417 Words Starting With MET
The prefix MET appears in 417 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 10-letter words with 77 entries. Average word length: 10.3 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 MET: METHOXYCHLORS (33 pts), METHOXYFLURANES (33 pts), METHYLXANTHINES (33 pts), METHOXYCHLOR (32 pts), METHOXYFLURANE (32 pts). The shortest is MET (3 letters) and the longest is METAFICTIONISTS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in HAHA.
Notable words: META — (US) concerned with cultural conventions; (of an artistic work) self-referential [adj].; METAL — any of various elementary substances with particular properties made of metal [n, adj, v].; METAGE — an official weighing of coal, grain etc.; METAGES — an official weighing of coal, grain etc. Browse words starting with UM for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with MET?
METHOXYCHLORS scores 33 points. Runner-up: METHOXYFLURANES at 33 points. See words ending in TORN for more high-value options.
How many words start with MET?
Our dictionary has 417 words that start with MET. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 10-letter words being the most common (77).
What is the shortest word that starts with MET?
MET at just 3 letters. It means: (short for) meteorology [n].
Three-Letter Words (1)
MET
Four-Letter Words (3)
METAMETEMETH
Five-Letter Words (9)
METALMETEDMETERMETESMETHSMETISMETOLMETREMETRO
Six-Letter Words (18)
METAGEMETALSMETATEMETEORMETEPAMETERSMETHODMETHYLMETIERMETINGMETOLSMETOPEMETREDMETRESMETRICMETROSMETTLEMETUMP
Seven-Letter Words (28)
METAGESMETALEDMETAMERMETATAGMETATESMETAZOAMETEORSMETEPASMETEREDMETHANEMETHODSMETHOXYMETHYLSMETICALMETIERSMETISSEMETONYMMETOPAEMETOPESMETOPICMETOPONMETRICSMETRIFYMETRINGMETRISTMETTLEDMETTLESMETUMPS
Eight-Letter Words (35)
METALINGMETALISEMETALISTMETALIZEMETALLEDMETALLICMETAMEREMETAMERSMETAPHORMETATAGSMETAZOALMETAZOANMETAZOICMETAZOONMETEORICMETERAGEMETERINGMETHADONMETHANESMETHANOLMETHINKSMETHODICMETHOXYLMETHYLALMETHYLICMETICAISMETICALSMETISSESMETONYMSMETONYMYMETOPONSMETRAZOLMETRICALMETRISTSMETRITIS
Nine-Letter Words (57)
METABOLICMETACARPIMETAGENICMETALHEADMETALISEDMETALISESMETALISTSMETALIZEDMETALIZESMETALLICSMETALLIKEMETALLINEMETALLINGMETALLISTMETALLIZEMETALLOIDMETALMARKMETALWAREMETALWORKMETAMERESMETAMERICMETAPHASEMETAPHORSMETAPLASMMETATARSIMETAXYLEMMETAZOANSMETEORITEMETEOROIDMETERAGESMETESTRUSMETFORMINMETHADONEMETHADONSMETHANOLSMETHEGLINMETHODISEMETHODISMMETHODISTMETHODIZEMETHOUGHTMETHOXIDEMETHYLALSMETHYLASEMETHYLATEMETHYLENEMETONYMICMETRALGIAMETRAZOLSMETRICATEMETRICISMMETRICIZEMETRIFIEDMETRIFIESMETROLOGYMETRONOMEMETROPLEX
Ten-Letter Words (77)
