Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and M as 5th Letter
When a puzzle hands you O as the second letter and M as the last, the field narrows quickly. O in the second box is one of the most common placements and follows many consonants. A final M tends to follow a vowel or R, as in the UM, AM and RM endings.
31matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and M as 5th Letter
- bogum
- bokom
- bonum
- bosom
- coram
- donum
- foram
- forum
- golem
- goyim
- hokum
- jocum
- joram
- jorum
- kokam
- kokum
- locum
- lorum
- modem
- mokum
- notum
- novem
- novum
- rozum
- sodom
- solum
- totem
- totum
- vodum
- yomim
- zoism
What the Common Words Have in Common
The first box is most often F as in FORUM, M as in MODEM and T as in TOTEM. Between the fixed letters, look for D in MODEM, R in FORUM and T in TOTEM. The fourth box is most often E in MODEM and O in BOSOM.
Useful five-letter words
FORUM, MODEM, TOTEM, BOSOM and SODOM are the entries you are most likely to meet.
- FORUM
- MODEM
- TOTEM
- BOSOM
- SODOM
How to Narrow It Down
Begin with F, M and T in the first box, because they open the largest groups. If the opener comes back grey, test D in the third box, since it is the single most common middle letter here. The fixed O and M do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, O is worth one point and M is worth three points. Words like FORUM, MODEM and TOTEM are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
Is O second and M fifth a common pattern in Wordle
It is a fair sized group, so it gives you plenty of choices. Knowing the usual openers and middle letters helps more than guessing blindly.
What does O as the second letter tell me
O in the second box is one of the most common placements and follows many consonants. FORUM is a good example.
What should I guess first for this pattern
FORUM is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests F, R and U in the three open boxes.