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

7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter: 259 matches, including MEMBERS, MYSTERY, and MARKETS.

259 wordsTop pick MEMBERSHighest score MIZZENS 27

19 of 259 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With M in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (419 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 19 · most-used first

MEMBERS₁₃
MATTERS₉
MARKETS₁₃
MYSTERY₁₅
MASTERS₉
MOTHERS₁₂
MURDERS₁₀
MADNESS₁₀
MONKEYS₁₆
MANNERS₉
MAXWELL₁₉
MARKERS₁₃
MASTERY₁₂
MERGERS₁₀
MAGNETS₁₀
MIDTERM₁₂
MOCKERY₁₈
MISLEAD₁₀
MACHETE₁₄

All valid words 259

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

MACHERS₁₄
MACHETE₁₄
MADDENS₁₁
MADDERS₁₁
MADDEST₁₁
MADNESS₁₀
MAGLEVS₁₃
MAGNETO₁₀
MAGNETS₁₀
MAGUEYS₁₃
MAHSEER₁₂
MAIDENS₁₀
MAIHEMS₁₄
MAILERS₉
MAIMERS₁₁
MAINEST₉
MALLEES₉
MALLETS₉
MALLEUS₉
MALTEDS₁₀
MAMMEES₁₃
MAMMERS₁₃
MAMMETS₁₃
MAMMEYS₁₆
MAMZERS₂₀
MANGEAO₁₀
MANGELS₁₀
MANGERS₁₀
MANLESS₉
MANNERS₉
MANREDS₁₀
MANRENT₉
MANTEAU₉
MANTEEL₉
MANTELS₉
MAPLESS₁₁
MAPPERS₁₃
MAPPERY₁₆
MARCELS₁₁
MARGENT₁₀
MARKERS₁₃
MARKETS₁₃
MARRELS₉
MARRERS₉
MARTELS₉
MARTENS₉
MARTEXT₁₆
MARVELS₁₂
MARVERS₁₂
MASHERS₁₂
MASKEGS₁₄
MASKERS₁₃
MASSEUR₉
MASTERS₉
MASTERY₁₂
MATIEST₉
MATLESS₉
MATTERS₉
MATTERY₁₂
MATWEED₁₃
MAULERS₉
MAUMETS₁₁
MAUVEIN₁₂
MAUVEST₁₂
MAWMETS₁₄
MAWSEED₁₃
MAXWELL₁₉
MAYHEMS₁₇
MAYWEED₁₆
MAZIEST₁₈
MEADERY₁₃
MEALERS₉
MEANERS₉
MEANEST₉
MEAZELS₁₈
MEDLEYS₁₃
MEDRESE₁₀
MEEKENS₁₃
MEEKEST₁₃
MEETERS₉
MEETEST₉
MEINEYS₁₂
MELAENA₉
MELDERS₁₀
MELTEMI₁₁
MELTERS₉
MEMBERS₁₃
MENDERS₁₀
MENEERS₉
MENTEES₉
MERCERS₁₁
MERCERY₁₄
MERGEES₁₀
MERGERS₁₀
MESEEMS₁₁
MESTEES₉
MESTERS₉
MESTESO₉
METIERS₉
MEWLERS₁₂
MICHERS₁₄
MICKEYS₁₈
MIDDENS₁₁
MIDDEST₁₁
MIDGETS₁₁
MIDLEGS₁₁
MIDTERM₁₂
MIDWEEK₁₇
MIDYEAR₁₃
MIKVEHS₁₉
MILDENS₁₀
MILDEST₁₀
MILDEWS₁₃
MILDEWY₁₆
MILIEUS₉
MILIEUX₁₆
MILKERS₁₃
MILLERS₉
MILLETS₉
MILNEBS₁₁
MILREIS₉
MILSEYS₁₂
MILTERS₉
MIMMEST₁₃
MINCERS₁₁
MINCEUR₁₁
MINDERS₁₀
MINGERS₁₀
MINIEST₉
MINTERS₉
MINUEND₁₀
MINUETS₉
MIOCENE₁₁
MIRIEST₉
MIRKEST₁₃
MISDEAL₁₀
MISDEED₁₁
MISDEEM₁₂
MISFEED₁₃
MISFELL₁₂
MISHEAR₁₂
MISKEEP₁₅
MISKENS₁₃
MISKENT₁₃
MISKEPT₁₅
MISKEYS₁₆
MISLEAD₁₀
MISMEET₁₁
MISPENS₁₁
MISREAD₁₀
MISRELY₁₂
MISSEAT₉
MISSEEM₁₁
MISSEEN₉
MISSEES₉
MISSELS₉
MISSEND₁₀
MISSENT₉
MISSETS₉
MISTELL₉
MISTEND₁₀
MISTERM₁₁
MISTERS₉
MISTERY₁₂
MISTEUK₁₃
MISWEEN₁₂
MISWEND₁₃
MISWENT₁₂
MITHERS₁₂
MITIEST₉
MITTENS₉
MIXIEST₁₆
MIZZENS₂₇
MOANERS₉
MOBBERS₁₃
MOCHELL₁₄
MOCKERS₁₅
MOCKERY₁₈
MODDERS₁₁
MODDEST₁₁
MOIDERS₁₀
MOILERS₉
MOINEAU₉
MOISERS₉
MOLDERS₁₀
MOLTERS₉
MOMMETS₁₃
MOMSERS₁₁
MOMZERS₂₀
MONGERS₁₀
MONGERY₁₃
MONKERY₁₆
MONKEYS₁₆
MONOECY₁₄
MONTEMS₁₁
MONTERO₉
MOOLEYS₁₂
MOONERS₉
MOONEYE₁₂
MOOTERS₉
MOOTEST₉
MOPHEAD₁₅
MOPIEST₁₁
MOPPERS₁₃
MOPPETS₁₃
MORCEAU₁₁
MORDENT₁₀
MOREENS₉
MORGENS₁₀
MORRELL₉
MORSELS₉
MOSHERS₁₂
MOSSERS₉
MOSTEST₉
MOTHERS₁₂
MOTHERY₁₅
MOTIEST₉
MOTLEYS₁₂
MOTSERS₉
MOUSERS₉
MOUSERY₁₂
MOUTERS₉
MUCHELL₁₄
MUCHELS₁₄
MUCKERS₁₅
MUDDERS₁₁
MUDGERS₁₁
MUDHENS₁₃
MUGGEES₁₁
MUGGERS₁₁
MULLEIN₉
MULLENS₉
MULLERS₉
MULLETS₉
MULLEYS₁₂
MUMMERS₁₃
MUMMERY₁₆
MUMPERS₁₃
MUNTERS₉
MUPPETS₁₃
MURAENA₉
MURDERS₁₀
MURGEON₁₀
MURKEST₁₃
MURREES₉
MURRENS₉
MURREYS₁₂
MUSHERS₁₂
MUSKEGS₁₄
MUSKETS₁₃
MUSSELS₉
MUSTEES₉
MUSTERS₉
MUTTERS₉
MUTUELS₉
MYNHEER₁₅
MYOGENS₁₃
MYOMERE₁₄
MYSTERY₁₅

