2,452 Words Starting With MA
The prefix MA appears in 2,452 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 409 entries. Average word length: 8.7 letters.
M is a powerhouse starter: man, make, more, most, many. The prefixes mis- and multi- expand it further. Latin borrowings (magnitude, mechanism) add scholarly depth.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with MA: MAXIMIZATIONS (33 pts), MAXIMIZATION (32 pts), MATHEMATIZATION (31 pts), MAXIMIZING (31 pts), MACROPHOTOGRAPH (30 pts). The shortest is MA (2 letters) and the longest is MACHINABILITIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in XT.
Notable words: MAAR — a volcanic crater without a cone, usually filled by a lake [n].; MAARS — a volcanic crater without a cone, usually filled by a lake [n].; MACACO — any one of several species of lemurs [n].; MACABER — gruesome [adj]. Browse words starting with W for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with MA?
MAXIMIZATIONS scores 33 points. Runner-up: MAXIMIZATION at 32 points. See words ending in BOAT for more high-value options.
How many words start with MA?
Our dictionary has 2,452 words that start with MA. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (409).
What is the shortest word that starts with MA?
MA at just 2 letters. It means: (colloquial) mother [n].
Two-Letter Words (1)
MA
Three-Letter Words (12)
MACMADMAEMAGMANMAPMARMASMATMAWMAXMAY
Four-Letter Words (58)
MAARMABEMACEMACHMACKMACSMADEMADSMAESMAGEMAGIMAGSMAIDMAILMAIMMAINMAIRMAKEMAKOMALEMALLMALMMALTMAMAMANAMANEMANOMANSMANYMAPSMARAMARCMAREMARKMARLMARSMARTMASAMASHMASKMASSMASTMATEMATHMATSMATTMAUDMAULMAUNMAUTMAWNMAWSMAXIMAYAMAYOMAYSMAZEMAZY
Five-Letter Words (131)
MAARSMABESMACAWMACEDMACERMACESMACHEMACHOMACHSMACKSMACLEMACONMACROMADAMMADLYMADREMAFIAMAFICMAGESMAGICMAGMAMAGOTMAGUSMAHOEMAIDSMAILEMAILLMAILSMAIMSMAINSMAIRSMAISTMAIZEMAJORMAKARMAKERMAKESMAKOSMALARMALESMALICMALLSMALMSMALMYMALTSMALTYMAMASMAMBAMAMBOMAMEYMAMIEMAMMAMAMMYMANASMANATMANEDMANESMANGAMANGEMANGOMANGYMANIAMANICMANLYMANNAMANORMANOSMANSEMANTAMANUSMAPLEMAQUIMARASMARCHMARCSMARESMARGEMARIAMARKAMARKSMARLSMARLYMARRYMARSEMARSHMARTSMARVYMASASMASERMASHYMASKSMASONMASSAMASSEMASSYMASTSMATCHMATEDMATERMATES
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Six-Letter Words (244)
