6-Letter Words Starting with M

All 628 six-letter words that start with M: page 1 of 2

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• macaca12n. Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca; a macaque.
• macaco12n. A macaque, or similar monkey.
• macchi15n. Any of several white fish used in Indian cooking.
• machan13n. A kind of safety platform in a tree, used when hunting large animals or...
• macher13n. An important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a...
• machos13n. Synonym of machismo.
• mackle14v. To assemble in a makeshift manner; to cobble together.
• macron10n. A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a...
• macula10n. An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye...
• madala9n. In certain countries of Eastern Africa, an elder or mzee; a person...
• madcap13n. A person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner.
• maddah13n. Arabic diacritic similar in appearance to a tilde. Over an alif (آ (ʔā)...
• madden10v. To make angry.
• madder10n. A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a...
• maddie10n. A mad person.
• maddog11n. A rabid dog.
• madman11n. A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
• madras9n. A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.
• maduro9n. A cigar made with somewhat dark, medium-strength tobacco.
• maenad9n. A female follower of Dionysus (“the god of wine”), associated with...
• maggid11n. A teacher of the Torah in Eastern Europe.
• maggie10n. Any of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica...
• maggot10n. A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipteran insect, that often...
• magick15n. Actual magic or sorcery in fiction or in e.g. Wicca, neopaganism or...
• maglev12adj. Describing a train, system, etc, that operates by magnetic levitation.
• magnet9n. A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
• magnon9n. A quantum of a spin wave.
• magnox16n. An alloy of magnesium and aluminium used, with a non-oxidizing cover...
• magnum11n. A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a...
• magpie11n. One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica...
• maguey12n. Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially...
• maguro9n. Tuna meat, eaten raw as sushi or sashimi.
• mahala11n. A neighborhood or residential area in Balkan countries.
• mahalo11interj. Thank you.
• mahant11n. A head or chief of a monastery.
• mahbub15n. A gold coin used in the Ottoman Empire.
• mahila11n. Woman or women.
• mahone11n. A large Turkish warship.
• mahout11n. An elephant trainer, keeper, and driver.
• mahram13n. A family member who is haram to marry.
• maidan9n. A marketplace or other open space in or by a city or town; an esplanade.
• maiden9n. A girl or an unmarried young woman.
• maigre9adj. Made without meat (and thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day).
• mailed9adj. Armoured in, protected by, or made of mail.
• mailer8n. One who sends mail.
• maimed11adj. Partially or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body...
• maimon10n. Synonym of southern pig-tailed macaque.
• mainer8n. A needle for (illicit) drug administration.
• mainly11adv. Of a person or thing being the driving force influencing the outcome of...
• maitri8n. Benevolence, lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed...
• majlis15n. A council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or...
• makara12n. An aquatic monster in Hindu mythology.
• makeup14n. An item's composition.
• making13n. The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
• maknae12n. The youngest member of an idol group.
• maktab14n. A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy...
• malady12n. Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or...
• malate8n. Any salt or ester of malic acid.
• malbec12n. A variety of grape used in making red wine, originally from France, but...
• maleic10adj. Of or relating to maleic acid or its derivatives.
• malibu10n. A type of lightweight longboard known for its stability.
• malice10n. Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to...
• malign9adj. Evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.
• malkin12n. A mop, especially one used to clean a baker's oven.
• mallam10n. In Africa, a teacher of the Qur'an.
• mallee8n. A type of scrubland with low-growing thick eucalypts, characteristic of...
• mallet8n. A type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or...
• malley11n. A gardener.
• mallie8n. Synonym of mall rat.
• mallin8n. A type of wetland in Patagonia.
• malloc10n. A subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for...
• mallow11n. Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic...
• malted9adj. Processed into malt.
• malter8n. A person who makes malt; a maltster.
• maltin8n. The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase.
• maltol8n. A substituted pyranone found in the bark and needles of some conifers...
• malvin11n. An anthocyanin, a diglucoside of malvidin, found in very many foods.
• mamaji17n. Mother's brother; maternal uncle.
• mammal12n. A vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being...
• manage9v. To direct or be in charge of.
• manaia8n. A bird-headed mythological creature and symbol of protection in Māori...
• manboy13n. An emotionally immature man.
• mancha13n. A high-quality grade of Spanish saffron.
• manche13n. The neck of a violin.
• manchi13n. A Pehuenche medicine man.
• mancia10n. Tip, gratuity.
• mandal9n. An administrative division in some countries in South Asia.
• mandem11n. A group of men or boys; male friends or fellow gang members.
• mandir9n. A Hindu temple.
• mandom11n. Mankind.
• manele8n. A genre of folk music from the Balkans.
• manful11adj. Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly.
• mangal9n. A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem...
• mangan9n. A win achieving five han, or three/four han with the required number of...
• mangas9n. A type of cocky, working-class man in early twentieth-century Greece...
• manged10adj. Infected with mange; mangy.
• mangel9n. The sugar beet, which can be refined to equal cane sugar in all manners...
• manger9n. A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
• mangle9v. To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
• mangue9n. The cusimanse, a genus of mongoose, Crossarchus.
• manhua11n. A comic originating in China or Taiwan.
• manhwa14n. A comic originating in Korea.
• maniac10n. An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
• manila8adj. Made of manila paper or material like it.
• manini8adj. Small.
• manioc10n. The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared...
• manita8n. The tree Chiranthodendron pentadactylon, or the red, hand-like flower...
• mankin12n. A little man; a manikin.
• manlet8n. A little man.
