Four-letter words starting with M
209 four-letter words begin with the letter M. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with M
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- more
- most
- make
- many
- must
- made
- much
- main
- mark
- meet
- mean
- mind
- menu
- move
- mode
- male
- maps
- mini
- mike
- mass
- miss
- mine
- math
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with M
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- mazy 18
- maze 15
- meze 15
- mozo 15
- maxi 13
- minx 13
- mixt 13
- mojo 13
- moxa 13
- mack 12
- mick 12
- miff 12
- mock 12
- muck 12
- muff 12
- myth 12
- mach 11
- mopy 11
- much 11
- make 10
- mako 10
- mark 10
- mask 10
- meek 10
All 209 four-letter words starting with M
MA 56
- maar
- mabe
- mace
- mach
- mack
- macs
- made
- mads
- maes
- mage
- magi
- mags
- maid
- maim
- main
- mair
- make
- mako
- male
- mall
- malm
- malt
- mama
- mana
- mane
- mano
- mans
- many
- maps
- marc
- mare
- mark
- marl
- mars
- mart
- mash
- mask
- mass
- mast
- mate
- math
- mats
- matt
- maud
- maul
- maun
- maut
- mawn
- maws
- maxi
- maya
- mayo
- mays
- maze
- mazy
ME 30
- mead
- meal
- mean
- meat
- meed
- meek
- meet
- meld
- mell
- mels
- melt
- memo
- mems
- mend
- meno
- menu
- meou
- meow
- mere
- merk
- merl
- mesa
- mesh
- mess
- meta
- mete
- meth
- mewl
- mews
- meze
MH 1
- mhos
MI 39
- mibs
- mica
- mice
- mick
- midi
- mids
- mien
- miff
- migg
- migs
- mike
- mild
- mile
- milk
- mill
- milo
- mils
- milt
- mime
- mina
- mind
- mine
- mini
- mink
- mint
- minx
- mire
- miri
- mirk
- mirs
- miry
- mise
- miso
- miss
- mist
- mite
- mitt
- mity
- mixt
MO 54
- moan
- moas
- moat
- mobs
- mock
- mocs
- mode
- modi
- mods
- mogs
- moil
- mojo
- moke
- mola
- mold
- mole
- moll
- mols
- molt
- moly
- mome
- momi
- moms
- monk
- mono
- mons
- mony
- mood
- mool
- moon
- moor
- moos
- moot
- mope
- mops
- mopy
- mora
- more
- morn
- mors
- mort
- mosk
- moss
- most
- mote
- moth
- mots
- mott
- moue
- move
- mown
- mows
- moxa
- mozo
MU 27
- much
- muck
- muds
- muff
- mugg
- mugs
- mule
- mull
- mumm
- mump
- mums
- mumu
- muni
- muns
- muon
- mura
- mure
- murk
- murr
- muse
- mush
- musk
- muss
- must
- mute
- muts
- mutt
MY 2
- myna
- myth
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with M?
There are 209 four-letter words beginning with M, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with M?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: more, most, make, many, mail, must, made, much. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with M in Scrabble?
mazy scores 18 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.