METABOLISMMETABOLITEMETABOLIZEMETACARPALMETACARPUSMETACENTERMETAETHICSMETAGALAXYMETALHEADSMETALISINGMETALIZINGMETALLISTSMETALLIZEDMETALLIZESMETALLOIDSMETALLURGYMETALMARKSMETALSMITHMETALWARESMETALWORKSMETAMERISMMETAPHASESMETAPHORICMETAPHRASEMETAPHYSICMETAPLASIAMETAPLASMSMETASTABLEMETASTABLYMETASTASESMETASTASISMETASTATICMETATARSALMETATARSUSMETATHESESMETATHESISMETATHETICMETATHORAXMETAXYLEMSMETEORITESMETEORITICMETEOROIDSMETERSTICKMETFORMINSMETHADONESMETHEDRINEMETHEGLINSMETHIONINEMETHODICALMETHODISEDMETHODISESMETHODISMSMETHODISTSMETHODIZEDMETHODIZESMETHOXIDESMETHYLASESMETHYLATEDMETHYLATESMETHYLATORMETHYLDOPAMETHYLENESMETICULOUSMETONYMIESMETRALGIASMETRICALLYMETRICATEDMETRICATESMETRICISMSMETRICIZEDMETRICIZESMETRIFYINGMETRITISESMETRONOMESMETRONOMICMETROPOLISMETTLESOME
Eleven-Letter Words (57)
METABOLISMSMETABOLITESMETABOLIZEDMETABOLIZESMETACARPALSMETACENTERSMETACENTRICMETAETHICALMETAFICTIONMETAGENESESMETAGENESISMETAGENETICMETALLIZINGMETALLOIDALMETALSMITHSMETALWORKERMETAMERISMSMETAMORPHICMETANALYSESMETANALYSISMETANEPHRICMETANEPHROIMETANEPHROSMETAPHRASESMETAPHYSICSMETAPLASIASMETAPLASTICMETASEQUOIAMETASOMATICMETASTASIZEMETATARSALSMETEORITICSMETEOROIDALMETEOROLOGYMETERSTICKSMETESTRUSESMETHANATIONMETHEDRINESMETHENAMINEMETHICILLINMETHIONINESMETHODISINGMETHODISTICMETHODIZINGMETHODOLOGYMETHYLAMINEMETHYLATINGMETHYLATIONMETHYLATORSMETHYLDOPASMETONYMICALMETRICATINGMETRICATIONMETRICIZINGMETROLOGIESMETROLOGISTMETROPLEXES
Twelve-Letter Words (49)
METABOLIZINGMETACENTRICSMETACERCARIAMETAFICTIONSMETAGALACTICMETAGALAXIESMETALANGUAGEMETALLICALLYMETALLOPHONEMETALLURGIESMETALLURGISTMETALWORKERSMETALWORKINGMETAMORPHISMMETAMORPHOSEMETAPHORICALMETAPHYSICALMETASEQUOIASMETASOMATISMMETASTASIZEDMETASTASIZESMETATHETICALMETATHORACESMETATHORACICMETATHORAXESMETENCEPHALAMETEORICALLYMETEORITICALMETEOROLOGICMETHACRYLATEMETHANATIONSMETHAQUALONEMETHENAMINESMETHICILLINSMETHODICALLYMETHOTREXATEMETHOXYCHLORMETHYLAMINESMETHYLATIONSMETHYSERGIDEMETICULOSITYMETICULOUSLYMETRICATIONSMETROLOGICALMETROLOGISTSMETRONOMICALMETROPOLISESMETROPOLITANMETRORRHAGIA
Thirteen-Letter Words (41)
METABOLICALLYMETABOLIZABLEMETACERCARIAEMETACERCARIALMETACHROMATICMETAFICTIONALMETALANGUAGESMETALLIFEROUSMETALLIZATIONMETALLOGRAPHYMETALLOPHONESMETALLURGICALMETALLURGISTSMETALWORKINGSMETAMERICALLYMETAMORPHISMSMETAMORPHOSEDMETAMORPHOSESMETAMORPHOSISMETAPHOSPHATEMETAPHYSICIANMETASOMATISMSMETASTABILITYMETASTASIZINGMETENCEPHALICMETENCEPHALONMETEORITICISTMETEOROLOGIESMETEOROLOGISTMETHACRYLATESMETHAQUALONESMETHEMOGLOBINMETHODOLOGIESMETHODOLOGISTMETHOTREXATESMETHOXYCHLORSMETHYLMERCURYMETHYSERGIDESMETRONIDAZOLEMETROPOLITANSMETRORRHAGIAS
Fourteen-Letter Words (28)
METAFICTIONISTMETALINGUISTICMETALLIZATIONSMETALLOGRAPHERMETALLOGRAPHICMETAMORPHOSINGMETAPHORICALLYMETAPHOSPHATESMETAPHYSICALLYMETAPHYSICIANSMETAPSYCHOLOGYMETASTATICALLYMETATHETICALLYMETEMPSYCHOSESMETEMPSYCHOSISMETEORITICISTSMETEOROLOGICALMETEOROLOGISTSMETHEMOGLOBINSMETHODICALNESSMETHODOLOGICALMETHODOLOGISTSMETHOXYFLURANEMETHYLXANTHINEMETICULOSITIESMETICULOUSNESSMETRONIDAZOLESMETRONOMICALLY
Fifteen-Letter Words (14)
METAFICTIONISTSMETALINGUISTICSMETALLOGRAPHERSMETALLOGRAPHIESMETALLURGICALLYMETAMATHEMATICSMETAMORPHICALLYMETASTABILITIESMETHAMPHETAMINEMETHOXYFLURANESMETHYLCELLULOSEMETHYLMERCURIESMETHYLPHENIDATEMETHYLXANTHINES