8-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| marriage | 11 | two people who are married to each other | his second marriage was happier than the first |
| magazine | 20 | a business firm that publishes magazines | he works for a magazine |
| material | 10 | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers | she measured off enough material for a dress |
| maintain | 10 | maintain by writing regular records | maintain a record |
| marrying | 14 | - | - |
| marshall | 13 | a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law | - |
| majority | 20 | (elections) more than half of the votes | - |
| magician | 13 | someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience | - |
| magnetic | 13 | possessing an extraordinary ability to attract | a magnetic personality |
| mattress | 10 | a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed | - |
| massacre | 12 | the savage and excessive killing of many people | - |
| marching | 16 | the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind) | we heard the sound of marching |
| mainland | 11 | the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula | - |
| managing | 12 | - | - |
| marathon | 13 | any long and arduous undertaking | - |
| matching | 16 | being two identical | - |
| manifest | 13 | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication |
| mandarin | 11 | a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China | - |
| majestic | 19 | belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler | - |
| mastered | 11 | understood perfectly | - |
| maneuver | 13 | an action aimed at evading an opponent | - |
| macaroni | 12 | a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms | Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni |
| manpower | 15 | the force of workers available | - |
| madhouse | 14 | pejorative terms for an insane asylum | - |
| maverick | 19 | independent in behavior or thought | maverick politicians |
| manually | 13 | by hand | this car shifts manually |
| makeover | 17 | a complete reconstruction and renovation of something | the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover |
| mannered | 11 | having unnatural mannerisms | brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom |
| maternal | 10 | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent | - |
| maturity | 13 | the date on which an obligation must be repaid | - |
| manicure | 12 | care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. | - |
| mackerel | 16 | any of various fishes of the family Scombridae | - |
| masseuse | 10 | a female massager | - |
| mahogany | 17 | any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish | - |
| madwoman | 16 | a woman lunatic | - |
| marksman | 16 | someone skilled in shooting | - |
| marshals | 13 | the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system | - |
| mariachi | 15 | a group of street musicians in Mexico | - |
| maritime | 12 | relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen | maritime law |
| matchbox | 24 | a box for holding matches | - |
| marginal | 11 | of questionable or minimal quality | marginal writing ability |
| mandrake | 15 | the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic | - |
| maximize | 28 | make as big or large as possible | - |
| mangrove | 14 | a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building | - |
| marooned | 11 | cut off or left behind | travelers marooned by the blizzard |
| machetes | 15 | - | - |
| marzipan | 21 | almond paste and egg whites | - |
| marquise | 19 | a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess | - |
| marinade | 11 | soak in marinade | marinade herring |
| mariposa | 12 | any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico | - |
| massaged | 12 | - | - |
| magnolia | 11 | any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms | - |
| mandolin | 11 | a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum | - |
| marinate | 10 | soak in marinade | - |
| maharaja | 20 | a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja | - |
| malarkey | 17 | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | - |
| maniacal | 12 | wildly disordered | a maniacal frenzy |
| marcella | 12 | - | - |
| mandated | 12 | - | - |
| marauder | 11 | someone who attacks in search of booty | - |
| massager | 11 | someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation | - |
| manifold | 14 | a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies | an original and two manifolds |
| marigold | 12 | any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers | - |
| mandible | 13 | the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | - |
| marinara | 10 | sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs | - |
| mainsail | 10 | the lowermost sail on the mainmast | - |
| machismo | 17 | exaggerated masculinity | - |
| magdalen | 12 | a reformed prostitute | - |
| maddened | 13 | marked by extreme anger | could not control the maddened crowd |
| madrigal | 12 | an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form | - |
| mainline | 10 | inject into the vein | - |
| mainstay | 13 | a prominent supporter | - |
| markedly | 18 | in a clearly noticeable manner | sales of luxury cars dropped markedly |
| marveled | 14 | - | - |
| mastodon | 11 | extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth | - |
| maximise | 19 | make as big or large as possible | - |
| masseter | 10 | a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing | - |
| masterly | 13 | having or revealing supreme mastery or skill | a masterly performance of the sonata |
| magnesia | 11 | a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium | - |
| mannitol | 10 | a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine | - |
| malvasia | 13 | grape used to make malmsey wine | - |
| mantilla | 10 | short cape worn by women | - |
| marabout | 12 | large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments | - |
| marbling | 13 | the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat | - |
| marjoram | 19 | aromatic Eurasian perennial | - |
| martinet | 10 | someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms | - |
| masthead | 14 | a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. | - |
| marketer | 14 | someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money | - |
| mateship | 15 | - | - |
| machined | 16 | - | - |
| magnific | 16 | - | - |
| malarial | 10 | of or infected by or resembling malaria | malarial fever |
| marmoset | 12 | small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails | - |
| mastitis | 10 | inflammation of a breast (or udder) | - |
| matrices | 12 | - | - |
| macaroon | 12 | chewy cookie usually containing almond paste | - |
| mahimahi | 18 | large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) | - |
| mainmast | 12 | the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts | - |
| maquette | 19 | - | - |
| marchesa | 15 | - | - |
| margrave | 14 | a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess) | - |
| marquess | 19 | nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count | - |
| maharani | 13 | a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja | - |
| malamute | 12 | breed of sled dog developed in Alaska | - |
| maleness | 10 | the properties characteristic of the male sex | - |
| malinger | 11 | avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill | - |
| manuring | 11 | - | - |
| markdown | 18 | - | - |
| materiel | 10 | equipment and supplies of a military force | - |
| matronly | 13 | befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman | her matronly figure |
| mayoress | 13 | a woman mayor | - |
| macabrer | 14 | - | - |
| macadams | 15 | - | - |
| macahuba | 17 | - | - |
| macallum | 14 | - | - |
| macaques | 21 | - | - |
| macarise | 12 | - | - |