MACACOMACAWSMACERSMACHESMACHOSMACINGMACKLEMACLEDMACLESMACONSMACRONMACROSMACULAMACULEMADAMEMADAMSMADCAPMADDEDMADDENMADDERMADMANMADMENMADRASMADRESMADTOMMADUROMAENADMAFFIAMAFIASMAFTIRMAGGOTMAGIANMAGICSMAGILPMAGLEVMAGMASMAGNETMAGNUMMAGOTSMAGPIEMAGUEYMAHOESMAHOUTMAHZORMAIDENMAIGREMAIHEMMAILEDMAILERMAILESMAILLSMAIMEDMAIMERMAINLYMAISTSMAIZESMAJORSMAKARSMAKERSMAKEUPMAKINGMAKUTAMALADYMALARSMALATEMALFEDMALGREMALICEMALIGNMALINEMALKINMALLEDMALLEEMALLEIMALLETMALLOWMALOTIMALTEDMALTHAMALTOLMAMBASMAMBOSMAMEYSMAMIESMAMLUKMAMMAEMAMMALMAMMASMAMMEEMAMMERMAMMETMAMMEYMAMMIEMAMMONMAMZERMANAGEMANANAMANATSMANCHEMANEGE
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Seven-Letter Words (367)
MACABERMACABREMACACOSMACADAMMACAQUEMACCHIAMACCHIEMACHETEMACHINEMACHREEMACHZORMACKLEDMACKLESMACRAMEMACRONSMACULAEMACULARMACULASMACULEDMACULESMACUMBAMADAMESMADCAPSMADDENSMADDERSMADDESTMADDINGMADDISHMADEIRAMADNESSMADONNAMADRASAMADRONAMADRONEMADRONOMADTOMSMADUROSMADWORTMADZOONMAENADSMAESTRIMAESTROMAFFIASMAFFICKMAFIOSIMAFIOSOMAFTIRSMAGALOGMAGENTAMAGGOTSMAGGOTYMAGIANSMAGICALMAGILPSMAGLEVSMAGMATAMAGNATEMAGNETOMAGNETSMAGNIFYMAGNUMSMAGPIESMAGUEYSMAHATMAMAHJONGMAHONIAMAHOUTSMAHUANGMAHZORSMAIDENSMAIDISHMAIHEMSMAILBAGMAILBOXMAILERSMAILINGMAILLOTMAILMANMAILMENMAIMERSMAIMINGMAINTOPMAJAGUAMAJESTYMAJOREDMAJORLYMAKABLEMAKEUPSMAKINGSMALACCAMALAISEMALANGAMALARIAMALARKYMALATESMALEATEMALEFICMALICESMALIGNSMALINES
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Eight-Letter Words (409)
MACADAMSMACAQUESMACARONIMACAROONMACCABAWMACCABOYMACCOBOYMACERATEMACHETESMACHINEDMACHINESMACHISMOMACHOISMMACHREESMACHZORSMACKERELMACKINAWMACKLINGMACRAMESMACRURALMACRURANMACULATEMACULINGMACUMBASMADDENEDMADEIRASMADERIZEMADHOUSEMADONNASMADRASAHMADRASASMADRASESMADRASSAMADRIGALMADRONASMADRONESMADRONOSMADWOMANMADWOMENMADWORTSMADZOONSMAENADESMAENADICMAESTOSOMAESTROSMAFFICKSMAFIOSOSMAGALOGSMAGAZINEMAGDALENMAGENTASMAGICIANMAGICKEDMAGISTERMAGMATICMAGNATESMAGNESIAMAGNESICMAGNETICMAGNETONMAGNETOSMAGNIFICMAGNOLIAMAHARAJAMAHARANIMAHATMASMAHIMAHIMAHJONGGMAHJONGSMAHOGANYMAHONIASMAHUANGSMAHZORIMMAIASAURMAIDENLYMAIDHOODMAIEUTICMAILABLEMAILBAGSMAILGRAMMAILINGSMAILLESSMAILLOTSMAILROOMMAINLANDMAINLINEMAINMASTMAINSAILMAINSTAYMAINTAINMAINTOPSMAIOLICAMAJAGUASMAJESTICMAJOLICAMAJORINGMAJORITYMAKEABLEMAKEBATEMAKEFAST
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Nine-Letter Words (385)
