6 Letter Words That Start With D
1,107 words in this list, every one checked against the YAWL dictionary.
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6 Letter Words 1,107
Which of these words score the most in Scrabble?
The highest scoring words from this list, ranked by Scrabble letter values.
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Word Finders by Length
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This page holds all 1,107 six letter words that start with D, a broad first letter group at this length and one of the friendlier ones to browse. The words run from everyday choices like DEGREE, DEMAND, and DIVIDE to the point heavy DAZZLE at the far end. Enter your tiles in the filter above and only the plays you can actually make stay on screen.
A deep list to work through
D is a busy opener at six letters, so this page rewards a little structure. A recognizable chunk of the family clusters behind a few beginnings: DE words such as DEBTOR, DEFECT, and DEMOTE, DO words like DOCKED, DOOMED, and DOTTED, and DR words including DRIEST, DROWSY, and DRYING. Scan those groups first and you will have covered a good part of the list before you meet anything unusual. Verbs land here in force, from DARNED and DABBED to DENOTE and DEPICT.
Opening a Wordle grid with D
When a green D lands in the first slot, this is the page to browse. DETAIL, DEGREE, and DEMAND give you common follow up letters, while DANDLE, DAPPLE, and DAEMON push into different vowel and consonant territory for a second guess. DEAFER and DULLER test repeated letters, and DOABLE mixes three vowels for a rack that needs to shed them. Filter by anything you have already confirmed and the candidates shrink to a readable handful.
Where the points sit
The D tile is worth two points, so scores climb fast when a rare letter rides along. DAZZLE tops the list at 25, with DEFUZE and DOZILY at 19. A cluster of Z and rare tile words fills the next rung, DEZINC and DYBBUK each at 18, then DAZING, DEEJAY, and DOZING at 17. These are the words to reach for when a premium square is open and you want a D play that actually counts.
How the count is made
Every figure on this page is recomputed from a single pinned dictionary on each build, the same file the search tool reads, so the count and the filtered results can never disagree. If a total looks smaller than a rival site, that is the honest YAWL figure, and the dictionary page explains the source list, its license, and its full tables. To rearrange a whole rack instead of browsing, hand your letters to the six letter word finder.