• mannan8n. A plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched polymer of mannose (or...
• manned9adj. Operated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed; piloted...
• manner8n. Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
• mannie8n. A man.
• manoir8n. A type of manor or country house.
• manque17adj. Unable to fully realise one's ambitions; would-be.
• mantel8n. The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for...
• mantic10adj. Relating to divination; prophetic.
• mantid9n. Mantis (insect).
• mantis8n. Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects...
• mantle8n. A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially...
• manton8n. A shawl or wrap.
• mantou8n. Chinese steamed bun (without any filling).
• mantra8n. The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
• mantri8n. A minister or high official.
• mantua8n. An article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France.
• manual8n. Synonym of handbook.
• manuka12n. Leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and...
• manure8v. To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).
• manzil17n. Any of the seven partitions of the Qur'an, which can be read in an...
• maomao10n. Abudefduf abdominalis (green damselfish).
• mapped13adj. Having been mapped; (graphic design) having had a map projected onto...
• mapper12n. One who produces a map.
• maquis17n. Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub.
• maraca10n. A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd...
• marais8n. A marsh; a marshy area, one intermittently covered with water...
• marang9n. Artocarpus odoratissimus; an evergreen tree that bears a strong...
• maraud9v. To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder; to loiter.
• marble10n. A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
• marcel10n. A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
• marchy16adj. Having the character of a march.
• mardle9n. A chat or gossip.
• mareel8n. Seafire, phosphorescence on the ocean, especially around the Shetland...
• marena8n. A European whitefish Coregonus maraena.
• margay12n. Leopardus wiedii, a spotted cat native to Central and South America.
• margin9n. The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes...
• marimo10n. A rare form of the filamentous green alga Aegagropila linnaei...
• marina8n. A harbour for small boats.
• marine8adj. Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the...
• marish11n. A marsh.
• marked13adj. Having a visible or identifying mark.
• marker12n. A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.
• market12n. A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise, often...
• markka16n. A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction...
• markup14n. The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price...
• marled9adj. Mottled, streaked, multicoloured.
• marler8n. A laborer in a marlpit.
• marlin8n. Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus...
• marmot10n. Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and...
• maroon8n. An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a...
• marque17n. A brand of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car.
• marram10n. Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass found on sandy beaches.
• marred9adj. Spoiled; harmed or damaged.
• marron8n. A sweet chestnut.
• marrot8n. The common guillemot.
• marrow11n. The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
• marshy14adj. Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
• martel8n. A hammer, especially a war hammer.
• marten8n. Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.
• martin8n. Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which...
• martyr11n. One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts...
• marula8n. A medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to...
• marvel11n. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a portent.
• masago9n. Capelin roe.
• masala8n. Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often...
• mascot10n. Something thought to bring good luck.
• masdar9n. Arabic verbal noun, also used in Georgian grammar (მასდარი).
• mashed12adj. Broken up into a pulpy state.
• masher11n. One who, or that which, mashes.
• mashie11n. A metal-headed golf club with a moderate loft, the equivalent of a five...
• mashup13n. An artistic work that consists primarily of parts borrowed from other...
• masing9adj. That acts as a maser.
• masjid16n. A mosque.
• masked13adj. Wearing a mask or masks.
• masker12v. To render giddy or senseless.
• maskil12n. A proponent of the Haskalah.
• maskin12n. A molecule that binds to CPE (cytoplasmic polyadenylation element) and...
• maslin8n. A mixture of metals resembling brass.
• masoor8n. Small orange-red lentils.
• masque17n. A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal...
• masser8n. A priest who celebrates Mass.
• masses8n. People, especially a large number of people; the general population.
• massif11n. A principal mountain mass.
• masted9adj. Having (the specified kind or number of) masts.
• master8n. Someone who has control over something or someone.
• mastic10n. An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree)...
• matatu8n. A minivan used as a shared taxi, especially one operating without a...
• matcha13n. A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea...
• matchy16adj. Color-coordinated, matching, especially to an excess.
• mating9adj. Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.
• matins8n. Together with lauds, the earliest of the canonical hours; traditionally...
• matric10n. The final year of high school.
• matrix15n. The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
• matron8n. A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
• matted9adj. Forming a thick tangled mess.
• matter8n. Anything with mass and volume.
• matura8n. A final exam that young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their...
• mature8adj. Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or...
• mauler8n. One who mauls.
• mauley11n. The fist.
• maulvi11n. An imam; a Muslim doctor of law.
• maundy12n. The ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors...
• mawlid12n. A holiday celebrating the birthday of a holy man or prophet, especially...
• maxent15n. Maximum entropy.
• maxima17n. A music note typically equal to two longae (eight semibreves).
• mayday15n. An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft.
• mayfly17n. Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop...
• mayhap16adv. Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.
• mayhem16n. The criminal offence of maiming (“seriously wounding”) a person such...
• maying12n. The celebrations traditionally held to celebrate May Day.
• maymay16n. Meme.
• mazama19n. The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus).
• mazuma19n. Cash, money.