MACABRELYMACADAMIAMACARONICMACARONISMACAROONSMACCABAWSMACCABOYSMACCOBOYSMACEDOINEMACERATEDMACERATERMACERATESMACERATORMACHINATEMACHINERYMACHININGMACHINISTMACHISMOSMACHOISMSMACHZORIMMACINTOSHMACKERELSMACKINAWSMACROCOSMMACROCYSTMACROCYTEMACRODONTMACROMEREMACROMOLEMACRURANSMACRUROUSMACULATEDMACULATESMADDENINGMADELEINEMADERIZEDMADERIZESMADHOUSESMADNESSESMADRASAHSMADRASSAHMADRASSASMADREPOREMADRIGALSMADRILENEMAELSTROMMAENADISMMAESTOSOSMAFFICKEDMAFFICKERMAGALOGUEMAGAZINESMAGDALENEMAGDALENSMAGICALLYMAGICIANSMAGICKINGMAGISTERSMAGISTRALMAGNESIANMAGNESIASMAGNESITEMAGNESIUMMAGNETICSMAGNETISEMAGNETISMMAGNETITEMAGNETIZEMAGNETONSMAGNETRONMAGNIFICOMAGNIFIEDMAGNIFIERMAGNIFIESMAGNITUDEMAGNOLIASMAHARAJAHMAHARAJASMAHARANEEMAHARANISMAHARISHIMAHIMAHISMAHJONGGSMAHLSTICKMAIASAURAMAIASAURSMAIDHOODSMAILBOXESMAILGRAMSMAILROOMSMAINFRAMEMAINLANDSMAINLINEDMAINLINERMAINLINESMAINMASTSMAINSAILSMAINSHEETMAINSTAYSMAINTAINS
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Ten-Letter Words (295)
MACADAMIASMACADAMIZEMACARONICSMACARONIESMACEDOINESMACERATERSMACERATINGMACERATIONMACERATORSMACHINABLEMACHINATEDMACHINATESMACHINATORMACHINISTSMACKINTOSHMACROCOSMSMACROCYSTSMACROCYTESMACROCYTICMACROMERESMACROMOLESMACROPHAGEMACROPHYTEMACROSCALEMACULATINGMACULATIONMADELEINESMADERIZINGMADRASSAHSMADREPORESMADREPORICMADRILENESMAELSTROMSMAENADISMSMAFFICKERSMAFFICKINGMAGALOGUESMAGAZINISTMAGDALENESMAGISTRACYMAGISTRATEMAGNESITESMAGNESIUMSMAGNETISEDMAGNETISESMAGNETISMSMAGNETITESMAGNETIZEDMAGNETIZERMAGNETIZESMAGNETRONSMAGNIFICALMAGNIFICATMAGNIFICOSMAGNIFIERSMAGNIFYINGMAGNITUDESMAHARAJAHSMAHARANEESMAHARISHISMAHLSTICKSMAHOGANIESMAIASAURASMAIDENHAIRMAIDENHEADMAIDENHOODMAINFRAMESMAINLANDERMAINLINERSMAINLININGMAINSHEETSMAINSPRINGMAINSTREAMMAINTAINEDMAINTAINERMAISONETTEMAJORDOMOSMAJORETTESMAJORITIESMAJUSCULARMAJUSCULESMAKESHIFTSMAKEWEIGHTMALACHITESMALACOLOGYMALADAPTEDMALADROITSMALAGUENASMALAPERTLYMALAPROPOSMALATHIONSMALCONTENTMALEDICTEDMALEFACTORMALEFICENTMALENESSESMALEVOLENTMALIGNANCEMALIGNANCYMALINGERED
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Eleven-Letter Words (232)
