12-letter words starting with M

M starts 1,287 12-letter words, and 584 of them close with S.

1,287 wordsTop pick MANUFACTURERHighest score MOORBUZZARDS 35

29 of 1,287 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S starts the most 12-letter words (2,238); Y starts the fewest (10). M ranks #6 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 29 · most-used first

  • MANUFACTURER19
  • METROPOLITAN16
  • MANUFACTURED20
  • MEASUREMENTS16
  • MATHEMATICAL21
  • MANIPULATION16
  • MODIFICATION20
  • MUNICIPALITY21
  • MISSIONARIES14
  • MOTIVATIONAL17
  • MANIPULATING17
  • MANUFACTURES19
  • MANSLAUGHTER18
  • MECHANICALLY24
  • MILLIONAIRES14
  • MARGINALIZED25
  • MOBILIZATION25
  • MYSTERIOUSLY20
  • MANIPULATIVE19
  • MICROBIOLOGY22
  • MALNUTRITION14
  • MASTERPIECES18
  • METAPHYSICAL24
  • MIRACULOUSLY19
  • METAPHORICAL21
  • MULTILATERAL14

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All valid words 1,287

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  • MACABERESQUE27
  • MACADAMISERS19
  • MACADAMISING20
  • MACADAMIZERS28
  • MACADAMIZING29
  • MACERANDUBAS19
  • MACHAIRODONT20
  • MACHIAVELIAN22
  • MACHICOLATED22
  • MACHICOLATES21
  • MACHINATIONS19
  • MACHTPOLITIK25
  • MACKINTOSHES23
  • MACROBIOTICS20
  • MACROCEPHALY26
  • MACROCLIMATE20
  • MACROCYTOSES21
  • MACROCYTOSIS21
  • MACRODACTYLY25
  • MACROFOSSILS19
  • MACROGAMETES19
  • MACROGRAPHIC24
  • MACRONUCLEAR18
  • MACRONUCLEUS18
  • MACROPHAGOUS22
  • MACROPHYSICS26
  • MACROPTEROUS18
  • MADEFACTIONS20
  • MADEMOISELLE17
  • MADERISATION15
  • MADERIZATION24
  • MADREPORIANS17
  • MADREPORITES17
  • MADREPORITIC19
  • MADRIGALISTS16
  • MAENADICALLY20
  • MAGISTERIATE15
  • MAGISTERIUMS17
  • MAGISTRACIES17
  • MAGISTRALITY18
  • MAGISTRATURE15
  • MAGMATICALLY22
  • MAGNATESHIPS20
  • MAGNESSTONES15
  • MAGNETICALLY20
  • MAGNETICIANS17
  • MAGNETISABLE17
  • MAGNETIZABLE26
  • MAGNETOGRAPH21
  • MAGNETOMETER17
  • MAGNETOMETRY20
  • MAGNETOPAUSE17
  • MAGNIFICALLY23
  • MAGNIFICENCE22
  • MAGNILOQUENT24
  • MAIDENLINESS15
  • MAIDSERVANTS18
  • MAILGRAMMING20
  • MAILSHOTTING18
  • MAIMEDNESSES17
  • MAINSTREAMED17
  • MAINSTREAMER16
  • MAINSTREETED15
  • MAINTAINABLE16
  • MAINTENANCED17
  • MAINTENANCES16
  • MAINTOPMASTS18
  • MAINTOPSAILS16
  • MAISONNETTES14
  • MAISTERDOMES17
  • MAJESTICALLY26
  • MAJESTICNESS23
  • MAJOLICAWARE26
  • MAJORETTINGS22
  • MAJORITAIRES21
  • MAJORITARIAN21
  • MALACOLOGIES17
  • MALACOLOGIST17
  • MALADDRESSES16
  • MALADJUSTIVE25
  • MALAKATOONES18
  • MALAPERTNESS16
  • MALAPROPISMS20
  • MALAPROPISTS18
  • MALCONTENTED17
  • MALEDICTIONS17
  • MALEFACTIONS19
  • MALEFACTRESS19
  • MALEFICENCES21
  • MALEVOLENCES19
  • MALEVOLENTLY20
  • MALFEASANCES19
  • MALFORMATION19
  • MALFUNCTIONS19
  • MALIGNANCIES17
  • MALIMPRINTED19
  • MALLEABILITY19
  • MALLOPHAGOUS20
  • MALNOURISHED18
  • MALNUTRITION14
  • MALOCCLUSION18
  • MALODOROUSLY18
  • MALONYLUREAS17
  • MALPOSITIONS16
  • MALPRACTICES20
  • MALTODEXTRIN22
  • MALTREATMENT16
  • MALVERSATION17
  • MAMILLATIONS16
  • MAMMALOGICAL21
  • MAMMALOGISTS19
  • MAMMECTOMIES22
  • MAMMILLARIAS18
  • MAMMOGRAPHIC26
  • MANAGEMENTAL17
  • MANAGERESSES15
  • MANAGERIALLY18
  • MANAGERSHIPS20
  • MANCIPATIONS18
  • MANDARINATES15
  • MANDARINISMS17
  • MANDIBULATED18
  • MANDIBULATES17
