Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with M as the 4th Letter
Looking for 5 letter words with M as the 4th letter? M in the fourth box usually ends in S or E, which gives plurals like TEAMS, TERMS and ITEMS, and words like CRIME, PRIME and FRAME. The endings and examples below make it quicker to solve Wordle, Scrabble and crossword clues.
514matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with M as the 4th Letter
- abamp
- abime
- aboma
- acoma
- agama
- agami
- agamy
- ahems
- alamo
- alima
- aloma
- alums
- anama
- anima
- anime
- animi
- animo
- anomy
- appmt
- arame
- aroma
- arums
- asgmt
- atame
- atimy
- atoms
- atomy
- azyme
- azyms
- balms
- balmy
- barms
- barmy
- baume
- beams
- beamy
- berme
- berms
- biome
- birma
- bisme
- blame
- blams
- blimp
- blimy
- blume
- booms
- boomy
- borms
- brame
- breme
- brims
- broma
- brome
- bromo
- brume
- burma
- caama
- calms
- calmy
- cauma
- caums
- chamm
- champ
- chams
- chemo
- chimb
- chime
- chimo
- chimp
- chomp
- chump
- chums
- chyme
- clamb
- clame
- clamp
- clams
- clems
- clima
- climb
- clime
- clomb
- clomp
- clump
- comma
- comme
- commo
- comms
- commy
- coomb
- cooms
- coomy
- corms
- couma
- crame
- cramp
- crams
- creme
- crems
- crime
- crimp
- crims
- cromb
- crome
- crumb
- crump
- ctimo
- culms
- culmy
- dahms
- damme
- deems
- derma
- derms
- diamb
- dimmy
- disme
- dogma
- dolma
- dooms
- doomy
- dorms
- dormy
- douma
- doums
- drama
- drame
- dramm
- drams
- drome
- drums
- dsomo
- dummy
- duomi
- duomo
- dwams
- edema
- elamp
- eleme
- elemi
- enami
- enema
- enemy
- erump
- etyma
- exams
- exeme
- fadme
- farms
- farmy
- fcomp
- fehme
- femme
- femmy
- ferme
- fermi
- ferms
- filmi
- films
- filmy
- firma
- firms
- flamb
- flame
- flamm
- flams
- flamy
- fleme
- flimp
- flims
- flume
- flump
- fname
- foams
- foamy
- forma
- forme
- forms
- formy
- frame
- fremd
- fremt
- frump
- gamma
- gamme
- gammy
- gaums
- gaumy
- gemma
- gemmy
- germs
- germy
- geums
- gimme
- gismo
- gisms
- gizmo
- glams
- glime
- glims
- glome
- glomi
- gloms
- gluma
- glume
- glump
- glums
- gnome
- gooma
- gorms
- gormy
- goumi
- grama
- grame
- gramp
- grams
- gramy
- grime
- grimm
- grimp
- grimy
- groma
- grume
- grump
- guama
- guimp
- gumma
- gummy
- haems
- halma
- halms
- hammy
- haoma
- harms
- hawms
- heame
- helms
- herma
- hermi
- herms
- hiems
- hipmi
- holms
- homme
- horme
- ilama
- ilima
- imams
- inoma
- items
- itemy
- jammy
- jemmy
- jimmy
- jisms
- jumma
- kaama
- kaims
- kamme
- karma
- kasme
- keema
- kerma
- korma
- krama
- krems
- krome
- lammy
- leams
- lemma
- leuma
- limma
- limmu
- llama
- loams
- loamy
- looms
- louma
- lumme
- lummy
- lyams
- magma
- maims
- malms
- malmy
- mamma
- mammy
- marms
- miami
- mneme
- momma
- momme
- mommy
- mormo
- mumms
- mummy
- myoma
- naams
- namma
- nammo
- nanmu
- naumk
- neemb
- neems
- neuma
- neume
- neums
- ngoma
- norma
- norms
- nummi
- ogams
- ojime
- onymy
- oxime
- oxims
- padma
- pahmi
- palmo
- palms
- palmy
- pasmo
- pelma
- perms
- phyma
- pigmy
- pilmy
- piums
- plims
- plomb
- pluma
- plumb
- plume
