5-letter words starting with M

M is the starting tile for 666 five-letter matches; the 107-answer subset and 28-point muzzy lead make this a split list for puzzle solvers and score chasers.

679 wordsTop pick MIGHTHighest score MUZZY 28

137 of 679 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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S starts the most 5-letter words (1,547); X starts the fewest (15). M ranks #7 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 137 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 137 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 679

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

MAAED₈
MAARE₇
MAARS₇
MABES₉
MACAW₁₂
MACED₁₀
MACER₉
MACES₉
MACHE₁₂
MACHI₁₂
MACHO₁₂
MACHS₁₂
MACKS₁₃
MACLE₉
MACON₉
MACRO₉
MADAM₁₀
MADGE₉
MADID₉
MADLY₁₁
MADRE₈
MAFIA₁₀
MAFIC₁₂
MAGES₈
MAGGS₉
MAGIC₁₀
MAGMA₁₀
MAGOT₈
MAGUS₈
MAHOE₁₀
MAHUA₁₀
MAHWA₁₃
MAIDS₈
MAIKO₁₁
MAIKS₁₁
MAILE₇
MAILL₇
MAILS₇
MAIMS₉
MAINS₇
MAIRE₇
MAIRS₇
MAISE₇
MAIST₇
MAIZE₁₆
MAJOR₁₄
MAKAR₁₁
MAKER₁₁
MAKES₁₁
MAKIS₁₁
MAKOS₁₁
MALAM₉
MALAR₇
MALAS₇
MALAX₁₄
MALES₇
MALIC₉
MALIK₁₁
MALIS₇
MALLS₇
MALMS₉
MALMY₁₂
MALTS₇
MALTY₁₀
MALVA₁₀
MALWA₁₀
MAMAS₉
MAMBA₁₁
MAMBO₁₁
MAMEE₉
MAMEY₁₂
MAMIE₉
MAMMA₁₁
MAMMY₁₄
MANAS₇
MANAT₇
MANDI₈
MANEB₉
MANED₈
MANEH₁₀
MANES₇
MANET₇
MANGA₈
MANGE₈
MANGO₈
MANGS₈
MANGY₁₁
MANIA₇
MANIC₉
MANIS₇
MANKY₁₄
MANLY₁₀
MANNA₇
MANOR₇
MANOS₇
MANSE₇
MANTA₇
MANTO₇
MANTY₁₀
MANUL₇
MANUS₇
MAPAU₉
MAPLE₉
MAQUI₁₆
MARAE₇
MARAH₁₀
MARAS₇
MARCH₁₂
MARCS₉
MARDY₁₁
MARES₇
MARGE₈
MARGS₈
MARIA₇
MARID₈
MARKA₁₁
MARKS₁₁
MARLE₇
MARLS₇
MARLY₁₀
MARMS₉
MARON₇
MAROR₇
MARRI₇
MARRY₁₀
MARSE₇
MARSH₁₀
MARTS₇
MARVY₁₃
MASAS₇
MASED₈
MASER₇
MASES₇
MASHY₁₃
MASKS₁₁
MASON₇
MASSA₇
MASSE₇
MASSY₁₀
MASTS₇
MASTY₁₀
MASUS₇
MATAI₇
MATCH₁₂
MATED₈
MATER₇
MATES₇
MATEY₁₀
MATHS₁₀
MATIN₇
MATLO₇
MATTE₇
MATTS₇
MATZA₁₆
MATZO₁₆
MAUBY₁₂
MAUDS₈
MAULS₇
MAUND₈
MAURI₇
MAUSY₁₀
MAUTS₇
MAUVE₁₀
MAUZY₁₉
MAVEN₁₀
MAVIE₁₀
MAVIN₁₀
MAVIS₁₀
