Words That Start With MU
Here are 424 words that start with mu, 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 mu
- 424
- Most used
- much
- Shortest
- mum
- 5 letter words
- 43
Common words that start with mu
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | much | to a great degree or extent | 4 |
| 2 | must | a necessary or essential thing | 4 |
| 3 | music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and... | 5 |
| 4 | multiple | having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual | 8 |
| 5 | museum | a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value | 6 |
| 6 | musical | characterized by or capable of producing music | 7 |
| 7 | muscle | one of the contractile organs of the body | 6 |
| 8 | mum | failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to | 3 |
| 9 | murdered | killed unlawfully | 8 |
| 10 | mutual | common to or shared by two or more parties | 6 |
| 11 | municipal | relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality | 9 |
| 12 | muscles | one of the contractile organs of the body | 7 |
| 13 | mud | water soaked soil; soft wet earth | 3 |
| 14 | murphy | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | 6 |
| 15 | musicians | someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) | 9 |
| 16 | murders | kill intentionally and with premeditation | 7 |
| 17 | musician | someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) | 8 |
| 18 | museums | a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value | 7 |
| 19 | murdering | kill intentionally and with premeditation | 9 |
| 20 | mug | the quantity that can be held in a mug | 3 |
| 21 | municipality | an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government | 12 |
| 22 | mushrooms | common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) | 9 |
| 23 | mustard | any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica | 7 |
| 24 | mutually | in a mutual or shared manner | 8 |
| 25 | muscular | of or relating to or consisting of muscle | 8 |
| 26 | mute | expressed without speech; ; ; - Emily Dickinson; ; ; - Thomas Wolfe | 4 |
| 27 | mutations | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | 9 |
| 28 | municipalities | an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government | 14 |
| 29 | mutant | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | 6 |
| 30 | mutation | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | 8 |
| 31 | mushroom | common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) | 8 |
| 32 | muddy | (of soil) soft and watery | 5 |
| 33 | multitude | a large indefinite number | 9 |
| 34 | muse | reflect deeply on a subject | 4 |
| 35 | mustang | small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish | 7 |
| 36 | mummy | informal terms for a mother | 5 |
| 37 | multimedia | transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.) | 10 |
| 38 | multinational | involving or operating in several nations or nationalities | 13 |
| 39 | murderers | a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) | 9 |
| 40 | multiply | combine by multiplication | 8 |
| 41 | mural | a painting that is applied to a wall surface | 5 |
| 42 | musk | an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative | 4 |
| 43 | mule | hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile | 4 |
| 44 | mundane | found in the ordinary course of events; ; ; - Anita Diamant | 7 |
| 45 | muster | gather or bring together | 6 |
| 46 | mutants | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | 7 |
| 47 | muted | in a softened tone | 5 |
| 48 | mustache | an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | 8 |
| 49 | multicultural | of or relating to or including several cultures | 13 |
| 50 | murderous | characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being | 9 |
3 letter words that start with mu
- mum
- mud
- mug
- mus
- mun
- mut
4 letter words that start with mu
- much
- must
- mute
- muse
- musk
- mule
- mums
- mugs
- muck
- mush
- mull
- mutt
- muni
- muff
- muss
- muon
- mura
- muds
- murk
- mumm
- murr
- mure
- mumu
- muns
5 letter words that start with mu
- music
- muddy
- mummy
- mural
- muted
- mucus
- murky
- mules
- munch
- muses
- mushy
- mulch
- mufti
- musty
- mumps
- mused
- muggy
- mutes
- mungo
- musky
- mutts
- mulls
- mucky
- murry
- mudra
- mulla
- muffs
- mutch
- mucin
- muzzy
- muons
- musts
- murex
- munis
- mucks
- musca
- muley
- muhly
- muggs
- murid
- mussy
- mures
- musks
6 letter words that start with mu
- museum
- muscle
- mutual
- murphy
- mutant
- muster
- muffin
- muzzle
- muller
- mutiny
- murals
- mullen
- mutton
- mullet
- muscat
- mugged
- murmur
- mumble
- musket
- muddle
- mutter
- mucous
- mussel
- mullah
- mucosa
- muslin
- mutate
- musing
- murine
- mulled
- muting
- mugger
- musics
- mudder
- muffle
- muskie
- muesli
- mucked
- muffed
- muckle
- muscly
- mutuel
- mutism
- musher
- mushed
- mussed
- mucker
- muskeg
- mudras
- mutely
- muling
7 letter words that start with mu
- musical
- muscles
- murders
- museums
- mustard
- mustang
- mundane
- mutants
- muffins
- munster
- mutated
- mussels
- muffled
- musings
- mummies
- muddled
- murmurs
- mugging
- muskets
- mumbled
- muscled
- muffler
- mumbles
- mulling
- mucking
- mulatto
- mutters
- mucosal
- mullahs
- muskrat
- mutable
- muddied
- mutagen
- muggers
- mutates
- muzzled
- mullens
- munched
- mullets
- muzzles
- musters
- mudding
- mummers
- muncher
- muddles
- mullion
- mummery
- munches
- murkier
- muezzin
- muddies
- mulched
- mulches
- mugwort
- mushing
- muskies
- mushers
- muffles
- musette
- muntjac
7 more in the filter below.
