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6-letter words with M as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter

6-letter words with M as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter total 381 across tournament dictionaries.

381 wordsTop pick MATTERHighest score MUZZED 27

45 of 381 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With M in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (381 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 45 · most-used first

All valid words 381

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

  • MAASES8
  • MACHER13
  • MACHES13
  • MACLED11
  • MACLES10
  • MADDED11
  • MADDEN10
  • MADDER10
  • MADGES10
  • MADMEN11
  • MADRES9
  • MAFTED12
  • MAGGED11
  • MAGLEV12
  • MAGNES9
  • MAGNET9
  • MAGUEY12
  • MAHOES11
  • MAIDED10
  • MAIDEN9
  • MAIHEM13
  • MAILED9
  • MAILER8
  • MAILES8
  • MAIMED11
  • MAIMER10
  • MAINED9
  • MAINER8
  • MAIRES8
  • MAISES8
  • MAIZES17
  • MALFED12
  • MALLED9
  • MALLEE8
  • MALLEI8
  • MALLET8
  • MALTED9
  • MAMEES10
  • MAMIES10
  • MAMMEE12
  • MAMMER12
  • MAMMET12
  • MAMMEY15
  • MAMZER19
  • MANGED10
  • MANGEL9
  • MANGER9
  • MANGES9
  • MANGEY12
  • MANIES8
  • MANNED9
  • MANNER8
  • MANRED9
  • MANSES8
  • MANTEL8
  • MANTES8
  • MAPLES10
  • MAPPED13
  • MAPPER12
  • MARAES8
  • MARCEL10
  • MARGES9
  • MARIES8
  • MARKED13
  • MARKER12
  • MARKET12
  • MARLED9
  • MARLES8
  • MARRED9
  • MARRER8
  • MARSES8
  • MARTED9
  • MARTEL8
  • MARTEN8
  • MARVEL11
  • MARVER11
  • MASHED12
  • MASHER11
  • MASHES11
  • MASKED13
  • MASKEG13
  • MASKER12
  • MASSED9
  • MASSES8
  • MASTED9
  • MASTER8
  • MATIER8
  • MATIES8
  • MATJES15
  • MATRES8
  • MATTED9
  • MATTER8
  • MATTES8
  • MAUGER9
  • MAULED9
  • MAULER8
  • MAUMET10
  • MAUVER11
  • MAUVES11
  • MAVIES11
  • MAWGER12
  • MAWMET13
  • MAYBES13
  • MAYHEM16
  • MAZIER17
  • MEAGER9
  • MEALED9
  • MEALER8
  • MEANED9
  • MEANER8
  • MEANES8
  • MEARES8
  • MEASED9
  • MEASES8
  • MEATED9
  • MEAWES11
  • MEAZEL17
  • MEDLED10
  • MEDLES9
  • MEDLEY12
  • MEEKEN12
  • MEEKER12
  • MEERED9
  • MEETER8
  • MEINED9
  • MEINEY11
  • MELDED10
  • MELDER9
  • MELEES8
  • MELLED9
  • MELTED9
  • MELTER8
  • MEMBER12
  • MENDED10
  • MENDER9
  • MENEER8
  • MENGED10
  • MENGES9
  • MENSED9
  • MENSES8
  • MENTEE8
  • MEOUED9
  • MEOWED12
  • MERCER10
  • MERCES10
  • MERDES9
  • MERGED10
  • MERGEE9
  • MERGER9
  • MERGES9
  • MERLES8
  • MERMEN10
  • MERSES8
  • MESHED12
  • MESHES11
  • MESNES8
  • MESSED9
  • MESSES8
  • MESTEE8
  • MESTER8
  • METIER8
  • METRED9
  • METRES8
  • MEUSED9
  • MEUSES8
  • MEWLED12
  • MEWLER11
  • MEWSED12
  • MEWSES11
  • MEZZES26
  • MICHED14
  • MICHER13
  • MICHES13
  • MICKEY17
  • MIDDEN10
  • MIDDER10
  • MIDGES10
  • MIDGET10
  • MIDLEG10
  • MIEVED12
  • MIEVES11
  • MIFFED15
  • MIHIED12
  • MIKVEH18
  • MILDED10
  • MILDEN9
  • MILDER9
  • MILDEW12
  • MILIEU8
  • MILKED13
  • MILKEN12
  • MILKER12
  • MILLED9
  • MILLER8
  • MILLES8
  • MILLET8
  • MILNEB10
  • MILSEY11
  • MILTED9
  • MILTER8
  • MIMMER12
  • MIMSEY13
  • MINCED11
  • MINCER10
  • MINCES10
  • MINDED10
  • MINDER9
  • MINGED10
  • MINGER9
  • MINGES9
  • MINIER8
  • MINKES12
