5 Letter Words Starting with D
There are 457 5-letter English words that start with D, ranging alphabetically from DACES to DYNES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: DIZZY (27), DITZY (18), DOOZY (18). Roughly 9% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
D
- DACES8 pts
- DACHA11 pts
- DADAS7 pts
- DADDY11 pts
- DADOS7 pts
- DAFFS12 pts
- DAFFY15 pts
- DAGGA8 pts
- DAGOS7 pts
- DAHLS9 pts
- DAILY9 pts
- DAIRY9 pts
- DAISY9 pts
- DALES6 pts
- DALLY9 pts
- DAMAN8 pts
- DAMAR8 pts
- DAMES8 pts
- DAMNS8 pts
- DAMPS10 pts
- DANCE8 pts
- DANDY10 pts
- DANGS7 pts
- DANIO6 pts
- DARBS8 pts
- DARED7 pts
- DARER6 pts
- DARES6 pts
- DARIC8 pts
- DARKS10 pts
- DARKY13 pts
- DARNS6 pts
- DARTS6 pts
- DASHI9 pts
- DASHY12 pts
- DATED7 pts
- DATER6 pts
- DATES6 pts
- DATOS6 pts
- DATTO6 pts
- DATUM8 pts
- DAUBE8 pts
- DAUBS8 pts
- DAUBY11 pts
- DAUNT6 pts
- DAUTS6 pts
- DAVEN9 pts
- DAVIT9 pts
- DAWED10 pts
- DAWEN9 pts
- DAWKS13 pts
- DAWNS9 pts
- DAWTS9 pts
- DAZED16 pts
- DAZES15 pts
- DEADS7 pts
- DEAIR6 pts
- DEALS6 pts
- DEALT6 pts
- DEANS6 pts
- DEARS6 pts
- DEARY9 pts
- DEASH9 pts
- DEATH9 pts
- DEAVE9 pts
- DEBAR8 pts
- DEBIT8 pts
- DEBTS8 pts
- DEBUG9 pts
- DEBUT8 pts
- DEBYE11 pts
- DECAF11 pts
- DECAL8 pts
- DECAY11 pts
- DECKS12 pts
- DECOR8 pts
- DECOS8 pts
- DECOY11 pts
- DECRY11 pts
- DEDAL7 pts
- DEEDS7 pts
- DEEDY10 pts
- DEEMS8 pts
- DEEPS8 pts
- DEERS6 pts
- DEETS6 pts
- DEFAT9 pts
- DEFER9 pts
- DEFIS9 pts
- DEFOG10 pts
- DEGAS7 pts
- DEGUM9 pts
- DEICE8 pts
- DEIFY12 pts
- DEIGN7 pts
- DEILS6 pts
- DEISM8 pts
- DEIST6 pts
- DEITY9 pts
- DEKED11 pts
- DEKES10 pts
- DEKKO14 pts
- DELAY9 pts
- DELED7 pts
- DELES6 pts
- DELFS9 pts
- DELFT9 pts
- DELIS6 pts
- DELLS6 pts
- DELLY9 pts
- DELTA6 pts
- DELVE9 pts
- DEMES8 pts
- DEMIT8 pts
- DEMOB10 pts
- DEMON8 pts
- DEMOS8 pts
- DEMUR8 pts
- DENES6 pts
- DENIM8 pts
- DENSE6 pts
- DENTS6 pts
- DEOXY16 pts
- DEPOT8 pts
- DEPTH11 pts
- DERAT6 pts
- DERAY9 pts
- DERBY11 pts
- DERMA8 pts
- DERMS8 pts
- DERRY9 pts
- DESEX13 pts
- DESKS10 pts
- DETER6 pts
- DETOX13 pts
- DEUCE8 pts
- DEVAS9 pts
- DEVEL9 pts
- DEVIL9 pts
- DEVON9 pts
- DEWAN9 pts
- DEWAR9 pts
- DEWAX16 pts
- DEWED10 pts
- DEXES13 pts
- DEXIE13 pts
- DHAKS13 pts
- DHALS9 pts
- DHOBI11 pts
- DHOLE9 pts
- DHOTI9 pts
