193 Words Starting With MAC
The prefix MAC appears in 193 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 33 entries. Average word length: 9.3 letters.
M is a powerhouse starter: man, make, more, most, many. The prefixes mis- and multi- expand it further. Latin borrowings (magnitude, mechanism) add scholarly depth.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with MAC: MACROPHOTOGRAPH (30 pts), MACADAMIZING (29 pts), MACADAMIZED (28 pts), MACROCOSMICALLY (28 pts), MACROSCOPICALLY (28 pts). The shortest is MAC (3 letters) and the longest is MACHINABILITIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in KEY.
Notable words: MACE — to attack with a club-like weapon [v].; MACAW — a big tropical American parrot, having a long tail and brilliant plumage [n].; MACACO — any one of several species of lemurs [n].; MACABER — gruesome [adj]. Browse words starting with QUA for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with MAC?
MACROPHOTOGRAPH scores 30 points. Runner-up: MACADAMIZING at 29 points. See words ending in FEN for more high-value options.
How many words start with MAC?
Our dictionary has 193 words that start with MAC. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (33).
What is the shortest word that starts with MAC?
MAC at just 3 letters. It means: (short for) mackintosh [n].
Three-Letter Words (1)
MAC
Four-Letter Words (4)
MACEMACHMACKMACS
Five-Letter Words (11)
MACAWMACEDMACERMACESMACHEMACHOMACHSMACKSMACLEMACONMACRO
Six-Letter Words (14)
MACACOMACAWSMACERSMACHESMACHOSMACINGMACKLEMACLEDMACLESMACONSMACRONMACROSMACULAMACULE
Seven-Letter Words (21)
MACABERMACABREMACACOSMACADAMMACAQUEMACCHIAMACCHIEMACHETEMACHINEMACHREEMACHZORMACKLEDMACKLESMACRAMEMACRONSMACULAEMACULARMACULASMACULEDMACULESMACUMBA
Eight-Letter Words (24)
MACADAMSMACAQUESMACARONIMACAROONMACCABAWMACCABOYMACCOBOYMACERATEMACHETESMACHINEDMACHINESMACHISMOMACHOISMMACHREESMACHZORSMACKERELMACKINAWMACKLINGMACRAMESMACRURALMACRURANMACULATEMACULINGMACUMBAS
Nine-Letter Words (33)
MACABRELYMACADAMIAMACARONICMACARONISMACAROONSMACCABAWSMACCABOYSMACCOBOYSMACEDOINEMACERATEDMACERATERMACERATESMACERATORMACHINATEMACHINERYMACHININGMACHINISTMACHISMOSMACHOISMSMACHZORIMMACINTOSHMACKERELSMACKINAWSMACROCOSMMACROCYSTMACROCYTEMACRODONTMACROMEREMACROMOLEMACRURANSMACRUROUSMACULATEDMACULATES
Ten-Letter Words (26)
MACADAMIASMACADAMIZEMACARONICSMACARONIESMACEDOINESMACERATERSMACERATINGMACERATIONMACERATORSMACHINABLEMACHINATEDMACHINATESMACHINATORMACHINISTSMACKINTOSHMACROCOSMSMACROCYSTSMACROCYTESMACROCYTICMACROMERESMACROMOLESMACROPHAGEMACROPHYTEMACROSCALEMACULATINGMACULATION
Eleven-Letter Words (23)
MACADAMIZEDMACADAMIZESMACERATIONSMACHINATINGMACHINATIONMACHINATORSMACHINEABLEMACHINELIKEMACHINERIESMACINTOSHESMACROBIOTICMACROCOSMICMACROCYCLICMACROFOSSILMACROGAMETEMACRONUCLEIMACROPHAGESMACROPHAGICMACROPHYTESMACROPHYTICMACROSCALESMACROSCOPICMACULATIONS
Twelve-Letter Words (11)
MACADAMIZINGMACHICOLATEDMACHINATIONSMACKINTOSHESMACROCYTOSESMACROCYTOSISMACROFOSSILSMACROGAMETESMACRONUCLEARMACRONUCLEUSMACROPTEROUS
Thirteen-Letter Words (6)
MACHICOLATIONMACHINABILITYMACROECONOMICMACROGLOBULINMACROMOLECULEMACRONUTRIENT
Fourteen-Letter Words (10)
MACHICOLATIONSMACHINEABILITYMACROAGGREGATEMACROECONOMICSMACROEVOLUTIONMACROGLOBULINSMACROMOLECULARMACROMOLECULESMACRONUTRIENTSMACROSTRUCTURE
Fifteen-Letter Words (9)
MACHINABILITIESMACROAGGREGATEDMACROAGGREGATESMACROCOSMICALLYMACROEVOLUTIONSMACROPHOTOGRAPHMACROSCOPICALLYMACROSTRUCTURALMACROSTRUCTURES