Words That Start With MAL

86 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 86 words that start with mal, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.

Words starting with mal: 86
Most used: male
Shortest: male
5 letter words: 6

Common words that start with mal

#	Word	Meaning	Letters
1	male	an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)	4
2	mall	a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk	4
3	males	an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)	5
4	malicious	having the nature of or resulting from malice; ; - Rudyard Kipling	9
5	malaria	an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected...	7
6	malls	a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk	5
7	malt	treat with malt or malt extract	4
8	malice	feeling a need to see others suffer	6
9	malignant	dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)	9
10	malfunction	a failure to function normally	11
11	malpractice	professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage	11
12	malnutrition	a state of poor nutrition	12
13	mallet	a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball	6
14	malfunctioning	fail to function or function improperly	14
15	malevolent	wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred	10
16	maliciously	with malice; in a malicious manner	11
17	malacca	stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles	7
18	malaise	physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)	7
19	malleable	easily influenced	9
20	mallard	wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed	7
21	malnourished	provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment	12
22	malfunctions	a failure to function normally	12
23	maleficent	harmful or evil in intent or effect	10
24	maligned	speak unfavorably about	8
25	malignancy	(medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death	10
26	malfeasance	wrongful conduct by a public official	11
27	malign	evil or harmful in nature or influence	6
28	maltreatment	cruel or inhumane treatment	12
29	malfunctioned	fail to function or function improperly	13
30	malady	any unwholesome or desperate condition	6
31	malignancies	(medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death	12
32	maladies	any unwholesome or desperate condition	8
33	malformations	an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed	13
34	malachite	a green or blue mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objects	9
35	malformation	an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed	12
36	malarkey	empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk	8
37	malformed	so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly	9
38	mallow	any of various plants of the family Malvaceae	6
39	malted	treat with malt or malt extract	6
40	malts	treat with malt or malt extract	5
41	malarial	of or infected by or resembling malaria	8
42	malevolence	wishing evil to others	11
43	maladaptive	showing faulty adaptation	11
44	mallee	any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts	6
45	mallets	a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball	7
46	mallards	wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed	8
47	malleability	the property of being physically malleable	12
48	maleness	the properties characteristic of the male sex	8
49	maladjusted	poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living	11
50	malting	treat with malt or malt extract	7

4 letter words that start with mal

male
mall
malt
malm

5 letter words that start with mal

males
malls
malts
malic
malty
malar

6 letter words that start with mal

malice
mallet
malkin
malign
malady
mallow
malted
mallee
malate

7 letter words that start with mal

malaria
malacca
malaise
mallard
mallets
malting
malling
maltose
malleus
malefic
mallows
malarky
malanga
maleate

8 letter words that start with mal

maligned
maladies
malarkey
malarial
mallards
maleness
malamute
malvasia

9 letter words that start with mal

malicious
malignant
malleable
malachite
malformed
maligning
malathion
maladroit
malleolus

10 letter words that start with mal

malevolent
maleficent
malignancy
malcontent
maltreated
malodorous
malolactic

11 letter words that start with mal

malfunction
malpractice
maliciously
malfeasance
malevolence
maladaptive
maladjusted
malcontents
malingering
malefactors
malediction

12 letter words that start with mal

malnutrition
malnourished
malfunctions
maltreatment
malignancies
malformation
malleability
malpractices
malocclusion
malevolently
malapropisms

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How many words start with mal?

This list has 86 words starting with mal, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.

What are common words that start with mal?

male, mall, males, malicious, malaria, malls, malt, malice.

What 5 letter words start with mal?

males, malls, malts, malic, malty, malar.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.