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5-letter words starting with ME

There are 59 5-letter words starting with ME in the standard word-game list. The most common are means, mercy, media, metal, merry, medal. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
meansto have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end7
mercyleniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice12
mediaThe middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular…8
metalcontaining or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal7
merryfull of or showing high-spirited merriment10
medalan award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event8
meetsForming a combination or nexus of.7
messydirty and disorderly10
meterthe basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)7
metroan electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)7
medicany of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves10
meritany admirable quality or attribute7
melonany of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh7
mergebecome one8
meccaa place that attracts many visitors11
merlecommon black European thrush7
metrethe basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)7
meatylike or containing meat10
mensaIn planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.7
meleea noisy riotous fight7
mealycontaining meal or made of meal10
meanya person of mean disposition10
melicOf or pertaining to Greek lyric verse.9
menseProperty, owndom; possessions.7
meshyFormed with meshes; meshed13
mesicof or pertaining to a meson9
mesneIntermediate.7
mesonan elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 07
methsMethylated spirits.10
metisa person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry7
mezzoa soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto25

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