| macarism | 14 | - | - |
| macarize | 21 | - | - |
| macarons | 12 | - | - |
| macassar | 12 | - | - |
| maccabaw | 19 | - | - |
| maccaboy | 19 | - | - |
| maccoboy | 19 | - | - |
| macerals | 12 | - | - |
| macerate | 12 | cause to grow thin or weak | - |
| machacas | 17 | - | - |
| machairs | 15 | - | - |
| machines | 15 | - | - |
| machoism | 17 | - | - |
| machrees | 15 | - | - |
| machzors | 24 | - | - |
| mackinaw | 19 | a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material | - |
| mackling | 17 | - | - |
| macrames | 14 | - | - |
| macramis | 14 | - | - |
| macropod | 15 | - | - |
| macrural | 12 | - | - |
| macruran | 12 | - | - |
| maculate | 12 | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically | - |
| maculing | 13 | - | - |
| maculose | 12 | - | - |
| macumbas | 16 | - | - |
| madaming | 14 | - | - |
| madbrain | 13 | - | - |
| maddocks | 18 | - | - |
| madefied | 15 | - | - |
| madefies | 14 | - | - |
| madeiras | 11 | a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal | - |
| maderise | 11 | - | - |
| maderize | 20 | - | - |
| madeuppy | 18 | - | - |
| madisons | 11 | - | - |
| madlings | 12 | - | - |
| madonnas | 11 | - | - |
| madoquas | 20 | - | - |
| madrasah | 14 | Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan | - |
| madrasas | 11 | - | - |
| madrases | 11 | - | - |
| madrassa | 11 | - | - |
| madronas | 11 | - | - |
| madrones | 11 | - | - |
| madronos | 11 | - | - |
| madwomen | 16 | - | - |
| madworts | 14 | - | - |
| madzoons | 20 | - | - |
| maenades | 11 | - | - |
| maenadic | 13 | - | - |
| maestoso | 10 | - | - |
| maestros | 10 | - | - |
| mafficks | 22 | - | - |
| maffling | 17 | - | - |
| mafflins | 16 | - | - |
| mafiosos | 13 | - | - |
| magainin | 11 | - | - |
| magalogs | 12 | - | - |
| magentas | 11 | - | - |
| mageship | 16 | - | - |
| magicked | 18 | - | - |
| magister | 11 | - | - |
| magmatic | 15 | - | - |
| magnates | 11 | - | - |
| magneses | 11 | - | - |
| magnesic | 13 | - | - |
| magnetar | 11 | - | - |
| magneton | 11 | a unit of magnetic moment of a molecular or atomic or subatomic particle | - |
| magnetos | 11 | - | - |
| magnoxes | 18 | - | - |
| mahatmas | 15 | - | - |
| mahjongg | 22 | - | - |
| mahjongs | 21 | - | - |
| mahonias | 13 | - | - |
| mahseers | 13 | - | - |
| mahuangs | 14 | - | - |
| mahzorim | 24 | - | - |
| maiasaur | 10 | - | - |
| maidenly | 14 | befitting or characteristic of a maiden | a maidenly blush |
| maidhood | 15 | the childhood of a girl | - |
| maidisms | 13 | - | - |
| maidless | 11 | - | - |
| maieutic | 12 | - | - |
| mailable | 12 | - | - |
| mailbags | 13 | - | - |
| mailboat | 12 | a boat for carrying mail | - |
| mailbomb | 16 | - | - |
| mailcars | 12 | - | - |
| mailgram | 13 | - | - |
| mailings | 11 | - | - |
| mailless | 10 | - | - |
| maillots | 10 | - | - |
| mailroom | 12 | - | - |
| mailsack | 16 | - | - |
| mailshot | 13 | - | - |
| mailvans | 13 | - | - |
| maimings | 13 | - | - |
| mainboom | 14 | - | - |
| maindoor | 11 | - | - |
| mainours | 10 | - | - |
| maintops | 12 | - | - |
| mainyard | 14 | - | - |
| maiolica | 12 | highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide | - |
| mairehau | 13 | - | - |
| maisters | 10 | - | - |
| majaguas | 18 | - | - |
| majlises | 17 | - | - |
| majolica | 19 | highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide | - |
| majorats | 17 | - | - |
| majoring | 18 | - | - |
| makeable | 16 | - | - |
| makebate | 16 | - | - |
| makefast | 17 | - | - |
| makeless | 14 | - | - |
| makhanis | 17 | - | - |
| makimono | 16 | - | - |
| makutued | 15 | - | - |
| malaccas | 14 | - | - |
| malacias | 12 | - | - |
| maladies | 11 | - | - |
| malaises | 10 | - | - |
| malander | 11 | - | - |
| malangas | 11 | - | - |
| malapert | 12 | - | - |
| malaprop | 14 | the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar | - |
| malarian | 10 | - | - |
| malarias | 10 | - | - |
