Words Starting With M
Every English word that starts with "M". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
628 words found
15 Letter Words2
14 Letter Words2
13 Letter Words5
12 Letter Words10
11 Letter Words25
10 Letter Words28
9 Letter Words52
8 Letter Words90
7 Letter Words96
6 Letter Words116
5 Letter Words97
4 Letter Words72
3 Letter Words27
2 Letter Words6
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About These Words
This list holds 628 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.7 letters apiece. The commonest length is 6 letters, covering 116 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are m (628), e (372), a (315), i (307), n (249). Vowels make up 38% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 11.3 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is MOZZARELLA at 30, followed by METHAMPHETAMINE, MAXIMIZE and MOTHERFUCKERS. 234 of them (37%) contain a letter worth four or more. 96 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are METHAMPHETAMINE and MISAPPROPRIATED at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: MA, ME and MI.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "M" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 628 words starting with "M". They run from 2 to 6 letters, and 6-letter entries are the most common with 98 of them.
Which of these words starting with "M" scores highest in Scrabble?+
MICKEY is the highest scorer at 17 points before board bonuses, ahead of MAXIM, MAYHEM and MICKY. The list averages 8.7 points per word, and 95 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "M"?+
The shortest are MA, ME, MI, MM and MO at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words starting with "M"?+
MADAME, MAGNET, MAGNUM and MAIDEN are the longest at 6 letters.
Are words starting with "M" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 36% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are M, E, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.