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5 letter words with M

Every five-letter word that contains M, grouped by where the M sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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M can sit in any slot · 2748 words in our list

The short answer

There are 2748 five words with M in this list. M is most often the first letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 28 for mizzy.

2748five M words in our list

36%start with M

22%end in S, mostly plurals

9.7average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with M

Grouped by where M first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

M is the 1st letter (993)

maaed⁸maana⁷maare⁷maars⁷mabel⁹mabes⁹macan⁹macao⁹macas⁹macaw¹²macco¹¹maced¹⁰macer⁹maces⁹mache¹²machi¹²macho¹²machs¹²macks¹³macle⁹macon⁹macro⁹madam¹⁰madge⁹madia⁸madid⁹madly¹¹madoc¹⁰madre⁸maerl⁷mafey¹³mafia¹⁰mafic¹²mafoo¹⁰magas⁸mages⁸maggs⁹maggy¹²maghi¹¹magic¹⁰magma¹⁰magna⁸magog⁹magot⁸magus⁸mahal¹⁰mahar¹⁰mahat¹⁰mahdi¹¹mahoe¹⁰mahra¹⁰mahri¹⁰mahua¹⁰mahwa¹³maida⁸maids⁸maidu⁸maidy¹¹maiid⁸maiko¹¹maiks¹¹maile⁷maill⁷mails⁷maims⁹maine⁷mains⁷maint⁷maire⁷mairs⁷maise⁷maist⁷maius⁷maize¹⁶majas¹⁴major¹⁴majos¹⁴makah¹⁴makar¹¹maker¹¹makes¹¹makis¹¹makos¹¹makua¹¹makuk¹⁵malam⁹malar⁷malas⁷malax¹⁴malay¹⁰malee⁷maleo⁷males⁷malgr⁸malic⁹malie⁷malik¹¹malis⁷malls⁷malms⁹

M is the 2nd letter (273)

amaas⁷amadi⁸amaga⁸amahs¹⁰amain⁷amala⁷amalg⁸amang⁸amani⁷amant⁷amapa⁹amara⁷amass⁷amate⁷amati⁷amaut⁷amaze¹⁶amban⁹ambar⁹ambas⁹ambay¹²amber⁹ambit⁹amble⁹ambon⁹ambos⁹ambry¹²ameba⁹ameed⁸ameen⁷ameer⁷amelu⁷amend⁸amene⁷amens⁷ament⁷amess⁷amhar¹⁰amias⁷amice⁹amici⁹amide⁸amido⁸amids⁸amies⁷amiga⁸amigo⁸amine⁷amini⁷amino⁷amins⁷amire⁷amirs⁷amish¹⁰amiss⁷amita⁷amity¹⁰amlas⁷amlet⁷amman⁹ammer⁹ammon⁹ammos⁹amnia⁷amnic⁹amnio⁷amoke¹¹amoks¹¹amole⁷among⁸amora⁷amort⁷amour⁷amove¹⁰amowt¹⁰amped¹⁰amper⁹amphi¹²ample⁹amply¹²ampul⁹ampyx¹⁹amrit⁷amsel⁷amuck¹³amula⁷amuse⁷amuze¹⁶amvis¹⁰amylo¹⁰amyls¹⁰amzel¹⁶emacs⁹email⁷emane⁷embar⁹embay¹²embed¹⁰ember⁹embog¹⁰

M is the 3rd letter (701)

abmho¹²acmes⁹acmic¹¹adman⁸admen⁸admin⁸admit⁸admix¹⁵admov¹¹admrx¹⁵agmas⁸ahmed¹¹ahmet¹⁰aimak¹¹aimed⁸aimee⁷aimer⁷almah¹⁰alman⁷almas⁷almeh¹⁰almes⁷almon⁷almud⁸almug⁸anmia⁷armed⁸armer⁷armet⁷armil⁷armit⁷armor⁷atman⁷atmas⁷atmid⁸atmos⁷aumil⁷awmry¹³axman¹⁴axmen¹⁴bamah¹²bambi¹¹bemad¹⁰beman⁹bemar⁹bemas⁹bemat⁹bemba¹¹bemix¹⁶bemol⁹bemud¹⁰bimah¹²bimas⁹bimbo¹¹bomas⁹bombe¹¹bombo¹¹bombs¹¹bomos⁹bumbo¹¹bumfs¹²bumph¹⁴bumps¹¹bumpy¹⁴caman⁹camas⁹camay¹²camel⁹cameo⁹cames⁹camis⁹camla⁹camos⁹campa¹¹campe¹¹campi¹¹campo¹¹camps¹¹campy¹⁴camus⁹cimar⁹cimex¹⁶comae⁹comal⁹coman⁹comas⁹combe¹¹combi¹¹combo¹¹combs¹¹comby¹⁴comdg¹¹comdr¹⁰comdt¹⁰comer⁹comes⁹comet⁹comfy¹⁵comic¹¹comid¹⁰