| malaroma | 12 | - | - |
| malaxage | 18 | - | - |
| malaxate | 17 | - | - |
| malaxing | 18 | - | - |
| maleates | 10 | - | - |
| maledict | 13 | under a curse | - |
| malefice | 15 | - | - |
| malemiut | 12 | - | - |
| malemute | 12 | breed of sled dog developed in Alaska | - |
| malgrado | 12 | - | - |
| malgring | 12 | - | - |
| malichos | 15 | - | - |
| malicing | 13 | - | - |
| maligned | 12 | - | - |
| maligner | 11 | one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel | - |
| malignly | 14 | in a malign and evil manner | - |
| malihini | 13 | - | - |
| malisons | 10 | - | - |
| mallards | 11 | - | - |
| mallcore | 12 | - | - |
| malleate | 10 | - | - |
| mallecho | 15 | - | - |
| malleoli | 10 | - | - |
| mallings | 11 | - | - |
| malmiest | 12 | - | - |
| malmseys | 15 | - | - |
| malodors | 11 | - | - |
| malodour | 11 | a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | - |
| malonate | 10 | - | - |
| malposed | 13 | characterized by malposition | crooked malposed teeth |
| malstick | 16 | - | - |
| maltases | 10 | - | - |
| maltiest | 10 | - | - |
| maltings | 11 | - | - |
| maltipoo | 12 | - | - |
| maltoses | 10 | - | - |
| maltreat | 10 | treat badly | - |
| maltster | 10 | a maker of malt | - |
| maltworm | 15 | - | - |
| malvesie | 13 | - | - |
| malwares | 13 | - | - |
| mamaguys | 16 | - | - |
| mamakaus | 16 | - | - |
| mamaliga | 13 | - | - |
| mamasans | 12 | - | - |
| mamateek | 16 | - | - |
| mamboing | 15 | - | - |
| mamelons | 12 | - | - |
| mameluco | 14 | - | - |
| mameluke | 16 | - | - |
| mamillae | 12 | - | - |
| mamillar | 12 | - | - |
| mammatus | 14 | - | - |
| mammered | 15 | - | - |
| mammetry | 17 | - | - |
| mammifer | 17 | - | - |
| mammilla | 14 | the small projection of a mammary gland | - |
| mammitis | 14 | - | - |
| mammocks | 20 | - | - |
| mammoths | 17 | - | - |
| mamparas | 14 | - | - |
| mampoers | 14 | - | - |
| mamselle | 12 | - | - |
| mamzerim | 23 | - | - |
| manacled | 13 | - | - |
| manacles | 12 | - | - |
| managers | 11 | - | - |
| manakins | 14 | - | - |
| manatees | 10 | - | - |
| manatoid | 11 | - | - |
| manbands | 13 | - | - |
| mancalas | 12 | - | - |
| mancando | 13 | - | - |
| manchego | 16 | - | - |
| manchets | 15 | - | - |
| manciple | 14 | - | - |
| mancuses | 12 | - | - |
| mandalas | 11 | - | - |
| mandalic | 13 | - | - |
| mandamus | 13 | an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail | - |
| mandates | 11 | - | - |
| mandator | 11 | an authority who issues a mandate | - |
| mandioca | 13 | cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca | - |
| mandiocs | 13 | - | - |
| mandiras | 11 | - | - |
| mandolas | 11 | - | - |
| mandoras | 11 | - | - |
| mandorla | 11 | - | - |
| mandrels | 11 | - | - |
| mandrill | 11 | baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters | - |
| mandrils | 11 | - | - |
| maneging | 12 | - | - |
| maneless | 10 | - | - |
| manfully | 16 | in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man | having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home |
| mangabey | 16 | large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids | - |
| manganic | 13 | - | - |
| manganin | 11 | - | - |
| mangeaos | 11 | - | - |
| mangiest | 11 | - | - |
| manglers | 11 | - | - |
| mangling | 12 | - | - |
| mangolds | 12 | - | - |
| mangonel | 11 | an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles | - |
| manholes | 13 | - | - |
| manhoods | 14 | - | - |
| manhunts | 13 | - | - |
| maniform | 15 | - | - |
| manihocs | 15 | - | - |
| manihots | 13 | - | - |
| manikins | 14 | - | - |
| manillas | 10 | - | - |
| manilles | 10 | - | - |
| maniocas | 12 | - | - |
| maniples | 12 | - | - |
| manitous | 10 | - | - |
| manjacks | 23 | - | - |
| mankiest | 14 | - | - |
| mankinds | 15 | - | - |
| mankinis | 14 | - | - |
| manliest | 10 | - | - |
| mannerly | 13 | socially correct in behavior | - |
