5-Letter Words Starting With D

325 five-letter words starting with D, including 179 common words such as DADDY, DEEDS, DINGY, DOTES. Common words come first because they are the likeliest Wordle answers.

Common words (179)

  • daddy
  • daily
  • dairy
  • daisy
  • dally
  • dames
  • damns
  • damps
  • dance
  • dandy
  • dared
  • dares
  • darns
  • darts
  • dated
  • dates
  • datum
  • daubs
  • daunt
  • dawns
  • dazed
  • dazes
  • deals
  • dealt
  • deans
  • dears
  • death
  • debit
  • debts
  • debug
  • debut
  • decay
  • decks
  • decoy
  • decry
  • deeds
  • deems
  • deeps
  • defer
  • deify
  • deign
  • deity
  • delay
  • delis
  • delta
  • delve
  • demon
  • denim
  • dense
  • dents
  • depot
  • depth
  • desks
  • deter
  • devil
  • dials
  • diary
  • diced
  • dices
  • diets
  • digit
  • diked
  • dikes
  • dills
  • dimer
  • dimes
  • dimly
  • dined
  • diner
  • dines
  • dingy
  • direr
  • dirge
  • dirty
  • disco
  • discs
  • disks
  • ditch
  • ditto
  • ditty
  • dived
  • diver
  • dives
  • dizzy
  • docks
  • dodge
  • doers
  • dogma
  • doily
  • doing
  • doled
  • doles
  • dolls
  • dolly
  • domed
  • domes
  • donor
  • dooms
  • doors
  • doped
  • dopes
  • dopey
  • dosed
  • doses
  • doted
  • dotes
  • doubt
  • dough
  • douse
  • doves
  • dowdy
  • downs
  • downy
  • dowry
  • dozed
  • dozen
  • dozes
  • drabs
  • draft
  • drags
  • drain
  • drama
  • drank
  • drape
  • drawl
  • drawn
  • draws
  • dread
  • dream
  • dregs
  • dress
  • dried
  • drier
  • dries
  • drift
  • drill
  • drink
  • drips
  • drive
  • droll
  • drone
  • drool
  • droop
  • drops
  • dross
  • drove
  • drown
  • drugs
  • drums
  • drunk
  • dryer
  • dryly
  • ducks
  • ducts
  • duded
  • dudes
  • duels
  • duets
  • dukes
  • dulls
  • dully
  • dummy
  • dumps
  • dumpy
  • dunce
  • dunes
  • dungs
  • dunks
  • dunno
  • duped
  • dupes
  • dusky
  • dusts
  • dusty
  • duvet
  • dwarf
  • dwell
  • dwelt
  • dying

Less common and rare words (146)

  • daces
  • dacha
  • dadas
  • daeva
  • daffy
  • dahls
  • dales
  • daman
  • damar
  • dangs
  • danio
  • darer
  • daric
  • dater
  • daube
  • davit
  • deary
  • debag
  • debar
  • debus
  • decaf
  • decal
  • decor
  • dedal
  • defog
  • degas
  • deice
  • deism
  • deist
  • dekko
  • delft
  • dells
  • demit
  • demob
  • demos
  • demur
  • denar
  • derby
  • derma
  • derry
  • desex
  • detox
  • deuce
  • dewan
  • dhobi
  • dhole
  • dhoti
  • dhows
  • diazo
  • dicer
  • dicey
  • dicot
  • dicta
  • didst
  • dight
  • dilly
  • dinar
  • dinge
  • dingo
  • dings
  • dinky
  • dints
  • diode
  • dippy
  • dipso
  • dirks
  • dishy
  • ditsy
  • divan
  • divas
  • divot
  • divvy
  • diwan
  • dixie
  • dizen
  • dobby
  • dobla
  • dobra
  • dobro
  • dodgy
  • dodos
  • doffs
  • doges
  • doggo
  • doggy
  • dogie
  • dolce
  • dolor
  • dolts
  • donas
  • donee
  • donga
  • dongs
  • donna
  • donne
  • doozy
  • doper
  • dorks
  • dorky
  • dorms
  • dorty
  • doter
  • dotty
  • douce
  • douma
  • doura
  • dowel
  • dower
  • dowie
  • dowse
  • doyen
  • dozer
  • draff
  • drake
  • drams
  • drays
  • drear
  • drily
  • droit
  • drubs
  • druid
  • drupe
  • druse
  • dryad
  • duads
  • duals
  • ducal
  • ducat
  • duchy
  • ducky
  • duffs
  • dulia
  • dulse
  • dumbo
  • duomo
  • duper
  • duple
  • duppy
  • durra
  • durst
  • durum
  • dutch
  • dweeb
  • dyads
  • dyers
  • dynes

How to use it

  1. Start with the common words.
  2. Cross out words with letters you've already ruled out.
  3. For green and yellow clues together, use the Wordle solver.

Tips

  • In common 5-letter words starting with D, the most frequent letter at each position is D · R · A · E · S.
  • Good guesses to test more letters: DOUSE, DINER, DRONE, DIMER.

Questions

How many 5-letter words starting with D are there?

325 in this list, 179 of them common.

Which one is today's Wordle answer?

This list doesn't know the daily answer. Enter your colored guesses in the Wordle solver to narrow it down.