Five-letter words starting with M
444 five-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 five-letter words starting with M
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- music
- media
- money
- model
- movie
- march
- might
- month
- major
- means
- miles
- makes
- metal
- match
- maybe
- motor
- magic
- mount
- moved
- mouse
- minor
- mixed
- mouth
- meter
Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with M
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- muzzy 28
- mezzo 25
- mujik 18
- mazed 17
- maize 16
- maqui 16
- matza 16
- matzo 16
- maxim 16
- mazer 16
- mazes 16
- mezes 16
- miffy 16
- mirza 16
- mixup 16
- mizen 16
- mozos 16
- mucky 16
- mythy 16
- mixed 15
- myopy 15
- major 14
- mammy 14
- maxes 14
All 444 five-letter words starting with M
MA 125
- maars
- mabes
- macaw
- maced
- macer
- maces
- mache
- macho
- machs
- macks
- macle
- macon
- macro
- madam
- madly
- madre
- mafia
- mafic
- mages
- magic
- magma
- magot
- magus
- mahoe
- maids
- maile
- maill
- mails
- maims
- mains
- mairs
- maist
- maize
- major
- makar
- maker
- makes
- makos
- malar
- males
- malic
- malls
- malms
- malmy
- malts
- malty
- mamas
- mamba
- mambo
- mamey
- mamie
- mamma
- mammy
- manas
- maned
- manes
- mange
- mango
- mangy
- mania
- manic
- manly
- manna
- manor
- manos
- manse
- manta
- manus
- maple
- maqui
- march
- marcs
- mares
- marge
- maria
- marks
- marls
- marly
- marry
- marse
- marsh
- marts
- marvy
- maser
- mashy
- masks
- mason
- massa
- masse
- massy
- masts
- match
- mated
- mater
- mates
- matey
- maths
- matin
- matte
- matts
- matza
- matzo
- mauds
- mauls
- maund
- mauts
- mauve
- maven
- mavie
- mavin
- mavis
- mawed
- maxes
- maxim
- maxis
- mayan
- mayas
- maybe
- mayed
- mayor
- mayos
- mayst
- mazed
- mazer
- mazes
MB 1
- mbira
ME 59
- meads
- meals
- mealy
- means
- meant
- meany
- meats
- meaty
- mecca
- medal
- media
- medic
- medii
- meeds
- meets
- meiny
- melds
- melee
- melic
- mells
- melon
- melts
- memos
- menad
- mends
- mensa
- mense
- menta
- menus
- meous
- meows
- mercy
- merde
- merer
- meres
- merge
- merit
- merks
- merle
- merls
- merry
- mesas
- meshy
- mesic
- mesne
- meson
- messy
- metal
- meted
- meter
- metes
- meths
- metis
- metre
- metro
- mewed
- mewls
- mezes
- mezzo
MI 80
- miaou
- miaow
- miasm
- miaul
- micas
- miche
- micks
- micra
- micro
- middy
- midge
- midis
- midst
- miens
- miffs
- miffy
- miggs
- might
- miked
- mikes
- mikra
- milch
- miler
- miles
- milia
- milks
- milky
- mille
- mills
- milos
- milpa
- milts
- milty
- mimed
- mimeo
- mimer
- mimes
- mimic
- minae
- minas
- mince
- mincy
- minds
- mined
- miner
- mines
- mingy
- minim
- minis
- minke
- minks
- minny
- minor
- mints
- minty
- minus
- mired
- mires
- mirex
- mirks
- mirky
- mirth
- mirza
- misdo
- miser
- mises
- misos
- missy
- mists
- misty
- miter
- mites
- mitis
- mitre
- mitts
- mixed
- mixer
- mixes
- mixup
- mizen
MO 108
- moans
- moats
- mocha
- mocks
- modal
- model
- modem
- modes
- modus
- moggy
- mogul
- mohel
- mohur
- moils
- moira
- moire
- moist
- mojos
- mokes
- molal
- molar
- molas
- molds
- moldy
- moles
- molls
- molly
- molto
- molts
- momes
- momma
- mommy
- momus
- monad
- monas
- monde
- mondo
- money
- mongo
- monie
- monks
- monos
- monte
- month
- mooch
- moods
- moody
- mooed
- moola
- mools
- moons
- moony
- moors
- moory
- moose
- moots
- moped
- moper
- mopes
- mopey
- morae
- moral
- moras
- moray
- morel
- mores
- morns
- moron
- morph
- morro
- morse
- morts
- mosey
- mosks
- mosso
- mossy
- moste
- mosts
- motel
- motes
- motet
- motey
- moths
- mothy
- motif
- motor
- motte
- motto
- motts
- mouch
- moues
- mould
- moult
- mound
- mount
- mourn
- mouse
- mousy
- mouth
- moved
- mover
- moves
- movie
- mowed
- mower
- moxas
- moxie
- mozos
MU 61
- mucid
- mucin
- mucks
- mucky
- mucor
- mucro
- mucus
- muddy
- mudra
- muffs
- mufti
- muggs
- muggy
- muhly
- mujik
- mulch
- mulct
- muled
- mules
- muley
- mulla
- mulls
- mumms
- mummy
- mumps
- mumus
- munch
- mungo
- munis
- muons
- mural
- muras
- mured
- mures
- murex
- murid
- murks
- murky
- murra
- murre
- murrs
- murry
- musca
- mused
- muser
- muses
- mushy
- music
- musks
- musky
- mussy
- musth
- musts
- musty
- mutch
- muted
- muter
- mutes
- muton
- mutts
- muzzy
MY 10
- mynah
- mynas
- myoid
- myoma
- myope
- myopy
- myrrh
- mysid
- myths
- mythy
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Common questions
How many five-letter words start with M?
There are 444 five-letter words beginning with M, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common five-letter words starting with M?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: music, media, money, model, movie, march, might, month. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word starting with M in Scrabble?
muzzy scores 28 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Can I use these words for Wordle?
Yes — every Wordle answer is a five-letter word, and this list covers all of them. To narrow it down with the clues you already have, use the Wordle solver: enter your greens, yellows and grays and it filters this same dictionary.
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.