Browse 4-Letter Words by Starting Letter

Most Common 4-Letter Words Starting With M

The most frequently used words in everyday English, most common first.

All 209 4-Letter Words Starting With M (A–Z)

The words come from the ENABLE word list (3,903 four-letter words), the open dictionary that many word games, including Words With Friends, are based on. Official Scrabble dictionaries accept nearly all of them but can differ slightly.

Starting with MA (56)

Starting with ME (30)

Starting with MH (1)

Starting with MI (39)

Starting with MO (54)

Starting with MU (27)

Starting with MY (2)

About 4-Letter Words Starting With M

209
Total words
156
No repeated letters
3 pts
Scrabble value of M

There are 209 four-letter words that start with M. The words come from the ENABLE word list (3,903 four-letter words), the open dictionary that many word games, including Words With Friends, are based on. Official Scrabble dictionaries accept nearly all of them but can differ slightly.

The letters that most often follow M are A (56), O (54), I (39), E (30) and U (27). The biggest groups are words beginning with MA-, MO- and MI-, so if you know the second letter you can jump straight to that group in the list above.

Highest-Scoring Words for Scrabble and Words With Friends

Using standard Scrabble tile values (before bonus squares), the highest-scoring well-known words here are MAZE (15 points), MOJO (13 points), MAXI (13 points), MYTH (12 points), MOCK (12 points). M itself is worth 3 points. To search by the exact tiles on your rack, use the word finder or the anagram solver.

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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 209 four-letter words that start with M in our list (based on the ENABLE word list). The most common are MORE, MAKE, MOST, MUCH, MADE, MANY, MUST, MEAN.
With standard Scrabble tile values: MAZE (15), MOJO (13), MAXI (13), MYTH (12), MOCK (12). Bonus squares on the board can increase these scores.
156 of the 209 words use 4 different letters.