  • MANDOLINISTS15
  • MANDUCATIONS17
  • MANEUVERABLE19
  • MANEUVERINGS18
  • MANFULNESSES17
  • MANGALSUTRAS15
  • MANGELWURZEL27
  • MANIFESTABLE19
  • MANIFESTANTS17
  • MANIFESTIBLE19
  • MANIFESTNESS17
  • MANIFESTOING18
  • MANIFOLDNESS18
  • MANIPULATING17
  • MANIPULATION16
  • MANIPULATIVE19
  • MANIPULATORS16
  • MANIPULATORY19
  • MANNERLINESS14
  • MANOEUVERING18
  • MANOEUVRABLE19
  • MANOEUVRINGS18
  • MANOMETRICAL18
  • MANORIALISMS16
  • MANSIONARIES14
  • MANSLAUGHTER18
  • MANSPLAINERS16
  • MANSPLAINING17
  • MANSPREADERS17
  • MANSPREADING18
  • MANTELLETTAS14
  • MANTELPIECES18
  • MANUFACTURAL19
  • MANUFACTURED20
  • MANUFACTURER19
  • MANUFACTURES19
  • MANUMISSIONS16
  • MAQUILADORAS24
  • MARATHONINGS18
  • MARCASITICAL18
  • MARCATISSIMO18
  • MARCESCENCES20
  • MARCONIGRAMS19
  • MARCONIGRAPH22
  • MARGINALISED16
  • MARGINALISES15
  • MARGINALISMS17
  • MARGINALISTS15
  • MARGINALIZED25
  • MARGINALIZES24
  • MARGINATIONS15
  • MARGRAVIATES18
  • MARICULTURES16
  • MARIMBAPHONE23
  • MARISCHALLED20
  • MARIVAUDAGES19
  • MARKEDNESSES19
  • MARKETEERING19
  • MARKETPLACES22
  • MARKSMANSHIP25
  • MARLINESPIKE20
  • MARLINGSPIKE21
  • MARLINSPIKES20
  • MARPRELATING17
  • MARQUESSATES23
  • MARQUETERIES23
  • MARQUISETTES23
  • MARRIAGEABLE17
  • MARROWSKYING25
  • MARSHALLINGS18
  • MARSHALSHIPS22
  • MARSHBERRIES19
  • MARSHINESSES17
  • MARSHLANDERS18
  • MARSHLOCKSES23
  • MARSHMALLOWS22
  • MARSHMALLOWY25
  • MARSUPIALIAN16
  • MARTELLANDOS15
  • MARTINETISMS16
  • MARTYROLOGIC20
  • MARVELLOUSLY20
  • MARZIPANNING26
  • MASCULINISED17
  • MASCULINISES16
  • MASCULINISTS16
  • MASCULINIZED26
  • MASCULINIZES25
  • MASKALLONGES19
  • MASQUERADERS24
  • MASQUERADING25
  • MASSARANDUBA17
  • MASSERANDUBA17
  • MASSOTHERAPY22
  • MASTECTOMIES18
  • MASTERLINESS14
  • MASTERMINDED18
  • MASTERPIECES18
  • MASTERSINGER15
  • MASTERSTROKE18
  • MASTICATIONS16
  • MASTIGOPHORE20
  • MASTURBATING17
  • MASTURBATION16
  • MASTURBATORS16
  • MASTURBATORY19
  • MATCHMAKINGS26
  • MATCHMARKING26
  • MATERIALISED15
  • MATERIALISER14
  • MATERIALISES14
  • MATERIALISMS16
  • MATERIALISTS14
  • MATERIALIZED24
  • MATERIALIZER23
  • MATERIALIZES23
  • MATERIALNESS14
  • MATERNALISMS16
  • MATHEMATICAL21
  • MATHEMATISED20
  • MATHEMATISES19
  • MATHEMATIZED29
  • MATHEMATIZES28
  • MATRIARCHATE19
  • MATRIARCHIES19
  • MATRICLINOUS16
  • MATRICULANTS16
  • MATRICULATED17
  • MATRICULATES16
  • MATRICULATOR16
  • MATRILINEAGE15
  • MATRILOCALLY19
  • MATROCLINIES16
  • MATROCLINOUS16
  • MATRONLINESS14
  • MATURATIONAL14
  • MATURENESSES14
  • MAXILLIPEDES24
  • MAXIMISATION23
  • MAXIMIZATION32
  • MAYSTERDOMES20
  • MEADOWSWEETS21
  • MEAGERNESSES15
  • MEAGRENESSES15
  • MEALYMOUTHED23
  • MEANDERINGLY19
  • MEANINGFULLY21
  • MEASLINESSES14
  • MEASUREDNESS15
  • MEASUREMENTS16
  • MEATPACKINGS23
  • MECAMYLAMINE23
  • MECHANICALLY24
  • MECHANICIANS21
  • MECHANISABLE21
  • MECHANIZABLE30
  • MECHATRONICS21
  • MEDALLIONING16
  • MEDDLESOMELY21
  • MEDIAEVALISM20
  • MEDIAEVALIST18
  • MEDIATORSHIP20
  • MEDIATRESSES15
  • MEDICALISING18
  • MEDICALIZING27
  • MEDICAMENTAL19
  • MEDICAMENTED20
  • MEDIEVALISED19
  • MEDIEVALISES18
  • MEDIEVALISMS20
  • MEDIEVALISTS18
  • MEDIEVALIZED28
  • MEDIEVALIZES27
  • MEDIOCRACIES19
  • MEDIOCRITIES17
