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5-Letter Words With M

1,219 five-letter words contain M; 348 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.

#WordGreenYellow
1mater0.511.19
2realm0.371.29
3smear0.401.26
4armed0.481.13
5dream0.331.28
6cream0.371.23
7metro0.321.27
8harem0.441.14

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  • mightcommon
  • moneycommon
  • womencommon
  • timescommon
  • musiccommon
  • smallcommon
  • makescommon
  • maybecommon
  • gamescommon
  • meanscommon
  • comescommon
  • humancommon
  • womancommon
  • amongcommon
  • majorcommon
  • mediacommon
  • marchcommon
  • monthcommon
  • seemscommon
  • moviecommon
  • matchcommon
  • modelcommon
  • termscommon
  • albumcommon
  • movedcommon
  • milescommon
  • teamscommon
  • claimcommon
  • namedcommon
  • imagecommon
  • meantcommon
  • trumpcommon
  • dreamcommon
  • namescommon
  • crimecommon
  • smithcommon
  • mouthcommon
  • smartcommon
  • metalcommon
  • primecommon
  • itemscommon
  • magiccommon
  • formscommon
  • enemycommon
  • limitcommon
  • homescommon
  • dramacommon
  • smokecommon
  • stormcommon
  • filmscommon
  • mixedcommon
  • smilecommon
  • blamecommon
  • creamcommon
  • mayorcommon
  • minorcommon
  • themecommon
  • armedcommon
  • emptycommon
  • movescommon

The words, common first

Starting with A 90

abamp abeam abmho abohm aboma abysm acmes acmic adeem adman admen admit admix agama agism agmas aimed aimer alamo alarm album algum almah almas almeh almes almud almug alums amahs amain amass amaze amber ambit amble ambos ambry ameba ameer amend amens ament amias amice amici amide amido amids amies amiga amigo amine amino amins amirs amiss amity ammos amnia amnic amoks amole among amort amour ample amply ampul amuck amuse amyls anima anime animi anomy armed armer armet armor aroma arums atman atmas atoms atomy aurum axiom axman axmen

Starting with B 39

balms balmy barms barmy beams beamy bedim begum bemas bemix berme berms besom bimah bimas bimbo biome blame blams blimp blimy bloom blume bombe bombs booms boomy bosom bream brims brome bromo broom brume bumfs bumph bumps bumpy buxom

Starting with C 69

calms camas camel cameo cames campi campo camps campy carom cecum celom champ chams charm chasm chemo chimb chime chimp chirm chomp chump chums chyme cimex claim clamp clams climb clime clomb clomp clump comae comal comas combe combo combs comer comes comet comfy comic comix comma commy compo comps compt comte coomb corms cramp crams cream creme crime crimp crumb crump culms cumin cymae cymar cymas cymes cymol

Starting with D 49

daman damar dames damns damps datum deems degum deism demes demit demob demon demos demur denim derma derms dimer dimes dimly disme dogma dolma domal domed domes domic dooms doomy dorms dormy douma doums drama drams dream drums dumas dumbs dumka dumky dummy dumps dumpy dunam duomi duomo durum

Starting with E 26

edema elemi embar embay embed ember embow emcee emeer emend emery emeus emirs emits emmer emmet emote empty emyde emyds enema enemy enorm enzym etyma exams

Starting with F 31

famed fames fanum farms femes femme femur fermi films filmy filum firms flame flams flamy fleam flume flump foams foamy foram forme forms forum frame fremd frump fumed fumer fumes fumet

Starting with G 51

gamas gamay gamba gambe gambs gamed gamer games gamey gamic gamin gamma gammy gamps gamut gaums gemma gemmy gemot genom germs germy geums gimel gimme gimps gimpy gismo gizmo gleam glime glims gloam gloms gloom glume gnome golem gombo goyim grama gramp grams grime grimy groom grume grump gumbo gumma gummy

Starting with H 38

haems hakim halma halms hamal hames hammy hamza harem harms haulm helms hemal hemes hemic hemin hemps hempy herma herms hilum hokum holms homed homer homes homey homos human humic humid humor humph humps humpy humus hymen hymns

