4-letter words containing M
Embark on an exploration of 4-letter words that contain the letter M. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate M within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| come | 8 | come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | he comes from humble origins |
| from | 9 | Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anything proceeds; the anitithesis and correlative of to; | it is one hundred miles from Boston to Springfield |
| time | 6 | a reading of a point in time as given by a clock | do you know what time it is? |
| them | 9 | The objective case of they. | - |
| some | 6 | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | some forty people came |
| more | 6 | (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree | more land |
| make | 10 | put in order or neaten | make the bed |
| mean | 6 | (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt | - |
| much | 11 | frequently or in great quantities | I don't drink much |
| home | 9 | (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score | he ruled that the runner failed to touch home |
| must | 6 | the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy | - |
| name | 6 | assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to | They named their son David |
| made | 7 | produced by a manufacturing process | bought some made goods at the local store; rope and nails |
| came | 8 | - | - |
| many | 9 | a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number | many temptations |
| same | 6 | a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer | - |
| move | 9 | give an incentive for action | This moved me to sacrifice my career |
| mind | 7 | pay close attention to; give heed to | - |
| room | 6 | space for movement | room to pass |
| most | 6 | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded |
| meet | 6 | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | - |
| miss | 6 | fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind | I missed that remark |
| damn | 7 | something of little value | his promise is not worth a damn |
| mine | 6 | excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted | - |
| game | 7 | your occupation or line of work | he's in the plumbing game |
| team | 6 | form a team | We teamed up for this new project |
| calm | 8 | steadiness of mind under stress | - |
| film | 9 | make a film or photograph of something | - |
| seem | 6 | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect | She seems to be sleeping |
| mama | 8 | informal terms for a mother | - |
| army | 9 | the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare | - |
| mess | 6 | informal terms for a difficult situation | - |
| jump | 15 | bypass | - |
| mark | 10 | celebrate by some ceremony or observation | The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade |
| mate | 6 | the officer below the master on a commercial ship | - |
| mary | 9 | the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics | - |
| moon | 6 | United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920) | - |
| arms | 6 | the official symbols of a family, state, etc. | - |
| form | 9 | the visual appearance of something or someone | - |
| mike | 10 | device for converting sound waves into electrical energy | - |
| whom | 12 | The objective case of who. | - |
| warm | 9 | easily aroused or excited | a warm temper |
| meat | 6 | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | - |
| milk | 10 | a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River | - |
| bomb | 10 | throw bombs at or attack with bombs | The Americans bombed Dresden |
| dumb | 9 | unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | - |
| main | 6 | (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence | the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb |
| camp | 10 | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | - |
| 6 | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place | I'll mail you the paper when it's written | |
| male | 6 | characteristic of a man | a deep male voice |
| swim | 9 | the act of swimming | it was the swimming they enjoyed most |
| mood | 7 | the prevailing psychological state | the national mood had changed radically since the last election |
| meal | 6 | the food served and eaten at one time | - |
| farm | 9 | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques | - |
| harm | 9 | the act of damaging something or someone | - |
| amen | 6 | a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes | - |
| matt | 6 | not reflecting light; not glossy | a photograph with a matte finish |
| mass | 6 | the common people generally | separate the warriors from the mass |
| dump | 9 | sell at artificially low prices | - |
| firm | 9 | not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall | stocks are still firm |
| boom | 8 | a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set | - |
| term | 6 | the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent | a healthy baby born at full term |
| monk | 10 | United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982) | - |
| mask | 10 | a party of guests wearing costumes and masks | - |
| emma | 8 | - | - |
| exam | 13 | a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge | - |
| maya | 9 | a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas | - |
| maid | 7 | a female domestic | - |
| mile | 6 | a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude | - |
| mars | 6 | a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color | - |
| poem | 8 | a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines | - |
| math | 9 | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | - |
| mall | 6 | mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace | they spent their weekends at the local malls |
| scum | 8 | worthless people | - |
| mick | 12 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent | - |
| palm | 8 | an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | - |
| item | 6 | an individual instance of a type of symbol | - |
| coma | 8 | a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury | - |
| lamp | 8 | an artificial source of visible illumination | - |
| pump | 10 | the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body | - |
| fame | 9 | the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed | - |
| drum | 7 | a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends | - |
| ming | 7 | the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 | - |
| lame | 6 | deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg | - |
| bump | 10 | come upon, as if by accident; meet with | - |
| menu | 6 | a list of dishes available at a restaurant | the menu was in French |
| pimp | 10 | someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) | - |
| prom | 8 | a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year | - |
| mini | 6 | a very short skirt | - |
| lamb | 8 | a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) | - |
| mere | 6 | apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | shocked by the mere idea |
| worm | 9 | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | - |
| tomb | 8 | a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) | - |
| marc | 8 | made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing | - |
| mona | 6 | an island to the northwest of Wales | - |
| mole | 6 | a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | - |
| myth | 12 | a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people | - |
| mill | 6 | machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing | - |
| dime | 7 | street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars | - |
| slim | 6 | take off weight | - |
| beam | 8 | a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation | - |
| mice | 8 | - | - |
| melt | 6 | the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid | the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster |
| ahem | 9 | the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. | - |
| milo | 6 | small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains | - |
| womb | 11 | a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus | - |
| scam | 8 | a fraudulent business scheme | - |
| slam | 6 | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | - |
| prem | 8 | - | - |
| mute | 6 | unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | - |
| mina | 6 | tropical Asian starlings | - |
| limo | 6 | large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur | - |
| dame | 7 | informal terms for a (young) woman | - |
| homo | 9 | someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex | - |
| doom | 7 | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law | - |
| demo | 7 | give an exhibition of to an interested audience | We will demo the new software in Washington |
| numb | 8 | make numb or insensitive | The shock numbed her senses |
| mack | 12 | a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric | - |
| mara | 6 | hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina | - |
| mint | 6 | a candy that is flavored with a mint oil | - |
| mock | 12 | treat with contempt | The new constitution mocks all democratic principles |
| dorm | 7 | a college or university building containing living quarters for students | - |
| mild | 7 | mild and pleasant | the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth |
| lump | 8 | group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | - |
| mode | 7 | any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave | - |
| comb | 10 | search thoroughly | They combed the area for the missing child |
| ammo | 8 | projectiles to be fired from a gun | - |
| semi | 6 | a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle | - |
| mong | 7 | - | - |
| mart | 6 | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up | - |
| zoom | 15 | rise rapidly | - |
| mutt | 6 | an inferior dog or one of mixed breed | - |
| limp | 8 | the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg | - |
| moan | 6 | indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure | - |
| gram | 7 | a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram | - |
| mule | 6 | a slipper that has no fitting around the heel | - |
| hump | 11 | have sexual intercourse with | - |
| trim | 6 | cut down on; make a reduction in | - |
| foam | 9 | a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid | the beer had a thick head of foam |
| grim | 7 | harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance | a grim man loving duty more than humanity |
| moss | 6 | tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants | - |
| wimp | 11 | a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe | - |
| dome | 7 | informal terms for a human head | - |
| atom | 6 | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | - |
| roam | 6 | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | The gypsies roamed the woods |
| memo | 8 | a written proposal or reminder | - |
| meth | 9 | an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant | - |
| swam | 9 | - | - |
| mare | 6 | a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon | - |
| mend | 7 | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | - |
