5 letter words starting with M
M starts 444 five letter words. It is a letter with a strong preference for the vowel that follows it, which shows up clearly when this page is sorted: MA and MO take a much bigger share than ME or MU.
444 words
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Compiled and checked by 
Rhea Vance
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This dictionary holds 444, of which 214 are common enough to be in everyday use. That puts M in the middle of the pack, ahead of every vowel except A and well behind S, C and B, which is roughly where its frequency in ordinary English would predict.
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MA words 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 words 1
- mbira
ME words 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 words 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 words 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 words 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 words 10
- mynah
- mynas
- myoid
- myoma
- myope
- myopy
- myrrh
- mysid
- myths
- mythy
214 of these are common enough to be in everyday use. Turn on the filter above to hide the rest.
The double M words are the ones to keep in mind: MAMMA packs three Ms into five letters, a shape that most solvers do not consider until everything else has failed. The contains filter will list them all at once.
Beyond the familiar MANGO, MERGE and MOVER sits a long tail of borrowings: MATZO, MAGUS, MOIRE, MINGY. They are legal plays and, in a tight game, the reason to have this page open in another tab.
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