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5-letter words with D as the 1st letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when D is fixed in the 1st slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: daces, dacha, dadas.

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462 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
daces52
dacha52
dadas52
daddy52
dados52
daffs51
daffy52
dagga52
dagos52
dahls51
daily52
dairy52
daisy52
dales52
dally52
daman52
damar52
dames52
damns51
damps51
dance51
dandy52
dangs51
danio52
darbs51
dared52
darer52
dares52
daric52
darks51
darky52
darns51
darts51
dashi52
dashy52
dated52
dater52
dates52
datos52
datto52
datum52
daube51
daubs51
dauby52
daunt51
dauts51
daven52
davit52
dawed52
dawen52
dawks51
dawns51
dawts51
dazed52
dazes52
deads51
deair51
deals51
dealt51
deans51
dears51
deary52
deash51
death51
deave51
debar52
debit52
debts51
debug52
debut52
debye51
decaf52
decal52
decay52
decks51
decor52
decos52
decoy52
decry52
dedal52
deeds51
deedy52
deems51
deeps51
deers51
deets51
defat52
defer52
defis52
defog52
degas52
degum52
deice51
deify52
deign51
deils51
deism51
deist51
deity52
deked52
dekes52
dekko52
delay52
deled52
deles52
delfs51
delft51
delis52
dells51
delly52
delta52
delve51
demes52
demit52
demob52
demon52
demos52
demur52
denes52
denim52
dense51
dents51
deoxy52
depot52
depth51
derat52
deray52
derby52
derma52
derms51
derry52
desex52
desks51
deter52
detox52
deuce51
devas52
devel52
devil52
devon52
dewan52
dewar52
dewax52
dewed52
dexes52
dexie51
dhaks51
dhals51
dhobi52
dhole51
dhoti52
dhows51
dhuti52
dials51
diary52
diazo52
diced52
dicer52
dices52
dicey52
dicks51
dicky52
dicot52
dicta52
dicty52
didie51
didos52
didst51
diene51
diets51
dight51
digit52
diked52
diker52
dikes52
dikey52
dildo52
dills51
dilly52
dimer52
dimes52
dimly52
dinar52
dined52
diner52
dines52
dinge51
dingo52
dings51
dingy52
dinks51
dinky52
dinos52
dints51
diode51
diols51
dippy52
dipso52
direr52
dirge51
dirks51
dirls51
dirts51
dirty52
disci52
disco52
discs51
dishy52
disks51
disme51
ditas52
ditch51
dites52
ditsy52
ditto52
ditty52
ditzy52
divan52
divas52
dived52
diver52
dives52
divot52
divvy52
diwan52
dixie51
dixit52
dizen52
dizzy52
djinn51
djins51
doats51
dobby52
dobie51
dobla52
dobra52
docks51
dodge51
dodgy52
dodos52
doers51
doest51
doeth51
doffs51
doges52
dogey52
doggo52
doggy52
dogie51
dogma52
doily52
doing51
doits51
dojos52
dolce51
dolci52
doled52
doles52
dolls51
dolly52
dolma52
dolor52
dolts51
domal52
domed52
domes52
domic52
donas52
donee51
donga52
dongs51
donna52
donne51
donor52
donsy52
donut52
dooly52
dooms51
doomy52
doors51
doozy52
dopas52
doped52
doper52
dopes52
dopey52
dorks51
dorky52
dorms51
dormy52
dorps51
dorrs51
dorsa52
dorty52
dosed52
doser52
doses52
dotal52
doted52
doter52
dotes52
dotty52
doubt51
douce51
dough51
doula52
douma52
doums51
doura52
douse51
doven52
doves52
dowdy52
dowed52
dowel52
dower52
dowie51
downs51
downy52
dowry52
dowse51
doxie51
doyen51
doyly52
dozed52
dozen52
dozer52
dozes52
drabs51
draff51
draft51
drags51
drail51
drain51
drake51
drama52
drams51
drank51
drape51
drats51
drave51
drawl51
drawn51
draws51
drays51
dread51
dream51
drear51
dreck51
dreed51
drees51
dregs51
dreks51
dress51
drest51
dribs51
dried51
drier51
dries51
drift51
drill51
drily52
drink51
drips51
dript51
drive51
droid51
droit51
droll51
drone51
drool51
droop51
drops51
dropt51
dross51
drouk51
drove51
drown51
drubs51
drugs51
druid51
drums51
drunk51
drupe51
druse51
dryad51
dryer51
dryly52
duads51
duals51
ducal52
ducat52
duces52
duchy52
ducks51
ducky52
ducts51
duddy52
duded52
dudes52
duels51
duets51
duffs51
dufus52
duits51
duked52
dukes52
dulia52
dulls51
dully52
dulse51
dumas52
dumbs51
dumka52
dumky52
dummy52
dumps51
dumpy52
dunam52
dunce51
dunch51
dunes52
dungs51
dungy52
dunks51
dunts51
duomi52
duomo52
duped52
duper52
dupes52
duple51
dural52
duras52
dured52
dures52
durns51
duroc52
duros52
durra52
durrs51
durst51
durum52
dusks51
dusky52
dusts51
dusty52
dutch51
duvet52
dwarf51
dweeb51
dwell51
dwelt51
dwine51
dyads51
dyers51
dying51
dyked52
dykes52
dykey52
dynel52
dynes52

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed D in the 1st slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping D locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.