Words that start with M
There are 15,255 words that start with M in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is METHOXYBENZENES at 41 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 9-letter words are the biggest group with 2,250, and the average one scores 15.3 points.
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M is a solid three-point consonant that opens many everyday words and doubles up in words like summer. M starts 5.7% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 6th largest share of the 26 letters. The longest run to 15 letters (341 words), MANEUVERABILITY among them. Two-letter words starting with M: MA, ME, MI, MM, MO, MU and MY.
Words that start with M in numbers
- Words
- 15,255
- Highest scoring
- METHOXYBENZENES 41 pts
- Average score
- 15.3 pts
- Longest
- MANEUVERABILITY 15 letters
- 27
- 366
- 4307
- 5672
- 61,205
- 71,845
- 82,112
- 92,250
- 102,169
- 111,674
- 121,208
- 13841
- 14558
- 15341
Highest-scoring words that start with m
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| methoxybenzenes | 41 | 15 |
| methoxybenzene | 40 | 14 |
| metaphysicizing | 37 | 15 |
| metaphysicized | 36 | 14 |
| monophthongized | 36 | 15 |
| metaphysicizes | 35 | 14 |
| microearthquake | 35 | 15 |
| monophthongizes | 35 | 15 |
| moorbuzzards | 35 | 12 |
| mathematicizing | 34 | 15 |
Words that start with M (15,255)
These 300 of the 15,255 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
15-letter words 22
14-letter words 22
13-letter words 22
12-letter words 22
11-letter words 22
10-letter words 23
9-letter words 23
8-letter words 23
7-letter words 23
6-letter words 23
5-letter words 23
4-letter words 23
3-letter words 23
Frequently asked questions
How many words start with M?
15,255 words in Unscrambly's list start with M. 672 of them have five letters, 1,845 have seven and 7 have two.
What is the best M word for Scrabble?
METHOXYBENZENES scores 41 points before bonus squares. Next come METHOXYBENZENE (40), METAPHYSICIZING (37) and METAPHYSICIZED (36). Across all 15,255, the average is 15.3 points.
What two-letter words start with M?
MA, ME, MI, MM, MO, MU and MY: 7 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words start with M?
672. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with M list, where MIZZY scores highest at 28 points.