MAWED₁₁
MAWKS₁₄
MAWKY₁₇
MAWRS₁₀
MAXED₁₅
MAXES₁₄
MAXIM₁₆
MAXIS₁₄
MAYAN₁₀
MAYAS₁₀
MAYBE₁₂
MAYED₁₁
MAYOR₁₀
MAYOS₁₀
MAYST₁₀
MAZED₁₇
MAZER₁₆
MAZES₁₆
MAZEY₁₉
MAZUT₁₆
MBIRA₉
MEADS₈
MEALS₇
MEALY₁₀
MEANE₇
MEANS₇
MEANT₇
MEANY₁₀
MEARE₇
MEASE₇
MEATH₁₀
MEATS₇
MEATY₁₀
MEBOS₉
MECCA₁₁
MECHS₁₂
MECKS₁₃
MEDAL₈
MEDIA₈
MEDIC₁₀
MEDII₈
MEDLE₈
MEEDS₈
MEERS₇
MEETS₇
MEFFS₁₃
MEINS₇
MEINT₇
MEINY₁₀
MEITH₁₀
MEKKA₁₅
MELAS₇
MELDS₈
MELEE₇
MELIC₉
MELIK₁₁
MELLS₇
MELON₇
MELTS₇
MELTY₁₀
MEMES₉
MEMOS₉
MENAD₈
MENDS₈
MENED₈
MENES₇
MENGE₈
MENGS₈
MENSA₇
MENSE₇
MENSH₁₀
MENTA₇
MENTO₇
MENUS₇
MEOUS₇
MEOWS₁₀
MERCH₁₂
MERCS₉
MERCY₁₂
MERDE₈
MERED₈
MEREL₇
MERER₇
MERES₇
MERGE₈
MERIL₇
MERIS₇
MERIT₇
MERKS₁₁
MERLE₇
MERLS₇
MERRY₁₀
MERSE₇
MESAL₇
MESAS₇
MESEL₇
MESES₇
MESHY₁₃
MESIC₉
MESNE₇
MESON₇
MESSY₁₀
MESTO₇
METAL₇
METED₈
METER₇
METES₇
METHO₁₀
METHS₁₀
METIC₉
METIF₁₀
METIS₇
METOL₇
METRE₇
METRO₇
MEUSE₇
MEVED₁₁
MEVES₁₀
MEWED₁₁
MEWLS₁₀
MEYNT₁₀
MEZES₁₆
MEZZE₂₅
MEZZO₂₅
MHORR₁₀
MIAOU₇
MIAOW₁₀
MIASM₉
MIAUL₇
MICAS₉
MICHE₁₂
MICHT₁₂
MICKS₁₃
MICKY₁₆
MICOS₉
MICRA₉
MICRO₉
MIDDY₁₂
MIDGE₉
MIDGY₁₂
MIDIS₈
MIDST₈
MIENS₇
MIEVE₁₀
MIFFS₁₃
MIFFY₁₆
MIFTY₁₃
MIGGS₉
MIGHT₁₁
MIHIS₁₀
MIKED₁₂
MIKES₁₁
MIKRA₁₁
MIKVA₁₄
MILCH₁₂
MILDS₈
MILER₇
MILES₇
MILFS₁₀
MILIA₇
MILKO₁₁
MILKS₁₁
MILKY₁₄
MILLE₇
MILLS₇
MILOR₇
MILOS₇
MILPA₉
MILTS₇
MILTY₁₀
MILTZ₁₆
MIMED₁₀
MIMEO₉
MIMER₉
MIMES₉
MIMIC₁₁
MIMSY₁₂
MINAE₇
MINAR₇
MINAS₇
MINCE₉
MINCY₁₂
MINDS₈
MINED₈
MINER₇
MINES₇
MINGE₈
MINGS₈
MINGY₁₁
MINIM₉
MINIS₇
MINKE₁₁
MINKS₁₁
MINNY₁₀
MINOR₇
MINOS₇
MINTS₇
MINTY₁₀
MINUS₇
MIRED₈
MIRES₇
MIREX₁₄
MIRID₈
MIRIN₇
MIRKS₁₁
MIRKY₁₄
MIRLY₁₀
MIRTH₁₀
MIRVS₁₀
MIRZA₁₆
MISCH₁₂
MISDO₈
MISER₇
MISES₇
MISGO₈
MISOS₇
MISSA₇
MISSY₁₀
MISTS₇
MISTY₁₀
MITCH₁₂
MITER₇
MITES₇
MITIS₇
MITRE₇
MITTS₇
MIXED₁₅
MIXEN₁₄
MIXER₁₄
MIXES₁₄
MIXTE₁₄
MIXUP₁₆
MIZEN₁₆
MIZZY₂₈
MNEME₉
MOANS₇
MOATS₇
MOBBY₁₄
MOBES₉
MOBIE₉
MOBLE₉
MOCHA₁₂
MOCHI₁₂
MOCHS₁₂
MOCHY₁₅
MOCKS₁₃
MODAL₈
MODEL₈
MODEM₁₀
MODER₈
MODES₈
MODGE₉
MODII₈
MODUS₈
MOERS₇
