239 Words Starting With MAL
The prefix MAL appears in 239 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 36 entries. Average word length: 9.5 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 MAL: MALADJUSTMENTS (26 pts), MALADJUSTIVE (25 pts), MALADJUSTMENT (25 pts), MALADJUSTED (22 pts), MALCONTENTEDLY (22 pts). The shortest is MALE (4 letters) and the longest is MALADMINISTERED (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in PAL.
Notable words: MALE — an individual that begets young by fertilizing the female [n].; MALAR — the cheekbone [n].; MALADY — an illness [n].; MALACCA — the cane of an Asian rattan palm [n]. Browse words starting with SOMEONE for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with MAL?
MALADJUSTMENTS scores 26 points. Runner-up: MALADJUSTIVE at 25 points. See words ending in ALA for more high-value options.
How many words start with MAL?
Our dictionary has 239 words that start with MAL. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (36).
What is the shortest word that starts with MAL?
MALE at just 4 letters. It means: an individual that begets young by fertilizing the female [n].
Four-Letter Words (4)
MALEMALLMALMMALT
Five-Letter Words (8)
MALARMALESMALICMALLSMALMSMALMYMALTSMALTY
Six-Letter Words (18)
MALADYMALARSMALATEMALFEDMALGREMALICEMALIGNMALINEMALKINMALLEDMALLEEMALLEIMALLETMALLOWMALOTIMALTEDMALTHAMALTOL
Seven-Letter Words (29)
MALACCAMALAISEMALANGAMALARIAMALARKYMALATESMALEATEMALEFICMALICESMALIGNSMALINESMALISONMALKINSMALLARDMALLEESMALLETSMALLEUSMALLINGMALLOWSMALMIERMALMSEYMALODORMALTASEMALTEDSMALTHASMALTIERMALTINGMALTOLSMALTOSE
Eight-Letter Words (36)
MALACCASMALADIESMALAISESMALAMUTEMALANGASMALAPERTMALAPROPMALARIALMALARIANMALARIASMALARKEYMALAROMAMALEATESMALEDICTMALEMIUTMALEMUTEMALENESSMALIGNEDMALIGNERMALIGNLYMALIHINIMALINGERMALISONSMALLARDSMALLEOLIMALLINGSMALMIESTMALMSEYSMALODORSMALPOSEDMALTASESMALTIESTMALTOSESMALTREATMALTSTERMALVASIA
Nine-Letter Words (34)
MALACHITEMALADROITMALAGUENAMALAMUTESMALANDERSMALAPERTSMALAPROPSMALARIOUSMALARKEYSMALARKIESMALAROMASMALATHIONMALEDICTSMALEMIUTSMALEMUTESMALFORMEDMALICIOUSMALIGNANTMALIGNERSMALIGNINGMALIGNITYMALIHINISMALINGERSMALLEABLEMALLEABLYMALLEMUCKMALLEOLARMALLEOLUSMALPIGHIAMALTINESSMALTREATSMALTSTERSMALVASIANMALVASIAS
Ten-Letter Words (23)
MALACHITESMALACOLOGYMALADAPTEDMALADROITSMALAGUENASMALAPERTLYMALAPROPOSMALATHIONSMALCONTENTMALEDICTEDMALEFACTORMALEFICENTMALENESSESMALEVOLENTMALIGNANCEMALIGNANCYMALINGEREDMALINGERERMALLEMUCKSMALODOROUSMALOLACTICMALTREATEDMALTREATER
Eleven-Letter Words (28)
MALADAPTIVEMALADJUSTEDMALADROITLYMALAPROPIANMALAPROPISMMALAPROPISTMALARIOLOGYMALCONTENTSMALEDICTINGMALEDICTIONMALEDICTORYMALEFACTIONMALEFACTORSMALEFICENCEMALEVOLENCEMALFEASANCEMALFUNCTIONMALICIOUSLYMALIGNANCESMALIGNANTLYMALIGNITIESMALINGERERSMALINGERINGMALPOSITIONMALPRACTICEMALTINESSESMALTREATERSMALTREATING
Twelve-Letter Words (25)
MALACOLOGIESMALACOLOGISTMALADJUSTIVEMALAPERTNESSMALAPROPISMSMALAPROPISTSMALCONTENTEDMALEDICTIONSMALEFACTIONSMALEFICENCESMALEVOLENCESMALEVOLENTLYMALFEASANCESMALFORMATIONMALFUNCTIONSMALIGNANCIESMALLEABILITYMALNOURISHEDMALNUTRITIONMALOCCLUSIONMALODOROUSLYMALPOSITIONSMALPRACTICESMALTREATMENTMALVERSATION
Thirteen-Letter Words (17)
MALABSORPTIONMALACOLOGICALMALACOLOGISTSMALACOSTRACANMALADAPTATIONMALADJUSTMENTMALADMINISTERMALADROITNESSMALARIOLOGIESMALARIOLOGISTMALFORMATIONSMALFUNCTIONEDMALICIOUSNESSMALNUTRITIONSMALOCCLUSIONSMALTREATMENTSMALVERSATIONS
Fourteen-Letter Words (12)
MALABSORPTIONSMALACOSTRACANSMALADAPTATIONSMALADJUSTMENTSMALADMINISTERSMALAPERTNESSESMALAPPORTIONEDMALARIOLOGISTSMALCONTENTEDLYMALFUNCTIONINGMALLEABILITIESMALODOROUSNESS
Fifteen-Letter Words (5)
MALADMINISTEREDMALADROITNESSESMALDISTRIBUTIONMALICIOUSNESSESMALPRACTITIONER