| lime | 6 | any of various related trees bearing limes | - |
| plum | 8 | any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone | - |
| lama | 6 | llamas | - |
| limb | 8 | any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm | - |
| mold | 7 | a distinctive nature, character, or type | a leader in the mold of her predecessors |
| mist | 6 | become covered with mist | The windshield misted over |
| damp | 9 | lessen in force or effect | - |
| ramp | 8 | North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers | - |
| tram | 6 | a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine | a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine |
| omen | 6 | a sign of something about to happen | he looked for an omen before going into battle |
| mort | 6 | - | - |
| tame | 6 | correct by punishment or discipline | - |
| stem | 6 | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | - |
| clam | 8 | a piece of paper money worth one dollar | - |
| whim | 12 | a sudden desire | - |
| norm | 6 | a statistic describing the location of a distribution | it set the norm for American homes |
| meow | 9 | the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) | - |
| maze | 15 | something jumbled or confused | - |
| moth | 9 | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae | - |
| alma | 6 | - | - |
| sumo | 6 | a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground | - |
| sham | 9 | adopted in order to deceive | sham modesty |
| roma | 6 | capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire | - |
| imam | 8 | (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide | - |
| muse | 6 | reflect deeply on a subject | - |
| smug | 7 | marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction | a smug glow of self-congratulation |
| maxi | 13 | a long skirt ending below the calf | - |
| temp | 8 | a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis | - |
| lima | 6 | capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century | - |
| mojo | 13 | a magic power or magic spell | - |
| mayo | 9 | egg yolks and oil and vinegar | - |
| mali | 6 | a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years | - |
| mush | 9 | writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | - |
| muck | 12 | soil with mud, muck, or mire | The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden |
| helm | 9 | be at or take the helm of | helm the ship |
| hums | 9 | - | - |
| mast | 6 | any sturdy upright pole | - |
| malt | 6 | a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer | - |
| clem | 8 | - | - |
| duma | 7 | a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics in the former USSR | - |
| sima | 6 | rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium | - |
| mace | 8 | an official who carries a mace of office | - |
| chum | 11 | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | - |
| mani | 6 | - | - |
| mink | 10 | fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks | - |
| wham | 12 | hit hard | - |
| slum | 6 | a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions | - |
| mats | 6 | - | - |
| mead | 7 | United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978) | - |
| moor | 6 | secure in or as if in a berth or dock | - |
| miro | 6 | New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry | - |
| mays | 9 | United States baseball player (born in 1931) | - |
| alms | 6 | money or goods contributed to the poor | - |
| cram | 8 | study intensively, as before an exam | - |
| geum | 7 | avens | - |
| omer | 6 | - | - |
| hymn | 12 | a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) | - |
| amir | 6 | an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) | - |
| amin | 6 | - | - |
| perm | 8 | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals | - |
| maud | 7 | - | - |
| mash | 9 | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | - |
| mora | 6 | - | - |
| emmy | 11 | an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television | - |
| gems | 7 | - | - |
| miso | 6 | a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces | - |
| mime | 8 | a performance using gestures and body movements without words | - |
| ames | 6 | - | - |
| meek | 10 | evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant | a fine fiery blast against meek conformity |
| comm | 10 | - | - |
| amid | 7 | - | - |
| balm | 8 | semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation | - |
| mane | 6 | growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being | - |
| comp | 10 | an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge | she took her comps in English literature |
| hemp | 11 | any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs | - |
| shim | 9 | a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices | - |
| puma | 8 | large American feline resembling a lion | - |
| glum | 7 | showing a brooding ill humor | a glum, hopeless shrug |
| spam | 8 | unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk) | - |
| sumi | 6 | - | - |
| maha | 9 | a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska | - |
| germ | 7 | a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | - |
| masa | 6 | an independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages | - |
| mesa | 6 | flat tableland with steep edges | the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water |
| moly | 9 | - | - |
| moat | 6 | ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water | - |
| rump | 8 | the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks | - |
| pram | 8 | a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around | - |