- DHOWS12 pts
- DHUTI9 pts
- DIALS6 pts
- DIARY9 pts
- DIAZO15 pts
- DICED9 pts
- DICER8 pts
- DICES8 pts
- DICEY11 pts
- DICKS12 pts
- DICKY15 pts
- DICOT8 pts
- DICTA8 pts
- DICTY11 pts
- DIDIE7 pts
- DIDOS7 pts
- DIDST7 pts
- DIENE6 pts
- DIETS6 pts
- DIGHT10 pts
- DIGIT7 pts
- DIKED11 pts
- DIKER10 pts
- DIKES10 pts
- DIKEY13 pts
- DILDO7 pts
- DILLS6 pts
- DILLY9 pts
- DIMER8 pts
- DIMES8 pts
- DIMLY11 pts
- DINAR6 pts
- DINED7 pts
- DINER6 pts
- DINES6 pts
- DINGE7 pts
- DINGO7 pts
- DINGS7 pts
- DINGY10 pts
- DINKS10 pts
- DINKY13 pts
- DINTS6 pts
- DIODE7 pts
- DIOLS6 pts
- DIPPY13 pts
- DIPSO8 pts
- DIRER6 pts
- DIRGE7 pts
- DIRKS10 pts
- DIRLS6 pts
- DIRTS6 pts
- DIRTY9 pts
- DISCI8 pts
- DISCO8 pts
- DISCS8 pts
- DISHY12 pts
- DISKS10 pts
- DISME8 pts
- DITAS6 pts
- DITCH11 pts
- DITES6 pts
- DITSY9 pts
- DITTO6 pts
- DITTY9 pts
- DITZY18 pts
- DIVAN9 pts
- DIVAS9 pts
- DIVED10 pts
- DIVER9 pts
- DIVES9 pts
- DIVOT9 pts
- DIVVY15 pts
- DIWAN9 pts
- DIXIT13 pts
- DIZEN15 pts
- DIZZY27 pts
- DJINN13 pts
- DJINS13 pts
- DOATS6 pts
- DOBBY13 pts
- DOBIE8 pts
- DOBLA8 pts
- DOBRA8 pts
- DOCKS12 pts
- DODGE8 pts
- DODGY11 pts
- DODOS7 pts
- DOERS6 pts
- DOEST6 pts
- DOETH9 pts
- DOFFS12 pts
- DOGES7 pts
- DOGEY10 pts
- DOGGO8 pts
- DOGGY11 pts
- DOGIE7 pts
- DOGMA9 pts
- DOILY9 pts
- DOING7 pts
- DOITS6 pts
- DOJOS13 pts
- DOLCE8 pts
- DOLCI8 pts
- DOLED7 pts
- DOLES6 pts
- DOLLS6 pts
- DOLLY9 pts
- DOLMA8 pts
- DOLOR6 pts
- DOLTS6 pts
- DOMAL8 pts
- DOMED9 pts
- DOMES8 pts
- DOMIC10 pts
- DONAS6 pts
- DONEE6 pts
- DONGA7 pts
- DONGS7 pts
- DONNA6 pts
- DONNE6 pts
- DONOR6 pts
- DONSY9 pts
- DONUT6 pts
- DOOLY9 pts
- DOOMS8 pts
- DOOMY11 pts
- DOORS6 pts
- DOOZY18 pts
- DOPAS8 pts
- DOPED9 pts
- DOPER8 pts
- DOPES8 pts
- DOPEY11 pts
- DORKS10 pts
- DORKY13 pts
- DORMS8 pts
- DORMY11 pts
- DORPS8 pts
- DORRS6 pts
- DORSA6 pts
- DORTY9 pts
- DOSED7 pts
- DOSER6 pts
- DOSES6 pts
- DOTAL6 pts
- DOTED7 pts
- DOTER6 pts
- DOTES6 pts
- DOTTY9 pts
- DOUBT8 pts
- DOUCE8 pts
- DOUGH10 pts
- DOUMA8 pts
- DOUMS8 pts
- DOURA6 pts
- DOUSE6 pts
- DOVEN9 pts
- DOVES9 pts
- DOWDY13 pts
- DOWED10 pts
- DOWEL9 pts
- DOWER9 pts
- DOWIE9 pts
- DOWNS9 pts
- DOWNY12 pts
- DOWRY12 pts
- DOWSE9 pts
- DOXIE13 pts
- DOYEN9 pts
- DOYLY12 pts
- DOZED16 pts
- DOZEN15 pts
