5 Letter Words Starting with M

Common five-letter words that start with M

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• maybe 12/13 by chance
• money 10/11 the most common medium of exchange
• might 11/12 physical strength
• makes 11/12 (form of make) engage in
• means 7/9 thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
• music 9/12 an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous…
• movie 10/12 a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
• major 14/17 of greater importance or stature or rank
• mouth 10/11 the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
• marry 10/10 take in marriage
• meant 7/9
• month 10/11 one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
• miles 7/9 (form of mile) a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet
• mommy 14/16 informal terms for a mother
• moved 11/13 (form of move) change location
• magic 10/13 any art that invokes supernatural powers
• match 12/13 be compatible, similar or consistent
• madam 10/12 a woman of refinement
• merry 10/10 full of or showing high-spirited merriment
• model 8/10 a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
• mayor 10/10 the head of a city government
• moves 10/12 (form of move) change location
• mercy 12/13 leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
• march 12/13 march in a procession
• maria 7/8 a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
• media 8/9
• marks 11/12 (form of mark) attach a tag or label to
• mixed 15/16 consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
• minds 8/10 (form of mind) that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions
• metal 7/9 any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed…
• mouse 7/9 any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated…
• motel 7/9 a motor hotel
• molly 10/12 popular aquarium fish
• moron 7/9 a person of subnormal intelligence
• mason 7/9 American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
• moral 7/9 the significance of a story or event
• motor 7/8 machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
• minor 7/9 of lesser importance or stature or rank
• mount 7/10 attach to a support
• medal 8/10 an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
• mummy 14/17 informal terms for a mother
• meets 7/8 (form of meet) come together
• missy 10/10 a young female
• momma 11/14 informal terms for a mother
• meals 7/9 (form of meal) the food served and eaten at one time
• minus 7/10 an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
• messy 10/10 dirty and disorderly
• meter 7/8 the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
• mines 7/9 (form of mine) excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
• medic 10/12 any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves

All 444 five-letter words that start with M

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