6-letter words starting with MA
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter MA. This section showcases how MA at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with MA, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| matter | 8 | a vaguely specified concern | several matters to attend to |
| making | 13 | the act that results in something coming to be | the making of measurements |
| master | 8 | a combatant who is able to defeat rivals | - |
| market | 12 | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up | - |
| manage | 9 | watch and direct | - |
| martin | 8 | United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) | - |
| madame | 11 | title used for a married Frenchwoman | - |
| maggie | 10 | - | - |
| makeup | 14 | cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance | - |
| manner | 8 | a way of acting or behaving | - |
| marine | 8 | a member of the United States Marine Corps | - |
| marked | 13 | strongly marked; easily noticeable | walked with a marked limp |
| mature | 8 | (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination | - |
| marina | 8 | a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers | - |
| mainly | 11 | for the most part | he is mainly interested in butterflies |
| manual | 8 | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle | - |
| maniac | 10 | an insane person | - |
| marcel | 10 | a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron | - |
| maiden | 9 | serving to set in motion | his first (or maiden) speech in Congress |
| madman | 11 | an insane person | - |
| masses | 8 | the common people generally | - |
| marble | 10 | a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material | - |
| marker | 12 | a distinguishing symbol | - |
| mayday | 15 | an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider) | - |
| martyr | 11 | one who suffers for the sake of principle | - |
| magnet | 9 | a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts | - |
| marrow | 11 | any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh | - |
| matrix | 15 | the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded | - |
| mating | 9 | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | the mating of some species occurs only in the spring |
| masked | 13 | having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading | masked threat |
| mayhem | 16 | violent and needless disturbance | - |
| mailed | 9 | wearing protective mail | - |
| mascot | 10 | a character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure | - |
| margin | 9 | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | - |
| mantis | 8 | predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer | - |
| mattie | 8 | - | - |
| manure | 8 | spread manure, as for fertilization | - |
| manila | 8 | the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon | - |
| mantle | 8 | (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell | - |
| mammal | 12 | any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk | - |
| marlin | 8 | large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes | - |
| marvel | 11 | something that causes feelings of wonder | - |
| magnum | 11 | a large wine bottle for liquor or wine | - |
| mantra | 8 | a commonly repeated word or phrase | she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra |
| majors | 15 | the most important league in any sport (especially baseball) | - |
| madras | 9 | a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras | - |
| maggot | 10 | the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter | - |
| malice | 10 | the quality of threatening evil | - |
| matron | 8 | a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified | - |
| madden | 10 | cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind | - |
| manger | 9 | a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed | - |
| manned | 9 | having a crew | a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step |
| martel | 8 | - | - |
| magpie | 11 | an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker | - |
| maimed | 11 | people who are wounded | - |
| madder | 10 | Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin | - |
| maroon | 8 | of dark brownish to purplish red | - |
| mallet | 8 | a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing | - |
| makuta | 12 | - | - |
| madcap | 13 | characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation | madcap escapades |
| magyar | 12 | relating to or characteristic of Hungary | - |
| malady | 12 | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | - |
| mantel | 8 | shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | - |
| malign | 9 | speak unfavorably about | - |
| mailer | 8 | United States writer (born in 1923) | - |
| marred | 9 | blemished by injury or rough wear | walls marred by graffiti |
| marshy | 14 | (of soil) soft and watery | a marshy coastline |