  • MEDIOPASSIVE20
  • MEDITATIONAL15
  • MEDITATIVELY21
  • MEETINGHOUSE18
  • MEGACEPHALIC24
  • MEGACHURCHES25
  • MEGALOBLASTS17
  • MEGALOCARDIA18
  • MEGALOMANIAC19
  • MEGALOMANIAS17
  • MEGALOSAURUS15
  • MEGAPROJECTS26
  • MEGASTARDOMS18
  • MEGATONNAGES16
  • MEGAVITAMINS20
  • MELANCHOLIAC21
  • MELANCHOLIAS19
  • MELANCHOLICS21
  • MELANCHOLIES19
  • MELANCHOLILY22
  • MELANISATION14
  • MELANIZATION23
  • MELANOBLASTS16
  • MELANOCHROIC21
  • MELANOPHORES19
  • MELANOSITIES14
  • MELANOTROPIN16
  • MELANTERITES14
  • MELIORATIONS14
  • MELIORATIVES17
  • MELISSOPHOBE21
  • MELLIFLUENCE19
  • MELLIPHAGOUS20
  • MELLOWNESSES17
  • MELLOWSPEAKS23
  • MELODRAMATIC19
  • MEMBRANOUSLY21
  • MEMORABILITY21
  • MEMORIALISED17
  • MEMORIALISER16
  • MEMORIALISES16
  • MEMORIALISTS16
  • MEMORIALIZED26
  • MEMORIALIZER25
  • MEMORIALIZES25
  • MEMORISATION16
  • MEMORIZATION25
  • MENAQUINONES23
  • MENDACIOUSLY20
  • MENDELEVIUMS20
  • MENDICANCIES19
  • MENINGIOMATA17
  • MENINGITIDES16
  • MENINGITISES15
  • MENINGOCELES17
  • MENINGOCOCCI21
  • MENISCECTOMY23
  • MENISPERMUMS20
  • MENORRHAGIAS18
  • MENSTRUATING15
  • MENSTRUATION14
  • MENSURATIONS14
  • MENTIONABLES16
  • MENTONNIERES14
  • MEPHITICALLY24
  • MEPROBAMATES20
  • MERCANTILISM18
  • MERCANTILIST16
  • MERCENARISMS18
  • MERCHANDISED21
  • MERCHANDISER20
  • MERCHANDISES20
  • MERCHANDIZED30
  • MERCHANDIZER29
  • MERCHANDIZES29
  • MERCHANTABLE21
  • MERCHANTINGS20
  • MERCHANTLIKE23
  • MERCHANTRIES19
  • MERCIFULNESS19
  • MERCURATIONS16
  • MERCURIALISE16
  • MERCURIALISM18
  • MERCURIALIST16
  • MERCURIALITY19
  • MERCURIALIZE25
  • MEREOLOGICAL17
  • MERETRICIOUS16
  • MERIDIONALLY18
  • MERISTEMATIC18
  • MERISTICALLY19
  • MERITOCRATIC18
  • MEROPLANKTON20
  • MERRYMAKINGS24
  • MERRYTHOUGHT24
  • MERVEILLEUSE17
  • MESALLIANCES16
  • MESENCEPHALA21
  • MESENTERITIS14
  • MESENTERONIC16
  • MESHUGGENAHS22
  • MESHUGGENEHS22
  • MESHUGGENERS19
  • MESMERICALLY21
  • MESOAMERICAN18
  • MESOCEPHALIC23
  • MESOCYCLONES21
  • MESOGASTRIUM17
  • MESOGNATHIES18
  • MESOGNATHISM20
  • MESOGNATHOUS18
  • MESOHIPPUSES21
  • MESOMORPHIES21
  • MESOMORPHISM23
  • MESOMORPHOUS21
  • MESOPHYLLOUS22
  • MESOTHELIOMA19
  • MESOTHELIUMS19
  • MESOTHORACES19
  • MESOTHORACIC21
  • MESOTHORAXES24
  • MESOTHORIUMS19
  • MESQUINERIES23
  • MESSEIGNEURS15
  • MESSENGERING16
  • MESSIAHSHIPS22
  • METABOLISING17
  • METABOLIZING26
  • METABOLOMICS20
  • METABOTROPIC20
  • METACARPUSES18
  • METACENTRICS18
  • METACERCARIA18
  • METACHRONISM21
  • METACOMPUTER20
  • METAFICTIONS19
  • METAGALACTIC19
  • METAGALAXIES22
  • METAGNATHISM20
  • METAGNATHOUS18
  • METALANGUAGE16
  • METALDEHYDES22
  • METALEPTICAL18
  • METALIZATION23
  • METALLICALLY19
  • METALLIDINGS16
  • METALLOCENES16
  • METALLOGENIC17
  • METALLOPHONE19
  • METALLURGIES15
  • METALLURGIST15
  • METALWORKERS21
  • METALWORKING22
  • METAMORPHISM23
  • METAMORPHIST21
  • METAMORPHOSE21
  • METAMORPHOUS21
  • METAPERIODIC19
  • METAPHORICAL21
  • METAPHORISTS19
  • METAPHRASING20
  • METAPHRASTIC21
  • METAPHYSICAL24
  • METAPOLITICS18
  • METAPSYCHICS26
  • METASEQUOIAS23
  • METASILICATE16
  • METASOMATISM18
  • METASTASISED15
  • METASTASISES14
  • METASTASIZED24
  • METASTASIZES23
  • METATARSUSES14
  • METATHEORIES17
  • METATHERIANS17
  • METATHESISED18