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• meader9n. A mower.
• meadow12n. A field or pasture; a piece of land either intentionally cultivated...
• meager9adj. Having little flesh; lean; thin.
• meagre9n. An edible fish, of species Argyrosomus regius, of the family...
• mealer8n. A lodger who regularly left his or her accommodation to dine elsewhere...
• mealie8n. An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn.
• meaner8n. One who means or intends something.
• meanie8n. A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy.
• meanly11adv. Humbly, of or from low social status; basely.
• measle8n. A red spot of the kind that appears on the skin of someone suffering...
• measly11adj. Particularly of pigs or pork: infected with larval tapeworms or...
• meatal8adj. Of, pertaining to or resembling a meatus.
• meatus8n. A tubular opening or passage leading to the interior of the body.
• medaka13n. Oryzias latipes, a small Japanese ricefish, popular for use in...
• meddle10v. To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly.
• medfly15n. Synonym of Mediterranean fruit fly.
• medial9adj. Of or pertaining to a mean or average.
• median9n. A line segment joining the vertex of triangle to the midpoint of the...
• medick15n. Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago...
• medico11n. A physician or medical doctor; sometimes also a medical student.
• medics11n. The science of medicine.
• medina9n. The traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town.
• medium11n. The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas...
• medius9n. The middle finger.
• medkit13n. A small bag or case containing medical supplies.
• medlab11n. A medical laboratory.
• medlar9n. Mespilus germanica, common medlar (now often Crataegus germanica).
• medley12n. A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things.
• medusa9n. A jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians...
• meeker12v. To break up and smooth soil with a harrow.
• meekly15adv. In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.
• meemaw13n. Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).
• meeple10n. A small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game.
• meetup10n. An arranged informal meeting.
• megger10n. A megohmmeter.
• megrim11n. See megrims (“depression; any of various diseases of animals”).
• mehari11n. A type of fast-running dromedary camel, which can be used for racing or...
• mehfil14n. In parts of South Asia, a gathering where poetry or classical music is...
• mehndi12n. A henna plant (Lawsonia inermis).
• mehtar11n. A ruler in certain princely states of the Northwest Frontier region.
• meijin15n. A master of go.
• melder9n. One who melds.
• melena8n. The passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper...
• meline8adj. Having the qualities of or relating to a badger.
• meller8n. A melodrama.
• mellon8n. The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units...
• mellow11adj. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
• melody12n. A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
• melons8n. A woman's breasts.
• melony11adj. Resembling or having the characteristics of a melon.
• melted9adj. Being in a liquid state as a result of melting.
• melter8n. A person or thing that melts.
• melton8n. A tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats.
• melvin11n. A wedgie performed from in front of the victim.
• member12n. One who belongs to a group.
• memoir10n. An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an...
• memory13n. The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the...
• menace10n. A perceived threat or danger.
• mender9n. A person who mends.
• menhir11n. A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to...
• menial8adj. Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
• mensch13n. A person of strength, integrity, and honor or compassion; a gentleman.
• menses8n. The discharge of blood and cellular tissue that flows from the inner...
• mensur8n. The measurement of the length of the vibrating string from the nut to...
• mental8adj. Occurring or experienced in the mind.
• mentee8n. A person who is being mentored.
• mentha11n. Any of the mint genus Mentha, mints and similar species.
• menton8n. The lowest point of the chin / mandibular symphysis.
• mentor8n. A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
• mentum10n. The chin.
• menudo9n. A traditional Mexican soup made with tripe and chili peppers.
• merbau10n. A tropical hardwood tree.
• mercat10n. A mermaid cat.
• mercer10n. A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other...
• merely11adv. Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.
• merged10adj. Joined by merging.
• merger9n. One that merges.
• merino8n. A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair.
• merits8n. Intrinsic advantages, as opposed to political or procedural advantages.
• merked13adj. Ugly, unattractive.
• merkin12n. A woman's pubic wig. Worn for nude stage appearances and by women...
• merlin8n. A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North...
• merlon8n. Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement...
• merman10n. A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the...
• mermin10n. A mermaid or merman.
• merrin8n. A species of nailtail wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata, of NSW and Qld...
• merrow11n. A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore.
• mescal10n. A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the...
• meseta8n. A plateau, especially in Spanish-speaking countries.
• meshed12adj. Having a mesh.
• mesial8adj. Pertaining to the midline of the body.
• messer8n. Someone or something who messes.
• messin8n. A mongrel dog; a cur.
• metals8n. The rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network.
• metate8n. A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone...
• meteor8n. An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes...
• method12n. A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something...
• methyl14n. The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH₃-, formally derived from methane...
• meting9n. The act of one who metes; a distribution or handing out.
• metope10n. The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
• metric10adj. Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.
• metron8n. Metre (US: meter), poetic measure.
• mettle8n. A quality of courage and endurance.
• mewing12n. The act of producing a mew sound.