  • MINTED9
  • MINTER8
  • MINUET8
  • MINXES15
  • MIOSES8
  • MIRIER8
  • MIRKER12
  • MIRVED12
  • MISFED12
  • MISKEN12
  • MISKEY15
  • MISLED9
  • MISMET10
  • MISPEN10
  • MISSED9
  • MISSEE8
  • MISSEL8
  • MISSES8
  • MISSET8
  • MISTED9
  • MISTER8
  • MITHER11
  • MITIER8
  • MITRED9
  • MITRES8
  • MITTEN8
  • MIXIER15
  • MIZZEN26
  • MIZZES26
  • MNEMES10
  • MOANED9
  • MOANER8
  • MOATED9
  • MOBBED13
  • MOBBER12
  • MOBIES10
  • MOBLED11
  • MOBLES10
  • MOCKED15
  • MOCKER14
  • MODDED11
  • MODDER10
  • MODGED11
  • MODGES10
  • MOERED9
  • MOGGED11
  • MOIDER9
  • MOILED9
  • MOILER8
  • MOIRES8
  • MOISER8
  • MOJOES15
  • MOLDED10
  • MOLDER9
  • MOLIES8
  • MOLTED9
  • MOLTEN8
  • MOLTER8
  • MOMMET12
  • MOMSER10
  • MOMZER19
  • MONDES9
  • MONGED10
  • MONGER9
  • MONIED9
  • MONIES8
  • MONKEY15
  • MONTEM10
  • MONTES8
  • MOOLED9
  • MOOLEY11
  • MOONED9
  • MOONER8
  • MOOPED11
  • MOORED9
  • MOOTED9
  • MOOTER8
  • MOOVED12
  • MOOVES11
  • MOPIER10
  • MOPPED13
  • MOPPER12
  • MOPPET12
  • MOREEN8
  • MORGEN9
  • MORNED9
  • MORNES8
  • MORSEL8
  • MORSES8
  • MOSHED12
  • MOSHER11
  • MOSHES11
  • MOSSED9
  • MOSSER8
  • MOSSES8
  • MOTHED12
  • MOTHER11
  • MOTIER8
  • MOTLEY11
  • MOTSER8
  • MOTTES8
  • MOUPED11
  • MOUSED9
  • MOUSER8
  • MOUSES8
  • MOUSEY11
  • MOUTER8
  • MOVIES11
  • MOXIES15
  • MOYLED12
  • MOYLES11
  • MOZZES26
  • MPOXES17
  • MUCHEL13
  • MUCHES13
  • MUCKED15
  • MUCKER14
  • MUDDED11
  • MUDDER10
  • MUDGED11
  • MUDGER10
  • MUDGES10
  • MUDHEN12
  • MUFFED15
  • MUGGED11
  • MUGGEE10
  • MUGGER10
  • MULIES8
  • MULLED9
  • MULLEN8
  • MULLER8
  • MULLET8
  • MULLEY11
  • MULSES8
  • MUMMED13
  • MUMMER12
  • MUMPED13
  • MUMPER12
  • MUNGED10
  • MUNTER8
  • MUPPET12
  • MURDER9
  • MURKER12
  • MURLED9
  • MURREE8
  • MURREN8
  • MURRES8
  • MURREY11
  • MUSHED12
  • MUSHER11
  • MUSHES11
  • MUSKED13
  • MUSKEG13
  • MUSKET12
  • MUSSED9
  • MUSSEL8
  • MUSSES8
  • MUSTED9
  • MUSTEE8
  • MUSTER8
  • MUTTER8
  • MUTUEL8
  • MUZZED27
  • MUZZES26
  • MVULES11
  • MYASES11
  • MYOGEN12
  • MYOPES13
  • MYOSES11
Letters by positionIn 28% of these words the 6th letter is D.
2nd letter
  1. A28%
  2. O22%
  3. I19%
3rd letter
  1. S13%
  2. N12%
  3. R11%
4th letter
  1. L12%
  2. S11%
  3. T11%
6th letter
  1. D28%
  2. S26%
  3. R24%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; MUZZED tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 105 words
  2. 9 points: 79 words
  3. 1010 points: 49 words
  4. 11 points: 47 words
  5. 1212 points: 49 words
  6. 13 points: 22 words
  7. 1414 points: 3 words
  8. 15 points: 12 words
  9. 1616 points: 1 words
  10. 17 points: 5 words
  11. 1818 points: 1 words
  12. 19 points: 2 words
  13. 2020 points: 0 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 0 words
  16. 23 points: 0 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 5 words
  20. 27 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
MUZZED2729Collins only
MIZZEN2628All three
MEZZES2627Collins only
MIZZES2627Collins only
MOZZES2627Collins only
MUZZES2628Collins only
MOMZER1921All three
MAMZER1921Collins · NWL
MIKVEH1819All three
MICKEY1718All three
MAZIER1718All three
MAIZES1718All three

