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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Common words (138)
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- very common: doing
- very common: drive
- very common: daily
- very common: dance
- very common: dream
- very common: doubt
- very common: drink
- very common: dress
- very common: drama
- very common: dying
- very common: draft
- very common: drunk
- very common: death
- very common: depth
- very common: dirty
- very common: drawn
- very common: debut
- very common: delay
- very common: drove
- very common: dozen
- very common: devil
- very common: dealt
- very common: dairy
- very common: diary
- very common: drill
- very common: drain
- very common: demon
- very common: drone
- very common: dense
- very common: depot
- very common: drank
- very common: donor
- very common: ditch
- very common: dough
- very common: decay
- very common: drift
- very common: disco
- very common: digit
- very common: dwarf
- common: drown
- common: decor
- common: dread
- common: dummy
- common: debit
- common: dutch
- common: dwell
- common: dryer
- common: denim
- common: deter
- common: diner
- common: dizzy
- common: diver
- common: ditto
- common: doggy
- common: delta
- common: dodgy
- common: derby
- common: detox
- common: dogma
- common: dandy
- common: defer
- common: drier
- common: drake
- common: delve
- common: dodge
- common: dowry
- common: diode
- common: decoy
- common: drool
- common: decal
- common: duchy
- common: druid
- common: duvet
- common: daisy
- common: deuce
- common: duper
- common: dusty
- common: debug
- common: dusky
- common: dingy
- common: dimly
- common: dally
- common: deity
- common: dingo
- common: dolly
- common: drape
- common: delft
- common: dorky
- common: durst
- common: dopey
- common: ducky
- common: daffy
- common: dicey
- common: dwelt
- common: dilly
- common: decaf
- common: dinky
- common: decry
- common: douse
- common: dinar
- common: ditty
- common: droll
- less common: dimer
- less common: divan
- less common: datum
- less common: droop
- less common: dotty
- less common: dunce
- less common: drawl
- less common: didst
- less common: dower
- less common: dowdy
- less common: ducal
- less common: dirge
- less common: dowel
- less common: dross
- less common: dweeb
- less common: dryly
- less common: dumpy
- less common: deign
- less common: dolor
- less common: doyen
- less common: deism
- less common: dippy
- less common: divvy
- less common: dacha
- less common: deary
- less common: deist
- less common: divot
- less common: dryad
- less common: doily
- less common: durum
- less common: dicta
- less common: daunt
- less common: dhoti
- less common: dater
- less common: debar
- less common: ducat
Letter patterns in these words
Most common other letters
- e46%
- r38%
- i34%
- y32%
- o28%
- a28%
Most common letter by position
| Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 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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