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5-Letter Words Starting with ME

There are 65 five-letter words that start with ME on Word.ws, from mealy to mezzo. The most common are means, media, metal, medal and meets.

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All 65 five-letter words that start with ME

MEA

  • mealy10adj. Resembling meal (the foodstuff).
  • means7n. An instrument or condition to achieve a result.
  • mease7n. A measure of varying quantity, often five or six (long or short)...
  • meaty10adj. Of, relating to, or containing meat.

MEC

  • mecha12n. A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated...

MED

  • medal8n. A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a...
  • medex15n. A person who has gone through the MEDEX medical training programme...
  • media8n. The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is...
  • medic10adj. Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
  • medio8n. A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 2.3 L.

MEE

  • meese7n. A titmouse.
  • meets7prep. Forming a combination or nexus of.

MEL

  • melam9n. A condensation product of melamine, originally found in the residue of...
  • melas7n. Synonym of melasma.
  • melba9n. A dessert made originally from peach (now also other fruits), ice...
  • melee7n. A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged...
  • melic9adj. Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse.
  • melik11n. A member of hereditary nobility in certain Armenian principalities...
  • melon7n. Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like...
  • melos7n. The melody in Ancient Greek music.
  • melty10adj. Having a high tendency to melt.

MEM

  • memex16n. A proposed computer system, implemented with electromechanical controls...
  • memey12adj. Characterized by or relating to memes.

MEN

  • menat7n. In Ancient Egypt, a heavy beaded necklace and musical instrument with a...
  • mends8n. Recompense; restoration or reparation, especially (Christianity) from...
  • menil7adj. Covered with spots; speckled; variegated.
  • menma9n. A Japanese condiment made from fermented bamboo shoots.
  • mensa7n. In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.
  • mense7n. Property, owndom; possessions.
  • mento7n. A folk music genre of Jamaica, featuring acoustic instruments and...

MER

  • meral7adj. Pertaining to the merus or meropodite.
  • merce9v. To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.
  • merch12n. Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
  • merci9interj. Thank you.
  • mercy12n. Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
  • merge8v. To combine into a whole.
  • merit7n. A claim to commendation or a reward.
  • merle7n. A Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.
  • meron7n. Either of the pair of entities that together make up an instanton.
  • meros7n. The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh.
  • merry10adj. Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
  • merse7n. Alluvial, often marshy land by the side of a river, estuary or sea.
  • mersh10n. Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana.
  • merus7n. The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a...

MES

  • mesen7pron. Myself.
  • mesic9adj. Characterized by an intermediate degree of moisture, in between xeric...
  • mesna7n. An organosulfur compound used in cancer chemotherapy involving...
  • mesne7adj. Intermediate.
  • meson7n. The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
  • messy10adj. In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
  • mesto7adj. Sad, mournful.

MET

  • metal7n. Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a...
  • meter7n. A device that measures things.
  • methi10n. Fenugreek.
  • metho10n. Methylated spirits.
  • meths10n. Methylated spirits.
  • methy13n. The burbot.
  • metic9n. In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the...
  • metis7n. A person of mixed-race ancestry.
  • metoo7v. To agree by, or as by, saying me too.
  • metra7n. The uterus.
  • metre7n. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI...
  • metro7n. A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems...
  • metta7n. Lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed through...

MEZ

  • mezzo25n. Mezzo-soprano.
29 rare five-letter words that start with ME

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with ME are there?
Word.ws lists 65 five-letter words that start with ME, plus 29 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with ME?
means, media, metal, medal, meets, mercy, metro and meter.
Which of the five-letter words that start with ME has the highest letter score?
mezzo scores 25 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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