Six-letter words starting with D
804 six-letter words begin with the letter D. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common six-letter words starting with D
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- design
- during
- direct
- domain
- double
- degree
- dating
- device
- driver
- detail
- demand
- doctor
- define
- damage
- dollar
- delete
- dining
- drives
- dealer
- dinner
- dental
- debate
- decide
- dreams
Highest-scoring six-letter words starting with D
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- dazzle 25
- defuze 19
- dozily 19
- dezinc 18
- dybbuk 18
- dazing 17
- deejay 17
- desoxy 17
- djinny 17
- dozing 17
- dayfly 16
- deject 16
- diazin 16
- dickey 16
- dikdik 16
- diplex 16
- diquat 16
- ditzes 16
- dizens 16
- djebel 16
- donzel 16
- doozer 16
- doozie 16
- dozens 16
All 804 six-letter words starting with D
DA 114
- dabbed
- dabber
- dabble
- dachas
- dacker
- dacoit
- dactyl
- daddle
- dadoed
- dadoes
- daedal
- daemon
- daffed
- dafter
- daftly
- daggas
- dagger
- daggle
- dagoba
- dahlia
- dahoon
- daiker
- daikon
- daimen
- daimio
- daimon
- daimyo
- dainty
- daises
- dakoit
- dalasi
- daledh
- daleth
- dalles
- dalton
- damage
- damans
- damars
- damask
- dammar
- dammed
- dammer
- damned
- damner
- damped
- dampen
- damper
- damply
- damsel
- damson
- danced
- dancer
- dances
- dander
- dandle
- danged
- danger
- dangle
- danios
- danish
- danker
- dankly
- daphne
- dapped
- dapper
- dapple
- darers
- darics
- daring
- darked
- darken
- darker
- darkey
- darkle
- darkly
- darned
- darnel
- darner
- darted
- darter
- dartle
- dashed
- dasher
- dashes
- dashis
- dassie
- datary
- datcha
- daters
- dating
- dative
- dattos
- datums
- datura
- daubed
- dauber
- daubes
- daubry
- daunts
- dauted
- dautie
- davens
- davies
- davits
- dawdle
- dawing
- dawned
- dawted
- dawtie
- daybed
- dayfly
- daylit
- dazing
- dazzle
DE 226
- deacon
- deaden
- deader
- deadly
- deafen
- deafer
- deafly
- deairs
- dealer
- deaned
- dearer
- dearie
- dearly
- dearth
- deasil
- deaths
- deathy
- deaved
- deaves
- debark
- debars
- debase
- debate
- debeak
- debits
- debone
- debris
- debtor
- debugs
- debunk
- debuts
- debyes
- decade
- decafs
- decals
- decamp
- decane
- decant
- decare
- decays
- deceit
- decent
- decern
- decide
- decile
- decked
- deckel
- decker
- deckle
- declaw
- decoct
- decode
- decors
- decoys
- decree
- decury
- dedans
- deduce
- deduct
- deeded
- deejay
- deemed
- deepen
- deeper
- deeply
- deewan
- deface
- defame
- defang
- defats
- defeat
- defect
- defend
- defers
- defied
- defier
- defies
- defile
- define
- deflea
- defoam
- defogs
- deform
- defray
- defter
- deftly
- defund
- defuse
- defuze
- degage
- degame
- degami
- degerm
- degree
- degums
- degust
- dehorn
- dehort
- deiced
- deicer
- deices
- deific
- deigns
- deisms
- deists
- deixis
- deject
- dekare
- deking
- dekkos
- delate
- delays
- delead
- delete
- delfts
- delict
- delime
- delist
- deltas
- deltic
- delude
- deluge
- deluxe
- delved
- delver
- delves
- demand
- demark
- demast
- demean
- dement
- demies
- demise
- demits
- demobs
- demode
- demons
- demote
- demure
- demurs
- denary
- dengue
- denial
- denied
- denier
- denies
- denims
- denned
- denote
- denser
- dental
- dented
- dentil
- dentin
- denude
- deodar
- depart
- depend
- deperm
- depict
- deploy
- depone
- deport
- depose
- depots
- depths
- depute
- deputy
- derail
- derate
- derats
- derays
- deride
- derive
- dermal
- dermas
- dermic
- dermis
- derris
- desalt
- desand
- descry
- desert
- design
- desire
- desist
- desman
- desmid
- desorb
- desoxy
- despot
- detach
- detail
- detain
- detect
- detent
- deters
- detest
- detick
- detour
- deuced
- deuces
- devein
- devels
- devest
- device
- devils
- devise
- devoid
- devoir
- devons
- devote
- devour
- devout
- dewans
- dewars
- dewier
- dewily
- dewing
- dewlap
- dewool
- deworm
- dexies
- dexter
- dextro
- dezinc
DH 10
- dharma
- dharna
- dhobis
- dholes
- dhooly
- dhoora
- dhooti
- dhotis
- dhurna
- dhutis
DI 139
- diacid
- diadem
- dialed
- dialer
- dialog
- diamin
- diaper
- diapir
- diatom
- diazin
- dibbed
- dibber
- dibble
- dibbuk
- dicast
- dicers
- dicier
- dicing
- dicked
- dicker
- dickey
- dickie
- dicots
- dictum
- didact
- diddle
- diddly
- didies
- didoes
- dieing
- dienes
- diesel
- dieses
