5-letter words with M as the first letter
There are 672 five-letter words with M as the first letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are MIZZY and MUZZY, tied at 28 points. A is the most common second letter among them (186), and the average score is 9.4 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green M in the first position leaves these 672 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with M in slot 1, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include MUZZY, MIZZY, MEZZO, MEZZE and MAZEY. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an M in slot 1 further.
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 with M as the first letter 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 with m as the first letter
5-letter words with M as the first letter (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 have M as the first letter?
Unscrambly's list has 672 five-letter words with M in the first position, 5.3% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your first tile turned green as M, these 672 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as MASER.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with M as the first letter?
MIZZY and MUZZY tie at 28 points in Scrabble. Next come MEZZE (25), MEZZO (25) and MAZEY (19). The average is 9.4 points.