  • METATHESISES17
  • METATHESIZED27
  • METATHESIZES26
  • METATHETICAL19
  • METATHORACES19
  • METATHORACIC21
  • METATHORAXES24
  • METATUNGSTIC17
  • METEMPIRICAL20
  • METENCEPHALA21
  • METEORICALLY19
  • METEORITICAL16
  • METEOROGRAMS17
  • METEOROGRAPH20
  • METEOROLITES14
  • METEOROLOGIC17
  • METHACRYLATE22
  • METHANATIONS17
  • METHANOGENIC20
  • METHANOMETER19
  • METHAQUALONE26
  • METHENAMINES19
  • METHICILLINS19
  • METHODICALLY23
  • METHOTREXATE24
  • METHOXYCHLOR32
  • METHYLAMINES22
  • METHYLATIONS20
  • METHYLPHENOL25
  • METHYSERGIDE22
  • METICULOSITY19
  • METICULOUSLY19
  • METOESTRUSES14
  • METOPOSCOPIC22
  • METRICATIONS16
  • METROLOGICAL17
  • METROLOGISTS15
  • METRONOMICAL18
  • METROPOLISES16
  • METROPOLITAN16
  • METRORRHAGIA18
  • METROSEXUALS21
  • MEZZOTINTERS32
  • MEZZOTINTING33
  • MICROAMPERES20
  • MICROANALYST19
  • MICROANATOMY21
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  • MICROBICIDAL21
  • MICROBICIDES21
  • MICROBIOLOGY22
  • MICROBREWERS21
  • MICROBREWERY24
  • MICROBREWING22
  • MICROBROWSER21
  • MICROBUBBLES22
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  • MICROCEPHALS23
  • MICROCEPHALY26
  • MICROCHIPPED26
  • MICROCIRCUIT20
  • MICROCLIMATE20
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  • MICROCRACKED25
  • MICROCREDITS19
  • MICROCRYSTAL21
  • MICROCULTURE18
  • MICROCYSTINS21
  • MICRODONTOUS17
  • MICROELEMENT18
  • MICROFIBRILS21
  • MICROFILARIA19
  • MICROFILINGS20
  • MICROFILMERS21
  • MICROFILMING22
  • MICROFILTERS19
  • MICROFINANCE21
  • MICROFOSSILS19
  • MICROGAMETES19
  • MICROGRANITE17
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  • MICROGRAPHER22
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  • MICROMETHODS22
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  • MICROPHYSICS26
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  • MISDIRECTION17
  • MISDIVISIONS18
  • MISEDUCATING18
  • MISEDUCATION17
  • MISEMPHASISE21
  • MISEMPHASIZE30
  • MISEMPLOYING22
  • MISENROLLING15
  • MISENTREATED15
  • MISERABILISM18
  • MISERABILIST16
  • MISERABLISMS18
  • MISERABLISTS16
  • MISERICORDES17
  • MISESTEEMING17
  • MISESTIMATED17
  • MISESTIMATES16
  • MISEVALUATED18
  • MISEVALUATES17
  • MISFEASANCES19
  • MISFEATURING18
  • MISFOCUSSING20
  • MISFORMATION19
  • MISFUNCTIONS19
  • MISGENDERING17
  • MISGOVERNING19
  • MISGOVERNORS18
  • MISGUIDANCES18
  • MISHAPPENING22
  • MISHGUGGLING21
  • MISIMPROVING22
  • MISINFERRING18
  • MISINFORMANT19
  • MISINFORMERS19
  • MISINFORMING20
  • MISINSTRUCTS16
  • MISINTENDING16
  • MISINTERPRET16
  • MISINTERRING15
  • MISJUDGEMENT25
  • MISJUDGMENTS25
  • MISKNOWLEDGE23
  • MISLABELLING17
  • MISLEADINGLY19
  • MISLIPPENING19
  • MISLOCATIONS16
  • MISMARRIAGES17
  • MISMATCHMENT23
  • MISMEASURING17
  • MISNUMBERING19
  • MISOBSERVING20
  • MISOGYNISTIC20
  • MISOPROSTOLS16
  • MISORIENTING15
  • MISPACKAGING24
  • MISPERCEIVED22
  • MISPERCEIVES21
  • MISPERSUADED18
  • MISPERSUADES17
  • MISPLACEMENT20
  • MISPLEADINGS18
  • MISPOSITIONS16
  • MISPROGRAMED20
  • MISPRONOUNCE18
  • MISPUNCTUATE18
  • MISQUOTATION23
  • MISRECKONING21
  • MISRECOLLECT18
  • MISRECORDING18
  • MISREFERENCE19
  • MISREFERRING18
  • MISREGISTERS15
  • MISRELATIONS14
  • MISREMEMBERS20
  • MISRENDERING16
  • MISREPORTERS16