- plump
- plums
- plumy
- poems
- pomme
- pommy
- prams
- prems
- premy
- prima
- prime
- primi
- primo
- primp
- prims
- primy
- promo
- proms
- pulmo
- pygmy
- qorma
- queme
- quims
- rammi
- rammy
- reame
- reams
- reamy
- regma
- rhamn
- rhema
- rheme
- rhime
- rhomb
- rhumb
- rhyme
- rhymy
- riems
- roams
- rooms
- roomy
- roums
- rowme
- rummy
- rusma
- rymme
- sahme
- saims
- saimy
- salma
- salmi
- sammy
- scamp
- scams
- schmo
- scomm
- scums
- sdump
- seame
- seams
- seamy
- seems
- sermo
- sesma
- shama
- shame
- shams
- shema
- shims
- sigma
- siums
- sixmo
- skemp
- skime
- skimo
- skimp
- skims
- slamp
- slams
- slime
- slims
- slimy
- slump
- slums
- somma
- sooms
- soums
- sowms
- spams
- spims
- spume
- spumy
- stamp
- stema
- steme
- stems
- stime
- stims
- stimy
- stoma
- stomp
- stumm
- stump
- stums
- styme
- stymy
- summa
- surma
- swami
- swamp
- swamy
- swims
- swimy
- syrma
- tagma
- talma
- tammy
- teams
- teems
- terma
- terms
- thema
- theme
- thumb
- thump
- thyme
- thymi
- thyms
- thymy
- tirma
- tmema
- tommy
- tooms
- torma
- trama
- trame
- tramp
- trams
- trema
- trims
- tromp
- trump
- tryma
- tryms
- tummy
- turma
- turme
- turms
- ulama
- ulema
- umami
- unamo
- vehme
- voema
- warms
- weamb
- weems
- wemmy
- whame
- whamo
- whamp
- whams
- whims
- whomp
- whump
- woomp
- worms
- wormy
- wramp
- yelms
- ylems
- ysame
- yummo
- yummy
- zemmi
- zhomo
- zimme
- zimmi
- zimmy
- zooms
Word Endings You Will See with M as the Fourth Letter
The quickest way to sort these words is by their last two letters. MS gives SEEMS, TERMS and TEAMS; ME gives CRIME, PRIME and THEME; MY gives ENEMY; MA gives DRAMA and KARMA.
Useful five-letter words
SEEMS, TERMS, TEAMS, CRIME and PRIME are among the most familiar words on this page, so they make sensible first guesses. FRAME, DRAMA and ENEMY are worth keeping in reserve.
- SEEMS
- TERMS
- TEAMS
- CRIME
- PRIME
How to Narrow Down Words with M as the Fourth Letter
S in the fifth box is the first test, followed by E. A vowel pair in the second and third boxes often comes first, as in SEEMS and TEAMS, and R plus I gives CRIME and PRIME. Once the ending is settled, spend your next guesses on the first three boxes, where the remaining choices are made.
Playing These Words in Scrabble
In Scrabble, M is worth three points, so it is a useful mid value tile that can lift a score when it lands on a premium square. Knowing words like SEEMS, TERMS and TEAMS helps you play the tile quickly when it arrives.
Frequently asked questions
Why do so many words with M as the fourth letter end in S
Many are plurals or verb forms built on a short base word, such as TEAM, ITEM and FORM, with an S added. That makes S in the fifth box the first test.
Is M a common fourth letter in five letter words
M is a fairly common fourth letter in five letter words. That makes it a useful test, because the endings above cover most of the words.
What are good 5 letter words with M as the 4th letter to guess first
SEEMS, TERMS and TEAMS are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. CRIME and PRIME make good follow ups.