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5 Letter Words Starting With D
There are 220 five letter words starting with D in our dictionary. 71 of them are everyday words, led by DOING, DRIVE and DAILY. The most common second letter is O, found in 42 of them.
- Words
- 220
- 71 common
- Top letters in spots 2 to 5
- e51%s40%i31%r30%o27%
- Repeated letters
- 76
- 35% of words, like DRESS
- 2+ vowels
- 135
- 61% of words
Common 5 letter words starting with D
71 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.
- doing
- drive
- daily
- dance
- dream
- doubt
- drink
- drugs
- dress
- drama
- dying
- draft
- deals
- depth
- dirty
- dates
- doors
- drawn
- delay
- drove
More common words, in order (51)
dozen drops devil dated dealt delta draws diary drill drain dried dense drank dodge drums ditch ducks decay drift deeds disco doses digit drown dusty dread dummy discs deity dared deter diner ditto dumps dives dogma drags dares dries deems dials dined dived debug drips datum dines dooms damns death drunk
More 5 letter words starting with D
The other 149 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.
Show all 149 more words
DA... 18
dacha daddy daffy dairy daisy dales dally dames damps dandy darns darts daubs daunt davit dawns dazed dazes
DE... 25
deans dears debar debit debts debut decks decoy decry deeps defer deice deify deign deism delis dells delve demon demur denim dents depot desks deuce
DH... 1
dhoti
DI... 27
diced dices dicta diets diked dikes dills dilly dimer dimes dimly dingo dings dingy dinky diode direr dirge dirks disks ditty divan divas diver divot divvy dizzy
DO... 34
docks dodos doers doffs doggy dogie doily doled doles dolls dolly dolts domed domes donor doped dopes dopey dosed doted dotes dotty dough douse doves dowdy dowel downs downy dowry dowse doyen dozed dozes
DR... 17
drabs drams drape drawl drays dregs drier droll drone drool droop dross drubs druid dryad dryer dryly
DU... 22
ducal ducat duchy ducts duded dudes duels duets dukes dulls dully dumpy dunce dunes dungs dunks dunno duped dupes dusky dusts duvet
DW... 4
dwarf dweeb dwell dwelt
DY... 1
dyers
Tips for this pattern
- Check the second letter. O follows the D in 42 words (19%), as in DOING and DOUBT. I (40) and R (40) come next.
- Look at the last letter. 36% of five letter words starting with D end in S, like DRUGS and DRESS. Most of those are plurals, which some daily word games never use as answers.
- A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with D, DINER is a good opener: it tests I, E and R, three of the seven most common letters in the open spots.
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Questions
How many 5 letter words starting with D are there?
Our dictionary has 220 five letter words starting with D. 71 of them are common everyday words, and the other 149 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.
What are the most common 5 letter words starting with D?
DOING, DRIVE, DAILY, DANCE and DREAM, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 76 of all 220 words repeat a letter, and 135 have two or more vowels.
What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with D?
O. 42 of the 220 words (19%) have O second, such as DOING and DOUBT. I is next with 40 words, then R with 40.
Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.