MA gives a player a consonant and a vowel in the first two positions, so one vowel is confirmed before the third guess. That still leaves three open slots, and the 5 letter words starting with MA fill them with more different third letters than most pairs do.
N and R take the third position more often than any other letters here. Manor, Mango, March and Marks each follow one of those two patterns, while J and Q after MA leave almost nothing to check.
There are 193 five letter words starting with MA. March, Match, Magic, Maker and Mason are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. MAN and MAR run heaviest among the third letters, so test N and R before the others.
5 Letter Words Starting With MA for Puzzle Solving
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5 Letter Words Starting With MA
M and A fill two slots and confirm one vowel, which leaves the third letter carrying the guess. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
Sixty MA words close on S, so the last slot is the fastest place to narrow the field. 5 letter words ending in MA runs the same letters from the other end.
5 Letter Words Starting With MA Ending In S
Mails
Makes
Males
Marks
Masks
Mates
Maths
Mages
Magus
Maids
Mains
Malls
Mamas
Manus
Mares
Masts
Mavis
Mazes
Maces
Macks
Maggs
Maims
Makis
Makos
Malas
Malis
Malts
Malus
Manas
Manes
Manis
Manos
Maras
Marls
Marts
Matts
Mauls
Maxes
Maxis
Mayas
Mayos
Maars
Mabes
Macas
Machs
Maiks
Mairs
Malms
Mangs
Marcs
Margs
Marms
Masas
Mases
Masus
Mauds
Mauts
Mawks
Mawns
Mawrs
5 Letter Words Starting With MA Ending In E
Maple
Matte
Maybe
Madge
Madre
Maize
Mamie
Mange
Marge
Masse
Mauve
Mache
Maile
Maire
Manse
Marae
Marle
Maare
Macle
Mahoe
Maise
Mamee
Marse
Mavie
5 Letter Words Starting With MA Ending In Y
Manly
Marry
Madly
Mammy
Matey
Malty
Mangy
Manky
Mardy
Marly
Massy
Malmy
Mamey
Manty
Marvy
Mashy
Masty
Mauby
Mausy
Mauzy
Mawky
Mazey
5 Letter Words Starting With MA Ending In A
Mafia
Manga
Maria
Magma
Mamba
Mamma
Mania
Manna
Manta
Massa
Malva
Malwa
Marka
Marra
Mahua
Mahwa
Matza
5 Letter Words Starting With MA Ending In D
Mated
Maxed
Maced
Maned
Maund
Maaed
Madid
Marid
Mased
Mawed
Mayed
Mazed
5 Letter Words Starting With MA Ending In R
Major
Maker
Manor
Mayor
Mater
Macer
Makar
Malar
Maser
Mazer
Maror
5 Letter Words Starting With MA With R
R follows MA more than any other consonant, and MAR alone accounts for over half of these. 5 letter words starting with MI works the same way.
Macro
Major
Maker
Manor
March
Maria
Marks
Marry
Marsh
Mayor
Madre
Mares
Marge
Mater
Macer
Maire
Makar
Malar
Marae
Marah
Maras
Mardy
Marka
Marle
Marls
Marly
Maron
Marra
Marri
Marts
Maser
Mauri
Mazer
Maare
Maars
Maerl
Mairs
Marcs
Margs
Marid
Marms
Maror
Marse
Marvy
Mawrs
5 Letter Words Starting With MA With E
E runs through more MA words than any other letter, and 24 of them close on it. 5 letter words starting with AM works the same way.
Maker
Makes
Males
Maple
Mates
Matte
Maybe
Madge
Madre
Mages
Maize
Mamie
Manet
Mange
Mares
Marge
Masse
Mated
Mater
Matey
Mauve
Maven
Maxed
Mazes
Maced
Macer
Maces
Mache
Maile
Maire
Maned
Manes
Manse
Marae
Marle
Maser
Maxes
Mazer
Maaed
Maare
Mabes
Macle
Maerl
Mahoe
Maise
Mamee
Mamey
Maneb
Maneh
Marse
Mased
Mases
Mavie
Mawed
Mayed
Mazed
Mazey
5 Letter Words Starting With MA For Wordle
None of these repeat a letter, which counts for more with MA than with most openings. 5 letter words starting with AS works the same way.