  • MISREPORTING17
  • MISREPRESENT16
  • MISSIOLOGIES15
  • MISSIONARIES14
  • MISSIONARISE14
  • MISSIONARIZE23
  • MISSIONISERS14
  • MISSIONISING15
  • MISSIONIZERS23
  • MISSIONIZING24
  • MISSPELLINGS17
  • MISSTATEMENT16
  • MISSUMMATION18
  • MISTAKENNESS18
  • MISTEMPERING19
  • MISTRANSLATE14
  • MISTREADINGS16
  • MISTREATMENT16
  • MISTRESSLESS14
  • MISTRUSTLESS14
  • MISVENTUROUS17
  • MITHRIDATISE18
  • MITHRIDATISM20
  • MITHRIDATIZE27
  • MITOCHONDRIA20
  • MITOGENICITY20
  • MITRAGYNINES18
  • MITRAILLEURS14
  • MITRAILLEUSE14
  • MIXABILITIES23
  • MIXOBARBARIC27
  • MNEMONICALLY21
  • MNEMOTECHNIC23
  • MOBILISATION16
  • MOBILIZATION25
  • MOBOCRATICAL20
  • MOCKINGBIRDS24
  • MOCKUMENTARY25
  • MODERATENESS15
  • MODERATORIAL15
  • MODERATRICES17
  • MODERATRIXES22
  • MODERNNESSES15
  • MODIFICATION20
  • MODIFICATIVE23
  • MODIFICATORY23
  • MODISHNESSES18
  • MODULABILITY20
  • MODULARITIES15
  • MOISTURELESS14
  • MOISTURISERS14
  • MOISTURISING15
  • MOISTURIZERS23
  • MOISTURIZING24
  • MOLECATCHERS21
  • MOLECULARITY19
  • MOLESTATIONS14
  • MOLLUSCICIDE19
  • MOLLUSCOIDAL17
  • MOLLYCODDLED22
  • MOLLYCODDLER21
  • MOLLYCODDLES21
  • MOLYBDENITES20
  • MOLYBDENOSES20
  • MOLYBDENOSIS20
  • MOMENTANEOUS16
  • MONADELPHOUS20
  • MONADOLOGIES16
  • MONARCHISING20
  • MONARCHISTIC21
  • MONARCHIZING29
  • MONASTICALLY19
  • MONASTICISMS18
  • MONCHIQUITES28
  • MONETISATION14
  • MONETIZATION23
  • MONEYCHANGER23
  • MONEYLENDERS18
  • MONEYLENDING19
  • MONEYMAKINGS24
  • MONGRELISERS15
  • MONGRELISING16
  • MONGRELIZERS24
  • MONGRELIZING25
  • MONISTICALLY19
  • MONITORIALLY17
  • MONITORSHIPS19
  • MONKEYSHINES24
  • MONKEYWRENCH29
  • MONOCHLORIDE20
  • MONOCHROMASY24
  • MONOCHROMATE21
  • MONOCHROMATS21
  • MONOCHROMIES21
  • MONOCHROMIST21
  • MONOCLINALLY19
  • MONOCLINISMS18
  • MONOCROPPING21
  • MONOCRYSTALS19
  • MONOCULTURAL16
  • MONOCULTURES16
  • MONODELPHIAN20
  • MONODELPHOUS20
  • MONODISPERSE17
  • MONODRAMATIC19
  • MONOECIOUSLY19
  • MONOFILAMENT19
  • MONOGAMISTIC19
  • MONOGAMOUSLY20
  • MONOGENISTIC17
  • MONOGRAMMERS19
  • MONOGRAMMING20
  • MONOGRAPHERS20
  • MONOGRAPHIES20
  • MONOGRAPHING21
  • MONOGRAPHIST20
  • MONOHYDRATED22
  • MONOHYDRATES21
  • MONOHYDROGEN22
  • MONOLATRISTS14
  • MONOLINGUALS15
  • MONOLINGUIST15
  • MONOLOGISING16
  • MONOLOGIZING25
  • MONOLOGUISED16
  • MONOLOGUISES15
  • MONOLOGUISTS15
  • MONOLOGUIZED25
  • MONOLOGUIZES24
  • MONOMANIACAL18
  • MONOMETALLIC18
  • MONOMETRICAL18
  • MONOMORPHISM23
  • MONOMORPHOUS21
  • MONONUCLEARS16
  • MONONUCLEATE16
  • MONOPETALOUS16
  • MONOPHTHONGS23
  • MONOPHYLETIC24
  • MONOPHYLLOUS22
  • MONOPHYODONT23
  • MONOPHYSITES22
  • MONOPHYSITIC24
  • MONOPODIALLY20
  • MONOPOLISERS16
  • MONOPOLISING17
  • MONOPOLISTIC18
  • MONOPOLIZERS25
  • MONOPOLIZING26
  • MONOPSONISTS16
  • MONOPTEROSES16
  • MONORCHIDISM22
  • MONOSEPALOUS16
  • MONOSPECIFIC23
  • MONOSPERMOUS18
  • MONOSTICHOUS19
  • MONOSTROPHES19
  • MONOSTROPHIC21
  • MONOSYLLABIC21
  • MONOSYLLABLE19
  • MONOSYMMETRY24
  • MONOSYNAPTIC21
  • MONOTERPENES16
  • MONOTHALAMIC21
  • MONOTHEISTIC19
  • MONOTHELETES17
  • MONOTHELETIC19
  • MONOTHELISMS19
  • MONOTHELITES17
  • MONOTONICITY19
  • MONOTONISING15
  • MONOTONIZING24
  • MONOTONOUSLY17
  • MONOTRICHOUS19
  • MONOVALENCES19
  • MONSEIGNEURS15
