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8-letter words starting with MY
There are 37 8-letter words starting with MY in the standard word-game list. The most common are mystical, mythical, mystique, mycelial, mycelian, mycelium.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| mystical | relating to or characteristic of mysticism | 15 |
| mythical | based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity | 18 |
| mystique | an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing | 22 |
| mycelial | Of or pertaining to the mycelium | 15 |
| mycelian | Of or relating to the mycelium. | 15 |
| mycelium | the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae | 17 |
| myceloid | Resembling mycelium. | 16 |
| mycetoma | Chronic subcutaneous inflammation caused by infection with certain bacteria or fungi. | 17 |
| mycology | the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases | 19 |
| myelinic | of or relating to the substance that forms a sheath around the axon of some nerve fibers | 15 |
| myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord | 13 |
| mylonite | Any rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic flow; a schist… | 13 |
| myoblast | An undifferentiated stem cell that develops into muscle tissue. | 15 |
| myogenic | Forming muscle fibres; pertaining to myogenesis. | 16 |
| myograph | An instrument for determining and recording the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction | 19 |
| myologic | Of or pertaining to the study of muscles or muscle tissue. | 16 |
| myopathy | any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction | 21 |
| myoscope | An instrument for studying the muscles. | 17 |
| myositis | inflammation of muscle tissue | 13 |
| myosotis | Any plant of the genus Myosotis, the forget-me-nots. | 13 |
| myotonia | abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction | 13 |
| myotonic | of or relating to or caused by myotonia | 15 |
| myriapod | general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g.… | 16 |
| myrmidon | a follower who carries out orders without question | 16 |
| myxedema | hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration | 23 |