8 letter words that start with mu
- multiple
- murdered
- musician
- mutually
- muscular
- mutation
- mushroom
- multiply
- mustache
- musicals
- mustered
- mulberry
- mulligan
- mustangs
- munching
- mumbling
- muttered
- munchies
- munchkin
- murmured
- mutilate
- munition
- mutating
- mudstone
- mudslide
- mulching
- mutinous
- mufflers
- muddling
- muggings
- mutinied
- musicale
- muddying
- mudflats
- mutinies
- muscling
- muenster
- musketry
- mustards
- muskrats
- muralist
- mullions
- munsters
- muzzling
- muffling
- mutineer
- mucilage
- mutagens
- mucinous
- munchers
- muchacho
- murrelet
- mudflows
- mudguard
- mulattos
- muchness
- muteness
- multiuse
9 letter words that start with mu
- municipal
- musicians
- murdering
- mushrooms
- mutations
- multitude
- murderers
- murderous
- munitions
- musically
- mutilated
- multiples
- muttering
- multiplex
- murmuring
- mummified
- mustaches
- mutineers
- muscovite
- mustering
- multiyear
- musketeer
- mudslides
- munchkins
- multidrug
- mutagenic
- mutuality
- multimode
- mutualism
- mudstones
- multipath
- murderess
- mujahedin
- multiuser
- mustached
- multipart
- multistep
- multipole
- multiband
- mutilates
- mulattoes
- mulligans
- mullioned
- multisite
- multiline
- musicales
- muchachos
- muscadine
- mudguards
- multiform
- muckraker
- mundanity
- museology
- murkiness
10 letter words that start with mu
- multimedia
- multiplied
- multiplier
- mutilation
- musketeers
- mujahideen
- multitudes
- multiplies
- multilevel
- multimodal
- multilayer
- musicality
- multicolor
- multiparty
- mutilating
- musicology
- multistage
- multiphase
- mutational
- multifocal
- muscarinic
- mushroomed
- multipolar
- muscovites
- multistate
- multitrack
- mutability
- muckraking
- mulberries
- multistory
- multisport
- multigrain
- munificent
- mujahedeen
- municipals
11 letter words that start with mu
- multiplayer
- multiplying
- multipliers
- multiracial
- multifamily
- musculature
- mutagenesis
- municipally
- multiethnic
- multiplexed
- multicenter
- mutilations
- multiplexes
- mushrooming
- multiplexer
- mudslinging
- mustachioed
- multinomial
- muscularity
- murderously
- munificence
- multivalent
- mutualistic
- multiphoton
- multisystem
- multifactor
- multiphasic
- muskellunge
- multiscreen
- musclebound
12 letter words that start with mu
- municipality
- multilateral
- multilingual
- multipurpose
- multitasking
- multivariate
- multimillion
- multifaceted
- multiplicity
- multicolored
- multichannel
- musicianship
- multivitamin
- multibillion
- multiplexing
- multilayered
- multifarious
- musicologist
- multisensory
- multiversity
- multiplexers
- mucilaginous
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How many words start with mu?
This list has 424 words starting with mu, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with mu?
much, must, music, multiple, museum, musical, muscle, mum.
What 5 letter words start with mu?
music, muddy, mummy, mural, muted, mucus, murky, mules, munch, muses.
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.