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5 letter words starting with D

Every five-letter word that starts with D, everyday words first. Need more filters? The five-letter word finder above takes the letters you know in any spot.

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5 letter words starting with D in numbers

  • 488 words in total, of which 189 are everyday words.
  • Letters found most often: d 100%, e 49%, s 40%, o 33%, a 31% of words.

Highest-scoring 5 letter words starting with D

Ranked by Scrabble tile values, before any bonus squares:

Highest-scoring words
WordPoints
dizzy27
ditzy18
doozy18
dazed16
dozed16
deoxy16
dewax16
dazes15
dozen15
dozes15
daffy15
diazo15

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All 5 letter words starting with D

All 488 words, A to Z.

d (488)

daces, dacha, dadas, daddy, dados, daffs, daffy, dagga, dahls, daily, dairy, daisy, dales, dally, daman, damar, dames, damns, damps, dance, dandy, dangs, danio, darbs, dared, darer, dares, daric, darks, darns, darts, dashi, dashy, dated, dater, dates, datos, datto, datum, daube, daubs, dauby, daunt, dauts, daven, davit, dawed, dawen, dawks, dawns, dawts, dazed, dazes, deads, deair, deals, dealt, deans, dears, deary, deash, death, deave, debag, debar, debit, debts, debug, debur, debut, debye, decaf, decal, decan, decay, decks, decor, decos, decoy, decry, dedal, deeds, deedy, deems, deeps, deers, deets, defat, defer, defis, defog, degas, degum, deice, deify, deign, deils, deism, deist, deity, deked, dekes, dekko, delay, deled, deles, delfs, delft, delis, dells, delly, delta, delts, delve, demes, demic, demit, demob, demoi, demon, demos, demur, denar, denes, denim, dense, dents, deoxy, depot, depth, derat, deray, derby, derma, derms, derry, desex, deshi, desis, desks, deter, detox, deuce, devas, devel, devil, devis, devon, dewan, dewar, dewax, dewed, dexes, dexie, dhaks, dhals, dhikr, dhobi, dhole, dholl, dhoti, dhows, dhuti, dials, diary, diazo, diced, dicer, dices, dicey, dicky, dicot, dicta, dicty, didie, didos, didst, diene, diets, diffs, dight, digit, diked, diker, dikes, dills, dilly, dimer, dimes, dimly, dinar, dined, diner, dines, dinge, dingo, dings, dingy, dinks, dinky, dinos, dints, diode, diols, dippy, dipso, diram, direr, dirge, dirks, dirls, dirts, dirty, disci, disco, discs, dishy, disks, disme, ditas, ditch, dites, ditsy, ditto, ditty, ditzy, divan, divas, dived, diver, dives, divot, divvy, diwan, dixit, dizen, dizzy, djinn, djins, doats, dobby, dobes, dobie, dobla, dobra, dobro, docks, dodge, dodgy, dodos, doers, doest, doeth, doffs, doges, dogey, doggo, doggy, dogie, dogma, doily, doing, doits, dojos, dolce, dolci, doled, doles, dolls, dolly, dolma, dolor, dolts, domal, domed, domes, domic, donas, donee, donga, dongs, donna, donne, donor, donsy, donut, doobs, doody, dooly, dooms, doomy, doors, doozy, dopas, doped, doper, dopes, dopey, dores, dorks, dorky, dorms, dormy, dorps, dorrs, dorsa, dorty, dosai, dosas, dosed, doser, doses, dosha, dotal, doted, doter, dotes, dotty, doubt, douce, dough, doula, douma, doums, doura, douse, douts, doven, doves, dowdy, dowed, dowel, dower, dowie, downs, downy, dowry, dowse, doxed, doxes, doxie, doyen, doyly, dozed, dozen, dozer, dozes, drabs, draff, draft, drags, drail, drain, drake, drama, drams, drank, drape, drats, drave, drawl, drawn, draws, drays, dread, dream, drear, dreck, dreed, drees, dregs, dreks, dress, drest, dribs, dried, drier, dries, drift, drill, drily, drink, drips, dript, drive, droid, droit, droke, droll, drone, drool, droop, drops, dropt, dross, drouk, drove, drown, drubs, drugs, druid, drums, drunk, drupe, druse, dryad, dryas, dryer, dryly, duads, duals, ducal, ducat, duces, duchy, ducks, ducky, ducts, duddy, duded, dudes, duels, duets, duffs, dufus, duits, duked, dukes, dukka, dulce, dulia, dulls, dully, dulse, dumas, dumbo, dumbs, dumka, dumky, dummy, dumps, dumpy, dunam, dunce, dunch, dunes, dungs, dungy, dunks, dunno, dunts, duomi, duomo, duped, duper, dupes, duple, durag, dural, duras, dured, dures, durns, duroc, duros, durra, durrs, durst, durum, dusks, dusky, dusts, dusty, dutch, duvet, dwale, dwarf, dweeb, dwell, dwelt, dwine, dyads, dyers, dying, dyked, dykes, dynel, dynes

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words start with D?
There are 488 in our game word list, and 189 of them are everyday words.
What are some common 5 letter words that start with D?
Everyday examples include DAILY, DANCE, DATUM, DEALT, DEATH, DEBUG, DECAY, DEITY, DELAY, DELTA. The full list is below, everyday words first.
How do I find 5 letter words with D anywhere in the word?
Use the five-letter word finder at the top of this page: type D under Letters in the word and leave the spots empty. This page lists only words that start with D.
What is a good 5 letter word starting with D for Wordle?
DEALT. Of all five-letter words starting with D that have five different letters, it finds the most letters as a first guess in our test: 1.65 green or yellow tiles on average against every answer.
What are some 5 letter words that start with DO?
DO is the most common start in this list (108 words). Everyday examples: DODGE, DOGMA, DOING, DOUBT, DOZEN, DOCKS, DOERS, DOILY.
What are some unusual 5 letter words starting with D?
Rare but valid word game words such as DITZY, DOOZY, DEOXY, DEWAX, DAFFY, DIAZO. They are worth knowing for tile games, but daily puzzles almost never use them as answers.
Which of these words are good guesses in five-letter puzzles?
Everyday words with five different, common letters test the most at once. Daily puzzles also tend to pick everyday words, so start with the list of everyday words on this page.