8 DAMES8 DAMNS8 DAMPS10 DEMES8 DEMIC10 DEMIT8 DEMOB10 DEMON8 DEMOS8 DEMUR8 DIMER8 DIMES8 DIMLY11 DOMAL8 DOMED9 DOMES8 DOMIC10 DUMAS8 DUMBO10 DUMBS10 DUMKA12 DUMKY15 DUMMY13 DUMPS10 DUMPY13 EMMER9 EMMET9 EMMYS12 FAMED11 FAMES10 FEMES10 FEMME12 FEMUR10 FUMED11 FUMER10 FUMES10 FUMET10 GAMAS8 GAMAY11 GAMBA10 GAMBE10 GAMBS10 GAMED9 GAMER8 GAMES8 GAMEY11 GAMIC10 GAMIN8 GAMMA10 GAMMY13 GAMPS10 GAMUT8 GEMMA10 GEMMY13 GEMOT8 GIMEL8 GIMME10 GIMPS10 GIMPY13 GOMBO10 GOMER8 GUMBO10 GUMMA10 GUMMY13 HAMAL10 HAMES10 HAMMY15 HAMZA19 HEMAL10 HEMES10 HEMIC12 HEMIN10 HEMPS12 HEMPY15 HOMED11 HOMER10 HOMES10 HOMEY13 HOMIE10 HOMOS10 HUMAN10 HUMIC12 HUMID11 HUMOR10 HUMPH15 HUMPS12 HUMPY15 HUMUS10 HYMEN13 HYMNS13 IAMBI9 IAMBS9 IMMIX16 JAMBE16 JAMBS16 JAMMY19 JEMMY19 JIMMY19 JIMPY19 JOMON14 JUMBO16 JUMPS16 JUMPY19 KAMES11 KAMIK15 KEMPS13 KEMPT13 KOMBU13 KUMYS14 LAMAS7 LAMBS9 LAMBY12 LAMED8 LAMER7 LAMES7 LAMIA7 LAMPS9 LEMAN7 LEMMA9 LEMON7 LEMUR7 LIMAN7 LIMAS7 LIMBA9 LIMBI9 LIMBO9 LIMBS9 LIMBY12 LIMED8 LIMEN7 LIMES7 LIMEY10 LIMIT7 LIMNS7 LIMOS7 LIMPA9 LIMPS9 LUMAS7 LUMEN7 LUMPS9 LUMPY12 LYMPH15 MAMAS9 MAMBA11 MAMBO11 MAMEY12 MAMIE9 MAMMA11 MAMMY14 MEMES9 MEMOS9 MIMED10 MIMEO9 MIMER9 MIMES9 MIMIC11 MOMES9 MOMMA11 MOMMY14 MOMUS9 MUMMS11 MUMMY14 MUMPS11 MUMUS9 NAMED8 NAMER7 NAMES7 NEMAS7 NIMBI9 NOMAD8 NOMAS7 NOMEN7 NOMES7 NOMOI7 NOMOS7 NUMBS9 NUMEN7 NYMPH15 OHMIC12 OOMPH12 ORMER7 OSMIC9 OSMOL7 PAMPA11 PIMAS9 PIMPS11 POMES9 POMMY14 POMOS9 POMPS11 PUMAS9 PUMPS11 RAMAL7 RAMEE7 RAMEN7 RAMET7 RAMIE7 RAMMY12 RAMPS9 RAMUS7 REMAN7 REMAP9 REMET7 REMEX14 REMIT7 REMIX14 RIMED8 RIMER7 RIMES7 ROMAN7 ROMEO7 ROMPS9 RUMBA9 RUMEN7 RUMMY12 RUMOR7 RUMPS9 SAMBA9 SAMBO9 SAMEK11 SAMPS9 SEMEN7 SEMES7 SEMIS7 SIMAR7 SIMAS7 SIMPS9 SOMAN7 SOMAS7 SUMAC9 SUMMA9 SUMOS7 SUMPS9 TAMAL7 TAMED8 TAMER7 TAMES7 TAMIS7 TAMMY12 TAMPS9 TEMPI9 TEMPO9 TEMPS9 TEMPT9 TIMED8 TIMER7 TIMES7 TIMID8 TOMAN7 TOMBS9 TOMES7 TOMMY12 TUMID8 TUMMY12 TUMOR7 TUMPS9 UNMAN7 UNMET7 UNMEW10 UNMIX14 VAMPS12 VAMPY15 VIMEN10 VOMER10 VOMIT10 WAMES10 WAMUS10 WIMPS12 WIMPY15 WOMAN10 WOMBS12 WOMBY15 WOMEN10 WOMYN13 YAMEN10 YAMUN10 YOMIM12 YUMMY15 ZAMIA16 ZOMBI18 ZYMES19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many five-letter words have M as the middle letter?

There are 353 valid five-letter Scrabble words with M as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'M''?

The highest-scoring word is HAMZA with 19 Scrabble points. Out of 353 words, 176 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 10.1 points per word. 0 words score 5 points or less, 177 score between 6 and 9 points, and 176 score 10 or more points.

Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.