- DOZER15 pts
- DOZES15 pts
- DRABS8 pts
- DRAFF12 pts
- DRAFT9 pts
- DRAGS7 pts
- DRAIL6 pts
- DRAIN6 pts
- DRAKE10 pts
- DRAMA8 pts
- DRAMS8 pts
- DRANK10 pts
- DRAPE8 pts
- DRATS6 pts
- DRAVE9 pts
- DRAWL9 pts
- DRAWN9 pts
- DRAWS9 pts
- DRAYS9 pts
- DREAD7 pts
- DREAM8 pts
- DREAR6 pts
- DRECK12 pts
- DREED7 pts
- DREES6 pts
- DREGS7 pts
- DREKS10 pts
- DRESS6 pts
- DREST6 pts
- DRIBS8 pts
- DRIED7 pts
- DRIER6 pts
- DRIES6 pts
- DRIFT9 pts
- DRILL6 pts
- DRILY9 pts
- DRINK10 pts
- DRIPS8 pts
- DRIPT8 pts
- DRIVE9 pts
- DROIT6 pts
- DROLL6 pts
- DRONE6 pts
- DROOL6 pts
- DROOP8 pts
- DROPS8 pts
- DROPT8 pts
- DROSS6 pts
- DROUK10 pts
- DROVE9 pts
- DROWN9 pts
- DRUBS8 pts
- DRUGS7 pts
- DRUID7 pts
- DRUMS8 pts
- DRUNK10 pts
- DRUPE8 pts
- DRUSE6 pts
- DRYAD10 pts
- DRYER9 pts
- DRYLY12 pts
- DUADS7 pts
- DUALS6 pts
- DUCAL8 pts
- DUCAT8 pts
- DUCES8 pts
- DUCHY14 pts
- DUCKS12 pts
- DUCKY15 pts
- DUCTS8 pts
- DUDDY11 pts
- DUDED8 pts
- DUDES7 pts
- DUELS6 pts
- DUETS6 pts
- DUFFS12 pts
- DUITS6 pts
- DUKED11 pts
- DUKES10 pts
- DULIA6 pts
- DULLS6 pts
- DULLY9 pts
- DULSE6 pts
- DUMAS8 pts
- DUMBS10 pts
- DUMKA12 pts
- DUMKY15 pts
- DUMMY13 pts
- DUMPS10 pts
- DUMPY13 pts
- DUNAM8 pts
- DUNCE8 pts
- DUNCH11 pts
- DUNES6 pts
- DUNGS7 pts
- DUNGY10 pts
- DUNKS10 pts
- DUNTS6 pts
- DUOMI8 pts
- DUOMO8 pts
- DUPED9 pts
- DUPER8 pts
- DUPES8 pts
- DUPLE8 pts
- DURAL6 pts
- DURAS6 pts
- DURED7 pts
- DURES6 pts
- DURNS6 pts
- DUROC8 pts
- DUROS6 pts
- DURRA6 pts
- DURRS6 pts
- DURST6 pts
- DURUM8 pts
- DUSKS10 pts
- DUSKY13 pts
- DUSTS6 pts
- DUSTY9 pts
- DUTCH11 pts
- DUVET9 pts
- DWARF12 pts
- DWEEB11 pts
- DWELL9 pts
- DWELT9 pts
- DWINE9 pts
- DYADS10 pts
- DYERS9 pts
- DYING10 pts
- DYKED14 pts
- DYKES13 pts
- DYKEY16 pts
- DYNEL9 pts
- DYNES9 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 | dizzy | 27 | 26 |
| 2 | ditzy | 18 | 17 |
| 3 | doozy | 18 | 17 |
| 4 | dazed | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | dewax | 16 | 16 |
| 6 | dozed | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | deoxy | 16 | 15 |
| 8 | dykey | 16 | 14 |
| 9 | divvy | 15 | 16 |
| 10 | dizen | 15 | 16 |
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 5-letter words start with D?
457 valid 5-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).