Words starting with mal (375)
Found 375 words starting with mal. Search pattern: mal*. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.
Scrabble Scores — Average: 15 pts
Highest: malacopterygians 26, maladjustments 26, malacopterygian 25, maladjustive 25, maladjustment 25
3 Letter Words (1)
- mal 5
5 Letter Words (12)
6 Letter Words (25)
7 Letter Words (41)
- malacca 13
- malacia 11
- malaise 9
- malanga 10
- malaria 9
- malarky 16
- malates 9
- malaxed 17
- malaxes 16
- maleate 9
- malefic 14
- malgred 11
- malgres 10
- maliced 12
- malices 11
- malicho 14
- maligns 10
- malines 9
- malisms 11
- malison 9
- malkins 13
- mallams 11
- mallard 10
- mallees 9
- mallets 9
- malleus 9
- malling 10
- mallows 12
- malmags 12
- malmier 11
- malmsey 14
- malodor 10
- maltase 9
- malteds 10
- malthas 12
- maltier 9
- malting 10
- maltman 11
- maltmen 11
- maltols 9
- maltose 9
8 Letter Words (55)
- malaccas 14
- malacias 12
- malacoid 13
- maladies 11
- malaises 10
- malamute 12
- malander 11
- malangas 11
- malapert 12
- malaprop 14
- malarial 10
- malarian 10
- malarias 10
- malarkey 17
- malaroma 12
- malaxage 18
- malaxate 17
- malaxing 18
- maleates 10
- maledict 13
- malefice 15
- malemiut 12
- malemute 12
- maleness 10
- malgrado 12
- malgring 12
- malichos 15
- malicing 13
- maligned 12
- maligner 11
- malignly 14
- malihini 13
- malinger 11
- malisons 10
- mallards 11
- malleate 10
- mallecho 15
- malleoli 10
- mallings 11
- malmiest 12
- malmseys 15
- malodors 11
- malodour 11
- malonate 10
- malposed 13
- malstick 16
- maltases 10
- maltiest 10
- maltings 11
- maltoses 10
- maltreat 10
- maltster 10
- maltworm 15
- malvasia 13
- malvesie 13
9 Letter Words (54)
- malachite 16
- maladroit 12
- malaguena 12
- malamutes 13
- malanders 12
- malaperts 13
- malaprops 15
- malarious 11
- malarkeys 18
- malarkies 15
- malaromas 13
- malathion 14
- malaxages 19
- malaxated 19
- malaxates 18
- malaxator 18
- maledicts 14
- maleffect 19
- malefices 16
- malemiuts 13
- malemutes 13
- malengine 12
- malformed 17
- malicious 13
- malignant 12
- maligners 12
- maligning 13
- malignity 15
- malihinis 14
- malingers 12
- malingery 15
- mallander 12
- malleable 13
- malleably 16
- malleated 12
- malleates 11
- mallechos 16
- mallemuck 19
- mallender 12
- malleolar 11
- malleolus 11
- malleuses 11
- malmstone 13
- malodours 12
- malonates 11
- malsticks 17
- maltalent 11
- maltreats 11
- maltsters 11
- maltworms 16
- malvasian 14
- malvasias 14
- malvesies 14
- malvoisie 14
10 Letter Words (44)
- malachites 17
- malacology 18
- maladapted 16
- maladdress 14
- malaguenas 13
- malaguetta 13
- malapertly 17
- malapropos 16
- malathions 15
- malaxating 20
- malaxation 19
- malaxators 19
- malcontent 14
- maledicent 15
- maledicted 16
- malefactor 17
- maleffects 20
- maleficent 17
- maleficial 17
- malenesses 12
- malengines 13
- malentendu 13
- malevolent 15
- malfeasant 15
- malignance 15
- malignancy 18
- malignants 13
- malignment 15
- malingered 14
- malingerer 13
- mallanders 13
- malleating 13
- malleation 12
- malleiform 17
- mallemucks 20
- mallenders 13
- malmstones 14
- malodorous 13
- malolactic 16
- maltalents 12
- maltreated 13
- maltreater 12
- malvaceous 17
- malvoisies 15
11 Letter Words (41)
- malacophily 23
- maladaptive 19
- maladjusted 22
- maladroitly 17
- malaguettas 14
- malakatoone 17
- malapropian 17
- malapropism 19
- malapropist 17
- malariology 17
- malaxations 20
- malcontents 15
- maledicting 17
- malediction 16
- maledictive 19
- maledictory 19
- malefaction 18
- malefactors 18
- malefactory 21
- malefically 21
- maleficence 20
- malentendus 14
- malevolence 18
- malfeasance 18
- malfeasants 16
- malfunction 18
- maliciously 18
- malignances 16
- malignantly 17
- malignities 14
- malignments 16
- malingerers 14
- malingeries 14
- malingering 15
- malleations 13
- malleoluses 13
- maloccluded 19
- malposition 15
- malpractice 19
- maltreaters 13
- maltreating 14
12 Letter Words (28)
- malacologies 17
- malacologist 17
- maladdresses 16
- maladjustive 25
- malakatoones 18
- malapertness 16
- malapropisms 20
- malapropists 18
- malcontented 17
- maledictions 17
- malefactions 19
- maleficences 21
- malevolences 19
- malevolently 20
- malfeasances 19
- malformation 19
- malfunctions 19
- malignancies 17
- malleability 19
- mallophagous 20
- malnourished 18
- malnutrition 14
- malocclusion 18
- malodorously 18
- malpositions 16
- malpractices 20
- maltreatment 16
- malversation 17
13 Letter Words (21)
- malabsorption 19
- malacological 20
- malacologists 18
- malacophilies 22
- malacophilous 22
- malacostracan 19
- maladaptation 18
- maladjustment 25
- maladminister 18
- maladroitness 16
- malariologies 16
- malariologist 16
- malformations 20
- malfunctioned 21
- maliciousness 17
- malleableness 17
- mallemaroking 22
- malnutritions 15
- malocclusions 19
- maltreatments 17
- malversations 18
14 Letter Words (16)
15 Letter Words (14)
16 Letter Words (12)
17 Letter Words (3)
18 Letter Words (2)
About This Pattern
The search pattern mal* looks for words of any length with the letter M in the first position, the letter A in the second position, the letter L in the third position, any number of letters.
Where This Helps
- Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
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FAQ
How many words match the pattern mal*?
There are 375 English words matching this pattern.
What are the shortest and longest matching words?
The shortest matching words have 3 letters and the longest have 18 letters.
Which word length is most common for this pattern?
8-letter words are the most common, with 55 matches out of 375 total.
What are some example words matching mal*?
Some matching words include: mal, male, mali, mall, malm.
How does the pattern mal* work?
Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.
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