Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With DS

This verified list contains 104 CORE words with DS, plus 19 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 104 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

acids8
balds8
bands8
bards8
bawds11
beads8
bends8
binds8
birds8
bonds8
brads8
cards8
chads11
clods8
coeds8
colds8
cords8
curds8
deeds7
dyads10
feeds9
fends9
feuds9
finds9
folds9
foods9
fords9
funds9
gelds7
gilds7
girds7
glads7
goads7
golds7
goods7
grads7
grids7
hands9
heads9
heeds9
herds9
hinds9
holds9
hoods9
kinds10
lands6
lards6
lauds6
leads6
lends6
loads6
lords6
maids8
melds8
mends8
midst8
minds8
molds8
moods8
needs6
nerds6
pends8
plods8
ponds8
prods8
quads15
quids15
raids6
reads6
reeds6
rends6
rinds6
roads6
roods6
sands6
scads8
scuds8
seeds6
sends6
shads9
sheds9
skids10
sleds6
spuds8
studs6
sudsy9
tends6
thuds9
toads6
turds6
velds9
vends9
voids9
wands9
wards9
weeds9
welds9
wends9
wilds9
winds9
wolds9
woods9
words9
yards9

104CORE words

19extended words

123verified matches

8.0average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

acids8
beads8
feuds9
goads7
heads9
lauds6
leads6
loads6
maids8
raids6
reads6
roads6

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

quads15
quids15
chads11
bawds11
kinds10
skids10
dyads10
feeds9
fends9
feuds9
finds9
folds9

Letter intelligence

What the DS list contains

Where DS appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel74 words
2 vowels30 words

Repeated letters

24%

25 of 104 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with DS

The CORE list contains 104 5-letter words with DS in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 19 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain DS?

This verified set contains 104 CORE words and 19 extended words, for 123 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this DS group?

The 104 CORE words average 8.0 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these DS words often repeat letters?