Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. When a clue points to MU starts, alternate vowel patterns and common blends after the prefix. For example: mucid, mucin, mucks.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| mucid | 5 | 2 | |
| mucin | 5 | 2 | |
| mucks | 5 | 1 | |
| mucky | 5 | 2 | |
| mucor | 5 | 2 | |
| mucro | 5 | 2 | |
| mucus | 5 | 2 | |
| muddy | 5 | 2 | |
| mudra | 5 | 2 | |
| muffs | 5 | 1 | |
| mufti | 5 | 2 | |
| muggs | 5 | 1 | |
| muggy | 5 | 2 | |
| muhly | 5 | 2 | |
| mujik | 5 | 2 | |
| mulch | 5 | 1 | |
| mulct | 5 | 1 | |
| muled | 5 | 2 | |
| mules | 5 | 2 | |
| muley | 5 | 2 | |
| mulla | 5 | 2 | |
| mulls | 5 | 1 | |
| multi | 5 | 2 | |
| mumms | 5 | 1 | |
| mummy | 5 | 2 | |
| mumps | 5 | 1 | |
| mumus | 5 | 2 | |
| munch | 5 | 1 | |
| mungo | 5 | 2 | |
| munis | 5 | 2 | |
| muons | 5 | 1 | |
| mural | 5 | 2 | |
| muras | 5 | 2 | |
| mured | 5 | 2 | |
| mures | 5 | 2 | |
| murex | 5 | 2 | |
| murid | 5 | 2 | |
| murks | 5 | 1 | |
| murky | 5 | 2 | |
| murra | 5 | 2 | |
| murre | 5 | 1 | |
| murrs | 5 | 1 | |
| murry | 5 | 2 | |
| musca | 5 | 2 | |
| mused | 5 | 2 | |
| muser | 5 | 2 | |
| muses | 5 | 2 | |
| mushy | 5 | 2 | |
| music | 5 | 2 | |
| musks | 5 | 1 | |
| musky | 5 | 2 | |
| mussy | 5 | 2 | |
| musth | 5 | 1 | |
| musts | 5 | 1 | |
| musty | 5 | 2 | |
| mutch | 5 | 1 | |
| muted | 5 | 2 | |
| muter | 5 | 2 | |
| mutes | 5 | 2 | |
| muton | 5 | 2 | |
| mutts | 5 | 1 | |
| muzzy | 5 | 2 |
Are MU-starting words common?
MU is a frequent start; probing vowel swaps after MU quickly narrows options.
Is this list good for crosswords?
Yes—filter by length mentally and scan definitions when available.