Common 8-letter words that start with D
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- delivery★15the act of delivering
- director★11one that directs
- database★11to put a collection of data into a computer
- district★11a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
- document★13writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
- designed★11to conceive and plan out
- discount★11to reduce the price of
- decision★11the act of making up your mind about something
- division★12the act of dividing
- distance★11the property created by the space between two objects or points
- directly★14in a direct manner
- detailed★10developed or executed with care and in minute detail
- domestic★13of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
- designer★10one that designs
- daughter★13a female child
- discover★14to gain sight or knowledge of
All 2,293 words
8-letter words starting with DA (215)
Top score: DAZZLING, 28 points. to blind by bright light
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8-letter words starting with DE (717)
Top score: DENAZIFY, 24 points. to rid of Nazism
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8-letter words starting with DH (5)
Top score: DHANSAKS, 16 points. a Parsi dish cooked with lentils
8-letter words starting with DI (619)
Top score: DIZZYING, 31 points. to make dizzy
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8-letter words starting with DJ (2)
Top score: DJIBBAHS, 23 points. a long coat worn by Muslim men
8-letter words starting with DO (282)
Top score: DOCKIZED, 25 points
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8-letter words starting with DR (241)
Top score: DRIZZLED, 28 points. to rain lightly
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8-letter words starting with DU (152)
Top score: DUCKWALK, 22 points (tied with two others). to walk in a squatting position
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8-letter words starting with DV (2)
Top score: DVANDVAS, 16 points (tied with one other)
8-letter words starting with DW (13)
Top score: DWARFISH, 18 points. resembling a dwarf
8-letter words starting with DY (45)
Top score: DYNAMIZE, 23 points. make more dynamic
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About these words
- 2,293 of the 42,333 8-letter words start with D (5%).
- 1,730 are good in NWL2023, 2,292 in Collins Scrabble Words, 1,728 in WOW24 and 1,553 in the Words With Friends list. 189 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, dizzying scores the most (31), then dazzling, drizzled and dizzards (28 each), then three words on 27.