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5 Letter Words Starting With M

Need 5 letter words starting with M? Here are all 210. The 61 you are most likely to know come first, starting with MIGHT, MONEY and MUSIC. The most common second letter is A, found in 56 of them.

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Words
210
61 common
Top letters in spots 2 to 5
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Repeated letters
61
29% of words, like MOTOR
2+ vowels
145
69% of words

Common 5 letter words starting with M

61 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.

  1. might
  2. money
  3. music
  4. makes
  5. maybe
  6. means
  7. major
  8. media
  9. march
  10. month
  11. movie
  12. match
  13. model
  14. moved
  15. miles
  16. meant
  17. mouth
  18. metal
  19. magic
  20. mixed

More common words, in order (41)

mayor minor moves motor marks mount moral minds marry meets mouse mercy maker males meals metro mines meter merit minus modes messy merry merge moron myths motto mails mummy mixes mimic mains mania menus mined moons maize moans mists mends mucks

More 5 letter words starting with M

The other 149 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.

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MA... 41

macaw maced maces macho madam madly magma maids maims malls malts mamas mambo mamma manes manga mange mango mangy manic manly manna manor manse maple mares maria marsh marts masks mason masts mated mates matte matzo mauls mauve maven maxim mazes

ME... 15

mealy meats medal medic melon melts memes memos meows meres mesas meted metes mewed mewls

MI... 29

middy midge midst miens miked mikes milch miler milfs milks milky mills mimed mimes mince miner minim minks mints mired mires mirth misdo miser misty miter mites mitts mixer

MO... 36

moats mocha mocks modal mogul moire moist molar molds moldy moles molls molts monks moods moody mooed moors moose moots moped mopes moray morns mosey mossy motel motes moths motif mound mourn mousy mover mowed mower

MU... 26

mucky mucus muddy muffs mufti muggy mulch mules mulls multi mumps munch mural murks murky mused muses mushy musky mussy musts musty muted muter mutes mutts

MY... 2

mynas myrrh

Tips for this pattern

  • Check the second letter. A follows the M in 56 words (27%), as in MAKES and MAYBE. O (52) and I (40) come next.
  • Look at the last letter. 39% of five letter words starting with M end in S, like MAKES and MEANS. Most of those are plurals, which some daily word games never use as answers.
  • A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with M, MOUSE is a good opener: it tests O, S and E, three of the seven most common letters in the open spots.

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Questions

How many 5 letter words starting with M are there?

Our dictionary has 210 five letter words starting with M. 61 of them are common everyday words, and the other 149 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.

What are the most common 5 letter words starting with M?

MIGHT, MONEY, MUSIC, MAKES and MAYBE, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 61 of all 210 words repeat a letter, and 145 have two or more vowels.

What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with M?

A. 56 of the 210 words (27%) have A second, such as MAKES and MAYBE. O is next with 52 words, then I with 40.

Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.