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5-letter words starting with D

Need a 5-letter word that starts with D? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 449 playable words with 5 letters starting with D in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is DIZZY, worth 24 points.

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Popular words with 5 letters starting with D

DOZEN14
DUMMY13
DUCKS12
DIVED11
DUMPS11
DEBUG10
DECAY10
DEPTH10
DEVIL10
DITCH10
DIVES10
DRIVE10
DROVE10
DRUNK10
DATUM9
DOGMA9
DOUBT9
DRAFT9

Highest-scoring words with 5 letters starting with D

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

DIZZY24
DIVVY16
DITZY16
DOOZY16
DAZED15
DOZED15
DEWAX15
DOZEN14
DAZES14
DOZES14
DAFFY14
DEOXY14

5-letter words starting with D (449)

DADDY10
DAILY8
DAIRY8
DAISY8
DALLY8
DAMES8
DAMPS10
DANCE8
DANDY9
DARED7
DARES6
DATED7
DATES6
DATUM9
DAUBS9
DAUNT7
DAWNS9
DAZED15
DAZES14
DEALS6
DEALT6
DEATH8
DEBIT8
DEBTS8
DEBUG10
DEBUT9
DECAY10
DECKS11
DECOY10
DECRY10
DEEDS7
DEEMS8
DEEPS8
DEFER9
DEIFY11
DEIGN7
DEITY8
DELAY8
DELTA6
DELVE10
DEMON8
DENIM8
DENSE6
DEPOT8
DEPTH10
DESKS9
DETER6
DEVIL10
DIALS6
DIARY8
DICED9
DICES8
DIGIT7
DIKED10
DIKES9
DIMER8
DIMES8
DIMLY10
DINED7
DINER6
DINES6
DINGY9
DIRGE7
DIRTY8
DISCO8
DISCS8
DISKS9
DITCH10
DITTO6
DITTY8
DIVED11
DIVER10
DIVES10
DIZZY24
DOCKS11
DODGE8
DOGMA9
DOILY8
DOING7
DOLED7
DOLLY8
DOMED9
DOMES8
DOOMS8
DOORS6
DOPED9
DOPES8
DOPEY10
DOSED7
DOSES6
DOTED7
DOUBT9
DOUGH10
DOUSE7
DOVES10
DOWDY12
DOWNS9
DOWNY11
DOWRY11
DOZED15
DOZEN14
DOZES14
DRABS8
DRAFT9
DRAGS7
DRAIN6
DRAMA8
DRANK9
DRAPE8
DRAWL9
DRAWN9
DRAWS9
DREAD7
DREAM8
DREGS7
DRESS6
DRIED7
DRIES6
DRIFT9
DRILL6
DRILY8
DRINK9
DRIPS8
DRIVE10
DROOP8
DROPS8
DROVE10
DROWN9
DRUGS8
DRUMS9
DRUNK10
DRYER8
DRYLY10
DUCKS12
DUCTS9
DUDED9
DUDES8
DUELS7
DUETS7
DUKES10
DULLS7
DULLY9
DUMMY13
DUMPS11
DUMPY13
DUNCE9
DUNES7
DUNGS8
DUNKS10
DUPED10
DUPES9
DUSKY12
DUSTS7
DUSTY9
DUVET11
DWARF12
DWELL9
DWELT9
DYING9
DYKED12

The 160 most common shown, 289 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

How common are they?

449 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.27%) are with 5 letters starting with D. Most of them, 449, have 5 letters.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 5 letters starting with D?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 449 words with 5 letters starting with D.

What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters starting with D?

DIZZY, worth 24 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: DIVVY (16), DITZY (16) and DOOZY (16).

What are the most common words with 5 letters starting with D?

DOZEN, DUMMY, DUCKS, DIVED, DUMPS and DEBUG. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.

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