313 Words Starting With MY
The prefix MY appears in 313 words, from 2-letter words up to 14 letters. The biggest cluster is 10-letter words with 56 entries. Average word length: 9.2 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 MY: MYTHOLOGIZING (32 pts), MYTHICIZING (31 pts), MYTHOLOGIZED (31 pts), MYTHOLOGIZERS (31 pts), MYCORRHIZAE (30 pts). The shortest is MY (2 letters) and the longest is MYELENCEPHALIC (14 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in CUTE.
Notable words: MYCS — a cancer-causing gene [n].; MYLAR — strong polyester film [n].; MYASES — infestation of human tissue by fly maggots [n].; MYALGIA — muscular pain [n]. Browse words starting with SIT for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with MY?
MYTHOLOGIZING scores 32 points. Runner-up: MYTHICIZING at 31 points. See words ending in ICON for more high-value options.
How many words start with MY?
Our dictionary has 313 words that start with MY. They range from 2 to 14 letters, with 10-letter words being the most common (56).
What is the shortest word that starts with MY?
MY at just 2 letters. It means: possessive form of I [adj].
Three-Letter Words (1)
MYC
Four-Letter Words (3)
MYCSMYNAMYTH
Five-Letter Words (11)
MYLARMYNAHMYNASMYOIDMYOMAMYOPEMYOPYMYRRHMYSIDMYTHSMYTHY
Six-Letter Words (27)
MYASESMYASISMYCELEMYELINMYLARSMYNAHSMYOMASMYOPESMYOPIAMYOPICMYOSESMYOSINMYOSISMYOTICMYRIADMYRICAMYRRHSMYRTLEMYSELFMYSIDSMYSOSTMYSTICMYTHICMYTHOIMYTHOSMYXOIDMYXOMA
Seven-Letter Words (32)
MYALGIAMYALGICMYCELESMYCELIAMYCOSESMYCOSISMYCOTICMYELINEMYELINSMYELOIDMYELOMAMYIASESMYIASISMYNHEERMYOLOGYMYOMATAMYOPIASMYOPIESMYOSINSMYOSOTEMYOTICSMYOTOMEMYRIADSMYRICASMYRRHICMYRTLESMYSOSTSMYSTERYMYSTICSMYSTIFYMYTHIERMYXOMAS
Eight-Letter Words (38)
MYALGIASMYCELIALMYCELIANMYCELIUMMYCELOIDMYCETOMAMYCOLOGYMYELINESMYELINICMYELITISMYELOMASMYLONITEMYNHEERSMYOBLASTMYOGENICMYOGRAPHMYOLOGICMYOPATHYMYOSCOPEMYOSITISMYOSOTESMYOSOTISMYOTOMESMYOTONIAMYOTONICMYRIAPODMYRIOPODMYRMIDONMYSTAGOGMYSTICALMYSTICLYMYSTIQUEMYTHICALMYTHIESTMYXAMEBAMYXEDEMAMYXOCYTEMYXOMATA
Nine-Letter Words (55)
MYCETOMASMYCOFLORAMYCOLOGICMYCOPHAGYMYCOPHILEMYCORHIZAMYCOTOXINMYCOVIRUSMYDRIASESMYDRIASISMYDRIATICMYELOCYTEMYELOGRAMMYELOMATAMYLONITESMYOBLASTSMYOCARDIAMYOCLONICMYOCLONUSMYOFIBRILMYOGLOBINMYOGRAPHSMYOLOGIESMYOLOGISTMYOMATOUSMYONEURALMYOPATHICMYOSCOPESMYOTONIASMYRIAPODSMYRIOPODSMYRMIDONSMYROBALANMYSTAGOGSMYSTAGOGYMYSTERIESMYSTICETEMYSTICISMMYSTIFIEDMYSTIFIERMYSTIFIESMYSTIQUESMYTHICIZEMYTHMAKERMYTHOLOGYMYTHOPEICMYXAMEBAEMYXAMEBASMYXAMOEBAMYXEDEMASMYXEDEMICMYXOCYTESMYXOEDEMAMYXOVIRALMYXOVIRUS
Ten-Letter Words (56)
MYASTHENIAMYASTHENICMYCETOMATAMYCETOZOANMYCOFLORAEMYCOFLORASMYCOLOGIESMYCOLOGISTMYCOPHILESMYCOPLASMAMYCORHIZAEMYCORHIZASMYCORRHIZAMYCOTOXINSMYDRIATICSMYELINATEDMYELITIDESMYELOBLASTMYELOCYTESMYELOCYTICMYELOGRAMSMYELOPATHYMYOCARDIALMYOCARDIUMMYOFIBRILSMYOGLOBINSMYOLOGISTSMYOPATHIESMYOPICALLYMYOSITISESMYOSOTISESMYRMIDONESMYROBALANSMYSTAGOGUEMYSTERIOUSMYSTICALLYMYSTICETESMYSTICISMSMYSTIFIERSMYSTIFYINGMYTHICALLYMYTHICIZEDMYTHICIZERMYTHICIZESMYTHMAKERSMYTHMAKINGMYTHOLOGERMYTHOLOGICMYTHOMANIAMYTHOPOEIAMYTHOPOEICMYXAMOEBAEMYXAMOEBASMYXOEDEMASMYXOMATOUSMYXOMYCETE
Eleven-Letter Words (42)
MYASTHENIASMYASTHENICSMYCETOZOANSMYCOLOGICALMYCOLOGISTSMYCOPHAGIESMYCOPHAGISTMYCOPHAGOUSMYCOPLASMALMYCOPLASMASMYCORRHIZAEMYCORRHIZALMYCORRHIZASMYCOVIRUSESMYELOBLASTSMYELOGENOUSMYELOMATOUSMYELOPATHICMYOCARDITISMYOCLONUSESMYOELECTRICMYOFILAMENTMYOINOSITOLMYRMECOLOGYMYSTAGOGIESMYSTAGOGUESMYTHICIZERSMYTHICIZINGMYTHMAKINGSMYTHOGRAPHYMYTHOLOGERSMYTHOLOGIESMYTHOLOGISTMYTHOLOGIZEMYTHOMANIACMYTHOMANIASMYTHOPOEIASMYTHOPOETICMYXOMATOSESMYXOMATOSISMYXOMYCETESMYXOVIRUSES
Twelve-Letter Words (20)
MYCETOMATOUSMYCOBACTERIAMYCOPHAGISTSMYCOPLASMATAMYELOBLASTICMYELOPATHIESMYOFIBRILLARMYOFILAMENTSMYOINOSITOLSMYRMECOPHILEMYSTERIOUSLYMYSTIFYINGLYMYTHOGRAPHERMYTHOLOGICALMYTHOLOGISTSMYTHOLOGIZEDMYTHOLOGIZERMYTHOLOGIZESMYTHOMANIACSMYXEDEMATOUS
Thirteen-Letter Words (19)
MYCETOPHAGOUSMYCOBACTERIALMYCOBACTERIUMMYCOLOGICALLYMYELENCEPHALAMYELOFIBROSESMYELOFIBROSISMYELOFIBROTICMYOCARDITISESMYOELECTRICALMYRMECOLOGIESMYRMECOLOGISTMYRMECOPHILESMYSTIFICATIONMYTHOGRAPHERSMYTHOGRAPHIESMYTHOLOGIZERSMYTHOLOGIZINGMYTHOPOETICAL
Fourteen-Letter Words (8)
MYELENCEPHALICMYELENCEPHALONMYRMECOLOGICALMYRMECOLOGISTSMYRMECOPHILOUSMYSTERIOUSNESSMYSTIFICATIONSMYTHOLOGICALLY