5-Letter Words Starting With D
There are 469 five-letter words that start with D. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like DRIVE, DAILY, DEALS appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- drive9
- daily9
- deals6
- death9
- doing7
- dance8
- drugs7
- dates6
- draft9
- dream8
- depth11
- drink10
- devel9
- delta6
- dress6
- dolls6
- delay9
- drama8
- doubt8
- doors6
All 469 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- dutch 11
- dirty 9
- diary 9
- drawn 9
- dodge 8
- devil 9
- dated 7
- decor 8
- drunk 10
- discs 8
- dozen 15
- depot 8
- debug 9
- dicks 12
- daddy 11
- dying 10
- dairy 9
- drums 8
- drill 6
- drops 8
- donna 6
- debut 8
- donor 6
- disco 8
- digit 7
- devon 9
- disks 10
- drain 6
- dried 7
- derby 11
- dealt 6
- diffs 12
- dryer 9
- drove 9
- draws 9
- dense 6
- daisy 9
- demos 8
- decay 11
- denim 8
- doses 6
- debit 8
- demon 8
- downs 9
- drake 10
- debts 8
- diets 6
- decks 12
- drift 9
- deeds 7
- ducks 12
- dinar 6
- desks 10
- dummy 13
- dwarf 12
- dough 10
- diver 9
- ditch 11
- dusty 9
- decal 8
- detox 13
- darts 6
- dolce 8
- dolly 9
- diner 6
- datum 8
- dunes 6
- dwell 9
- dukes 10
- diode 7
- deter 6
- drank 10
- dread 7
- duvet 9
- docks 12
- dizzy 27
- ditto 6
- derry 9
- deems 8
- deity 9
- defer 9
- deans 6
- dumps 10
- druid 7
- drown 9
- dudes 7
- dandy 10
- dents 6
- dives 9
- dykes 13
- doggy 11
- divas 9
- dogma 9
- deuce 8
- dared 7
- doves 9
- ducts 8
- dries 6
- dumas 8
- donut 6
- diced 9
- delft 9
- dimes 8
- duets 6
- droit 6
- drone 6
- donne 6
- dials 6
- dolor 6
- drier 6
- dales 6
- domes 8
- doped 9
- delve 9
- dodgy 11
- datos 6
- dells 6
- drool 6
- dares 6
- drags 7
- decoy 11
- dwelt 9
- dazed 16
- drape 8
- ducky 15
- droid 7
- dorms 8
- divan 9
- decaf 11
- dimer 8
- dewar 9
- degas 7
- domed 9
- dinky 13
- dingo 7
- durst 6
- dikes 10
- dusky 13
- dirge 7
- dames 8
- dongs 7
- dumbo 10
- dimly 11
- duchy 14
- didst 7
- dixit 13
- duped 9
- drips 8
- dobro 8
- daman 8
- dobra 8
- duper 8
- duomo 8
- dined 7
- downy 12
- dowel 9
- ditty 9
- derma 8
- dozer 15
- dowry 12
- daffy 15
- doers 6
- dived 10
- dingy 10
- duals 6
- dings 7
- dusts 6
- dotty 9
- dinos 6
- delis 6
- doula 6
- dears 6
- dunks 10
- duels 6
- deoxy 16
- decry 11
- dosed 7
- droll 6
- dawns 9
- durum 8
- doody 10
- djinn 13
- dados 7
- dower 9
- dicky 15
- dregs 7
- dewan 9
- dopey 11
- dicta 8
- dobie 8
- dural 6
- dicey 11
- dowdy 13
- dungy 10
- dilly 9
- dobby 13
- droop 8
- dures 6
- dross 6
- dorky 13
- douce 8
- dirks 10
- dorks 10
- danio 6
- dally 9
- duces 8
- ducal 8
- demic 10
- duffs 12
- drams 8
- disci 8
- doily 9
- divot 9
- doeth 9
- dupes 8
- diwan 9
- dryad 10
- deary 9
- dices 8
- dines 6
- dunce 8
- drawl 9
- devas 9
- donee 6