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• miasma10n. A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps...
• mickey17n. The smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor on a...
• mickle14adj. (Very) great or large.
• micron10n. Synonym of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”).
• midair9adj. In the act of flight; airborne.
• midcap13adj. Having medium market capitalization, often defined as between 2 and 10...
• midday13n. Noon; twelve o'clock during the day.
• midden10n. A dung heap.
• middle10n. A centre, midpoint.
• middot10n. Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
• midgut10n. The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the...
• midrib11n. The strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf...
• midway15n. The middle; the midst.
• miffed15adj. Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed.
• migdal10n. A fortified tower built in biblical times.
• mighty15adj. Very strong; possessing might.
• mignon9adj. Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty.
• mihrab13n. A niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and...
• mikado13n. A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
• miking13n. The setup of a microphone.
• mikveh18n. A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.
• milady12n. An English noblewoman or gentlewoman; the form of address to such a...
• milden9v. To make or become mild or milder.
• mildew12n. A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different...
• mildly12adv. In a mild manner.
• milieu8n. An environment or setting; a medium; environs.
• milken12adj. Consisting of milk.
• milker12n. An animal, such as a dairy cow, kept for the milk it produces.
• milled9adj. Ground by a mill.
• miller8n. A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill.
• millet8n. Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food...
• milord9v. To address as “milord”.
• miming11n. A performance in mime.
• mimosa10n. A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical...
• minari8n. Oenanthe javanica.
• minbar10n. A pulpit in a mosque, usually shaped like a small tower, where the imam...
• minced11adj. Finely chopped.
• mincer10n. A kitchen utensil used for mincing meat, etc.
• minded10adj. Having or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination.
• minder9n. One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine...
• mingei9n. A Japanese folk art movement focusing on inexpensive hand-made everyday...
• mingle9v. To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other...
• minhag12n. A longstanding religious custom or tradition that is not required by...
• minify14v. To make smaller.
• mining9n. The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the...
• minion8n. A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
• minish11v. To lessen or cause to seem to be less.
• minium10n. Cinnabar, especially when used as a pigment; vermilion.
• minnie8n. A minenwerfer trench mortar.
• minnow11n. Any of certain small fish.
• minted9adj. Made into coinage; coined.
• minter8n. One who mints, particularly a moneyer producing coinage.
• minuet8n. A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
• minute8n. A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
• minyan11n. The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal...
• miombo12n. Any tree of the genus Brachystegia, native to tropical Africa.
• mirage9n. An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of...
• mirror8n. A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material...
• miscue10n. In a cue sport, an error in hitting the ball with the cue.
• misery11n. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness...
• misfit11n. A failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
• mishap13n. An accident, mistake, or problem.
• mislay11v. To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one...
• missal8n. A prayer book; a church service (book).
• missen8pron. Myself.
• misser8n. One who misses.
• misses8n. A range of clothing sizes for women of average height and build.
• missie8n. A young woman; miss.
• missus8n. Wife or girlfriend.
• misted9adj. Misty.
• mister8n. Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of...
• mistic10n. A kind of small sailing vessel historically used in the Mediterranean...
• mistle8n. The mistle thrush.
• mistry11v. To declare a mistrial in (a court case).

Questions about these words

How many six-letter words that start with M are there?

Word.ws lists 628 six-letter words that start with M, plus 660 rare ones.

What are common six-letter words that start with M?

making, matter, months, myself, market, moment, mother and member.

Which of the six-letter words that start with M has the highest letter score?

muzzle scores 26 points with the standard letter tile values.

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