| maxima | 17 | - | - |
| mahout | 11 | the driver and keeper of an elephant | - |
| masjid | 16 | (Islam) a Muslim place of worship | - |
| masher | 11 | a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women | - |
| matins | 8 | the first canonical hour; at daybreak | - |
| manioc | 10 | cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca | - |
| markup | 14 | detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics) | - |
| marten | 8 | agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels | - |
| manana | 8 | an indefinite time in the future | - |
| mangle | 9 | alter so as to make unrecognizable | - |
| marmot | 10 | stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter | - |
| mammon | 12 | (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit | - |
| mayfly | 17 | slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days | - |
| mallow | 11 | any of various plants of the family Malvaceae | - |
| mandir | 9 | - | - |
| matted | 9 | not reflecting light; not glossy | - |
| mauler | 8 | a fighter who batters the opponent | Jack Dempsey was called a mauler |
| malted | 9 | a milkshake made with malt powder | - |
| mammie | 12 | - | - |
| maquis | 17 | a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II | - |
| masque | 17 | a party of guests wearing costumes and masks | - |
| massif | 11 | a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range | - |
| mayest | 11 | - | - |
| manito | 8 | - | - |
| mantua | 8 | loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries | - |
| marque | 17 | a name given to a product or service | - |
| mashie | 11 | middle-distance iron | - |
| maglev | 12 | high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction | - |
| maries | 8 | - | - |
| maffia | 14 | any tightly knit group of trusted associates | - |
| maraca | 10 | a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs | - |
| manche | 13 | - | - |
| manful | 11 | possessing qualities befitting a man | - |
| mastic | 10 | an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin | - |
| matzos | 17 | - | - |
| maxixe | 22 | - | - |
| mazing | 18 | - | - |
| maaing | 9 | - | - |
| maases | 8 | - | - |
| mabela | 10 | - | - |
| macaco | 12 | - | - |
| macaws | 13 | - | - |
| macers | 10 | - | - |
| machan | 13 | - | - |
| macher | 13 | - | - |
| maches | 13 | - | - |
| machos | 13 | - | - |
| macing | 11 | - | - |
| mackle | 14 | a printed impression that is blurred or doubled | - |
| macled | 11 | - | - |
| macles | 10 | - | - |
| macons | 10 | - | - |
| macoya | 13 | - | - |
| macron | 10 | a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound | - |
| macros | 10 | - | - |
| macula | 10 | a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision | - |
| macule | 10 | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases | - |
| madafu | 12 | - | - |
| madams | 11 | - | - |
| madded | 11 | - | - |
| madefy | 15 | - | - |
| madges | 10 | - | - |
| madmen | 11 | - | - |
| madres | 9 | - | - |
| madtom | 11 | - | - |
| maduro | 9 | - | - |
| maelid | 9 | - | - |
| maenad | 9 | an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman | - |
| maerls | 8 | - | - |
| mafias | 11 | - | - |
| mafics | 13 | - | - |
| mafted | 12 | - | - |
| maftir | 11 | - | - |
| magged | 11 | - | - |
| magian | 9 | - | - |
| magics | 11 | - | - |
| magilp | 11 | a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine | - |
| magism | 11 | - | - |
| magmas | 11 | - | - |
| magnes | 9 | - | - |
| magnon | 9 | - | - |
| magnox | 16 | - | - |
| magnus | 9 | - | - |
| magots | 9 | - | - |
| maguey | 12 | Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal | - |
| mahant | 11 | - | - |
| mahewu | 14 | - | - |
| mahmal | 13 | - | - |
| mahoes | 11 | - | - |
| mahsir | 11 | - | - |
| mahuas | 11 | - | - |
| mahwas | 14 | - | - |
| mahzor | 20 | - | - |
| maidan | 9 | - | - |
| maided | 10 | - | - |
| maigre | 9 | large European marine food fish | - |
| maihem | 13 | - | - |
| maikos | 12 | - | - |
| mailes | 8 | - | - |
| maills | 8 | - | - |
| maimer | 10 | a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples | - |
| mained | 9 | - | - |
| mainer | 8 | a native or resident of Maine | - |
| mainor | 8 | - | - |
| maires | 8 | - | - |
| maises | 8 | - | - |
| maists | 8 | - | - |
| maizes | 17 | - | - |
| majlis | 15 | - | - |
| makars | 12 | - | - |
| makers | 12 | - | - |
| makutu | 12 | - | - |
| malams | 10 | - | - |
| malars | 8 | - | - |
| malate | 8 | - | - |
| maleic | 10 | - | - |
| malfed | 12 | - | - |
| malgre | 9 | - | - |
| malibu | 10 | - | - |
| maliks | 12 | - | - |
| maline | 8 | - | - |
| malism | 10 | - | - |
| malist | 8 | - | - |
| malkin | 12 | - | - |
| mallam | 10 | - | - |
| malled | 9 | - | - |
| mallee | 8 | any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts | - |
| mallei | 8 | - | - |
| malmag | 11 | - | - |
| maloti | 8 | - | - |