- deism 8
- dolci 8
- dooms 8
- duras 6
- debye 11
- dryly 12
- deign 7
- dozed 16
- dyers 9
- dicot 8
- dater 6
- deeps 8
- dumpy 13
- deers 6
- douse 6
- doled 7
- denes 6
- diene 6
- doles 6
- dreck 12
- doozy 18
- doyen 9
- drees 6
- dyads 10
- deist 6
- darks 10
- dynes 9
- dully 9
- ditzy 18
- duddy 11
- dooly 9
- daven 9
- damar 8
- doest 6
- dweeb 11
- dippy 13
- drays 9
- davit 9
- denar 6
- dinge 7
- dowie 9
- debar 8
- dowse 9
- duits 6
- drave 9
- dagga 8
- doxie 13
- dicer 8
- dills 6
- diazo 15
- demur 8
- dopes 8
- delts 6
- drear 6
- ducat 8
- daunt 6
- doser 6
- donga 7
- dulls 6
- dinks 10
- duros 6
- douma 8
- dojos 13
- dacha 11
- divvy 15
- dulse 6
- dites 6
- doted 7
- dashi 9
- dotes 6
- duroc 8
- duple 8
- dolts 6
- deads 7
- deets 6
- dishy 12
- darky 13
- drily 9
- damns 8
- dufus 9
- deray 9
- doomy 11
- damps 10
- druse 6
- donas 6
- dipso 8
- dormy 11
- dhoti 9
- dolma 8
- diked 11
- ditsy 9
- diols 6
- deify 12
- delly 9
- dodos 7
- doges 7
- daube 8
- datto 6
- dozes 15
- daric 8
- drabs 8
- drubs 8
- dumka 12
- dropt 8
- dight 10
- doper 8
- drupe 8
- dhows 12
- drest 6
- demes 8
- dekko 14
- daces 8
- dadas 7
- daffs 12
- dagos 7
- dahls 9
- dangs 7
- darbs 8
- darer 6
- darns 6
- dashy 12
- daubs 8
- dauby 11
- dauts 6
- dawed 10
- dawen 9
- dawks 13
- dawts 9
- dazes 15
- deair 6
- deash 9
- deave 9
- debag 9
- decos 8
- dedal 7
- deedy 10
- defat 9
- defis 9
- defog 10
- degum 9
- deice 8
- deils 6
- deked 11
- dekes 10
- deled 7
- deles 6
- delfs 9
- demit 8
- demob 10
- derat 6
- derms 8
- desex 13
- dewax 16
- dewed 10
- dexes 13
- dexie 13
- dhaks 13
- dhals 9
- dhobi 11
- dhole 9
- dhuti 9
- dicty 11
- didie 7
- didos 7
- diker 10
- dikey 13
- dints 6
- diram 8
- direr 6
- dirls 6
- dirts 6
- disme 8
- ditas 6
- dizen 15
- djins 13
- doats 6
- dobla 8
- doffs 12
- dogey 10
- doggo 8
- dogie 7
- doits 6
- domal 8
- domic 10
- donsy 9
- dopas 8
- dorps 8
- dorrs 6
- dorsa 6
- dorty 9
- dotal 6
- doter 6
- doums 8
- doura 6
- doven 9
- dowed 10
- doyly 12
- draff 12
- drail 6
- drats 6
- dreed 7
- dreks 10
- dribs 8
- dript 8
- drouk 10
- duads 7
- duded 8
- duked 11
- dulia 6
- dumbs 10
- dumky 15
- dunam 8
- dunch 11
- dungs 7
- dunts 6
- duomi 8
- dured 7
- durns 6
- durra 6
- durrs 6
- dusks 10
- dwine 9
- dyked 14
- dykey 16
- dynel 9
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that start with D?
There are 469 five-letter words that start with D in the tournament word lists. The most common are DRIVE, DAILY, DEALS.
What are common five-letter words that start with D?
DRIVE, DAILY, DEALS, DEATH, DOING are the most frequently used. The full list of 469 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.
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