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5 Letter Words Starting With DU

This verified list contains 34 CORE words starting with DU, plus 12 entries in the broader extended tier.

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34CORE words
12extended words
46verified matches
9.1average CORE score

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12 deterministic CORE selections

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What the DU list contains

Most common letters immediately after DU

  1. C6 words
  2. M5 words
  3. N5 words
  4. P4 words
  5. S3 words

Vowels per word

  1. 1 vowel17 words
  2. 2 vowels17 words

Repeated letters

29%

10 of 34 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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How to use words starting with DU

This page starts from 34 CORE 5-letter words whose first letters are DU. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.

Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 12 extended entries after the CORE results.

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How many 5-letter words start with DU?

This verified set contains 34 CORE words and 12 extended words, for 46 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this DU group?

The 34 CORE words average 9.1 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these DU words often repeat letters?

10 of 34 CORE words repeat at least one letter.