5 Letter Words Starting with M

1,188 5 letter words starting with m in full, with the 60 you would actually say out loud separated from the rest.

1,188 words begin with M. MACAW, MACHO, MACRO are the ones to reach for, and 106 of them can still be the answer.

About 9% of these sit on the Wordle answer list, 106 words in all.

Best First Guesses

With 1,188 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

MASON: takes 1,188 down to 168 at worst. It is on the answer list.
MALES: down to 170.
MAILS: down to 178.

What These Words Have in Common

S is the ending to expect here, closing 300 of these words. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (536), E (439) and S (417). 60 words out of 1,188 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.

Best 5 Letter Words Starting with M

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

MACAW
MACHO
MACRO
MADAM
MADLY
MAFIA
MAGIC
MAGMA
MAIZE
MAJOR
MAKER
MAMBO
MAMMA
MAMMY
MANGA
MANGE
MANGO
MANGY
MANIA
MANIC
MANLY
MANOR
MAPLE
MARCH
MARRY
MARSH
MASON
MATCH
MATEY
MAUVE
MAXIM
MAYBE
MAYOR
MEALY
MEANT
MEATY
MECCA
MEDAL
MEDIA
MEDIC
MELEE
MELON
MERCY
MERGE
MERIT
MERRY
METAL
METER
METRO
MICRO
MIDGE
MIDST
MIGHT
MILKY
MIMIC
MINCE
MINER
MINIM
MINOR
MINTY
MINUS
MIRTH
MISER
MISSY
MOCHA
MODAL
MODEL
MODEM
MOGUL
MOIST
MOLAR
MOLDY
MONEY
MONTH
MOODY
MOOSE
MORAL
MORON
MORPH
MOSSY
MOTEL
MOTIF
MOTOR
MOTTO
MOULT
MOUND
MOUNT
MOURN
MOUSE
MOUTH
MOVER
MOVIE
MOWER
MUCKY
MUCUS
MUDDY
MULCH
MUMMY
MUNCH
MURAL
MURKY
MUSHY
MUSIC
MUSKY
MUSTY
MYRRH
MAILS
MAKES
MALES
MARIA
MARKS
MEALS
MEANS
MEETS
MENUS
MILES
MILLS
MINDS
MINES
MIXED
MIXER
MODES
MONTE
MOSES
MOVED
MOVES

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in A

MAFIA
MAGMA
MAMMA
MANGA
MANIA
MECCA
MEDIA
MOCHA
MARIA
MAANA
MACCA
MACKA
MADIA
MAGNA
MAHRA
MAHUA
MAHWA
MAIDA
MAKUA
MALTA
MALVA
MALWA
MAMBA
MANBA
MANNA
MANOA
MANTA
MARGA
MARKA
MARLA
MARMA
MARRA
MARUA
MASHA
MASSA
MATHA
MATKA
MATRA
MATTA
MATZA
MAUKA
MAULA
MAWLA
MAYDA
MAZDA
MBAYA
MBILA
MBIRA
MBUBA
MBUGA
MECHA
MEDEA
MEEJA
MEKKA
MELBA
MELIA
MENSA
MENTA
MESCA
MESIA
MESUA
METRA
METTA
MEZZA
MICRA
MIGMA
MIKRA
MIKVA
MILHA
MILIA
MILLA
MILPA
MIQRA
MIRAA
MIRZA
MISSA
MITRA
MITTA
MITUA
MOANA
MOCOA
MOGRA
MOHUA
MOHWA
MOIRA
MOLKA
MOLLA
MOMMA
MOOLA
MOOSA
MOPLA
MORGA
MORIA
MORNA
MORRA
MOTZA
MOWHA
MOWRA
MSASA
MUDRA
MUGGA
MULGA
MULLA
MUNDA
MUNGA
MUNIA
MUNJA
MURGA
MURRA
MURVA
MURZA
MUSCA
MUSHA
MUSTA
MUTHA
MUVVA
MVULA
MYOMA

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in C

MAGIC
MANIC
MEDIC
MIMIC
MUSIC
MADOC
MAFIC
MALIC
MANOC
MAZAC
MAZIC
MEDOC
MELIC
MEMIC
MENIC
MESIC
METIC
MIRAC
MODOC
MONIC
MORIC
MOROC
MUCIC
MUNIC
MUTIC