| musk | 10 | an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative | - |
| morn | 6 | the time period between dawn and noon | I spent the morning running errands |
| soma | 6 | alternative names for the body of a human being | - |
| mite | 6 | a slight but appreciable amount | - |
| tome | 6 | a (usually) large and scholarly book | - |
| simi | 6 | - | - |
| sims | 6 | - | - |
| kemp | 12 | - | - |
| muff | 12 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| minx | 13 | a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men | - |
| mitt | 6 | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb | he extended his mitt |
| kama | 10 | Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara | - |
| mono | 6 | designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel | - |
| mako | 10 | powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific | - |
| mesh | 9 | the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component | - |
| mana | 6 | - | - |
| emit | 6 | expel (gases or odors) | - |
| skim | 10 | used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed | yogurt made with skim milk |
| seam | 6 | a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface | - |
| malm | 8 | - | - |
| mope | 8 | be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed | - |
| chem | 11 | - | - |
| mach | 11 | Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916) | - |
| moot | 6 | think about carefully; weigh | - |
| amok | 10 | wildly; without self-control | - |
| pomp | 10 | ceremonial elegance and splendor | - |
| gimp | 9 | disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet | - |
| deem | 7 | keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view | - |
| mire | 6 | a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | - |
| rami | 6 | - | - |
| amie | 6 | - | - |
| noma | 6 | acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children | - |
| moll | 6 | the girlfriend of a gangster | - |
| mino | 6 | - | - |
| rima | 6 | a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts | - |
| smut | 6 | an offensive or indecent word or phrase | - |
| smog | 7 | air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog | - |
| emir | 6 | an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) | - |
| miri | 6 | little known Kamarupan languages | - |
| momi | 8 | - | - |
| brim | 8 | the top edge of a vessel or other container | - |
| nome | 6 | a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century | - |
| holm | 9 | - | - |
| maim | 8 | injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation | people were maimed by the explosion |
| mage | 7 | - | - |
| muir | 6 | United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914) | - |
| loom | 6 | appear very large or occupy a commanding position | Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall |
| mull | 6 | reflect deeply on a subject | I mulled over the events of the afternoon |
| mich | 11 | - | - |
| prim | 8 | dress primly | - |
| mott | 6 | United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880) | - |
| gama | 7 | - | - |
| cham | 11 | - | - |
| toom | 6 | - | - |
| meld | 7 | mix together different elements | - |
| meta | 6 | - | - |
| jomo | 13 | - | - |
| romp | 8 | gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement | - |
| milt | 6 | fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture | - |
| omit | 6 | leave undone or leave out | - |
| mobs | 8 | - | - |
| glam | 7 | - | - |
| magi | 7 | (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them | - |
| mura | 6 | - | - |
| atma | 6 | - | - |
| ream | 6 | a large quantity of written matter | he wrote reams and reams |
| fume | 9 | treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests | - |
| amis | 6 | - | - |
| loma | 6 | - | - |
| merl | 6 | common black European thrush | - |
| mons | 6 | a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women | - |
| alum | 6 | a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum | - |
| berm | 8 | a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road | - |
| mung | 7 | seed of the mung bean plant; used for food | - |
| vamp | 11 | provide (a shoe) with a new vamp | revamp my old boots |
| mica | 8 | any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity | - |
| amyl | 9 | a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds | - |
| ovum | 9 | the female reproductive cell; the female gamete | - |
| camo | 8 | fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background | - |
| swum | 9 | - | - |
| quim | 15 | - | - |
| gump | 9 | - | - |
| maul | 6 | a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges | - |
| muss | 6 | a state of confusion and disorderliness | she smoothed the mussiness of the bed |
| mela | 6 | - | - |
| mete | 6 | a line that indicates a boundary | - |
| mosh | 9 | dance the slam dance | - |
| neem | 6 | large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia | - |
| meme | 8 | a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation) | memes are the cultural counterpart of genes |
| kami | 10 | one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature) | - |
| marl | 6 | a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime | - |
| muni | 6 | - | - |
| meri | 6 | - | - |
| tums | 6 | an antacid | - |
| moke | 10 | British informal for donkey | - |
| dram | 7 | a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains | - |
| demy | 10 | - | - |
| acme | 8 | the highest point (of something) | - |
| teem | 6 | be teeming, be abuzz | The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen |
| mews | 9 | street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings | she lives in a Chelsea mews |
| amah | 9 | a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else | - |
| simp | 8 | - | - |
| motu | 6 | - | - |
| mise | 6 | - | - |
| tamp | 8 | press down tightly | tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso |
| mech | 11 | - | - |
| loam | 6 | a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials | - |
| stum | 6 | - | - |
| sump | 8 | a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it | - |
| iamb | 8 | a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables | - |
| maas | 6 | - | - |
| meer | 6 | - | - |
| murk | 10 | an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance | - |
| mony | 9 | - | - |
| mods | 7 | a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters | - |
| rime | 6 | ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) | - |
| heme | 9 | a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds | - |
| mome | 8 | - | - |
| molt | 6 | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | - |
| crim | 8 | - | - |
| smit | 6 | - | - |
| marg | 7 | - | - |
| mote | 6 | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | - |
| mola | 6 | among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters | - |
| bumf | 11 | reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring | - |
| homy | 12 | having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable | - |
| flam | 9 | - | - |
| glom | 7 | take by theft | - |
| myna | 9 | tropical Asian starlings | - |
| midi | 7 | a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers | - |
| mell | 6 | - | - |
| boma | 8 | - | - |
| plim | 8 | - | - |
| kame | 10 | - | - |
| empt | 8 | - | - |
| maar | 6 | a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water | - |
| mown | 9 | (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine | the smell of newly mown hay |
| mien | 6 | dignified manner or conduct | - |
| mene | 6 | - | - |
| tump | 8 | - | - |
| pima | 8 | a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico | - |
| hame | 9 | stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces | - |
| muon | 6 | an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino | - |
| deme | 7 | - | - |
| moho | 9 | the boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle | - |
| hims | 9 | - | - |
| maun | 6 | - | - |
| mair | 6 | - | - |
| miff | 12 | a state of irritation or annoyance | - |
| mors | 6 | (Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos | - |
| ambo | 8 | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | - |
| pomo | 8 | a member of an Indian people of northern California living along the Russian River valley and adjacent Pacific coast | - |
| omas | 6 | - | - |
| mwah | 12 | - | - |
| milf | 9 | - | - |
| maca | 8 | - | - |
| umus | 6 | - | - |
| umra | 6 | - | - |
| umma | 8 | the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan | - |
| umes | 6 | - | - |
| voms | 9 | - | - |
| trem | 6 | - | - |
| cami | 8 | - | - |
| cums | 8 | - | - |
| hmmm | 13 | - | - |
| emfs | 9 | - | - |
| huma | 9 | - | - |
| humf | 12 | - | - |
| isms | 6 | - | - |
| jamb | 15 | upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame | - |
| jams | 13 | - | - |
| idem | 7 | - | - |
| imps | 8 | - | - |
| impi | 8 | - | - |
| imid | 7 | - | - |
| immy | 11 | - | - |
| hawm | 12 | - | - |
| hems | 9 | - | - |
| halm | 9 | stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding | - |
| hams | 9 | - | - |
| homa | 9 | - | - |
| homs | 9 | - | - |
| herm | 9 | a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost | - |
| kemb | 12 | - | - |
| lams | 6 | - | - |
| jimp | 15 | - | - |
| jism | 13 | - | - |
| kaim | 10 | - | - |
| ferm | 9 | - | - |
| feme | 9 | - | - |
| fems | 9 | - | - |
| fehm | 12 | - | - |
| flim | 9 | - | - |
| emos | 6 | - | - |
| emus | 6 | - | - |
| emyd | 10 | - | - |
| emys | 9 | - | - |
| elms | 6 | - | - |
| elmy | 9 | - | - |
| emes | 6 | - | - |
| emeu | 6 | - | - |
| emic | 8 | - | - |
| egma | 7 | - | - |
| gorm | 7 | - | - |
| gism | 7 | - | - |
| glim | 7 | - | - |
| gums | 7 | - | - |
| gymp | 12 | - | - |
| gyms | 10 | - | - |
| haem | 9 | a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds | - |
| grum | 7 | - | - |
| gamb | 9 | - | - |
| gamp | 9 | colloquial terms for an umbrella | - |
| gams | 7 | - | - |
| gamy | 10 | (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted | - |
| fums | 9 | - | - |
| fumy | 12 | - | - |
| gaum | 7 | - | - |
| luma | 6 | - | - |
| lums | 6 | - | - |
| mabe | 8 | - | - |
| lyam | 9 | - | - |
| lyme | 9 | - | - |
| lyms | 9 | - | - |
| masu | 6 | - | - |
| maty | 9 | - | - |
| marm | 8 | - | - |
| mase | 6 | - | - |
| maut | 6 | - | - |
| meck | 12 | - | - |
| meds | 7 | - | - |
| meed | 7 | a fitting reward | - |
| mazy | 18 | resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity | - |
| mawk | 13 | - | - |
| mawn | 9 | - | - |
| mawr | 9 | - | - |
| maws | 9 | - | - |
| maki | 10 | - | - |
| maks | 10 | - | - |
| maik | 10 | - | - |
| macs | 8 | - | - |
| mads | 7 | - | - |
| maes | 6 | - | - |
| magg | 8 | - | - |
| mags | 7 | - | - |
| mala | 6 | - | - |
| mano | 6 | - | - |
| mans | 6 | - | - |
| maps | 8 | - | - |
| mard | 7 | - | - |
| mang | 7 | - | - |
| mals | 6 | a master's degree in library science | - |
| mams | 8 | - | - |
| mand | 7 | - | - |
| leme | 6 | - | - |
| leam | 6 | - | - |
| lome | 6 | capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea | - |
| limn | 6 | trace the shape of | - |
| limy | 9 | - | - |
| muti | 6 | - | - |
| naam | 6 | - | - |
| mzee | 15 | - | - |
