Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: DARES, DRIES, DEARS, DOERS, DOTES and DURES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 310 of the 454 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- DIZZY27 points
- DITZY18 points
- DOOZY18 points
- DAZED16 points
- DEOXY16 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is O (96 words), followed by E (91). 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: DRYLY.
5 letter words starting with…
- 5 letter words starting with a496 words
- 5 letter words starting with b582 words
- 5 letter words starting with c662 words
- d454
- 5 letter words starting with e192 words
- 5 letter words starting with f428 words
- 5 letter words starting with g414 words
- 5 letter words starting with h333 words
- 5 letter words starting with i118 words
- 5 letter words starting with j134 words
- 5 letter words starting with k204 words
- 5 letter words starting with l401 words
- 5 letter words starting with m444 words
- 5 letter words starting with n198 words
- 5 letter words starting with o181 words
- 5 letter words starting with p555 words
- 5 letter words starting with q53 words
- 5 letter words starting with r416 words
- 5 letter words starting with s1,046 words
- 5 letter words starting with t545 words
- 5 letter words starting with u117 words
- 5 letter words starting with v160 words
- 5 letter words starting with w295 words
- 5 letter words starting with x13 words
- 5 letter words starting with y94 words
- 5 letter words starting with z51 words
First two letters
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Questions
How many 5 letter words start with D?
There are 454 5 letter words that start with D in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with D?
DIZZY, worth 27 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with D?
DARES, DEARS and DRIES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