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in D

MOUND
MIXED
MOVED
MAAED
MACED
MADID
MAIID
MANED
MANID
MARID
MASED
MATED
MAUND
MAWED
MAXED
MAYED
MAZED
MENAD
MENED
MERED
MESAD
METAD
METED
MEVED
MEWED
MIGOD
MIKED
MIMED
MINED
MIRED
MIRID
MOBED
MOLED
MONAD
MOOED
MOPED
MOSED
MOTED
MOULD
MOWED
MOZED
MUCID
MULED
MURED
MURID
MUSED
MUTED
MUXED
MYOID
MYSID

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in E

MAIZE
MANGE
MAPLE
MAUVE
MAYBE
MELEE
MERGE
MIDGE
MINCE
MOOSE
MOUSE
MOVIE
MONTE
MAARE
MACHE
MACLE
MACTE
MADGE
MADRE
MAHOE
MAILE
MAINE
MAIRE
MAISE
MAJOE
MAKEE
MAKIE
MALAE
MALEE
MALIE
MAMEE
MAMIE
MANDE
MANIE
MANSE
MANTE
MARAE
MARGE
MARIE
MARLE
MARSE
MASSE
MATHE
MATIE
MATTE
MAVIE
MBUBE
MEAKE
MEANE
MEARE
MEASE
MEBBE
MEDLE
MEECE
MEESE
MEILE
MELOE
MENCE
MENDE
MENGE
MENSE
MERCE
MERDE
MERLE
MERSE
MESNE
MESSE
METAE
METRE
METZE
MEUSE
MEUTE
MEZZE
MICHE
MIEVE
MIKIE
MILLE
MINAE
MINGE
MINIE
MINKE
MINSE
MISCE
MITIE
MITRE
MIXIE
MIXTE
MNAGE
MNEME
MOBEE
MOBIE
MOBLE
MOCHE
MODGE
MOGUE
MOILE
MOIRE
MOISE
MOLGE
MOLIE
MOLLE
MOLPE
MOLUE
MOMIE
MOMME
MOMPE
MONDE
MONIE
MONPE
MOORE
MOOVE
MORAE
MOREE
MORNE
MORSE
MOSTE
MOTTE
MOULE
MOWIE
MOWSE
MOXIE
MOYLE
MTEPE
MUDDE
MUDEE
MUDGE
MULIE
MULSE
MUNGE
MURRE
MUSEE
MUSIE
MUSSE
MVULE
MYOPE
MYSIE

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in H

MARCH
MARSH
MATCH
MIRTH
MONTH
MORPH
MOUTH
MULCH
MUNCH
MYRRH
MAKAH
MANEH
MARAH
MAUGH
MEACH
MEATH
MEECH
MEETH
MEITH
MELCH
MENSH
MERCH
MERGH
MICAH
MILCH
MINAH
MIRAH
MIRCH
MISCH
MITCH
MOOCH
MOOTH
MORAH
MORTH
MOUCH
MOWCH
MOWTH
MULSH
MUMPH
MURGH
MURPH
MURTH
MUSTH
MUTCH
MYNAH

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in I

MACHI
MAEDI
MAGHI
MAHDI
MAHRI
MAKAI
MALAI
MANDI
MANEI
MANGI
MAORI
MAQUI
MARCI
MARDI
MARLI
MARRI
MARSI
MASAI
MATAI
MATTI
MAURI
MBARI
MBORI
MEDII
MEIJI
MENDI
MERCI
METHI
MEUNI
MIAMI
MICHI
MINDI
MINGI
MOCHI
MODII
MOENI
MOLOI
MOLVI
MOOLI
MOONI
MOQUI
MOSSI
MUFTI
MUKRI
MUKTI
MULAI
MULTI
MUNGI
MURGI
MURMI
MURRI
MURTI
MUSCI
MUTTI
MVULI
MYTHI

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in K

MAKUK
MALIK
MAMAK
MANAK
MAREK
MAROK
MAZAK
MELIK
MENSK
MERAK
MERSK
MIRAK
MOECK
MORUK
MSINK
MUJIK
MURUK
MUZAK

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in L

MEDAL
METAL
MODAL
MODEL
MOGUL
MORAL
MOTEL
MURAL
MABEL
MADAL
MAERL
MAHAL
MAILL
MAMIL
MANAL
MANUL
MARAL
MARIL
MAZEL
MEAUL
MENIL
MEREL
MERIL
MESAL
MESEL
MESYL
METEL
METOL
MIAUL
MIRRL
MISAL
MOBIL
MOHEL
MOLAL
MONAL
MONEL
MOREL
MOSEL
MOSUL
MUGIL
MUSAL
MYALL
MYCOL
MYSEL

