5-letter words starting with M
There are 672 five-letter words that start with M in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are MIZZY and MUZZY, tied at 28 points. A is the most common second letter, in 186 of them, and the average score is 9.4 points.
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M is a solid three-point consonant that opens many everyday words and doubles up in words like summer. These 672 words are 5.3% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and M is the 7th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with M, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, MASER is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 672 words.
5-letter words starting with M in numbers
- Words
- 672
- Highest scoring
- MIZZY 28 pts
- Average score
- 9.4 pts
- With a definition
- 371 (55%)
- A186
- B1
- E103
- H1
- I108
- N1
- O161
- P1
- U93
- V1
- Y15
- Z1
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with m
5-letter words starting with M (672)
These 300 of the 672 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with M?
672, which is 5.3% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 371 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with M for Scrabble?
MIZZY and MUZZY tie at 28 points before bonus squares. Next come MEZZE (25), MEZZO (25) and MAZEY (19). The average is 9.4 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with M?
A, in 186 of the 672 (28%). O follows with 161.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with M?
MASER. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 672 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.