Words Containing D
Every English word containing "D". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
3,248 words found
15 Letter Words2
13 Letter Words3
12 Letter Words5
11 Letter Words21
10 Letter Words44
9 Letter Words79
8 Letter Words141
7 Letter Words150
6 Letter Words150
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words120
3 Letter Words40
2 Letter Words6
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About These Words
This list holds 3,248 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.5 letters apiece. The commonest length is 5 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are d (911), e (619), a (372), i (372), r (371). Vowels make up 37% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 10.6 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is STRAIGHTFORWARD at 26, followed by ACCOMPLISHED, CONFIDENTIALITY and DOWNSIZING. 360 of them (40%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONFIDENTIALITY and STRAIGHTFORWARD at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AD, DA and DE.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "D" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 3,248 words containing "D". They run from 2 to 5 letters, and 5-letter entries are the most common with 134 of them.
Which of these words containing "D" scores highest in Scrabble?+
FIXED is the highest scorer at 16 points before board bonuses, ahead of DOZEN, JUDY and MIXED. The list averages 7.2 points per word, and 102 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "D"?+
The shortest are AD, DA, DE, DO and ED at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "D"?+
ACTED, ADDED, ADMIT and ADULT are the longest at 5 letters.
Are words containing "D" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 37% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are D, E, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.