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13 Letter Words Starting With M

There are 1533 valid 13 letter words that start with M, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

machinization - 29 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

machinization - 29 points

Words With Friends

machinization - 32 points

13 Letter Words (1533)

View all words starting with M

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With m

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1533 word list is 75.3 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 macaronically 22 22 27 71
#2 maccheroncini 24 24 29 77
#3 machairodonts 21 21 23 65
#4 machiavelians 23 23 27 73
#5 machiavellian 23 23 28 74
#6 machiavellism 25 25 30 80
#7 machiavellist 23 23 27 73
#8 machicolating 23 23 28 74
#9 machicolation 22 22 26 70
#10 machinability 25 25 28 78
#11 machinegunned 22 22 28 72
#12 machinemonger 23 23 28 74
🏆 #13 machinization 29 29 32 90
#14 machtpolitiks 26 26 29 81
#15 mackintoshite 24 24 26 74
#16 macraucheniid 23 23 27 73
#17 macrencephaly 27 27 31 85
#18 macroanalysis 20 20 23 63
#19 macrocephalia 24 24 28 76
#20 macrocephalic 26 26 31 83

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with M will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with M for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with m?

machinization — worth 90 combined points (US Scrabble: 29, UK Scrabble: 29, Words With Friends: 32).

How many 13 letter words start with m?

1533 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter m words will come up far more often.