Common 5-letter words that start with MA
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- march★12to walk in a formal military manner
- major★14of greater importance or stature or rank
- makes★11to cause to exist
- match★12to set in competition or opposition
- maybe★12by chance
- magic★10any art that invokes supernatural powers
- marks★11to make a visible impression on
- maker★11one that makes
- mayor★10the chief executive official of a city or borough
- maria★7a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
- macro★9a type of computer instruction
- maple★9a hardwood tree
- mason★7to build with stone or brick
- males★7an individual that begets young by fertilizing the female
- manor★7a landed estate or territorial unit
- mails★7to send by a governmental postal system
All 193 words
5-letter words starting with MAA (3)
Top score: MAAED, 8 points
5-letter words starting with MAB (1)
Top score: MABES, 9 points. a cultured pearl
5-letter words starting with MAC (13)
Top score: MACKS, 13 points. a raincoat
5-letter words starting with MAD (5)
Top score: MADLY, 11 points. in a mad manner
5-letter words starting with MAE (1)
Top score: MAERL, 7 points
5-letter words starting with MAF (2)
Top score: MAFIC, 12 points. pertaining to minerals rich in magnesium and iron
5-letter words starting with MAG (6)
Top score: MAGIC, 10 points (tied with one other). any art that invokes supernatural powers
5-letter words starting with MAH (3)
Top score: MAHWA, 13 points. an Indian tree
5-letter words starting with MAI (13)
Top score: MAIZE, 16 points. an American cereal grass
5-letter words starting with MAJ (1)
Top score: MAJOR, 14 points. of greater importance or stature or rank
5-letter words starting with MAK (5)
Top score: MAKES, 11 points (tied with four others). to cause to exist
5-letter words starting with MAL (16)
Top score: MALAX, 14 points
5-letter words starting with MAM (8)
Top score: MAMMY, 14 points. mother
5-letter words starting with MAN (27)
Top score: MANKY, 14 points. in bad taste
5-letter words starting with MAP (2)
Top score: MAPLE, 9 points (tied with one other). a hardwood tree
5-letter words starting with MAQ (1)
Top score: MAQUI, 16 points
5-letter words starting with MAR (26)
Top score: MARVY, 13 points
5-letter words starting with MAS (13)
Top score: MASHY, 13 points. a golf club
5-letter words starting with MAT (13)
Top score: MATZO, 16 points (tied with one other). an unleavened bread
5-letter words starting with MAU (9)
Top score: MAUZY, 19 points. foggy, misty
5-letter words starting with MAV (4)
Top score: MAVEN, 10 points (tied with three others). an expert
5-letter words starting with MAW (5)
Top score: MAWKY, 17 points
5-letter words starting with MAX (4)
Top score: MAXIM, 16 points. a brief statement of a general truth or principle
5-letter words starting with MAY (7)
Top score: MAYBE, 12 points. by chance
5-letter words starting with MAZ (5)
Top score: MAZEY, 19 points
About these words
- 193 of the 12,982 5-letter words start with MA (1%).
- 142 are good in NWL2023, 193 in Collins Scrabble Words, 142 in WOW24 and 127 in the Words With Friends list. 39 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, mauzy and mazey share the top score (19), then mawky and mazed (17 each), then eight words on 16.