4 Letter Words Starting with D
There are 233 4-letter English words that start with D, ranging alphabetically from DABS to DYNE. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: DOZY (17), DEXY (15), DOXY (15). Roughly 16% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
D
- DABS7 pts
- DACE7 pts
- DADA6 pts
- DADO6 pts
- DADS6 pts
- DAFF11 pts
- DAFT8 pts
- DAGO6 pts
- DAGS6 pts
- DAHL8 pts
- DAHS8 pts
- DAIS5 pts
- DAKS9 pts
- DALE5 pts
- DALS5 pts
- DAME7 pts
- DAMN7 pts
- DAMP9 pts
- DAMS7 pts
- DANG6 pts
- DANK9 pts
- DAPS7 pts
- DARB7 pts
- DARE5 pts
- DARK9 pts
- DARN5 pts
- DART5 pts
- DASH8 pts
- DATA5 pts
- DATE5 pts
- DATO5 pts
- DAUB7 pts
- DAUT5 pts
- DAVY11 pts
- DAWK12 pts
- DAWN8 pts
- DAWS8 pts
- DAWT8 pts
- DAYS8 pts
- DAZE14 pts
- DEAD6 pts
- DEAF8 pts
- DEAL5 pts
- DEAN5 pts
- DEAR5 pts
- DEBS7 pts
- DEBT7 pts
- DECK11 pts
- DECO7 pts
- DEED6 pts
- DEEM7 pts
- DEEP7 pts
- DEER5 pts
- DEES5 pts
- DEET5 pts
- DEFI8 pts
- DEFT8 pts
- DEFY11 pts
- DEIL5 pts
- DEKE9 pts
- DELE5 pts
- DELF8 pts
- DELI5 pts
- DELL5 pts
- DELS5 pts
- DEME7 pts
- DEMO7 pts
- DEMY10 pts
- DENE5 pts
- DENS5 pts
- DENT5 pts
- DENY8 pts
- DERE5 pts
- DERM7 pts
- DESK9 pts
- DEVA8 pts
- DEVS8 pts
- DEWS8 pts
- DEWY11 pts
- DEXY15 pts
- DEYS8 pts
- DHAK12 pts
- DHAL8 pts
- DHOW11 pts
- DIAL5 pts
- DIBS7 pts
- DICE7 pts
- DICK11 pts
- DIDO6 pts
- DIDY9 pts
- DIED6 pts
- DIEL5 pts
- DIES5 pts
- DIET5 pts
- DIGS6 pts
- DIKE9 pts
- DILL5 pts
- DIME7 pts
- DIMS7 pts
- DINE5 pts
- DING6 pts
- DINK9 pts
- DINS5 pts
- DINT5 pts
- DIOL5 pts
- DIPS7 pts
- DIPT7 pts
- DIRE5 pts
- DIRK9 pts
- DIRL5 pts
- DIRT5 pts
- DISC7 pts
- DISH8 pts
- DISK9 pts
- DISS5 pts
- DITA5 pts
- DITE5 pts
- DITS5 pts
- DITZ14 pts
- DIVA8 pts
- DIVE8 pts
- DJIN12 pts
- DOAT5 pts
- DOBY10 pts
- DOCK11 pts
- DOCS7 pts
- DODO6 pts
- DOER5 pts
- DOES5 pts
- DOFF11 pts
- DOGE6 pts
- DOGS6 pts
- DOGY9 pts
- DOIT5 pts
- DOJO12 pts
- DOLE5 pts
- DOLL5 pts
- DOLS5 pts
- DOLT5 pts
- DOME7 pts
- DOMS7 pts
- DONA5 pts
- DONE5 pts
- DONG6 pts
- DONS5 pts
- DOOM7 pts
- DOOR5 pts
- DOPA7 pts
- DOPE7 pts
- DOPY10 pts
- DORE5 pts
- DORK9 pts
- DORM7 pts
- DORP7 pts
- DORR5 pts
- DORS5 pts
- DORY8 pts
- DOSE5 pts
- DOSS5 pts
- DOST5 pts
- DOTE5 pts
- DOTH8 pts
- DOTS5 pts
- DOTY8 pts
- DOUM7 pts
- DOUR5 pts
- DOUX12 pts
- DOVE8 pts
- DOWN8 pts
- DOWS8 pts
- DOXY15 pts
- DOZE14 pts
- DOZY17 pts
- DRAB7 pts
- DRAG6 pts
- DRAM7 pts
- DRAT5 pts
- DRAW8 pts
- DRAY8 pts
- DREE5 pts
- DREG6 pts
- DREK9 pts
- DREW8 pts
- DRIB7 pts
- DRIP7 pts
- DROP7 pts
- DRUB7 pts
- DRUG6 pts
- DRUM7 pts
- DRYS8 pts
- DUAD6 pts
- DUAL5 pts
- DUBS7 pts
- DUCE7 pts
- DUCI7 pts
- DUCK11 pts
- DUCT7 pts
- DUDE6 pts
- DUDS6 pts
- DUEL5 pts
- DUES5 pts
- DUET5 pts
- DUFF11 pts
- DUGS6 pts
- DUIT5 pts
- DUKE9 pts
- DULL5 pts
- DULY8 pts
- DUMA7 pts
- DUMB9 pts
- DUMP9 pts
- DUNE5 pts
- DUNG6 pts
- DUNK9 pts
- DUNS5 pts
- DUNT5 pts
- DUOS5 pts
- DUPE7 pts
- DUPS7 pts
- DURA5 pts
- DURE5 pts
- DURN5 pts
- DURO5 pts
- DURR5 pts
- DUSK9 pts
- DUST5 pts
- DUTY8 pts
- DYAD9 pts
- DYED9 pts
- DYER8 pts
- DYES8 pts
- DYKE12 pts
- DYNE8 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dozy | 17 | 16 |
| 2 | dexy | 15 | 14 |
| 3 | doxy | 15 | 14 |
| 4 | daze | 14 | 14 |
| 5 | ditz | 14 | 14 |
| 6 | doze | 14 | 14 |
| 7 | djin | 12 | 15 |
| 8 | dojo | 12 | 14 |
| 9 | doux | 12 | 13 |
| 10 | dawk | 12 | 12 |
Strategy for this list
D is worth 2 in Scrabble and opens roughly 5,500 words in the dictionary. D's Scrabble value is modest per letter but its role in the -ED past-tense hook is enormous — every regular verb ending gets an extra D for a bingo-length shape. D-openers with premium potential include DAZZLE, DIZZY, DECKS, DOZEN. Two-letter D-words are limited (DA, DE, DO, ED) but the D→DE→DEN→DENS extension chain is one of the most common hook sequences in tournament play.
FAQs
How many 4-letter words start with D?
233 valid 4-letter English words begin with D in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).