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5-Letter Words Starting with D

There are 138 common five-letter words starting with D in Hintwordo's list, and 315 more that are valid but rarely used. The most familiar are DOING, DRIVE, DAILY, DANCE, DREAM, DOUBT. Words are ranked by how often they appear in real-world writing, so the ones at the top are the likeliest answers in a daily five-letter puzzle.

Apart from the letter in the name, the most common letters in this list are E (in 46% of words), R (38%) and I (34%) — good letters to test next.

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Using this list for Wordle

If Wordle has confirmed D in the first position, this page gives you 138 common candidates to work from. Familiar options near the top include DOING, DRIVE, DAILY, DANCE, DREAM.

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Common words (138)

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Letter patterns in these words

Most common other letters

  • e46%
  • r38%
  • i34%
  • y32%
  • o28%
  • a28%

Most common letter by position

Position 1Position 2Position 3Position 4Position 5
d100%e23%i11%e12%y29%

A strong first guess from this list: deary

Puzzle tips

  • If you know the first letter is D, spend your next guess on common vowels and consonants you haven't tried rather than on another D-word.
  • Check the “most common letter by position” table below: it shows which second and last letters are most likely.
  • Enter your guesses in the solver to combine this with everything else you know, including yellow letters.
Less common valid words (315)

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