5 Letter Words Starting With ME
There are 155 valid 5 letter words that start with ME, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 5-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
mecks - 13 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
mecks - 13 points
Words With Friends
mecks - 15 points
5 Letter Words (155)
View all words starting with METop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With me
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 155 word list is 28.8 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | meach | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #2 | meads | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #3 | meals | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #4 | mealy | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #5 | meane | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #6 | means | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #7 | meant | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #8 | meany | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #9 | meare | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #10 | mease | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #11 | meath | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #12 | meats | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #13 | meaty | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #14 | meaul | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #15 | mebos | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #16 | mecca | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #17 | mechs | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| 🏆 #18 | mecks | 13 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| #19 | mecon | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #20 | mecum | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 5 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 ME will give you far more flexible options try 5 letter words starting with ME for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with me?
mecks — worth 41 combined points (US Scrabble: 13, UK Scrabble: 13, Words With Friends: 15).
How many 5 letter words start with me?
155 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter me words will come up far more often.