Starting with I 24

iambi iambs idiom ihram ileum ilium image imago imams imaum imbed imbue imide imido imids imine imino immix imped impel impis imply inarm items

Starting with J 13

jambe jambs jammy jemmy jimmy jimpy jisms joram jorum jugum jumbo jumps jumpy

Starting with K 10

kalam kames kamik karma kelim kemps kempt khoum kilim kumys

Starting with L 39

lamas lambs lamby lamed lamer lames lamia lamps larum leman lemma lemon lemur liman limas limba limbi limbo limbs limby limed limen limes limey limit limns limos limpa limps linum llama loams loamy locum looms lumen lumps lumpy lymph

Starting with M 444

macho macon macro madam madly mafia magic magma maids mails mains maize major maker makes males malls mamma mango mania manic manly manor maple march marge maria marks marry marsh masks mason massa masse match mater mates maths matte maxim mayan maybe mayor meals means meant meats meaty mecca medal media medic meets melee melon melts menus mercy merge merit merle merry messy metal meter metre metro micro midst might miles milky mills mimic mince minds mined miner mines minor mints minus missy misty mites mixed mixer mixes moans mocks modal model modem modes mogul moira moist molds moles molly momma mommy monde money monks monte month moods moody moons moors moose moral moray moron morph morse motel moths motif motor motto mould mound mount mourn mouse mouth moved mover moves movie mower mucus muddy mules mummy munch mural murky muses music muted myths

Plus 300 rarer words — the filter above shows them all.

Starting with N 20

named namer names neems nemas neume neums nimbi nizam nomad nomas nomen nomes nomoi nomos norms notum numbs numen nymph

Starting with O 22

oakum odeum odium ogams ogham ohmic oleum omasa omber ombre omega omens omers omits onium oomph opium ormer osmic osmol oxime oxims

Starting with P 33

palms palmy pampa perms pigmy pimas pimps plasm plumb plume plump plums plumy poems pomes pommy pomps praam prams prima prime primi primo primp prims prism proem promo proms psalm pumas pumps pygmy

Starting with Q 1

qualm

Starting with R 36

ramee ramet ramie rammy ramps ramus realm reams rearm regma rehem reman remap remet remex remit remix retem rheum rhomb rhumb rhyme rimed rimer rimes roams roman romeo romps rooms roomy rumba rumen rummy rumor rumps

Starting with S 92

sagum salmi samba samek samps satem scamp scams schmo scram scrim scrum scums seams seamy sebum sedum seems seism semes semis serum shame shams shawm shims sigma simar simas simps sixmo skelm skimo skimp skims slams slime slims slimy slump slums smack small smalt smarm smart smash smaze smear smeek smell smelt smerk smews smile smirk smite smith smock smogs smoke smoky smolt smote sodom solum somas spasm sperm spume spumy stamp steam stems stime stimy stoma stomp storm strum stump stums stymy sumac summa sumos sumps swami swamp swamy swarm swims

Starting with T 42

tamal tamed tamer tames tamis tammy tamps teams teems tempi tempo temps tempt terms tharm theme therm thrum thumb thump thyme thymi thymy timed timer times timid toman tombs tomes tommy totem tramp trams trims tromp trump tryma tumid tummy tumor tumps

Starting with U 15

ulama ulema umbel umber umbos umbra umiac umiak umiaq umped unarm unman unmet unmew unmix

Starting with V 7

vamps velum venom vimen vomer vomit vroom

Starting with W 17

wames wamus warms whamo whams whelm whims whomp whump wimps wimpy woman wombs womby women worms wormy

Starting with X 1

xylem

Starting with Y 5

yamen yamun ylems yomim yummy

Starting with Z 5

zamia ziram zombi zooms zymes

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Questions people ask

How many five-letter words contain M?

Our list has 1,219. 348 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 contain M?

MIGHT, MONEY, WOMEN, TIMES, MUSIC — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.

What is the best Wordle guess that contains 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.