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in M

MADAM
MAXIM
MINIM
MODEM
MAHEM
MALAM
MALUM
MAQAM
MECUM
MEISM
MELAM
MESEM
MIASM
MINUM
MNIUM
MODOM
MOISM
MOKUM
MUDIM
MUKIM
MUTUM

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in N

MASON
MELON
MORON
MOURN
MABAN
MACAN
MACON
MAKAN
MARAN
MARON
MATIN
MAVEN
MAVIN
MAYAN
MECON
MEDIN
MESON
METIN
MIKAN
MILAN
MIRIN
MIRKN
MIXEN
MIZEN
MODIN
MOORN
MOPAN
MORAN
MORIN
MOSAN
MOTEN
MOTON
MOYEN
MUCIN
MURAN
MUTON
MYRON

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in O

MACHO
MACRO
MAMBO
MANGO
METRO
MICRO
MOTTO
MACAO
MACCO
MAFOO
MAIKO
MAILO
MALEO
MALTO
MANSO
MANTO
MANZO
MARCO
MARGO
MARIO
MARKO
MATLO
MATZO
MEDIO
MEIKO
MENTO
MESTO
METHO
MEZZO
MILKO
MIMEO
MINGO
MISDO
MISGO
MISTO
MOLLO
MOLTO
MONDO
MONGO
MORMO
MORRO
MOSSO
MOSTO
MUCHO
MUCKO
MUCRO
MUGHO
MULTO
MUMBO
MUNGO

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in R

MAJOR
MAKER
MANOR
MAYOR
METER
MINER
MINOR
MISER
MOLAR
MOTOR
MOVER
MOWER
MIXER
MACER
MADAR
MAHAR
MAKAR
MALAR
MALGR
MAROR
MASER
MASUR
MATAR
MATER
MAYER
MAZAR
MAZER
MAZUR
MERER
MEWER
MHORR
MIDER
MIKIR
MILER
MILOR
MIMER
MIMIR
MINAR
MITER
MIZAR
MODER
MOGAR
MOHAR
MOHUR
MOIER
MOKER
MOLER
MONER
MOPER
MOROR
MOSUR
MOTER
MSTER
MTIER
MUCOR
MUDAR
MUDIR
MUSAR
MUSER
MUTER
MYLAR
MYMAR

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in S

MINUS
MUCUS
MAILS
MAKES
MALES
MARKS
MEALS
MEANS
MEETS
MENUS
MILES
MILLS
MINDS
MINES
MODES
MOSES
MOVES
MAARS
MABES
MACAS
MACES
MACHS
MACKS
MADOS
MAFTS
MAGAS
MAGES
MAGGS
MAGUS
MAHIS
MAHRS
MAIDS
MAIKS
MAIMS
MAINS
MAIRS
MAIUS
MAJAS
MAJOS
MAKIS
MAKOS
MALAS
MALIS
MALLS
MALMS
MALTS
MALUS
MAMAS
MANAS
MANDS
MANES
MANGS
MANIS
MANKS
MANOS
MANTS
MANUS
MAPES
MARAS
MARCS
MARDS
MARES
MARGS
MARIS
MARLS
MARMS
MAROS
MARTS
MARYS
MASAS
MASES
MASKS
MASTS
MASUS
MATES
MATHS
MATTS
MAUDS
MAULS
MAUMS
MAUTS
MAVIS
MAWKS
MAWNS
MAWPS
MAWRS
MAXES
MAXIS
MAYAS
MAYOS
MAZAS
MAZES
MBARS
MEADS
MEAKS
MEATS
MEBOS
MECHS
MECKS
MEEDS
MEEKS
MEEPS
MEERS
MEFFS
MEIDS
MEILS
MEINS
MELAS
MELDS
MELES
MELIS
MELLS
MELOS
MELTS
MEMES
MEMOS
MENDS
MENES
MENGS
MENTS
MEOUS
MEOWS
MERCS
MERDS
MERES
MERIS
MERKS
MERLS
MEROS
MESAS
MESES
METAS
METES
METHS
METIS
METUS
MEUMS
MEVES
MEWLS
MEZES
MGALS
MIAIS
MICAS
MICKS
MICOS
MIDAS
MIDIS
MIENS
MIFFS
MIGGS