The pattern is M _ _ _ E _, which leaves four positions open while fixing the first and fifth letters. Familiar matches include matter, market, mother and member; the full set also includes less common entries such as mizzen and muzzed. Only 45 matches fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary.

M _ _ _ E _ at a glance

  • There are 381 six-letter words with M first and E fifth.
  • Matter, market and mother are familiar examples of the pattern.
  • The final letter is most often D, with 108 matches.
  • Scrabble’s top base score is muzzed at 27 points.

How do these M-and-E words usually end?

D leads the endings with 108 words, followed by S with 98 and R with 92. Together, those three final letters account for most of the obvious choices, including missed, masses and murder. If your puzzle reveals the last letter, start with these larger groups before testing rarer endings.

The remaining endings thin out quickly: N appears 20 times and T 16 times, while Y has 15 matches. L and E are less common still, with 11 and 9. A final E is possible, but it is the smallest group in the ending counts.

Dictionary coverage and top scores

The dictionary totals differ: Collins includes 376 matches, NWL2023 includes 275, and ENABLE includes 254. Those figures are not separate piles to add together; the 381 total counts words found in at least one tournament dictionary. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

For Scrabble, the high-score corner is packed with Zs: muzzed scores 27, while mizzen, mezzes, mizzes, mozzes and muzzes each score 26. Those are far less familiar than matter or market, so a strong rack score does not mean a word is likely to be accepted in every game.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring six-letter word in this pattern?
Muzzed is the highest-scoring match, with a base Scrabble score of 27 points. Mizzen, mezzes, mizzes, mozzes and muzzes each score 26, making the Z-heavy options the strongest scoring group among these M-first, E-fifth words.
How many common words match M _ _ _ E _?
There are 45 common matches, measured against the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Matter, market, mother, member and master are recognizable examples, while many other entries in the full set are less familiar.
Do Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE contain the same words?
No. Collins contains 376 matches, NWL2023 contains 275, and ENABLE contains 254. The overall total is 381 because it counts words present in at least one of those tournament dictionaries, not only words shared by all three.

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