5-letter words starting with D

We've put together a list of 465 5-letter words that start with D for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. That is 5% of the 8,909 5-letter words in the Scrabble dictionary.

The highest scoring is Ditzy and Doozy, worth 18 points without any bonuses. The commonest second letter is O: 99 of these words begin DO. Words like Daven, Deuce, Djins, Doxie and Dumky are on the list.

If Wordle has shown you a green D in the first box, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.