| maltha | 11 | a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt | - |
| maltol | 8 | - | - |
| malvas | 11 | - | - |
| malwas | 11 | - | - |
| mamako | 14 | - | - |
| mamaku | 14 | - | - |
| mambas | 12 | - | - |
| mambos | 12 | - | - |
| mamees | 10 | - | - |
| mameys | 13 | - | - |
| mamies | 10 | - | - |
| mamluk | 14 | - | - |
| mammae | 12 | - | - |
| mammas | 12 | - | - |
| mammee | 12 | brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet | - |
| mammer | 12 | - | - |
| mammet | 12 | - | - |
| mammey | 15 | - | - |
| mamzer | 19 | - | - |
| manaia | 8 | - | - |
| manati | 8 | - | - |
| manats | 8 | - | - |
| manatu | 8 | - | - |
| manawa | 11 | - | - |
| manbag | 11 | - | - |
| mancus | 10 | - | - |
| mandis | 9 | - | - |
| mandom | 11 | - | - |
| manebs | 10 | - | - |
| manege | 9 | - | - |
| manehs | 11 | - | - |
| manent | 8 | - | - |
| mangal | 9 | - | - |
| mangas | 9 | - | - |
| manged | 10 | - | - |
| mangel | 9 | - | - |
| manges | 9 | - | - |
| mangey | 12 | having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap | - |
| mangos | 9 | - | - |
| manias | 8 | - | - |
| manics | 10 | - | - |
| manies | 8 | - | - |
| manitu | 8 | - | - |
| mannan | 8 | - | - |
| mannas | 8 | - | - |
| manoao | 8 | - | - |
| manoes | 8 | - | - |
| manors | 8 | - | - |
| manque | 17 | unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition | - |
| manred | 9 | - | - |
| manses | 8 | - | - |
| mantas | 8 | - | - |
| mantes | 8 | - | - |
| mantic | 10 | resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy | mantic powers |
| mantid | 9 | predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer | - |
| mantos | 8 | - | - |
| manuka | 12 | - | - |
| manuls | 8 | - | - |
| maomao | 10 | - | - |
| mapaus | 10 | - | - |
| maples | 10 | - | - |
| mapped | 13 | - | - |
| mapper | 12 | a clerk who marks data on a chart | - |
| marabi | 10 | - | - |
| maraes | 8 | - | - |
| marahs | 11 | - | - |
| maraka | 12 | - | - |
| marari | 8 | - | - |
| maraud | 9 | a sudden short attack | - |
| marbly | 13 | - | - |
| marero | 8 | - | - |
| margay | 12 | small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil | - |
| marges | 9 | - | - |
| marids | 9 | - | - |
| marish | 11 | - | - |
| markas | 12 | - | - |
| markka | 16 | formerly the basic unit of money in Finland | - |
| marled | 9 | - | - |
| marles | 8 | - | - |
| marmem | 12 | - | - |
| marons | 8 | - | - |
| marors | 8 | - | - |
| marram | 10 | - | - |
| marras | 8 | - | - |
| marrer | 8 | - | - |
| marris | 8 | - | - |
| marron | 8 | - | - |
| marrum | 10 | - | - |
| marses | 8 | - | - |
| marted | 9 | - | - |
| marver | 11 | - | - |
| masala | 8 | - | - |
| mascle | 10 | - | - |
| mascon | 10 | - | - |
| masers | 8 | - | - |
| mashed | 12 | - | - |
| mashes | 11 | - | - |
| mashua | 11 | - | - |
| mashup | 13 | - | - |
| masing | 9 | - | - |
| maskeg | 13 | - | - |
| masker | 12 | a participant in a masquerade | - |
| maslin | 8 | - | - |
| masons | 8 | - | - |
| massas | 8 | - | - |
| massed | 9 | - | - |
| masted | 9 | having or furnished with a mast; often used in combination | probably was so masted when she set forth |
| mastix | 15 | - | - |
| masula | 8 | - | - |
| matais | 8 | - | - |
| matata | 8 | - | - |
| matatu | 8 | - | - |
| matcha | 13 | - | - |
| maters | 8 | - | - |
| mateys | 11 | - | - |
| matico | 10 | - | - |
| matier | 8 | - | - |
| maties | 8 | - | - |
| matily | 11 | - | - |
| matipo | 10 | - | - |
| matjes | 15 | - | - |
| matlos | 8 | - | - |
| matlow | 11 | - | - |
| matoke | 12 | - | - |
| matres | 8 | - | - |
| matric | 10 | admission to a group (especially a college or university) | - |
| matsah | 11 | - | - |
| mattes | 8 | - | - |
| mattin | 8 | - | - |
| matzah | 20 | brittle flat bread eaten at Passover | - |
| matzas | 17 | - | - |
| matzoh | 20 | brittle flat bread eaten at Passover | - |
| matzot | 17 | - | - |
| mauger | 9 | - | - |
| maugre | 9 | - | - |
| mauled | 9 | - | - |
| maulvi | 11 | - | - |
| maumet | 10 | - | - |
| maunds | 9 | - | - |
| maundy | 12 | a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money | - |
| maungy | 12 | - | - |
| maunna | 8 | - | - |
| mauris | 8 | - | - |
| mauver | 11 | - | - |
| mauves | 11 | - | - |
| mauvin | 11 | - | - |
| mavens | 11 | - | - |
| mavies | 11 | - | - |
| mavins | 11 | - | - |
| mawger | 12 | - | - |
| mawing | 12 | - | - |
| mawkin | 15 | - | - |
| mawmet | 13 | - | - |
| mawpus | 13 | - | - |
| maxims | 17 | - | - |
| maxing | 16 | - | - |
| maybes | 13 | - | - |
| mayhap | 16 | by chance | - |
| maying | 12 | - | - |
| mayors | 11 | - | - |
| maypop | 15 | of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg | - |
| mayvin | 14 | - | - |
| mazard | 18 | - | - |
| mazers | 17 | - | - |
| mazhbi | 22 | - | - |
| mazier | 17 | - | - |
| mazily | 20 | - | - |
| mazout | 17 | - | - |
| mazuma | 19 | - | - |
| mazuts | 17 | - | - |