MACADAMIZEDMACADAMIZESMACERATIONSMACHINATINGMACHINATIONMACHINATORSMACHINEABLEMACHINELIKEMACHINERIESMACINTOSHESMACROBIOTICMACROCOSMICMACROCYCLICMACROFOSSILMACROGAMETEMACRONUCLEIMACROPHAGESMACROPHAGICMACROPHYTESMACROPHYTICMACROSCALESMACROSCOPICMACULATIONSMADDENINGLYMADREPORIANMADREPORITEMADRIGALIANMADRIGALISTMAGAZINISTSMAGISTERIALMAGISTERIUMMAGISTRALLYMAGISTRATESMAGNANIMITYMAGNANIMOUSMAGNETISINGMAGNETIZERSMAGNETIZINGMAGNIFICATSMAGNIFICENTMAGNIFICOESMAIDENHAIRSMAIDENHEADSMAIDENHOODSMAIDSERVANTMAILABILITYMAINLANDERSMAINSPRINGSMAINSTREAMSMAINTAINERSMAINTAININGMAINTENANCEMAISONETTESMAKEREADIESMAKEWEIGHTSMALADAPTIVEMALADJUSTEDMALADROITLYMALAPROPIANMALAPROPISMMALAPROPISTMALARIOLOGYMALCONTENTSMALEDICTINGMALEDICTIONMALEDICTORYMALEFACTIONMALEFACTORSMALEFICENCEMALEVOLENCEMALFEASANCEMALFUNCTIONMALICIOUSLYMALIGNANCESMALIGNANTLYMALIGNITIESMALINGERERSMALINGERINGMALPOSITIONMALPRACTICEMALTINESSESMALTREATERSMALTREATINGMAMMALITIESMAMMALOGIESMAMMALOGISTMAMMILLATEDMAMMOGRAPHYMANAGEMENTSMANAGERSHIPMANCHINEELSMANDAMUSINGMANDARINATEMANDARINISMMANDATARIESMANDATORIESMANDATORILYMANDIBULATEMANDOLINISTMANDRAGORAS
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Twelve-Letter Words (144)
MACADAMIZINGMACHICOLATEDMACHINATIONSMACKINTOSHESMACROCYTOSESMACROCYTOSISMACROFOSSILSMACROGAMETESMACRONUCLEARMACRONUCLEUSMACROPTEROUSMADEMOISELLEMADREPORIANSMADREPORITESMADRIGALISTSMAGISTERIUMSMAGISTRACIESMAGISTRATUREMAGNETICALLYMAGNETIZABLEMAGNETOGRAPHMAGNETOMETERMAGNETOMETRYMAGNETOPAUSEMAGNIFICALLYMAGNIFICENCEMAGNILOQUENTMAIDENLINESSMAIDSERVANTSMAINSTREAMEDMAINTAINABLEMAINTENANCESMAJESTICALLYMAJORITARIANMALACOLOGIESMALACOLOGISTMALADJUSTIVEMALAPERTNESSMALAPROPISMSMALAPROPISTSMALCONTENTEDMALEDICTIONSMALEFACTIONSMALEFICENCESMALEVOLENCESMALEVOLENTLYMALFEASANCESMALFORMATIONMALFUNCTIONSMALIGNANCIESMALLEABILITYMALNOURISHEDMALNUTRITIONMALOCCLUSIONMALODOROUSLYMALPOSITIONSMALPRACTICESMALTREATMENTMALVERSATIONMAMMALOGISTSMAMMOGRAPHICMANAGEMENTALMANAGERESSESMANAGERIALLYMANAGERSHIPSMANDARINATESMANDARINISMSMANDOLINISTSMANEUVERABLEMANFULNESSESMANIFESTANTSMANIFESTOINGMANIFOLDNESSMANIPULATINGMANIPULATIONMANIPULATIVEMANIPULATORSMANIPULATORYMANNERLINESSMANORIALISMSMANSLAUGHTERMANTELPIECESMANUFACTUREDMANUFACTURERMANUFACTURESMANUMISSIONSMAQUILADORASMARATHONINGSMARGINALIZEDMARGINALIZESMARGINATIONSMARGRAVIATESMARICULTURESMARKEDNESSESMARKETPLACESMARKSMANSHIPMARLINESPIKEMARLINSPIKESMARQUESSATESMARQUETERIES
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Thirteen-Letter Words (94)