M is the 4th letter (485)

abama⁹abamp¹¹abime⁹aboma⁹acoma⁹adams⁸agama⁸agami⁸agamy¹¹ahems¹⁰alamo⁷alima⁷aloma⁷alums⁷anama⁷anima⁷anime⁷animi⁷animo⁷anomy¹⁰apama⁹appmt¹¹arame⁷aramu⁷aroma⁷arums⁷asgmt⁸atame⁷atimy¹⁰atoms⁷atomy¹⁰azyme¹⁹azyms¹⁹balms⁹balmy¹²barms⁹barmy¹²baume⁹beams⁹beamy¹²berme⁹berms⁹bhima¹²biome⁹birma⁹bisme⁹blame⁹blams⁹blimp¹¹blimy¹²blume⁹booms⁹boomy¹²borms⁹brame⁹breme⁹brims⁹broma⁹brome⁹bromo⁹brume⁹burma⁹caama⁹calms⁹calmy¹²cauma⁹caums⁹chama¹²chamm¹⁴champ¹⁴chams¹²chemo¹²chems¹²chimb¹⁴chime¹²chimo¹²chimp¹⁴chimu¹²chomp¹⁴chump¹⁴chums¹²chyme¹⁵clamb¹¹clame⁹clamp¹¹clams⁹clems⁹clima⁹climb¹¹clime⁹clomb¹¹clomp¹¹clump¹¹coomb¹¹cooms⁹coomy¹²corms⁹cosmo⁹couma⁹crame⁹

M is the 5th letter (296)

abdom¹⁰abeam⁹abohm¹²abram⁹abrim⁹abysm¹²accum¹¹adeem⁸adsum⁸aevum¹⁰afoam¹⁰agism⁸agrom⁸agsam⁸alarm⁷album⁹aldim⁸algum⁸annam⁷annum⁷antum⁷apism⁹apium⁹assam⁷aswim¹⁰aurum⁷autem⁷axiom¹⁴baham¹²bearm⁹bedim¹⁰begem¹⁰begum¹⁰belam⁹benim⁹besom⁹bigam¹⁰biham¹²bisom⁹bloom⁹bogum¹⁰bokom¹³bonum⁹bosom⁹brahm¹²bream⁹breem⁹broom⁹bryum¹²buxom¹⁶cacam¹¹carom⁹carum⁹cavum¹²cecum¹¹celom⁹charm¹²chasm¹²chaum¹²chiam¹²chirm¹²choom¹²churm¹²claim⁹cleam⁹cloam⁹coram⁹crawm¹²cream⁹creem⁹cujam¹⁶cusum⁹datum⁸decem¹⁰degum⁹deism⁸delim⁸denim⁸denom⁸didym¹²diram⁸donum⁸dream⁸dunam⁸durum⁸dwalm¹¹dwaum¹¹dynam¹¹enarm⁷engem⁸enorm⁷entom⁷enzym¹⁹epsom⁹ervum¹⁰etiam⁷exeem¹⁴faham¹³fairm¹⁰fanam¹⁰

Words with two Ms (148)

amman⁹ammer⁹ammon⁹ammos⁹chamm¹⁴comma¹¹comme¹¹commo¹¹comms¹¹commy¹⁴damme¹⁰dimmy¹³dramm¹⁰dummy¹³emmas⁹emmer⁹emmet⁹emmew¹²emmys¹²femme¹²femmy¹⁵flamm¹²gamma¹⁰gamme¹⁰gammy¹³gemma¹⁰gemmy¹³gimme¹⁰grimm¹⁰gumma¹⁰gummi¹⁰gummy¹³hammy¹⁵homam¹²homme¹²imams⁹imaum⁹immew¹²immis⁹immit⁹immix¹⁶immov¹²immun⁹jammy¹⁹jemmy¹⁹jimmy¹⁹jumma¹⁶kamme¹³kimmo¹³lammy¹²lemma⁹lemme⁹limma⁹limmu⁹lumme⁹lummy¹²madam¹⁰magma¹⁰maims⁹malam⁹malms⁹malmy¹²malum⁹mamas⁹mamba¹¹mambo¹¹mambu¹¹mamee⁹mamey¹²mamie⁹mamma¹¹mammy¹⁴mamry¹²marms⁹maxim¹⁶mecum¹¹melam⁹memes⁹memos⁹mesem⁹miami⁹miasm⁹mimed¹⁰mimeo⁹mimer⁹mimes⁹mimic¹¹mimir⁹mimly¹²mimsy¹²mimus⁹mimzy²¹minim⁹minum⁹mneme⁹mnium⁹modem¹⁰moism⁹mokum¹³momes⁹momma¹¹momme¹¹mommy¹⁴momus⁹mormo⁹mumbo¹¹mumms¹¹mummy¹⁴mumps¹¹mumsy¹²mumus⁹murmi⁹mymar¹²myoma¹²namma⁹nammo⁹nummi⁹nummy¹²pomme¹¹pommy¹⁴rammi⁹rammy¹²rummy¹²rymme¹²sammy¹²scomm¹¹smalm⁹smarm⁹somma⁹stumm⁹summa⁹tammy¹²tmema⁹tommy¹²tummy¹²umami⁹ummah¹²ummas⁹ummed¹⁰ummps¹¹wemmy¹⁵yomim¹²yummo¹²yummy¹⁵zemmi¹⁸zimme¹⁸zimmi¹⁸zimmy²¹

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Where does M sit?