  • MONSIGNORIAL15
  • MONSTRUOSITY17
  • MONTGOLFIERS18
  • MONTICELLITE16
  • MONTICULUSES16
  • MONUMENTALLY19
  • MOONCHILDREN20
  • MOONLIGHTERS18
  • MOONLIGHTING19
  • MOONSTRICKEN20
  • MOORBUZZARDS35
  • MOPISHNESSES19
  • MORALISATION14
  • MORALIZATION23
  • MORALIZINGLY27
  • MORBIDNESSES17
  • MORBIFICALLY24
  • MORBILLIFORM21
  • MORDACIOUSLY20
  • MORGENSTERNS15
  • MORIGERATION15
  • MOROSENESSES14
  • MORPHALLAXES26
  • MORPHALLAXIS26
  • MORPHOGENIES20
  • MORPHOGRAPHY28
  • MORPHOLOGIES20
  • MORPHOLOGIST20
  • MORPHOMETRIC23
  • MORPHOTROPIC23
  • MORTARBOARDS17
  • MORTGAGEABLE18
  • MORTIFYINGLY24
  • MOSASAURUSES14
  • MOSBOLLETJIE23
  • MOSCHIFEROUS22
  • MOSSBLUITERS16
  • MOSSTROOPERS16
  • MOTHERBOARDS20
  • MOTHERCRAFTS22
  • MOTHERFUCKER26
  • MOTHERHOUSES20
  • MOTHERLINESS17
  • MOTHPROOFERS22
  • MOTHPROOFING23
  • MOTIONLESSLY17
  • MOTIVATIONAL17
  • MOTIVELESSLY20
  • MOTOCROSSERS16
  • MOTONEURONAL14
  • MOTORBICYCLE23
  • MOTORBOATERS16
  • MOTORBOATING17
  • MOTORCOACHES21
  • MOTORCYCLING22
  • MOTORCYCLIST21
  • MOTORISATION14
  • MOTORIZATION23
  • MOTORMOUTHED20
  • MOTORSAILERS14
  • MOUCHARABIES21
  • MOULDABILITY20
  • MOULDINESSES15
  • MOUNTAINEERS14
  • MOUNTAINSIDE15
  • MOUNTAINTOPS16
  • MOUNTEBANKED21
  • MOUNTENANCES16
  • MOUNTENAUNCE16
  • MOURNFULLEST17
  • MOURNFULNESS17
  • MOUSETRAPPED19
  • MOUSQUETAIRE23
  • MOUSTACHIOED20
  • MOUTHBREEDER20
  • MOUTHBROODER20
  • MOVABILITIES19
  • MOVEABLENESS19
  • MOVELESSNESS17
  • MOVIEMAKINGS24
  • MOXIBUSTIONS23
  • MUCILAGINOUS17
  • MUCKAMUCKING29
  • MUCKSPREADER23
  • MUCOPEPTIDES21
  • MUCOPROTEINS18
  • MUCOPURULENT18
  • MUCRONATIONS16
  • MUDDLEHEADED21
  • MUDSLINGINGS17
  • MUGWUMPERIES22
  • MULATTRESSES14
  • MULIEBRITIES16
  • MULISHNESSES17
  • MULLIGATAWNY21
  • MULTIANGULAR15
  • MULTIAUTHORS17
  • MULTIBARRELS16
  • MULTIBILLION16
  • MULTICAULINE16
  • MULTICENTERS16
  • MULTICENTRAL16
  • MULTICENTRIC18
  • MULTICHAMBER23
  • MULTICHANNEL19
  • MULTICIPITAL18
  • MULTICLIENTS16
  • MULTICOLORED17
  • MULTICOLOURS16
  • MULTICOLUMNS18
  • MULTICOSTATE16
  • MULTICOUNTRY19
  • MULTICOURSES16
  • MULTICUSPIDS19
  • MULTIDENTATE15
  • MULTIELEMENT16
  • MULTIENGINES15
  • MULTIENZYMES28
  • MULTIETHNICS19
  • MULTIFACETED20
  • MULTIFACTORS19
  • MULTIFARIOUS17
  • MULTIFEATURE17
  • MULTIFLASHES20
  • MULTIFLOROUS17
  • MULTIFOLIATE17
  • MULTIFORMITY22
  • MULTIGRAVIDA19
  • MULTILATERAL14
  • MULTILAYERED18
  • MULTILEVELED18
  • MULTILINGUAL15
  • MULTILOBULAR16
  • MULTILOCULAR16
  • MULTILOQUENT23
  • MULTILOQUIES23
  • MULTILOQUOUS23
  • MULTIMEGATON17
  • MULTIMILLION16
  • MULTINATIONS14
  • MULTINOMIALS16
  • MULTINOMINAL16
  • MULTINUCLEAR16
  • MULTIPARTIES16
  • MULTIPARTITE16
  • MULTIPHOTONS19
  • MULTIPICTURE18
  • MULTIPLAYERS19
  • MULTIPLEXERS23
  • MULTIPLEXING24
  • MULTIPLEXORS23
  • MULTIPLIABLE18
  • MULTIPLICAND19
  • MULTIPLICATE18
  • MULTIPLICITY21
  • MULTIPRESENT16
  • MULTIPROBLEM20
  • MULTIPRODUCT19
  • MULTIPRONGED18
  • MULTIPURPOSE18
  • MULTISCIENCE18
  • MULTISCREENS16
  • MULTISENSORY17
  • MULTISEPTATE16
  • MULTISERIATE14
  • MULTISERVICE19
  • MULTISKILLED19
  • MULTISOURCES16
  • MULTISPECIES18
  • MULTISTEMMED19
  • MULTISTOREYS17
  • MULTISTORIED15
  • MULTISTORIES14
  • MULTISTRIKES18
  • MULTISULCATE16
  • MULTISYSTEMS19