MACHICOLATIONMACHINABILITYMACROECONOMICMACROGLOBULINMACROMOLECULEMACRONUTRIENTMADEMOISELLESMAGISTERIALLYMAGISTRATICALMAGISTRATURESMAGNANIMITIESMAGNANIMOUSLYMAGNETIZATIONMAGNETOGRAPHSMAGNETOMETERSMAGNETOMETRICMAGNETOPAUSESMAGNETOSPHEREMAGNETOSTATICMAGNIFICATIONMAGNIFICENCESMAGNIFICENTLYMAGNILOQUENCEMAILABILITIESMAINSTREAMINGMAJORITARIANSMALABSORPTIONMALACOLOGICALMALACOLOGISTSMALACOSTRACANMALADAPTATIONMALADJUSTMENTMALADMINISTERMALADROITNESSMALARIOLOGIESMALARIOLOGISTMALFORMATIONSMALFUNCTIONEDMALICIOUSNESSMALNUTRITIONSMALOCCLUSIONSMALTREATMENTSMALVERSATIONSMAMMOGRAPHIESMANAGEABILITYMANIFESTATIONMANIPULATABLEMANIPULATIONSMANNISHNESSESMANSLAUGHTERSMANTELSHELVESMANUFACTORIESMANUFACTURERSMANUFACTURINGMARCHIONESSESMARGINALITIESMARGINALIZINGMARICULTURISTMARKETABILITYMARKSMANSHIPSMARLINESPIKESMARTYRIZATIONMARTYROLOGIESMARTYROLOGISTMARVELOUSNESSMASCULINISINGMASCULINITIESMASCULINIZINGMASSIVENESSESMASTERFULNESSMASTERMINDINGMASTERSINGERSMASTERSTROKESMASTICATORIESMASTIGOPHORANMASTOIDECTOMYMASTOIDITISESMASTURBATIONSMATERFAMILIASMATERIALISINGMATERIALISTICMATERIALITIESMATERIALIZERSMATERIALIZINGMATHEMATICIANMATHEMATIZINGMATRIARCHATESMATRICULATINGMATRICULATIONMATRILINEALLYMATRIMONIALLYMAWKISHNESSESMAXILLOFACIALMAXIMIZATIONS
Fourteen-Letter Words (47)
MACHICOLATIONSMACHINEABILITYMACROAGGREGATEMACROECONOMICSMACROEVOLUTIONMACROGLOBULINSMACROMOLECULARMACROMOLECULESMACRONUTRIENTSMACROSTRUCTUREMAGNETIZATIONSMAGNETOMETRIESMAGNETOSPHERESMAGNETOSPHERICMAGNIFICATIONSMAGNILOQUENCESMAGNILOQUENTLYMAIDENLINESSESMALABSORPTIONSMALACOSTRACANSMALADAPTATIONSMALADJUSTMENTSMALADMINISTERSMALAPERTNESSESMALAPPORTIONEDMALARIOLOGISTSMALCONTENTEDLYMALFUNCTIONINGMALLEABILITIESMALODOROUSNESSMANAGEABLENESSMANIFESTATIONSMANIFOLDNESSESMANIPULABILITYMANIPULATIVELYMANNERLINESSESMANOMETRICALLYMANUFACTURINGSMARICULTURISTSMARTYRIZATIONSMARTYROLOGISTSMASTERLINESSESMASTIGOPHORANSMATERIALNESSESMATHEMATICALLYMATHEMATICIANSMATRICULATIONS
Fifteen-Letter Words (33)
MACHINABILITIESMACROAGGREGATEDMACROAGGREGATESMACROCOSMICALLYMACROEVOLUTIONSMACROPHOTOGRAPHMACROSCOPICALLYMACROSTRUCTURALMACROSTRUCTURESMAGISTRATICALLYMAGNANIMOUSNESSMAGNETOELECTRICMAINTAINABILITYMAJORITARIANISMMALADMINISTEREDMALADROITNESSESMALDISTRIBUTIONMALICIOUSNESSESMALPRACTITIONERMANAGEABILITIESMANEUVERABILITYMARGINALIZATIONMARKETABILITIESMARRIAGEABILITYMARTENSITICALLYMARVELOUSNESSESMASCULINIZATIONMASOCHISTICALLYMASTERFULNESSESMASTOIDECTOMIESMATERFAMILIASESMATERIALIZATIONMATHEMATIZATION