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in T

MEANT
MERIT
MIDST
MIGHT
MOIST
MOULT
MOUNT
MAGOT
MAHAT
MAINT
MAIST
MAJAT
MANAT
MANET
MANIT
MASUT
MAUNT
MAYNT
MAYST
MAZET
MAZUT
MBRET
MEINT
MENAT
MERAT
MEYNT
MICHT
MILIT
MINOT
MOLET
MOOST
MORAT
MOTET
MOUST
MPRET
MUIST
MULCT
MULET
MURAT
MURUT
MUSET
MUSIT

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in U

MAIDU
MAMBU
MANIU
MANQU
MAPAU
MAPOU
MARTU
MATSU
MIAOU
MINBU
MONTU
MORDU
MOSGU
MUNDU
MUNTU
MUSGU

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in Y

MADLY
MAMMY
MANGY
MANLY
MARRY
MATEY
MEALY
MEATY
MERCY
MERRY
MILKY
MINTY
MISSY
MOLDY
MONEY
MOODY
MOSSY
MUCKY
MUDDY
MUMMY
MURKY
MUSHY
MUSKY
MUSTY
MADDY
MAFEY
MAGGY
MAIDY
MALAY
MALKY
MALMY
MALTY
MAMEY
MAMRY
MANDY
MANEY
MANKY
MANNY
MANTY
MAPPY
MARAY
MARDY
MARLY
MARTY
MARVY
MASHY
MASSY
MASTY
MATTY
MAUBY
MAUMY
MAUSY
MAUVY
MAUZY
MAWKY
MAYEY
MAZEY
MCCOY
MCKAY
MEANY
MEGGY
MEINY
MELTY
MENDY
MESHY
MESSY
METHY
MICKY
MIDDY
MIDGY
MIFFY
MIFTY
MIKEY
MILLY
MILTY
MIMLY
MIMSY
MIMZY
MINCY
MINGY
MINNY
MINXY
MIRKY
MIRLY
MISKY
MISLY
MISTY
MITEY
MITRY
MITTY
MIVEY
MIVVY
MIZZY
MMKAY
MOAKY
MOANY
MOBBY
MOBEY
MOCHY
MOCKY
MOGGY
MOITY
MOKEY
MOKKY
MOLEY
MOLLY
MOMMY
MONNY
MONTY
MOOEY
MOOLY
MOONY
MOORY
MOPEY
MOPPY
MOPSY
MORAY
MORGY
MOSEY
MOTEY
MOTHY
MOTTY
MOUDY
MOULY
MOUSY
MUFFY
MUFTY
MUGGY
MUHLY
MUIRY
MULEY
MUMSY
MUNGY
MURLY
MURRY
MUSSY
MUZZY
MYOPY
MYTHY

5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in B, F, G and other letters

MANEB
MOTIF
MAKAF
MANUF
METIF
MODIF
MUDIF
MAGOG
METEG
MOONG
MUANG
MUONG
MEROP
MIXUP
MOCAP
MORDV
MACAW
MENOW
MIAOW
MIAUW
MINOW
MALAX
MATAX
MIEUX
MIREX
MONAX
MUREX
MILTZ
MUNTZ

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

MAMEY: Tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind.
MYOMA: A benign tumor composed of muscle tissue.
MONAL: Brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia.
MURRE: Black-and-white diving bird of northern seas.
MUSER: A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
MANAT: The basic unit of money in Azerbaijan.
MUCOR: Any mold of the genus Mucor.
MIMEO: Print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph.
MINAH: Tropical Asian starlings.
MUSSY: Dirty and disorderly.
MOPES: An informal expression for a mildly depressed state.
MIDDY: Blouse with a sailor collar.
MAUND: A unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries.
MONAS: A singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive.
MYNAH: Tropical Asian starlings.
MAVIN: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
MIZEN: Fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast.
MACER: An official who carries a mace of office.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer start with M?

Yes. MIGHT, MONEY and MUSIC all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. MOTOR and MIAMI are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is MALEO really a word?

Yes. Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

MIGHT. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. MZEES and MYXOS are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

MACAW, MANGE and MANGY. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.

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