5-Letter Words Starting With M
There are 460 five-letter words that start with M. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like MUSIC, MEDIA, MONEY appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- music9
- media8
- money10
- model8
- movie10
- march12
- might11
- month10
- major14
- means7
- miles7
- makes11
- metal7
- match12
- maybe12
- motor7
- magic10
- mount7
- moved11
- mouse7
All 460 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- minor 7
- mixed 15
- mouth 10
- meter 7
- micro 9
- marks 11
- metro 7
- meant 7
- meets 7
- maker 11
- modem 10
- moves 10
- mayor 10
- maria 7
- modes 8
- moral 7
- manga 8
- mills 7
- meals 7
- macro 9
- maple 9
- minds 8
- mason 7
- motel 7
- males 7
- menus 7
- medal 8
- manor 7
- minus 7
- mercy 12
- merit 7
- monte 7
- merry 10
- merge 8
- mixer 14
- mines 7
- mails 7
- mambo 11
- marsh 10
- masks 11
- marry 10
- malls 7
- molly 10
- myths 13
- maxim 16
- moody 11
- mania 7
- moose 7
- mixes 14
- midst 8
- maths 10
- mommy 14
- motif 10
- mikes 11
- matte 7
- mates 7
- messy 10
- mafia 10
- mains 7
- misty 10
- macon 9
- morse 7
- metre 7
- mover 10
- miner 7
- mound 8
- maize 16
- mango 8
- meats 7
- moist 7
- monks 11
- madam 10
- missy 10
- motto 7
- mummy 14
- muddy 12
- maven 10
- monde 8
- modal 8
- mondo 8
- momma 11
- mower 10
- molds 8
- milky 14
- mater 7
- mould 8
- manic 9
- moods 8
- mamma 11
- mural 7
- melon 7
- mecca 11
- memos 9
- mayan 10
- manly 10
- maids 8
- mimic 11
- medic 10
- minis 7
- moons 7
- melee 7
- mined 8
- moron 7
- merle 7
- magma 10
- mocha 12
- mules 7
- marge 8
- mucho 12
- mulch 12
- moths 10
- mites 7
- macho 12
- mares 7
- mourn 7
- moray 10
- morph 12
- mogul 8
- massa 7
- melts 7
- mitre 7
- mille 7
- munch 12
- mylar 10
- madre 8
- muted 8
- mints 7
- memes 9
- molar 7
- mamas 9
- moles 7
- mitts 7
- mucus 9
- modus 8
- mauve 10
- moors 7
- mises 7
- moira 7
- merch 12
- manta 7
- madly 11
- muses 7
- murky 14
- mumps 11
- masse 7
- moped 10
- mated 8
- molto 7
- mezzo 25
- mossy 10
- mavis 10
- manna 7
- minas 7
- mists 7
- miter 7
- moans 7
- morro 7
- meson 7
- mirza 16
- morel 7
- masts 7
- moxie 14
- meaty 10
- mirth 10
- motte 7
- maxis 14
- metis 7
- mages 8
- mensa 7
- midis 8
- manos 7
- mache 12
- mince 9
- mazes 16
- midge 9
- milos 7
- mamie 9
- mores 7
- myrrh 13
- magus 8
- mired 8
- mushy 13
- marts 7
- macaw 12
- mange 8
- mowed 11
- maile 7
- micra 9
- monad 8
- musty 10
- mimeo 9
- matts 7
- mused 8
- mulls 7
- muffs 13
- miser 7
- minty 10
- mocks 13
- miler 7
- murry 10
- moldy 11
- matin 7
- mufti 10
- maxed 15
- muons 7
- manus 7
- mongo 8
- mungo 8
- maser 7
- musky 14
- malts 7
- manas 7
- mamba 11
- meads 8
- minim 9
- manes 7
- mesas 7
- milks 11
- mutes 7
- moats 7
- mammy 14
- meany 10
- marly 10
- malic 9
- mesic 9
- meted 8
- mucin 9
- mutts 7
- monos 7
- minke 11
- manse 7
- motes 7
- mealy 10
- mafic 12
- massy 10
- mucky 16
- moire 7
- mutch 12
- matey 10
- mazer 16
- macks 13
- moots 7
- marka 11
- muzzy 28
- miffy 16
- merde 8
- motet 7
- mimes 9
- muggy 12
- muggs 9
- milch 12
- malty 10
- morts 7
- mosso 7
- mooch 12
- melds 8
- moult 7
- mures 7
- mudra 8
- mulla 7
- matzo 16
- mends 8
- moony 10
- metes 7
- mercs 9
- musts 7
- murex 14
- mosey 10
- mixup 16
- mayas 10
- minks 11
- mimer 9
- makar 11
- momus 9
- mires 7
- macer 9
- mirex 14
- mangy 11
- monie 7
- maces 9
- muhly 13
- manat 7
- marvy 13
- miche 12
- marcs 9
- malar 7
- miked 12
- mayst 10
- milia 7
- musks 11
- mousy 10
- munis 7
- mbira 9
- meres 7
- mauls 7
- murre 7
- menta 7
- micas 9
- miaow 10
- maras 7
- molas 7
- mitis 7
- meows 10
- moggy 12
- moola 7
- mense 7
- musca 9
- monas 7
- mirin 7
- matza 16
- mohel 10
- melty 10
- maned 8
- maund 8
- moras 7
- micks 13
- mucks 13
- middy 12
- mokes 11
- milty 10
- maxes 14
- makos 11
- minny 10
- mynah 13
- mairs 7
- meths 10
- moste 7
- myoma 12
- mucor 9
- medii 8
- murra 7
- motts 7
- molts 7
- mimed 10
- marse 7
- morae 7
- mavin 10
- mopey 12
- mizen 16
- mahoe 10
- muley 10
- marls 7
- muser 7
- molls 7
- mussy 10
- miggs 9
- mysid 11
- maims 9
- merks 11
- maill 7
- maist 7
- maars 7
- mabes 9
- maced 10
- machs 12
- macle 9
- magot 8
- malms 9
- malmy 12
- mamey 12
- maqui 16
- masas 7
- mashy 13
- mauds 8
- mauts 7
- mavie 10
- mawed 11
- mayed 11
- mayos 10
- mazed 17
- meeds 8
- meiny 10
- melic 9
- mells 7
- menad 8
- mensh 10
- meous 7
- merer 7
- merls 7
- meshy 13
- mesne 7
- metol 7
- mewed 11
- mewls 10
- mezes 16
- miaou 7
- miasm 9
- miaul 7
- miens 7
- miffs 13
- mikra 11
- milds 8
- milpa 9
- milts 7
- minae 7
- mincy 12
- mingy 11
- mirks 11
- mirky 14
- misdo 8
- misos 7
- mohur 10
- moils 7
- mojos 14
- molal 7
- momes 9
- mooed 8
- mools 7
- moory 10
- moper 9
- mopes 9
- morns 7
- mosks 11
- mosts 7
- motey 10
- mothy 13
- mouch 12
- moues 7
- moxas 14
- mozos 16
- mucid 10
- mucro 9
- mujik 18
- mulct 9
- muled 8
- mumms 11
- mumus 9
- muras 7
- mured 8
- murid 8
- murks 11
- murrs 7
- musth 10
- muter 7
- muton 7
- mynas 10
- myoid 11
- myope 12
- myopy 15
- mythy 16
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that start with M?
There are 460 five-letter words that start with M in the tournament word lists. The most common are MUSIC, MEDIA, MONEY.
What are common five-letter words that start with M?
MUSIC, MEDIA, MONEY, MODEL, MOVIE are the most frequently used. The full list of 460 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.
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