5-Letter Words Starting with MA

All 159 five-letter words that start with MA

MAA

• maaan7interj. Elongated form of man.

MAB

• maban9n. A magical material in Australian Aboriginal mythology, from which the...

MAC

• macam11prep. Like, similar to, resembling.
• macaw12n. Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta...
• macco11n. Gambling game popular in the eighteenth century.
• macer9n. A mace bearer; specifically, an officer of a court in Scotland.
• macha12n. Best friend.
• mache12n. A former unit of volumic radioactivity: the quantity of radon (ignoring...
• machi12n. A traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of...
• macho12adj. Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.
• macky16adj. Large.
• macon9n. A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at...
• macro9adj. Very large in scale or scope.

MAD

• madam10n. A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
• madge9n. The barn owl.
• madly11adv. Without reason or understanding; wildly.
• madow11n. Heroin.

MAF

• mafia10n. A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal...
• mafic12adj. Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and...

MAG

• magic10n. The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult...
• magis8n. The philosophy of striving to do more for Jesus Christ, associated with...
• magma10n. A mixture of molten silicate rock, crystals, and gas within the earth...
• magus8n. A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is...

MAH

• mahal10n. A summerhouse.
• mahua10n. Madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for...

MAI

• maida8n. A finely milled, refined and bleached wheat flour, used in making...
• maika11n. A woman's maternal village: the place where she grew up, especially as...
• maiko11n. An apprentice geisha.
• maile7n. A flowering Hawaiian vine (Alyxia stellata), of the genus Alyxia, used...
• mails7n. The mail delivery system.
• maily10adj. Rough, rugged.
• mains7n. The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a...
• maire7n. Any of a number of trees of New Zealand, mostly in genus Notelaea.
• maize16n. Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

MAJ

• majid15n. Any of the family Majidae of sea spiders or spider crabs.
• major14adj. Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.

MAK

• makai11adv. Seaward, towards the sea.
• makan11v. To eat.
• makar11n. A poet writing in Scots.
• maker11n. Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

MAL

• malai7n. An Indian cream made by heating and then cooling non-homogenized whole...
• malar7adj. Pertaining to the cheek.
• malia7n. A passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi, of species Malia grata.
• malic9adj. Pertaining to apples.
• malik11n. A tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan...
• malky14v. To slash with an open razor.
• malle7n. A heavy hammer or beetle, often made of wood or lead.
• malta7n. A non-alcoholic carbonated malt beverage, popular in Latin America.
• malty10adj. Of, pertaining to, containing, or characteristic of malt.
• malum9n. An evil or wrongdoing.
• malus7n. The loss or return of performance-related compensation originally paid...
• malva10n. Any plant of the genus Malva, a mallow.
• malwa10n. Beer made with millet, common in Africa.

MAM

• mamak13n. A roadside stall selling Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine; by extension, a...
• mamaw12n. One's mother.
• mamba11n. Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to...
• mambo11n. A voodoo priestess (in Haiti).
• mamey12n. An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
• mamma11n. The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which...
• mammy14n. Mamma; mother.

MAN

• manal7adj. Of, like or pertaining to the hand.
• manas7n. The mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.
• manat7n. The basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ₼; subdivided into...
• manca9n. A mancus (old coin).
• mandi8n. A traditional style of washing oneself in Indonesia and Malaysia, using...
• mando8n. A mandatory, a sign or line that requires the path of the disc to be...
• mandu8n. A dumpling in Korean cuisine.
• mandy11n. The drug MDMA.
• maneb9n. A foliate fungicide consisting of a polymeric complex of manganese with...
• maned8adj. Having a (specified form of) mane.
• maneh10n. An obsolete unit of Hebrew currency, larger than a shekel.
• manes7n. The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the...
• manet7v. Used in stage directions; literally, he, she or it remains. Compare...
• manga8n. A comic originating in Japan.
• mange8n. A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes...
• mango8n. Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.
• mangu8n. Mashed plantain.
• mangy11adj. Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange.
• mania7n. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
• manic9adj. Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
• manip9n. Manipulation.
• manis7n. The pangolin.
• manja14n. String coated with crushed glass and attached to a kite, used to cut...
• manji14n. A captain or skipper of a boat.
• manju14n. A traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from...
• manky14adj. Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.
• manly10adj. Having the characteristics of a man.
• manna7n. Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book...
• manny10n. A male nanny (for children).
• manor7n. A landed estate.
• mansa7n. A king of ancient Mali.
• manse7v. To excommunicate; curse.
• manta7n. A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern...
• manti7n. A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian...
• manty10n. Synonym of mantou (Chinese dumpling bun).
• manus7n. A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or...