Position of M in five-letter words

Words are counted by their first M, so each word appears once. Words with two Ms are listed separately below.

Slot 1993 · 36%maaed, maana, maare

Slot 2273 · 10%amaas, amadi, amaga

Slot 3701 · 26%abmho, acmes, acmic

Slot 4485 · 18%abama, abamp, abime

Slot 5296 · 11%abdom, abeam, abohm

Everyday words

Common 5 letter words with M

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

emailmusicitemsgamestermsforumwomenmediasmalltimesimagemoneymodelhumanmoviemarchmightmonthmajormeansmilesjamesmakesamongalbumnameswomanhomesroomscomesformssmithmetalseemsmultimatchmaybeframemotorcrimeclaimprimelimitadminthememagicmountsmartmovedgammafilmsteamsnamedmousedreamanimemiamiminoremptymainecreamfirmsmixedmouthmeterstormmicrodramasimonmarksmooremetrohumormeantmeetstampaadamsromanalarmcomic

Wordle

Which letters keep company with M?

Among the 2748 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside M. They make good second guesses once M is confirmed.

A1274

E1013

S949

I803

O794

R630

U625

L496

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are OO (57), EA (42), AI (38), EE (38), IA (34).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter M words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-S	608	acmes, adams, agmas, ahems, almas, almes, alums
-M	321	abdom, abeam, abohm, abram, abrim, abysm, accum
-E	275	abime, aimee, amate, amaze, amble, amene, amice
-A	252	abama, aboma, acoma, agama, alima, aloma, amaga
-Y	250	agamy, ambay, ambry, amity, amply, anomy, atimy
-R	121	aimer, ambar, amber, ameer, amhar, ammer, amour
-N	119	adman, admen, admin, alman, almon, amain, amban
-O	119	abmho, alamo, amido, amigo, amino, amnio, amylo

Ends	Words	Examples
-MS	140	adams, ahems, alums, arums, atoms, azyms
-MA	106	abama, aboma, acoma, agama, alima, aloma
-UM	93	accum, adsum, aevum, album, algum, annum
-ME	92	abime, anime, arame, atame, azyme, baume
-ES	86	acmes, almes, amies, cames, comes, cymes
-MY	77	agamy, anomy, atimy, atomy, balmy, barmy

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Letter patterns

M words with striking patterns

M at both ends

madammalammalummaximmecummelammesemmiasmminimminummniummodemmoismmokum

These words open and close with M.

Two Ms (148)

ammanammerammonammoschammcommacommecommocommscommydammedimmydrammdummyemmasemmer

MA and MO openers

296 words start with MA and 231 start with MO in this list.

maaedmaanamaaremaarsmabelmabesmacanmacaomacasmacawmaccomacedmacermacesmachemachi

M with Z, X, J or Q (16)

admixadmrxamazeampyxamuzeamzelaxiomaxmanaxmenazymeazymsbemixbuxomcimexcomixcomox

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with M

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
mizzy	28	28
muzzy	28	29
zmudz	26	28
mezze	25	26
mezzo	25	26
zuzim	25	27
jemez	23	26
mimzy	21	22
zimmy	21	22
zymic	21	22
muzak	20	22
zhmud	20	21

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Words with meanings

13 five-letter M words, defined

macaonounObsolete form of macaw (“parrot”).

macawnounAny of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and…

macconoungambling game popular in the eighteenth century.

macernounA mace bearer; specifically, an officer of a court in Scotland.

machenounA former unit of volumic radioactivity: the quantity of radon (ignoring its daughters) per litre of air which ionizes a sustained current of 0.001 esu.

machinounA traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of Chile and Argentina.

machoadjectiveMasculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine. “macho culture”

maclenounChiastolite; so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross-section.

maconnounA type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at the end, with a ridgeline running down the centre of the blade face.

macronounA type of computer program designed to consume, transform, and generate other computer programs; a metaprogram. “The preprocessor expands any embedded macros into source code before it is compiled.”

madamnounA polite form of address for a woman or lady. “Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying on made her look fat. The sales assistant just said, “It suits you, madam”.”

madgenounThe barn owl.

smalladjectiveNot large or big; insignificant; few in number.

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Questions about 5 letter words with M

How many five-letter words contain M?

The general English word list used on this page has 2748 five-letter words with M. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does M usually sit in a five-letter word?

In this list M is the first letter of 993, the third letter of 701, the fourth letter of 485, the fifth letter of 296, the second letter of 273.

What are common five-letter words with M?

Everyday examples include email, music, items, games, terms, forum, women, media, small, times. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which five-letter M words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are mizzy at 28 and muzzy at 28, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in M?

Yes: abdom, abeam, abohm, abram, abrim, abysm, accum, adeem.

Which five-letter words have a silent M?

Silent-M words are rare at this length; most five words sound the M out.

How do I find five-letter words with M in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ M in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with M and words containing M?

Words starting with M must begin with it. Words containing M can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.