- diesis
- dieted
- dieter
- differ
- digamy
- digest
- digged
- digger
- dights
- digits
- diglot
- dikdik
- dikers
- diking
- diktat
- dilate
- dildoe
- dildos
- dilled
- dilute
- dimers
- dimity
- dimmed
- dimmer
- dimout
- dimple
- dimply
- dimwit
- dinars
- dindle
- dinero
- diners
- dinged
- dinger
- dinges
- dingey
- dinghy
- dingle
- dingus
- dining
- dinked
- dinkey
- dinkly
- dinkum
- dinned
- dinner
- dinted
- diobol
- diodes
- dioecy
- dioxan
- dioxid
- dioxin
- diplex
- diploe
- dipnet
- dipody
- dipole
- dipped
- dipper
- dipsas
- dipsos
- diquat
- dirdum
- direct
- direly
- direst
- dirges
- dirham
- dirked
- dirled
- dirndl
- disarm
- disbar
- disbud
- disced
- discos
- discus
- dished
- dishes
- disked
- dismal
- dismay
- dismes
- disown
- dispel
- dissed
- disses
- distal
- distil
- disuse
- dither
- dittos
- ditzes
- diuron
- divans
- divers
- divert
- divest
- divide
- divine
- diving
- divots
- diwans
- dixits
- dizens
DJ 4
- djebel
- djinni
- djinns
- djinny
DO 137
- doable
- doated
- dobber
- dobbin
- dobies
- doblas
- doblon
- dobras
- dobson
- docent
- docile
- docked
- docker
- docket
- doctor
- dodder
- dodged
- dodgem
- dodger
- dodges
- dodoes
- doffed
- doffer
- dogdom
- dogear
- dogeys
- dogged
- dogger
- doggie
- dogies
- dogleg
- dogmas
- dognap
- doiled
- doings
- doited
- doling
- dollar
- dolled
- dollop
- dolman
- dolmas
- dolmen
- dolors
- dolour
- domain
- domine
- doming
- domino
- donate
- donees
- dongas
- donjon
- donkey
- donnas
- donned
- donnee
- donors
- donsie
- donuts
- donzel
- doodad
- doodle
- doofus
- doolee
- doolie
- doomed
- doozer
- doozie
- dopant
- dopers
- dopier
- doping
- dorado
- dorbug
- dories
- dormer
- dormie
- dormin
- dorper
- dorsad
- dorsal
- dorsel
- dorser
- dorsum
- dosage
- dosers
- dosing
- dossal
- dossed
- dossel
- dosser
- dosses
- dossil
- dotage
- dotard
- doters
- dotier
- doting
- dotted
- dottel
- dotter
- dottle
- double
- doubly
- doubts
- douche
- doughs
- dought
- doughy
- doumas
- dourah
- douras
- dourer
- dourly
- doused
- douser
- douses
- dovens
- dovish
- dowels
- dowers
- dowery
- dowing
- downed
- downer
- dowsed
- dowser
- dowses
- doxies
- doyens
- doyley
- dozens
- dozers
- dozier
- dozily
- dozing
DR 86
- drably
- drachm
- draffs
- draffy
- drafts
- drafty
- dragee
- draggy
- dragon
- drails
- drains
- drakes
- dramas
- draped
- draper
- drapes
- drapey
- drawee
- drawer
- drawls
- drawly
- drayed
- dreads
- dreams
- dreamt
- dreamy
- drears
- dreary
- drecks
- drecky
- dredge
- dreggy
- dreich
- dreidl
- dreigh
- drench
- dressy
- driegh
- driers
- driest
- drifts
- drifty
- drills
- drinks
- drippy
- drivel
- driven
- driver
- drives
- drogue
- droits
- drolls
- drolly
- dromon
- droned
- droner
- drones
- drongo
- drools
- droops
- droopy
- dropsy
- drosky
- drossy
- drouks
- drouth
- droved
- drover
- droves
- drownd
- drowns
- drowse
- drowsy
- drudge
- druggy
- druids
- drumly
- drunks
- drupes
- druses
- dryads
- dryers
- dryest
- drying
- dryish
- drylot
DU 71
- dually
- dubbed
- dubber
- dubbin
- ducats
- ducked
- ducker
- duckie
- ductal
- ducted
- duddie
- dudeen
- duding
- dudish
- dueled
- dueler
- duelli
- duello
- duende
- duenna
- duffel
- duffer
- duffle
- dugong
- dugout
- duiker
- duking
- dulcet
- dulias
- dulled
- duller
- dulses
- dumbed
- dumber
- dumbly
- dumdum
- dumped
- dumper
- dunams
- dunces
- dunged
- dunite
- dunked
- dunker
- dunlin
- dunned
- dunner
- dunted
- duolog
- duomos
- dupers
- dupery
- duping
- duplex
- dupped
- durbar
- duress
- durian
- during
- durion
- durned
- durocs
- durras
- durrie
- durums
- dusked
- dusted
- duster
- dustup
- duties
- duvets
DW 5
- dwarfs
- dweebs
- dwells
- dwined
- dwines
DY 12
- dyable
- dyadic
- dybbuk
- dyeing
- dyings
- dyking
- dynamo
- dynast
- dynein
- dynels
- dynode
- dyvour
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Common questions
How many six-letter words start with D?
There are 804 six-letter words beginning with D, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common six-letter words starting with D?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: design, during, direct, domain, double, degree, dating, device. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word starting with D in Scrabble?
dazzle scores 25 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.