Five-letter words starting with M

There are 444 five-letter words that start with M in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 5.1% of all five-letter words. The highest-scoring is muzzy, worth 28 points in standard Scrabble tile values.

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All 444 five-letter words starting with M

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Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with M

  • muzzy 28 points
  • mezzo 25 points
  • mujik 18 points
  • mazed 17 points
  • maize 16 points
  • maqui 16 points
  • matza 16 points
  • matzo 16 points
  • maxim 16 points
  • mazer 16 points
  • mazes 16 points
  • mezes 16 points
  • miffy 16 points
  • mirza 16 points
  • mixup 16 points
  • mizen 16 points
  • mozos 16 points
  • mucky 16 points
  • mythy 16 points
  • mixed 15 points
  • myopy 15 points
  • major 14 points
  • mammy 14 points
  • maxes 14 points

Patterns in this list

The most common second letters are ma (125), mo (108), mi (80), mu (61), me (59). 31 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.

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