5-letter words starting with D
There are 656 five-letter words that start with D in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is DIZZY at 27 points. O is the most common second letter, in 145 of them, and the average score is 8.7 points.
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D is a friendly two-point tile that anchors countless past-tense words ending in ed, and it opens strong words too. These 656 words are 5.2% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and D is the 8th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with D, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, DOUSE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 656 words.
5-letter words starting with D in numbers
- Words
- 656
- Highest scoring
- DIZZY 27 pts
- Average score
- 8.7 pts
- With a definition
- 349 (53%)
- A91
- E133
- H9
- I97
- J2
- O145
- R78
- S2
- U80
- W12
- Y6
- Z1
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with d
5-letter words starting with D (656)
These 300 of the 656 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with D?
656, which is 5.2% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 349 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with D for Scrabble?
DIZZY scores 27 points before bonus squares. Next come DITZY (18), DOOZY (18) and DZHOS (18). The average is 8.7 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with D?
O, in 145 of the 656 (22%). E follows with 133.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with D?
DOUSE. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 656 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.