  • MULTITASKERS18
  • MULTITASKING19
  • MULTITOWERED18
  • MULTITRACKED21
  • MULTIVALENCE19
  • MULTIVALENCY22
  • MULTIVALENTS17
  • MULTIVARIATE17
  • MULTIVARIOUS17
  • MULTIVERSITY20
  • MULTIVITAMIN19
  • MULTIVOLTINE17
  • MULTIVOLUMES19
  • MULTIWARHEAD21
  • MULTIWINDOWS21
  • MULTUNGULATE15
  • MUMBLETYPEGS24
  • MUNICIPALISE18
  • MUNICIPALISM20
  • MUNICIPALIST18
  • MUNICIPALITY21
  • MUNICIPALIZE27
  • MUNIFICENCES21
  • MUNIFICENTLY22
  • MUNITIONEERS14
  • MUNITIONETTE14
  • MURMURATIONS16
  • MUSCULATIONS16
  • MUSCULATURES16
  • MUSEOLOGICAL17
  • MUSEOLOGISTS15
  • MUSHROOMINGS20
  • MUSICALISING17
  • MUSICALITIES16
  • MUSICALIZING26
  • MUSICIANSHIP21
  • MUSICOLOGIES17
  • MUSICOLOGIST17
  • MUSKELLUNGES19
  • MUSSITATIONS14
  • MUTABILITIES16
  • MUTAGENICITY20
  • MUTAGENISING16
  • MUTAGENIZING25
  • MUTATIONALLY17
  • MUTATIONISTS14
  • MUTESSARIFAT17
  • MUTINOUSNESS14
  • MUTTERATIONS14
  • MUTTONFISHES20
  • MUTTONHEADED19
  • MUTUALNESSES14
  • MUZZLELOADER33
  • MYCETOLOGIES20
  • MYCETOMATOUS21
  • MYCOBACTERIA23
  • MYCODOMATIUM24
  • MYCOPHAGISTS25
  • MYCOPLASMATA23
  • MYCOTOXOLOGY30
  • MYELINATIONS17
  • MYELOBLASTIC21
  • MYELOPATHIES22
  • MYGALOMORPHS25
  • MYLONITISING18
  • MYLONITIZING27
  • MYOFIBRILLAR22
  • MYOFILAMENTS22
  • MYOGRAPHICAL25
  • MYOGRAPHISTS23
  • MYOINOSITOLS17
  • MYOMECTOMIES23
  • MYRINGITISES18
  • MYRINGOSCOPE22
  • MYRMECOCHORY29
  • MYRMECOLOGIC24
  • MYRMECOPHILE26
  • MYRMECOPHILY29
  • MYSTAGOGICAL21
  • MYSTAGOGUSES19
  • MYSTERIOUSLY20
  • MYSTICALNESS19
  • MYSTIFYINGLY27
  • MYTHOGENESES21
  • MYTHOGENESIS21
  • MYTHOGRAPHER26
  • MYTHOLOGIANS21
  • MYTHOLOGICAL23
  • MYTHOLOGISED22
  • MYTHOLOGISER21
  • MYTHOLOGISES21
  • MYTHOLOGISTS21
  • MYTHOLOGIZED31
  • MYTHOLOGIZER30
  • MYTHOLOGIZES30
  • MYTHOMANIACS24
  • MYTHOPOEISMS24
  • MYTHOPOEISTS22
  • MYXEDEMATOUS27
  • MYXOMYCETOUS31
Letters by positionIn 45% of these words the 12th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. I27%
  2. A21%
  3. E20%
3rd letter
  1. S20%
  2. N17%
  3. L15%
9th letter
  1. I20%
  2. A10%
  3. T9%
10th letter
  1. I26%
  2. S11%
  3. O9%
11th letter
  1. E29%
  2. N15%
  3. L7%
12th letter
  1. S45%
  2. E9%
  3. G8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 19 in Scrabble; MOORBUZZARDS tops the list with 35. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1414 points: 71 words
  2. 15 points: 74 words
  3. 1616 points: 153 words
  4. 17 points: 149 words
  5. 1818 points: 151 words
  6. 19 points: 166 words
  7. 2020 points: 126 words
  8. 21 points: 108 words
  9. 2222 points: 66 words
  10. 23 points: 77 words
  11. 2424 points: 49 words
  12. 25 points: 30 words
  13. 2626 points: 26 words
  14. 27 points: 12 words
  15. 2828 points: 6 words
  16. 29 points: 9 words
  17. 3030 points: 6 words
  18. 31 points: 2 words
  19. 3232 points: 3 words
  20. 33 points: 2 words
  21. 3434 points: 0 words
  22. 35 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
MOORBUZZARDS3538Collins only
MUZZLELOADER3337NWL only
MEZZOTINTING3337Collins · NWL
MAXIMIZATION3235All three
METHOXYCHLOR3232All three
MEZZOTINTERS3234Collins only
MYTHOLOGIZED3132All three
MYXOMYCETOUS3133Collins only
MYTHOLOGIZES3031All three
MECHANIZABLE3034All three
MERCHANDIZED3032All three
MISEMPHASIZE3032All three

