5-Letter Words Starting With M
444 five-letter words start with M; 144 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mater | 0.51 | 1.19 |
| 2 | metro | 0.32 | 1.27 |
| 3 | mates | 0.43 | 1.15 |
| 4 | meats | 0.36 | 1.22 |
| 5 | merit | 0.41 | 1.17 |
| 6 | metal | 0.35 | 1.23 |
| 7 | meant | 0.47 | 1.09 |
| 8 | morse | 0.53 | 1.02 |
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444 words starting with M
- mightcommon
- moneycommon
- musiccommon
- makescommon
- maybecommon
- meanscommon
- majorcommon
- mediacommon
- marchcommon
- monthcommon
- moviecommon
- matchcommon
- modelcommon
- movedcommon
- milescommon
- meantcommon
- mouthcommon
- metalcommon
- magiccommon
- mixedcommon
- mayorcommon
- minorcommon
- movescommon
- motorcommon
- markscommon
- mountcommon
- moralcommon
- mindscommon
- marrycommon
- medalcommon
- meetscommon
- mariacommon
- mousecommon
- mercycommon
- makercommon
- millscommon
- malescommon
- mealscommon
- metrocommon
- minescommon
- masoncommon
- metercommon
- meritcommon
- microcommon
- minuscommon
- matescommon
- modescommon
- midstcommon
- mommycommon
- maskscommon
- marshcommon
- messycommon
- mollycommon
- maplecommon
- mafiacommon
- merrycommon
- manorcommon
- metrecommon
- mathscommon
- mergecommon
All 444 five-letter words
Starting with MA 125
maars mabes macaw maced macer maces mache macho machs macks macle macon macro madam madly madre mafia mafic mages magic magma magot magus mahoe maids maile maill mails maims mains mairs maist maize major makar maker makes makos malar males malic malls malms malmy malts malty mamas mamba mambo mamey mamie mamma mammy manas maned manes mange mango mangy mania manic manly manna manor manos manse manta manus maple maqui march marcs mares marge maria marks marls marly marry marse marsh marts marvy maser mashy masks mason massa masse massy masts match mated mater mates matey maths matin matte matts matza matzo mauds mauls maund mauts mauve maven mavie mavin mavis mawed maxes maxim maxis mayan mayas maybe mayed mayor mayos mayst mazed mazer mazes
Starting with MB 1
mbira
Starting with ME 59
meads meals mealy means meant meany meats meaty mecca medal media medic medii meeds meets meiny melds melee melic mells melon melts memos menad mends mensa mense menta menus meous meows mercy merde merer meres merge merit merks merle merls merry mesas meshy mesic mesne meson messy metal meted meter metes meths metis metre metro mewed mewls mezes mezzo
Starting with MI 80
miaou miaow miasm miaul micas miche micks micra micro middy midge midis midst miens miffs miffy miggs might miked mikes mikra milch miler miles milia milks milky mille mills milos milpa milts milty mimed mimeo mimer mimes mimic minae minas mince mincy minds mined miner mines mingy minim minis minke minks minny minor mints minty minus mired mires mirex mirks mirky mirth mirza misdo miser mises misos missy mists misty miter mites mitis mitre mitts mixed mixer mixes mixup mizen
Starting with MO 108
moans moats mocha mocks modal model modem modes modus moggy mogul mohel mohur moils moira moire moist mojos mokes molal molar molas molds moldy moles molls molly molto molts momes momma mommy momus monad monas monde mondo money mongo monie monks monos monte month mooch moods moody mooed moola mools moons moony moors moory moose moots moped moper mopes mopey morae moral moras moray morel mores morns moron morph morro morse morts mosey mosks mosso mossy moste mosts motel motes motet motey moths mothy motif motor motte motto motts mouch moues mould moult mound mount mourn mouse mousy mouth moved mover moves movie mowed mower moxas moxie mozos
Starting with MU 61
mucid mucin mucks mucky mucor mucro mucus muddy mudra muffs mufti muggs muggy muhly mujik mulch mulct muled mules muley mulla mulls mumms mummy mumps mumus munch mungo munis muons mural muras mured mures murex murid murks murky murra murre murrs murry musca mused muser muses mushy music musks musky mussy musth musts musty mutch muted muter mutes muton mutts muzzy
Starting with MY 10
mynah mynas myoid myoma myope myopy myrrh mysid myths mythy
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with M?
Our list has 444. 144 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with M?
MIGHT, MONEY, MUSIC, MAKES, MAYBE — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with M?
MATER. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.51 green and 1.19 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.