Makes
Maybe
Major
March
Match
Magic
Mayor
Marks
Maker
Males
Mason
Mates
Marsh
Maple
Manor
Maths
Macro
Manly
Sixty four MA words repeat a letter, so ruling those out first removes a third of the field in one decision.
5 Letter Words Starting With MA For Scrabble
Z and X carry the scoring here, and Mazey and Mauzy share the top mark at 19 points.
Word
Points
Mazey
19
Mauzy
19
Mazed
17
Mawky
17
Mazut
16
Mazes
16
Mazer
16
Maxim
16
Matzo
16
Matza
16
Maqui
16
Maize
16
Maxed
15
Maxis
14
Maxes
14
5 Letter Words Starting With MA And Their Meanings
Several of these are worth learning for their tile value, and the meaning is what fixes them in memory.
Word
Meaning
Macaw
A long tailed parrot with bright plumage, native to the Americas
Macho
Aggressively masculine in manner or self presentation
Macro
Large in scale, or a stored sequence of computer commands
Madre
The Spanish word for mother, used in English writing on Latin culture
Magma
Molten rock held beneath the earth’s crust
Magus
A priest or astrologer of ancient Persia
Maize
Corn grown as a cereal crop, especially across the Americas
Malar
Relating to the cheekbone
Mamba
A fast and highly venomous African snake
Mambo
A Cuban dance in duple time, or the music written for it
Mange
A skin disease of animals caused by parasitic mites
Manse
The house provided for a minister of a Presbyterian church
Manta
A large ray with broad triangular fins
Manus
The hand, or the matching part in an animal
Mauve
A pale purple shade named after the mallow flower
Maven
A person with deep expertise in one particular field
Mavis
An older name for the song thrush
Maser
A device that amplifies microwaves, the forerunner of the laser
Matzo
Unleavened bread eaten during Passover
Mafic
Describing rock rich in magnesium and iron
FAQs
Which 5 letter words starting with MA are good Wordle guesses?
The strongest are March, Match, Magic, Maker and Mason, since none of them repeat a letter. Mamma and Mammy lose two slots to repeats, so leave those until nothing else fits.
What 5 letter words start with MA and contain an I?
The I words run to Magic, Maria, Mafia, Mails, Malik, Mains, Mania, Maxim, Maize, Manic, Maids and Mavis. Thirty nine MA words carry an I after the opening pair.
What 5 letter words start with MAD?
MAD is one of the shorter runs, and it gives you Madam, Madly, Madge, Madre and Madid.
What 5 letter words start with MA and end in O?
The O ending gives you Macho, Macro, Mambo, Mango and Matzo. Maiko, Manto and Matlo close on O too and are accepted in Scrabble.
Which 5 letter words starting with MA score highest in Scrabble?
Mazey and Mauzy share the top score at 19 points. Mazed and Mawky follow at 17, then Mazut, Mazes, Mazer, Maxim, Matzo, Matza, Maqui and Maize at 16.
What 5 letter words start with MA and have an O in them?
The O words are Major, Mayor, Mason, Manor, Macro, Mango, Macho and Mambo. Macon, Maron, Manos and Matzo carry one too.
What 5 letter words start with MAG?
MAG gives you Magic, Magma, Magus, Mages, Magot and Maggs. Magic is the only one of the six that turns up as a Wordle answer.
Is Maven a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, Maven is valid and scores 10 points. It names a person with deep expertise in one field, and Mavin is accepted as an alternative spelling.
Amelia Wright writes the daily word game challenges at Englishan.com, but she plays far beyond one grid. Most mornings move through a Spelling Bee style word hunt, a quick crossword, a few anagram rounds, and a Scrabble like rack in her head, words turning over while the coffee is still hot. And then there is Wordle, her favorite, the small five square heartbeat that sets the tone for the day. She notices what people can recall on the clock, where near spellings and double letters trigger doubt, and which everyday words still feel fair. Readers come for wins that feel earned: familiar vocabulary, steady difficulty, and none of the gotcha tricks that make a puzzle feel smug.
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