Words that begin with the letter m

Words That Start With M

• machine (noun)
• mad (adjective)
• magazine (noun)
• magic (adjective)
• magic (noun)
• mail
• mail (verb)
• main (adjective)
• maintain (verb)
• major (adjective)
• major
• majority (noun)
• make (verb)
• male (noun)
• male (adjective)
• malice (noun)
• malice
• man (noun)
• manage (verb)
• management (noun)
• manager
• manner (noun)
• manufacture (verb)
• many (adjective)
• many (pronoun)
• map (noun)
• march (verb)
• march (noun)
• margin (noun)
• mark (verb)

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Words That Start With M | 4,387 Scrabble Words

We've put together a list of 4,387 words that start with the letter "M" for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list starts with the highest scoring words and is then organized by how many letters the word has, with the longest at the top (so, for 7-8 letter words ending with "M", start at the top).

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Contents

• Highest scoring words starting with M
• 8-letter words starting with M
• 7-letter words starting with M
• 6-letter words starting with M
• 5-letter words starting with M
• 4-letter words starting with M
• 3-letter words starting with M
• 2-letter words starting with M
• FAQs about words starting with M

The highest scoring words starting with M

Want to go straight to the words that will get you the best score? Here are all the highest scoring words with m, not including the 50-point bonus if they use seven letters.

4,387 Scrabble words starting with M

3 Letter Words That Start With M

• mac₇
• mad₆
• mae₅
• mag₆
• man₅
• map₇
• mar₅
• mas₅
• mat₅
• maw₈
• max₁₂
• may₈
• med₆
• meg₆
• mel₅
• mem₇
• men₅
• met₅
• mew₈
• mho₈
• mib₇
• mic₇
• mid₆
• mig₆
• mil₅
• mim₇
• mir₅
• mis₅
• mix₁₂
• moa₅
• mob₇
• moc₇
• mod₆
• mog₆
• mol₅
• mom₇
• mon₅
• moo₅
• mop₇
• mor₅
• mos₅
• mot₅
• mow₈
• mud₆
• mug₆
• mum₇
• mun₅
• mus₅
• mut₅
• myc₁₀

2 Letter Words That Start With M

• ma₄
• me₄
• mi₄
• mm₆
• mo₄
• mu₄
• my₇

FAQ on words starting with M

What are the best Scrabble words starting with M?

The highest scoring Scrabble word starting with M is Mezuzoth, which is worth at least 31 points without any bonuses. The next best word starting with M is muzzily, which is worth 30 points. Other high score words starting with M are muzzled (28), mezquit (27), muzzles (27), mezuzah (30), muzjiks (29), mazzard (28), muezzin (27), and mizzled (28).

How many words start with the letter M?

There are 4,387 words that start with the letter M in the Scrabble dictionary. Of those 1,546 are 8 letter words, 1,281 are 7 letter words, 825 are 6 letter words, 459 are 5 letter words, 219 are 4 letter words, 50 are 3 letter words, and 7 are 2 letter words.

How many two letter words start with the letter M?

There are 7 two letter words that start with the letter M. They are ma, me, mi, mm, mo, mu, and my.

English words starting with the letter M

Here is a list of commonly used English words starting with the letter "M" with translation and transcription.

madam ['mœdəm] n. madam

made [meid] Pa. T. and Pa.Pple. from make

main [mein] a. chief
at the main - near the main tap, switch

make [meik] v. do, force
make do with sthg. - to be content with something
make one's way - go somewhere
make out - understand
make sure - make sure
make up one's mind - decide (s)

man [mœn] n. man, man

manage [’mœnidʒ] v. cope, be able to do something

map [mœp] n. map

marathon [mœrəθən] n. marathon run

mark [mɑ:k] n. label, sign, score, v. designate

married [’mœrid] a. married

marvelous [’mɑ:vələs] a. wonderful

master [’mɑ:stə] = schoolmaster n. teacher

material [mə’tiəriəl] n. material

matter [’mœta] n. case
as a matter of fact - in fact, in fact

matter ['mœtə] v. to matter, to matter

mattress [’mœtris] n. mattress

maybe [’meibi:] adv. maybe

mayor [mɛə] n. mayor

meal [mi:l] n. eating, eating

mean [mi:n] v. mean

meantime [’mi:ntɑim] adv. in expression:
in the meantime

measure [’meʒə] v. measure

meat [mi:t] n. meat

medicine [’medsin] n. medicine

meet [mi:t] v. meet

meeting [’mi:tiη] n. collection

melodrama ['melə,drɑ:mə] n. melodrama

menace ['menəs] n. threat, danger

mend [’mend] v. mend

mention [’menʃən] v. mention

menu ['menju:] n. menu

met [met] Pa.T. and Pa.Pple. from meet

methodical [mi'θɔdikəl] a. systematic, methodical, methodical

miaow [mi:'ɑu] v. meow

middle [’midl] n. middle

mile [mɑil] n. mile (1609.3 m)

milk [milk] n. milk

milkman [’milkmən] n. milk seller

millionaire [’miljə’nɛə] n. millionaire

mince [mins] v. chop

mind [mɑind] v. think; have anything against
never mind - never mind
if you don't mind - if you don't mind

mind [mɑind] n. mind
keep in mind - remember
make up one's mind - decide (s)

mine [mɑin] n. mine
coal-mine

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