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.

Spotting M just behind the first letter is an awkward clue, since what follows it separates 5 letter words with M as the second letter.

After the M, I and A head the third square, as in SMILE and SMART.

And for a Scrabble player, SMOKY begins the same way while its K lifts the score well beyond either.

List of 5 Letter Words With Second Letter M

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
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
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

Common 5 Letter Words With Second Letter M

SMALL
IMAGE
SMITH
SMART
EMAIL
SMOKE
SMILE
EMPTY
SMELL
AMBER
OMEGA
AMEND
AMINO
EMACS

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M for Wordle

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

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M by First Letter

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Starting With A

AMBER
AMEND
AMPLE
AMAZE
AMUSE
AMISS
AMITY
AMPLY
AMBLE
AMINO
AMONG
AMISH

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5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Starting With E

EMAIL
EMPTY
EMBER
EMBED
EMCEE
EMACS
EMILY
EMERY
EMORY
EMOJI
EMITS
EMMYS

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5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Starting With I

IMAGE
IMPLY
IMBUE
IMPEL
IMAMS
IMAGO
IMBER
IMARI
IMINE
IMPRO
IMPUT
IMBED

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5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Starting With O

OMEGA
OMBRE
OMAHA
OMENS
OMITS
OMANI
OMNES
OMERS
OMIAI
OMASA
OMBER
OMBUS

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5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Starting With S

SMALL
SMITH
SMART
SMOKE
SMILE
SMELL
SMASH
SMACK
SMEAR
SMOKY
SMIRK
SMELT

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with S

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Starting With U

UMBRA
UMMAH
UMBER
UMAMI
UMRAH
UMBEL
UMIST
UMBLE
UMIAK
UMAUA
UMBOS
UMBRE

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5 Letter Words With Second Letter M by Last Letter

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Ending in S

AMISS
EMACS
EMITS
EMMYS
IMAMS
AMASS
OMENS
OMITS
SMUTS
SMITS
OMNES
EMIRS

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5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Ending in E

IMAGE
SMOKE
SMILE
AMPLE
AMAZE
AMUSE
SMITE
EMCEE
OMBRE
IMBUE
AMBLE
SMOTE

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5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Ending in T

SMART
SMELT
EMMET
AMBIT
SMOOT
AMRIT
AMANT
AMENT
SMOUT
SMOLT
IMPUT
UMIST

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5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Ending in R

AMBER
SMEAR
EMBER
AMOUR
AMEER
UMBER
EMMER
AMBAR
IMBER
AMMER
EMBAR
AMPER

Related: 5 Letter Words Ending in R

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Ending in A

OMEGA
UMBRA
OMAHA
AMIGA
AMARA
AMALA
AMITA
AMORA
AMEBA
EMESA
AMAGA
AMAPA

Related: 5 Letter Words Ending in A

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Ending in Y

EMPTY
IMPLY
SMOKY
AMITY
AMPLY
EMILY
EMERY
EMORY
MMKAY
SMILY
AMBRY
AMBAY

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5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Ending in I

EMOJI
AMARI
OMANI
UMAMI
AMICI
AMANI
AMINI
AMATI
IMARI
AMADI
AMPHI
OMIAI

Related: 5 Letter Words Ending in I

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Ending in H

SMITH
SMASH
AMISH
SMYTH
UMMAH
UMRAH
SMUSH
OMDAH
OMDEH
OMLAH
OMRAH
SMETH

Related: 5 Letter Words Ending in H

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Ending in K

SMACK
SMIRK
SMOCK
AMUCK
UMIAK
SMAAK
SMAIK
SMEEK
SMEIK
SMERK
SMICK
SMOOK

Related: 5 Letter Words Ending in K

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Ending in O

AMINO
AMIGO
AMARO
IMAGO
AMIDO
IMPRO
SMOKO
AMNIO
IMINO
AMYLO
EMPEO
IMIDO

Related: 5 Letter Words Ending in O

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M Ending in N

AMMAN
AMMON
AMEEN
EMDEN
AMBON
EMLEN
AMAIN
IMMUN
AMBAN
IMBAN
IMPEN
OMMIN

Related: 5 Letter Words Ending in N

5 Letter Words With Second Letter M by Fourth Letter

5 Letter Words With M Second and A Fourth

SMEAR
AMMAN
UMMAH
UMRAH
AMBAR
MMKAY
EMBAR
AMBAS
EMMAS
UMIAK
AMIAS
OMIAI

5 Letter Words With M Second and E Fourth

AMBER
EMBER
EMBED
EMCEE
IMPEL
EMMET
AMPED
AMEER
UMBER
AMEEN
EMDEN
OMNES

5 Letter Words With M Second and I Fourth

EMAIL
AMBIT
AMRIT
AMNIO
AMAIN
IMPIS
AMNIA
AMNIC
AMVIS
IMLIS
IMMIS
IMMIT

5 Letter Words With M Second and O Fourth

AMMON
SMOOT
AMBOS
AMBON
AMMOS
EMBOG
EMBOW
EMBOX
IMBOS
IMMOV
IMPOT
SMOOK

5 Letter Words With M Second and U Fourth

IMBUE
AMOUR
SMOUT
IMPUT
IMMUN
AMAUT
AMPUL
EMBUE
EMBUS
EMEUS
IMAUM
OMBUS

Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With Second Letter M

AMAZE 16 points
IMMIX 16 points
SMOKY 14 points
AMUCK 13 points
SMACK 13 points
SMOCK 13 points
AMPLY 12 points
EMPTY 12 points
IMPLY 12 points
SMIRK 11 points

Meanings of 5 Letter Words With Second Letter M

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

What are 5 letter words with second letter M?

There are 294 of them. The everyday ones include SMALL, IMAGE, SMITH, SMART and EMAIL.

How many 5 letter words have M as the second letter?

294 in total, and 36 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words with second letter M are Wordle answers?

36 of them have been answers, among them SMOKE, SMILE, EMPTY, SMELL and AMBER.

What 5 letter words have M second and E fourth?

42 of them, including AMBER, EMBER, EMBED, EMCEE and IMPEL.

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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