| mannikin | 14 | a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | - |
| mannites | 10 | - | - |
| mannitic | 12 | - | - |
| mannoses | 10 | - | - |
| manorial | 10 | of or relating to or based on the manor | manorial accounts |
| manpacks | 18 | - | - |
| manrents | 10 | - | - |
| manrider | 11 | - | - |
| manropes | 12 | - | - |
| mansards | 11 | - | - |
| manscape | 14 | - | - |
| manshift | 16 | - | - |
| mansions | 10 | - | - |
| mansonry | 13 | - | - |
| mansuete | 10 | - | - |
| mansworn | 13 | - | - |
| manteaus | 10 | - | - |
| manteaux | 17 | - | - |
| manteels | 10 | - | - |
| mantelet | 10 | short cape worn by women | - |
| mantises | 10 | - | - |
| mantissa | 10 | the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808 | - |
| mantlets | 10 | - | - |
| mantling | 11 | - | - |
| mantrams | 12 | - | - |
| mantraps | 12 | - | - |
| manubria | 12 | - | - |
| manucode | 13 | - | - |
| manuhiri | 13 | - | - |
| manumeas | 12 | - | - |
| manumits | 12 | - | - |
| manurers | 10 | - | - |
| manurial | 10 | - | - |
| manwards | 14 | - | - |
| manyatas | 13 | - | - |
| manyatta | 13 | - | - |
| manyfold | 17 | - | - |
| manzello | 19 | - | - |
| maormors | 12 | - | - |
| mapmaker | 18 | - | - |
| mappable | 16 | - | - |
| mappings | 15 | - | - |
| mappists | 14 | - | - |
| mapstick | 18 | - | - |
| maquilas | 19 | - | - |
| marabous | 12 | - | - |
| maraging | 12 | - | - |
| marantas | 10 | - | - |
| marascas | 12 | - | - |
| marasmic | 14 | - | - |
| marasmus | 12 | extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders | - |
| marauded | 12 | - | - |
| maravedi | 14 | - | - |
| marblers | 12 | - | - |
| marblier | 12 | - | - |
| marcatos | 12 | - | - |
| marchers | 15 | - | - |
| marchese | 15 | - | - |
| marchesi | 15 | - | - |
| marchman | 17 | - | - |
| marchmen | 17 | - | - |
| marconis | 12 | - | - |
| mardiest | 11 | - | - |
| mardying | 15 | - | - |
| maremmas | 14 | - | - |
| margaric | 13 | - | - |
| margarin | 11 | a glyceryl ester of margaric acid | - |
| margates | 11 | - | - |
| margents | 11 | - | - |
| margined | 12 | - | - |
| margosas | 11 | - | - |
| marigram | 13 | - | - |
| marimbas | 14 | - | - |
| marinera | 10 | - | - |
| mariners | 10 | - | - |
| marishes | 13 | - | - |
| maritage | 11 | - | - |
| marketed | 15 | - | - |
| markhoor | 17 | large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns | - |
| markhors | 17 | - | - |
| markings | 15 | - | - |
| marksmen | 16 | - | - |
| marliest | 10 | - | - |
| marlines | 10 | - | - |
| marlings | 11 | - | - |
| marlites | 10 | - | - |
| marlitic | 12 | - | - |
| marmites | 12 | - | - |
| marmoses | 12 | - | - |
| marocain | 12 | a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe | - |
| marooner | 10 | - | - |
| maroquin | 19 | - | - |
| marplots | 12 | - | - |
| marquees | 19 | - | - |
| marranos | 10 | - | - |
| marrieds | 11 | - | - |
| marriers | 10 | - | - |
| marrowed | 14 | - | - |
| marsalas | 10 | - | - |
| marshier | 13 | - | - |
| marsport | 12 | - | - |
| marsupia | 12 | - | - |
| martagon | 11 | lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia | - |
| martello | 10 | - | - |
| martexts | 17 | - | - |
| martials | 10 | - | - |
| martians | 10 | - | - |
| martinis | 10 | - | - |
| martlets | 10 | - | - |
| martyred | 14 | - | - |
| martyria | 13 | - | - |
| martyrly | 16 | - | - |
| marveler | 13 | - | - |
| marvered | 14 | - | - |
| marviest | 13 | - | - |
| marybuds | 16 | - | - |
| maryjane | 20 | - | - |
| mascaras | 12 | - | - |
| mascaron | 12 | - | - |
| mashgiah | 17 | - | - |
| mashiach | 18 | - | - |
| mashiest | 13 | - | - |
| mashings | 14 | - | - |
| mashlams | 15 | - | - |
| mashlims | 15 | - | - |
| mashlins | 13 | - | - |
| mashloch | 18 | - | - |
| mashlums | 15 | - | - |
| maskable | 16 | - | - |
| maskings | 15 | - | - |
| masklike | 18 | - | - |
| masoning | 11 | - | - |
| masonite | 10 | a type of fiberboard | - |
| masoolah | 13 | - | - |
