5-Letter Words Starting with M
There are 131 common five-letter words starting with M in Hintwordo's list, and 313 more that are valid but rarely used. The most familiar are MIGHT, MONEY, MUSIC, MAYBE, MONTH, MOVIE. Words are ranked by how often they appear in real-world writing, so the ones at the top are the likeliest answers in a daily five-letter puzzle.
Apart from the letter in the name, the most common letters in this list are E (in 41% of words), A (41%) and O (39%) — good letters to test next.
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Common words (131)
Type a pattern with ? for unknown letters (s?a?e), or letters the word must contain (ae).
Showing 131 of 131
- very common: might
- very common: money
- very common: music
- very common: maybe
- very common: month
- very common: movie
- very common: match
- very common: model
- very common: meant
- very common: mouth
- very common: metal
- very common: magic
- very common: mayor
- very common: minor
- very common: motor
- very common: major
- very common: media
- very common: march
- very common: moral
- very common: marry
- very common: medal
- very common: mouse
- very common: mercy
- very common: metro
- very common: meter
- very common: merit
- very common: micro
- very common: minus
- very common: midst
- very common: messy
- very common: maple
- very common: merry
- very common: manor
- very common: merge
- very common: motto
- very common: macro
- common: moist
- common: mount
- common: manly
- common: moose
- common: motel
- common: mound
- common: muddy
- common: miner
- common: mummy
- common: mango
- common: matte
- common: milky
- common: mixer
- common: mimic
- common: mural
- common: mater
- common: mania
- common: maker
- common: mourn
- common: medic
- common: modem
- common: motif
- common: maxim
- common: maize
- common: manic
- common: melon
- common: macho
- common: melee
- common: mover
- common: magma
- common: madly
- common: mucus
- common: modal
- common: murky
- common: mower
- common: marsh
- common: morph
- common: mafia
- common: mince
- common: moray
- common: meaty
- common: molar
- common: mocha
- common: mushy
- common: moody
- common: mulch
- common: maven
- common: mufti
- common: musty
- common: manta
- common: manna
- common: madam
- common: mambo
- common: midge
- common: mauve
- common: minty
- common: moldy
- common: mamba
- common: mossy
- common: mirth
- common: morel
- common: mezzo
- common: misty
- common: mecca
- less common: miser
- less common: myrrh
- less common: moxie
- less common: miler
- less common: muggy
- less common: mange
- less common: matey
- less common: manse
- less common: mooch
- less common: musky
- less common: mealy
- less common: miter
- less common: monad
- less common: macaw
- less common: mucky
- less common: marge
- less common: munch
- less common: mogul
- less common: matzo
- less common: mosey
- less common: milch
- less common: meson
- less common: maser
- less common: mangy
- less common: malty
- less common: mopey
- less common: mousy
- less common: muzzy
- less common: minim
- less common: moire
- less common: motet
Letter patterns in these words
Most common other letters
- e41%
- a41%
- o39%
- r29%
- i27%
- y26%
Most common letter by position
| Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m100% | a31% | n15% | e17% | y24% |
A strong first guess from this list: moire
Puzzle tips
- If you know the first letter is M, spend your next guess on common vowels and consonants you haven't tried rather than on another M-word.
- Check the “most common letter by position” table below: it shows which second and last letters are most likely.
- Enter your guesses in the solver to combine this with everything else you know, including yellow letters.
Less common valid words (313)
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