Common 4-letter words that start with D
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- date★5the specified day of the month
- data★5something used as a basis for calculating
- days★8the time between sunrise and sunset
- drug★6a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
- deal★5to trade or do business
- door★5a movable barrier at an entranceway
- deep★7extending far down from a surface
- debt★7something that is owed
- dark★9having little or no light
- dead★6deprived of life
- diet★5a prescribed selection of foods
- drop★7to fall in drops (globules)
- died★6pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to…
- disc★7sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove
- disk★9something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
- desk★9a writing table
All 329 words
DA…
4-letter words starting with DA (51)
Top score: DAZE, 14 points. to stun
DE…
4-letter words starting with DE (63)
Top score: DEXY, 15 points. a tablet of dex
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deco★7dent★5dexy15defy11dewy11demy10deekUK9deke9deawUK8deevUK8defi8defoUK8deft8deifUK8delf8dervUK8deva8devinot in WWF8devoUK8devs8dews8deys8debeUK7debs7deem7deme7depsnot in WWF7derm7derpUK7degsUK6deguUK6deidUK6deenUK5dees5deet5deil5dele5deloUK5dels5delt5dene5deni5dens5dere5dernUK5deroUK5desinot in WWF5deusUK5
DH…
4-letter words starting with DH (4)
Top score: DHAK, 12 points. an Asian tree
DI…
4-letter words starting with DI (52)
Top score: DIXY, 15 points
DJ…
4-letter words starting with DJ (1)
Top score: DJIN, 12 points
DO…
4-letter words starting with DO (83)
Top score: DOXX, 19 points. to dox
does★5down★8done★5door★5dogs★6dose★5doll★5docs★7doom★7dock★11dome★7dots★5dove★8dong★6doxxnot in WWF19
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dozy17doxy15doze14dojo12doux12doff11dowfUK11doby10domyUK10dopy10dowpUK10doekUK9dogy9dookUK9dork9doukUK9dowdUK9dohsnot in WWF8dory8doshnot in WWF8doth8doty8dowlUK8dows8dowtUK8doysUK8doabUK7dobenot in WWF7dobsUK7docoUK7docuUK7doms7doobnot in WWF7dopa7dope7dopsUK7dorbUK7dorm7dorp7doucUK7doum7doupUK7dodo6dodsUK6doge6doat5doenUK5doer5doit5dole5dols5dolt5dona5dons5doolUK5doonUK5doosUK5dore5dorr5dors5dortUK5dosanot in WWF5doss5dost5dote5dounUK5dour5doutnot in WWF5
DR…
4-letter words starting with DR (22)
Top score: DREK, 9 points. rubbish
DS…
4-letter words starting with DS (1)
Top score: DSOS, 5 points
DU…
4-letter words starting with DU (43)
Top score: DUCK, 11 points (tied with one other). to lower quickly
DW…
4-letter words starting with DW (1)
Top score: DWAM, 10 points
DY…
4-letter words starting with DY (6)
Top score: DYKE, 12 points. to dike
DZ…
4-letter words starting with DZ (2)
Top score: DZHO, 17 points
About these words
- 329 of the 5,641 4-letter words start with D (6%), the fifth most of any letter.
- 247 are good in NWL2023, 329 in Collins Scrabble Words, 247 in WOW24 and 236 in the Words With Friends list. 71 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, doxx scores the most (19), then dozy and dzho (17 each), then three words on 15.