5 Letter Words With M as the Second Letter

Start with EMAIL. It splits the 294 5 letter words with m as the second letter more evenly than any other first guess, and the full list sits below it.

294 words sit with M as the second letter. AMAZE, AMBER, AMBLE lead, and 36 of them can be the answer.

Of the 14 everyday words on this page, 12 could also be the answer.

Best First Guesses

Start with one of these. All three are among the 294 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.

EMAIL: takes 294 down to 30 at worst. It is on the answer list.
SMILE: down to 37. It is on the answer list.
IMAGE: down to 44. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

The last square lands on S more than any other letter: 63 words, about a quarter of the set. The company these words keep: A (148), E (128) and S (119). Only 14 of the 294 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words With M as the Second Letter

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

AMAZE
AMBER
AMBLE
AMEND
AMISS
AMITY
AMPLE
AMPLY
AMUSE
EMAIL
EMBED
EMBER
EMCEE
EMPTY
IMAGE
IMBUE
IMPEL
IMPLY
OMBRE
OMEGA
SMACK
SMALL
SMART
SMASH
SMEAR
SMELL
SMELT
SMILE
SMIRK
SMITE
SMITH
SMOCK
SMOKE
SMOKY
SMOTE
UMBRA
AMINO
EMACS

5 Letter Words With M as the Second Letter by Starting Letter

5 Letter Words Starting with A with M as the 2nd Letter

AMAZE
AMBER
AMBLE
AMEND
AMISS
AMITY
AMPLE
AMPLY
AMUSE
AMINO
AMAAS
AMADI
AMAGA
AMAHS
AMAIN
AMALA
AMALG
AMANG
AMANI
AMANT
AMAPA
AMARA
AMARI
AMARO
AMASS
AMATE
AMATI
AMAUT
AMBAN
AMBAR
AMBAS
AMBAY
AMBIT
AMBON
AMBOS
AMBRY
AMEBA
AMEED
AMEEN
AMEER
AMELU
AMENE
AMENS
AMENT
AMESS
AMHAR
AMIAS
AMICE
AMICI
AMIDE
AMIDO
AMIDS
AMIES
AMIGA
AMIGO
AMINE
AMINI
AMINS
AMIRE
AMIRS
AMISH
AMITA
AMLAS
AMLET
AMMAN
AMMAS
AMMER
AMMON
AMMOS
AMNIA
AMNIC
AMNIO
AMOKE
AMOKS
AMOLE
AMONG
AMORA
AMORE
AMORT
AMOUR
AMOVE
AMOWT
AMPED
AMPER
AMPHI
AMPUL
AMPYX
AMRIT
AMSEL
AMUCK
AMULA
AMUZE
AMVIS
AMYLO
AMYLS
AMZEL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with A

5 Letter Words Starting with E with M as the 2nd Letter

EMAIL
EMBED
EMBER
EMCEE
EMPTY
EMACS
EMANE
EMBAR
EMBAY
EMBOG
EMBOW
EMBOX
EMBUE
EMBUS
EMDEN
EMEER
EMEND
EMERG
EMERY
EMESA
EMEUS
EMICS
EMIGR
EMILY
EMIRS
EMITS
EMLEN
EMMAS
EMMER
EMMET
EMMEW
EMMYS
EMOJI
EMONG
EMONY
EMORY
EMOTE
EMOVE
EMPEO
EMPTS
EMULE
EMULS
EMURE
EMYDE
EMYDS

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with E

5 Letter Words Starting with I with M as the 2nd Letter

IMAGE
IMBUE
IMPEL
IMPLY
IMAGO
IMAGY
IMAMS
IMARI
IMAUM
IMBAN
IMBAR
IMBAT
IMBED
IMBER
IMBOS
IMCNT
IMIDE
IMIDO
IMIDS
IMINE
IMINO
IMLIS
IMMEW
IMMIS
IMMIT
IMMIX
IMMOV
IMMUN
IMPAR
IMPED
IMPEN
IMPER
IMPIS
IMPOT
IMPRO
IMPUT
IMSHI
IMSHY
IMVIA

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with I

5 Letter Words Starting with O with M as the 2nd Letter

OMBRE
OMEGA
OMAHA
OMANI
OMASA
OMBER
OMBUS
OMDAH
OMDAS
OMDDA
OMDEH
OMEES
OMENS
OMERS
OMIAI
OMINA
OMITS
OMLAH
OMMEL
OMMIN
OMNES
OMOVS
OMRAH
OMULS

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with O

5 Letter Words Starting with S with M as the 2nd Letter

SMACK
SMALL
SMART
SMASH
SMEAR
SMELL
SMELT
SMILE
SMIRK
SMITE
SMITH
SMOCK
SMOKE
SMOKY
SMOTE
SMAAK
SMAIK
SMALM
SMALT
SMARM
SMAZE
SMEEK
SMEER
SMEES
SMEIK
SMEKE
SMERK
SMETH
SMEWS
SMICH
SMICK
SMIFT
SMILY
SMIRR
SMIRS
SMITS
SMIZE
SMOGS
SMOKO
SMOLT
SMOOK
SMOOR
SMOOS
SMOOT
SMORE
SMORG
SMOUS
SMOUT
SMOWT
SMRGS
SMUGS
SMURR
SMURS
SMUSE
SMUSH
SMUTS
SMYTH

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with S

5 Letter Words Starting with U with M as the 2nd Letter

UMBRA
UMAMI
UMAUA
UMBEL
UMBER
UMBLE
UMBOS
UMBRE
UMEST
UMIAC
UMIAK
UMIAQ
UMIRI
UMIST
UMMAH
UMMAS
UMMED
UMMPS
UMPED
UMPHS
UMPIE
UMPTY
UMRAH
UMRAS
UMSET

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with U

5 Letter Words Starting with K, M, N and other letters with M as the 2nd Letter

KMOLE
MMKAY
NMOLI
NMOLS
TMEMA
YMOLT
YMPES
ZMUDZ

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

SMARM: Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm.
IMIDE: Any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-.
AMAIN: With all your strength.
IMBED: Fix or set securely or deeply.
AMENT: A cylindrical spikelike inflorescence.
EMEND: Make improvements or corrections to.
EMMER: Hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed.
AMUCK: In a murderous frenzy.
AMBLE: Walk leisurely. It is on the answer list.
IMAGO: An adult insect produced after metamorphosis.
IMPEL: Cause to move forward with force. It is on the answer list.
UMBER: An earth pigment.
UMBRA: A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light. It is on the answer list.
IMBUE: Suffuse with color. It is on the answer list.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer have M as the second letter?

Yes. SMALL, IMAGE and SMITH all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. SMALL and SMELL are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is AMNIC really a word?

Yes. Of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

SMALL. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZMUDZ and YMPES are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

AMBLE, IMBUE and IMPEL. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.

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