Verified pattern list
8 Letter Words Starting With D
This verified list contains 799 CORE words starting with D, plus 361 entries in the broader extended tier.
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Useful CORE examples
Useful words
12 deterministic CORE selections
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Letter intelligence
What the D list contains
Most common letters immediately after D
- E289 words
- I205 words
- O105 words
- R89 words
- A61 words
Vowels per word
- 1 vowel2 words
- 2 vowels197 words
- 3 vowels451 words
- 4 vowels144 words
- 5 vowels5 words
Repeated letters
83%
660 of 799 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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8 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to D. Each card opens a matching list or a prefilled 8-letter Finder search.
8 Letter Words Starting with DA61 CORE · 30 extendeddabbling, daffodil, daintier, dainties8 Letter Words Starting with DE289 CORE · 122 extendeddeadened, deadlier, deadline, deadlock8 Letter Words Starting with DH0 CORE · 1 extended8 Letter Words Starting with DI205 CORE · 103 extendeddiabetes, diabetic, diagnose, diagonal8 Letter Words Starting with DJ1 CORE · 0 extendeddjellaba8 Letter Words Starting with DO105 CORE · 38 extendeddoctored, doctrine, document, doggedly8 Letter Words Starting with DR89 CORE · 32 extendeddrabbest, draftier, drafting, dragging8 Letter Words Starting with DU32 CORE · 25 extendedduckling, dullness, dumbbell, dumpiest8 Letter Words Starting with DV0 CORE · 1 extended8 Letter Words Starting with DW7 CORE · 1 extendeddwarfing, dwellers, dwelling, dwindled8 Letter Words Starting with DY10 CORE · 8 extendeddynamics, dynamite, dyslexia, dynamism
Pattern guide
How to use words starting with D
This page starts from 799 CORE 8-letter words whose first letter is D. 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 361 extended entries after the CORE results.
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Questions about this word list
How many 8-letter words start with D?
This verified set contains 799 CORE words and 361 extended words, for 1160 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this D group?
The 799 CORE words average 12.7 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these D words often repeat letters?
660 of 799 CORE words repeat at least one letter.