Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 10-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. When a clue points to MEL starts, alternate vowel patterns and common blends after the prefix. For example: melancholy, melanistic, melanizing.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| melancholy | 10 | 4 | |
| melanistic | 10 | 4 | |
| melanizing | 10 | 4 | |
| melanocyte | 10 | 4 | |
| melanomata | 10 | 5 | |
| melanosome | 10 | 4 | |
| melatonins | 10 | 4 | |
| meliorated | 10 | 4 | |
| meliorates | 10 | 4 | |
| meliorator | 10 | 4 | |
| meliorisms | 10 | 3 | |
| meliorists | 10 | 3 | |
| melismatic | 10 | 4 | |
| mellophone | 10 | 3 | |
| mellotrons | 10 | 3 | |
| mellowness | 10 | 3 | |
| melodising | 10 | 4 | |
| melodizers | 10 | 4 | |
| melodizing | 10 | 4 | |
| melodramas | 10 | 4 | |
| melphalans | 10 | 3 | |
| meltwaters | 10 | 3 |
Are MEL-starting words common?
MEL is a frequent start; probing vowel swaps after MEL quickly narrows options.
Is this list good for crosswords?
Yes—filter by length mentally and scan definitions when available.