MAO

• maoli7n. A species of very tall, dark green-stemmed banana native to Polynesia...

MAP

• maple9n. Any member of any species of genus Acer, characterized by (usually)...
• mapou9n. On Haiti, the kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra.

MAQ

• maqam18n. A modal structure characterizing the art of music of countries in North...
• maqui16n. A South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian...

MAR

• marae7n. The courtyard of a Maori wharenui or meeting-house, seen as a cultural...
• marah10n. A gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of...
• march12n. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by...
• marco9n. A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent...
• mardy11adj. Sulky or whining.
• marfa10n. A percussion instrument thought to have originated in Africa.
• marga8n. The canon of established forms of classical music, dance etc., as...
• marge8v. To add margarine to.
• margo8n. Border, margin.
• maril7n. An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from...
• marka11n. Synonym of convertible mark.
• marla7n. Plasticine; modelling clay.
• marly10adj. Containing or resembling marl.
• marma9n. A special, sensitive point on the body.
• maron7n. An alpine guide.
• marra7n. A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
• marri7n. Corymbia calophylla, an Australian tree.
• marry10v. To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a...
• marsh10n. An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants.
• marvy13adj. Great, awesome, brilliant.
• marwa10n. An open hut used for upanayana and marriage ceremonies in the Mithila...

MAS

• maser7n. A device for the coherent amplification or generation of...
• mashy13adj. Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash.
• mason7n. A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
• massy10adj. Heavy; massive.

MAT

• matai7n. A Samoan chief.
• match12n. Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
• mated8adj. Fitted together or interlocked.
• mater7n. Mother.
• mates7adj. Friendly; having a friendship (with).
• matey10adj. Sociable or friendly.
• matha10n. A monastic or similar religious establishment in Hinduism and Jainism...
• mathy13adj. Synonym of mathsy (“of or relating to mathematics”).
• matie7n. A fat herring with undeveloped roe.
• matin7adj. Of or relating to matins.
• matka11n. An earthenware pot.
• matra7n. In Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.
• matsu7n. Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine.
• matta7n. The false start of a bout due to mutual misunderstanding.
• matte7n. A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the...
• matty10adj. Matted.
• matzo16n. Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.

MAU

• mauka11adv. Inland, towards the mountains.
• maund8n. A wicker basket.
• mauri7n. Life force, according to Maori beliefs.
• mauve10n. A rich purple synthetic dye, which faded easily, briefly popular c....
• mauzy19adj. Hot and humid.

MAV

• maven10n. An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and...
• mavis10n. Song thrush.

MAW

• mawla10n. A patron or protector.

MAX

• maxim16n. A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or...

MAY

• maybe12adv. Perhaps, possibly.
• mayor10n. The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough...

MAZ

• mazal16adj. Relating to a maze.
• mazar16n. A mausoleum or shrine in the Arab world.
• mazed17adj. Amazed, astonished, bewildered.
• mazer16n. The maple tree, or maple wood.
• mazza25n. Madness; something that is mad; a crazy situation.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with MA are there?

Word.ws lists 159 five-letter words that start with MA, plus 55 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with MA?

maybe, major, march, match, magic, mayor, marry and maker.

Which of the five-letter words that start with MA has the highest letter score?

mazza scores 25 points with the standard letter tile values.

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