Letters by positionIn 61% of these words the 7th letter is S.

2nd letter

I28%
A27%
O19%

3rd letter

S20%
N12%
R12%

4th letter

T16%
D9%
L9%

6th letter

R35%
N11%
S11%

7th letter

S61%
T12%
Y6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; MIZZENS tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 84 words
10 points: 32 words
1111 points: 33 words
12 points: 29 words
1313 points: 38 words
14 points: 13 words
1515 points: 8 words
16 points: 11 words
1717 points: 2 words
18 points: 4 words
1919 points: 2 words
20 points: 2 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
MIZZENS	27	29	All three
MAMZERS	20	22	Collins · NWL
MOMZERS	20	22	All three
MAXWELL	19	22	All three
MIKVEHS	19	20	All three
MOCKERY	18	19	All three
MICKEYS	18	19	All three
MAZIEST	18	19	All three
MEAZELS	18	20	Collins only
MIDWEEK	17	18	All three
MAYHEMS	17	17	All three
MONKEYS	16	17	All three

That fixed pattern leaves 259 tournament-dictionary entries, but only 19 fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Familiar options include MEMBERS, MATTERS, MARKETS, MYSTERY, and MOTHERS; less everyday entries sit beside them. The fifth slot matters: changing E to I yields 419 M-starting words, so a single clue can sharply alter the search.

7-letter words with M first and E fifth at a glance

259 seven-letter entries start with M and place E in slot five.
Collins includes 254 matches; NWL2023 includes 194, while ENABLE includes 174.
Only 19 qualify as common by our frequency cutoff.
MEMBERS, MATTERS, and MARKETS are top examples; MIZZENS scores 27 points.

Which endings appear most often?

Among familiar choices, MEMBERS, MATTERS, MARKETS, MOTHERS, and MANNERS are easy to recognize. MYSTERY and MASTERY offer a different ending, while MADNESS and MOCKERY give you two more recognizable patterns. Those examples show why the clue is more than a list of M-starting words: the fixed fifth letter keeps E in position as endings vary.

The endings are unusually concentrated: 157 entries finish in S, compared with 32 ending in T and 16 in Y. That makes plural-looking forms prominent, including MEMBERS, MARKETS, and MAGNETS. Yet a final S is not a guarantee of an ordinary base word; MIZZENS and MAMZERS also appear among the high scorers, so check unfamiliar plays against your game's dictionary.

Which matches score well, and where are they accepted?

On a Scrabble board, MIZZENS leads at 27 points; MAMZERS and MOMZERS each score 20. MAXWELL and MIKVEHS follow at 19, with MOCKERY, MICKEYS, MAZIEST, and MEAZELS at 18. MIZZENS stands out because its Z tiles drive an unusually high score, even before premium squares change the total.

The exact pattern, 7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter, has different coverage across dictionaries: Collins contains 254 matches, NWL2023 has 194, and ENABLE has 174. Definitions are available for 217 entries, but only 19 are common. Many results are obscure, so the pattern narrows a clue without guaranteeing a familiar or accepted play.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with M and have E fifth?

There are 259 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. MEMBERS, MATTERS, MARKETS, and MYSTERY are recognizable examples. The total includes entries across the supported tournament lists, so a particular match may not be accepted in every game's dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring word with M first and E fifth?

MIZZENS is the top scorer at 27 points. MAMZERS and MOMZERS each score 20, while MAXWELL and MIKVEHS score 19. These are base word scores; premium board squares can change the points earned in play.

Do many common words fit this M-and-E pattern?

No. Only 19 matches are classified as common, despite 259 total entries. Familiar examples include MEMBERS, MATTERS, and MOTHERS, while words such as MIZZENS and MAMZERS are less everyday choices. Treat the pattern as a broad word-game search, not a common-word-only list.

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