Manufacturer, metropolitan and measurement rank among the best-known entries. M holds sixth place among opening letters at this length: fewer words than C at 2,167, more than the small groups headed by K at 101 and Q at 85. Three roots, MULTI-, MICRO- and MONO-, set the tone.

Twelve-letter M words by the numbers

  • 1,287 words begin with M, sixth among opening letters at twelve letters.
  • 584 end in S, 115 in E and 108 in G.
  • MULTI- opens 97 words, MICRO- 87 and MONO- 86, for 270 together.
  • Only 29 count as common English, and average Scrabble is 19.2.
  • Collins holds 1,199 of the group, NWL2023 825 and ENABLE 657.

MULTI, MICRO and MONO do the heavy lifting

MULTI- opens 97 words, including multilingual, multipurpose and multivitamin. MICRO- adds 87, among them microbiology, microgravity and microsurgeon, and MONO- brings 86 more, from monopolistic and monosyllable to monotheistic.

META- is smaller at 58 but covers everyday ground: metaphysical, metaphorical and metabolizing. Read the first four letters before you read the rest of the word, because one of these four roots will tell you most of what you need.

Y hides inside 201 M words, far more than the 19 that carry a Q or the 4 with a ZZ pair. That makes Y the letter to hunt for when a clue leaves the second half open.

The four M words with a double Z

moorbuzzards tops the group at 35, and Collins is the only tournament list that takes it. The other three ZZ words are mezzotinting and muzzleloader at 33 and mezzotinters at 32, and muzzleloader is missing from Collins while the other two are not.

The rest of the leaders are more conventional: maximization and methoxychlor reach 32 each, and mythologized and myxomycetous sit at 31.

462 of the 1,287 entries appear in Collins but not in NWL2023. Combine that with just 29 common words and the picture is clear: this is specialist vocabulary, useful for pattern play rather than everyday conversation.

Why M words so often end in S

Note

A plain S closes 584 of the 1,287 words, which is more than the next three endings combined. E adds 115, G 108, Y 95 and D 91.

Questions people ask

How many 12-letter words start with M?
1,287, which makes M the sixth-largest opening letter at this length. S leads with 2,238 words and P has 2,200, while the smallest groups are headed by Y and X.
Which word roots appear most in twelve-letter M words?
MULTI- opens 97 words, MICRO- 87 and MONO- 86, so those three roots cover 270 entries. META- adds 58 more with words such as metaphysical and metaphorical.
What is the highest-scoring 12-letter word starting with M?
Moorbuzzards scores 35 on the strength of its ZZ pair, but only Collins accepts it. Mezzotinting and muzzleloader follow at 33, and mezzotinters is worth 32.

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