Four-letter words starting with D
232 four-letter words begin with the letter D. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with D
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- date
- data
- does
- days
- down
- done
- drug
- deal
- door
- deep
- debt
- dark
- dead
- diet
- drop
- died
- disc
- disk
- desk
- duty
- dual
- dell
- dogs
- dick
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with D
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- dozy 17
- dexy 15
- doxy 15
- daze 14
- ditz 14
- doze 14
- dawk 12
- dhak 12
- djin 12
- dojo 12
- doux 12
- dyke 12
- daff 11
- davy 11
- deck 11
- defy 11
- dewy 11
- dhow 11
- dick 11
- dock 11
- doff 11
- duck 11
- duff 11
- demy 10
All 232 four-letter words starting with D
DA 39
- dabs
- dace
- dada
- dado
- dads
- daff
- daft
- dags
- dahl
- dahs
- dais
- daks
- dale
- dals
- dame
- damn
- damp
- dams
- dang
- dank
- daps
- darb
- dare
- dark
- darn
- dart
- dash
- data
- date
- dato
- daub
- daut
- davy
- dawk
- dawn
- daws
- dawt
- days
- daze
DE 41
- dead
- deaf
- deal
- dean
- dear
- debs
- debt
- deck
- deco
- deed
- deem
- deep
- deer
- dees
- deet
- defi
- deft
- defy
- deil
- deke
- dele
- delf
- deli
- dell
- dels
- deme
- demo
- demy
- dene
- dens
- dent
- deny
- dere
- derm
- desk
- deva
- devs
- dews
- dewy
- dexy
- deys
DH 3
- dhak
- dhal
- dhow
DI 37
- dial
- dibs
- dice
- dick
- dido
- didy
- died
- diel
- dies
- diet
- digs
- dike
- dill
- dime
- dims
- dine
- ding
- dink
- dins
- dint
- diol
- dips
- dipt
- dire
- dirk
- dirl
- dirt
- disc
- dish
- disk
- diss
- dita
- dite
- dits
- ditz
- diva
- dive
DJ 1
- djin
DO 51
- doat
- doby
- dock
- docs
- dodo
- doer
- does
- doff
- doge
- dogs
- dogy
- doit
- dojo
- dole
- doll
- dols
- dolt
- dome
- doms
- dona
- done
- dong
- dons
- doom
- door
- dopa
- dope
- dopy
- dore
- dork
- dorm
- dorp
- dorr
- dors
- dory
- dose
- doss
- dost
- dote
- doth
- dots
- doty
- doum
- dour
- doux
- dove
- down
- dows
- doxy
- doze
- dozy
DR 17
- drab
- drag
- dram
- drat
- draw
- dray
- dree
- dreg
- drek
- drew
- drib
- drip
- drop
- drub
- drug
- drum
- drys
DU 37
- duad
- dual
- dubs
- duce
- duci
- duck
- duct
- dude
- duds
- duel
- dues
- duet
- duff
- dugs
- duit
- duke
- dull
- duly
- duma
- dumb
- dump
- dune
- dung
- dunk
- duns
- dunt
- duos
- dupe
- dups
- dura
- dure
- durn
- duro
- durr
- dusk
- dust
- duty
DY 6
- dyad
- dyed
- dyer
- dyes
- dyke
- dyne
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with D?
There are 232 four-letter words beginning with D, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with D?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: date, data, does, days, down, done, drug, deal. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with D in Scrabble?
dozy scores 17 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.