MOFOS₁₀
MOGGY₁₂
MOGUL₈
MOHEL₁₀
MOHOS₁₀
MOHRS₁₀
MOHUA₁₀
MOHUR₁₀
MOILS₇
MOIRA₇
MOIRE₇
MOIST₇
MOITS₇
MOJOS₁₄
MOKES₁₁
MOKIS₁₁
MOKOS₁₁
MOLAL₇
MOLAR₇
MOLAS₇
MOLDS₈
MOLDY₁₁
MOLES₇
MOLLA₇
MOLLS₇
MOLLY₁₀
MOLTO₇
MOLTS₇
MOLYS₁₀
MOMES₉
MOMMA₁₁
MOMMY₁₄
MOMUS₉
MONAD₈
MONAL₇
MONAS₇
MONDE₈
MONDO₈
MONER₇
MONEY₁₀
MONGO₈
MONGS₈
MONIC₉
MONIE₇
MONKS₁₁
MONOS₇
MONTE₇
MONTH₁₀
MONTY₁₀
MOOCH₁₂
MOODS₈
MOODY₁₁
MOOED₈
MOOKS₁₁
MOOLA₇
MOOLI₇
MOOLS₇
MOOLY₁₀
MOONS₇
MOONY₁₀
MOOPS₉
MOORS₇
MOORY₁₀
MOOSE₇
MOOTS₇
MOOVE₁₀
MOPED₁₀
MOPER₉
MOPES₉
MOPEY₁₂
MOPPY₁₄
MOPSY₁₂
MOPUS₉
MORAE₇
MORAL₇
MORAS₇
MORAT₇
MORAY₁₀
MOREL₇
MORES₇
MORIA₇
MORNE₇
MORNS₇
MORON₇
MORPH₁₂
MORRA₇
MORRO₇
MORSE₇
MORTS₇
MOSED₈
MOSES₇
MOSEY₁₀
MOSKS₁₁
MOSSO₇
MOSSY₁₀
MOSTE₇
MOSTS₇
MOTED₈
MOTEL₇
MOTEN₇
MOTES₇
MOTET₇
MOTEY₁₀
MOTHS₁₀
MOTHY₁₃
MOTIF₁₀
MOTIS₇
MOTOR₇
MOTTE₇
MOTTO₇
MOTTS₇
MOTTY₁₀
MOTUS₇
MOTZA₁₆
MOUCH₁₂
MOUES₇
MOULD₈
MOULS₇
MOULT₇
MOUND₈
MOUNT₇
MOUPS₉
MOURN₇
MOUSE₇
MOUST₇
MOUSY₁₀
MOUTH₁₀
MOVED₁₁
MOVER₁₀
MOVES₁₀
MOVIE₁₀
MOWAS₁₀
MOWED₁₁
MOWER₁₀
MOWRA₁₀
MOXAS₁₄
MOXIE₁₄
MOYAS₁₀
MOYLE₁₀
MOYLS₁₀
MOZED₁₇
MOZES₁₆
MOZOS₁₆
MPRET₉
MUCHO₁₂
MUCIC₁₁
MUCID₁₀
MUCIN₉
MUCKS₁₃
MUCKY₁₆
MUCOR₉
MUCRO₉
MUCUS₉
MUDDY₁₂
MUDGE₉
MUDIR₈
MUDRA₈
MUFFS₁₃
MUFTI₁₀
MUGGA₉
MUGGS₉
MUGGY₁₂
MUHLY₁₃
MUIDS₈
MUILS₇
MUIRS₇
MUIST₇
MUJIK₁₈
MULCH₁₂
MULCT₉
MULED₈
MULES₇
MULEY₁₀
MULGA₈
MULIE₇
MULLA₇
MULLS₇
MULSE₇
MULSH₁₀
MUMMS₁₁
MUMMY₁₄
MUMPS₁₁
MUMSY₁₂
MUMUS₉
MUNCH₁₂
MUNGA₈
MUNGO₈
MUNGS₈
MUNIS₇
MUNTS₇
MUNTU₇
MUONS₇
MURAL₇
MURAS₇
MURED₈
MURES₇
MUREX₁₄
MURID₈
MURKS₁₁
MURKY₁₄
MURLS₇
MURLY₁₀
MURRA₇
MURRE₇
MURRI₇
MURRS₇
MURRY₁₀
MURTI₇
MURVA₁₀
MUSAR₇
MUSCA₉
MUSED₈
MUSER₇
MUSES₇
MUSET₇
MUSHA₁₀
MUSHY₁₃
MUSIC₉
MUSIT₇
MUSKS₁₁
MUSKY₁₄
MUSOS₇
MUSSE₇
MUSSY₁₀
MUSTH₁₀
MUSTS₇
MUSTY₁₀
MUTCH₁₂
MUTED₈
MUTER₇
MUTES₇
MUTHA₁₀
MUTIS₇
MUTON₇
MUTTS₇
MUXED₁₅
MUXES₁₄
MUZAK₂₀
MUZZY₂₈
MVULE₁₀
MYALL₁₀
MYLAR₁₀
MYNAH₁₃
MYNAS₁₀
MYOID₁₁
MYOMA₁₂
MYOPE₁₂
MYOPS₁₂
MYOPY₁₅
MYRRH₁₃
MYSID₁₁
MYTHI₁₃
MYTHS₁₃
MYTHY₁₆
MYXOS₁₇
MZEES₁₆

Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 5th letter is S.

2nd letter

A28%
O24%
I16%

3rd letter

R13%
N13%
L10%

4th letter

E18%
I9%
T8%

5th letter

S33%
Y13%
E11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; MUZZY tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 237 words
8 points: 77 words
99 points: 68 words
10 points: 116 words
1111 points: 52 words
12 points: 44 words
1313 points: 20 words
14 points: 26 words
1515 points: 6 words
16 points: 21 words
1717 points: 4 words
18 points: 1 words
1919 points: 2 words
20 points: 1 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 2 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 0 words
28 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
MUZZY	28	29	All three
MIZZY	28	28	Collins only
MEZZO	25	26	All three
MEZZE	25	26	Collins only
MUZAK	20	22	NWL only
MAUZY	19	20	NWL only
MAZEY	19	19	Collins only
MUJIK	18	22	All three
MAZED	17	18	All three
MAWKY	17	17	Collins only
MOZED	17	18	Collins only
MYXOS	17	17	Collins only

Everyday M words cover several useful topics: music, media, money, model and movie are all in the examples. You can scan these familiar options first when a clue points to M, then use the full list when the board has ruled them out. Common words make up 132 of the 666 entries, so many valid choices will be less familiar.

S is the leading M ending

The ending pattern gives another practical filter. S closes 224 entries, while Y closes 87 and E closes 75. That makes an S ending especially common in the full list, though it does not guarantee a Wordle answer.

If your last square is still open, compare those likely endings with the letters already eliminated.

Scrabble changes the feel of this page. Muzzy and mizzy lead at 28 points each, followed by mezzo and mezze at 25. Those are far from the everyday examples, but they show the payoff of holding a Z.

The average score is 9.5, so the highest plays are exceptional rather than typical.

Everyday M words beside the full list

Start from music when its known letters match your pattern.
M has 666 listed matches across this five-letter group.
muzzy 28 is the score leader at 28 points.
The Wordle answer group contains 107 entries for this opening letter.

M’s Z plays lead the score table

Tip

M’s list moves from familiar everyday vocabulary to rare high-value plays. The answer set is smaller than the full dictionary list, so separate recognition from tournament coverage.

A smaller M answer pool

For Wordle, 107 of the M entries are answers. Start with recognisable examples such as music, money, month or maybe when they fit the feedback. Keep the broader list nearby for pattern matching, since a dictionary entry and an answer candidate are different pools.

M has a clear contrast between everyday names and tile-heavy rarities. Music, media and money are immediately readable; muzzy and mizzy belong to a different kind of search. That split is useful when you move between a word puzzle and a board game.

For a puzzle, familiar vocabulary narrows the options quickly. For a rack-based game, the score list can make an odd-looking entry valuable, provided your dictionary allows it. The 107 answer entries sit inside a much larger list, so keep those two purposes separate as you browse.

M’s repeated S ending appears 224 times, more than Y or E, so the last square has a clear statistical favorite.

Questions people ask

Which familiar M words appear in the examples?

Music, media, money, model and movie are all listed examples. They provide recognisable candidates when your pattern starts with M, while the wider 666-word list can help once those choices no longer fit the board.

Why do M entries vary so much in Scrabble value?

The average score is 9.5, but muzzy and mizzy both reach 28 points. Their Z tiles lift them well above ordinary plays, showing why a score ranking can look very different from a list of everyday words.

How many M words are Wordle answers?

There are 107 M entries in the answer pool. That is only part of the 666 matches, so a word accepted as a guess may still be absent from the solution set; use revealed positions to narrow candidates.

Which ending appears most often among M words?

S is the most frequent final letter, with 224 matches. Y follows at 87 and E at 75, giving you a clear order for checking endings in the full list when the last square is open.

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5-letter words starting with M

Common words 137 · most-used first

Highest-scoring words

S is the leading M ending

Everyday M words beside the full list

M’s Z plays lead the score table

A smaller M answer pool

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