5-Letter Words Starting With MU
There are 128 five-letter words starting with MU, including 12 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With MU
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- MUSIC An artistic form of sound incorporating instrumental or vocal tones
- MUDDY Dirty with mud
- MUMMY Informal terms for a mother
- MURAL A painting that is applied to a wall surface
- MURKY Dark, dim, or clouded and difficult to see through
- MUNCH To chew noisily
- MUSHY Having the consistency of mush
- MULCH Rotting vegetable covering reducing evaporation and soil erosion
- MUSTY Smelling stale or moldy
- MUGGY Hot or warm and humid
- MUSKY Resembling the smell of musk
- MUCKY Dirty and messy, covered with mud or muck
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (26%), Y (14%), A (11%)
- Most common additional vowel: I, in 23% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, R, I, T, E
- Most have 2 vowels (65%)
- 30% contain a repeated letter
- 12 of the 128 are common puzzle answers (9%)
Other Valid Words
116 additional dictionary words start with MU — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- MUTED
- MUCUS
- MULES
- MUSES
- MUFTI
- MUMPS
- MUSED
- MUCHO
- MUMBO
- MUTES
- MUNGO
- MUTTS
- MULLS
- MUSEE
- MUSTA
- MURRY
- MUDRA
- MULLA
- MUDGE
- MUTCH
- MUFFS
- MUTHA
- MUZAK
- MUKTI
- MUCIN
- MUZZY
- MUONS
- MUSTS
- MURTI
- MUREX
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- MUFFY
- MUTTI
- MUNIS
- MUCKS
- MUSHA
- MUSCA
- MULEY
- MULGA
- MUHLY
- MUGGS
- MUMSY
- MURID
- MUSSY
- MURES
- MUSKS
- MUNDU
- MUSTH
- MUCOR
- MURRI
- MUTER
- MUNGA
- MUSER
- MULAI
- MUSOS
- MURRE
- MURRA
- MUNTU
- MUSSE
- MUTUM
- MUNDS
- MUGIL
- MUDAR
- MUNIA
- MUTIS
- MUGGA
- MURKS
- MUSAR
- MURGH
- MUNGE
- MUKIM
- MURED
- MULED
- MURAS
- MUNGS
- MUNTS
- MUTAS
- MUNGY
- MUMUS
- MUTON
- MURRS
- MULIE
- MUSET
- MUSIT
- MUIST
- MUIRS
- MUILS
- MURLY
- MURTH
- MUGOS
- MUMMS
- MULSE
- MUIDS
- MUIRY
- MUXES
- MUXED
- MUNGI
- MURLS
- MUCID
- MULSH
- MUTIC
- MUDIR
- MUMPH
- MUCRO
- MUGHO
- MURVA
- MUDIM
- MUNJA
- MUCKO
- MUCIC
- MURUK
- MUDIF
- MURGI
- MULCT
- MUNJS
- MUJIK
- MUVVA
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.