| -- Nostra | 9 |
| -- noster | 9 |
| -- noires (bugbears) | 20 |
| -- noire (bane) | 15 |
| -- noire | 8 |
| -- Noir (men's cologne) | 27 |
| -- nitrite (angina treatment) | 29 |
| -- nitrate | 10 |
| -- Newtons | 10 |
| -- Newton | 9 |
| -- new world record | 19 |
| -- New Guinea (Pacific nation) | 30 |
| -- New Guinea | 13 |
| -- Nevadas | 10 |
| -- Nevada mountains | 19 |
| -- Nevada | 9 |
| -- Ness | 7 |
| -- nerve | 8 |
| -- Nabisco (old corporation) | 28 |
| -- Nabisco (former corporation name) | 36 |
| -- Nabisco (1980s corporation) | 30 |
| -- Na Na | 8 |
| -- movement (military maneuver) | 31 |
| -- Mountains (PA range) | 23 |
| -- moth | 7 |
| -- moss | 7 |
| -- mortal | 9 |
| -- morgana (mirage) | 19 |
| -- morgana | 10 |
| -- more (at least a couple) | 27 |
| -- Moore (stew brand) | 21 |
| -- Montoya ('The Princess Bride' swordsman) | 51 |
| -- Monte | 8 |
| -- monster (lizard) | 19 |
| -- monster (lizard type) | 24 |
| -- monster (big lizard) | 23 |
| -- monster | 10 |
| -- monde (high society) | 23 |
| -- moment's notice | 22 |
| -- moment | 9 |
| -- Moines, Iowa | 15 |
| -- Moines | 9 |
| -- modem | 8 |
| -- mode (with ice cream) | 24 |
| -- mode | 7 |
| -- Mist (soft drink brand) | 26 |
| -- minute | 9 |
| -- Minor (Little Dipper locale) | 31 |
| -- Minor (constellation) | 24 |
| -- Minor | 8 |
| -- mind (in agreement) | 22 |
| -- Mills Portrait Studios | 25 |
| -- Mills (family portrait studio) | 33 |
| -- mignons (pricey steaks) | 26 |
| -- mignon | 9 |
| -- metabolism | 13 |
| -- metabolic rate | 17 |
| -- message to (got in touch with) | 33 |
| -- Mesa, California | 19 |
| -- merit in (deemed unworthy) | 29 |
| -- meal (dine) | 14 |
| -- me tangere (touch-me-not) | 28 |
| -- me tangere | 13 |
| -- McAn (shoe brand) | 20 |
| -- Mayer | 8 |
| -- May ('The Beverly Hillbillies' daughter) | 51 |
| -- Mawr College | 15 |
| -- Mawr (suburb of Philly) | 26 |
| -- Mawr | 7 |
| -- matter of course | 19 |
| -- mater (brain cover) | 22 |
| -- mater | 8 |
| -- Martin (James Bond's car) | 32 |
| -- Martin (cognac) | 18 |
| -- Martin (car make) | 20 |
| -- Martin (British car) | 23 |
| -- Martin (British auto) | 24 |
| -- Marie Presley | 16 |
| -- Marcus (retailer) | 20 |
| -- Marcus (luxury retailer) | 27 |
| -- many words | 13 |
| -- man (unanimously) | 20 |
| -- Major (Sirius' constellation) | 36 |
| -- Major (Dog Star's constellation) | 39 |
| -- Major (constellation) | 24 |
| -- Major (Big Dipper locale) | 28 |
| -- Major | 8 |
| -- majesty (high treason) | 25 |
| -- majesty | 10 |
| -- Mahal | 8 |
| -- Magli (shoe brand) | 21 |
| -- Magic (Clorox stain remover) | 31 |
| -- Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg's Oscar-winning 'Ghost' role) | 71 |
| -- Mae Brown (psychic in 'Ghost') | 41 |
| -- Mae (loan provider) | 22 |
| -- Mae (loan company) | 21 |
| -- Mae (government lender) | 26 |
| -- Mae | 6 |
| -- macabre | 10 |
| -- luxury | 9 |