6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and D as the 6th letter

Every match begins with D and returns to D at the end, leaving four middle positions open. Twenty entries rank among the most common English words, including DENIED, DEPEND, and DANCED. Other examples range from everyday forms such as DUBBED to less familiar game vocabulary, so this pattern reaches beyond a shortlist of common terms.

How many 6-letter words starting and ending with D?

• There are 133 matches for the pattern D _ _ _ _ D.
• DEMAND, DEFEND, DENIED, and DEPEND are recognizable examples.
• DOXXED leads the scoring list at 22 points; DOCKED, DECKED, and DUCKED each score 14.
• Twenty matches are common by frequency, so many other entries are less familiar.
• Collins lists 130 matches, compared with 106 in NWL2023 and 98 in ENABLE; those dictionary counts overlap.
• The average Scrabble score is 10.1 points, and only 104 of the 133 matches carry a dictionary definition.

Which D-starting, D-ending words score well?

DOXXED is the scoring standout at 22 points. DIOXID follows at 15, while DOCKED, DECKED, DUCKED, DOFFED, DUFFED, DAFFED, and DACKED each score 14.

The contrast is useful at the rack: a familiar word such as DEMAND is easy to spot, but the X makes DOXXED the stronger raw-score option. Check that you can form its spelling before planning a play around the points.

How does this pattern compare with nearby letter pairs?

Changing the first letter while keeping D at the end gives 267 matches for S _ _ _ _ D. Keeping D first and changing the final letter to S gives 305 matches, more than twice the 133 D-at-both-ends results.

The same D pattern also appears at seven letters, with 29 matches. The 6-letter words starting and ending with D are drawn from tournament dictionaries, but individual games do not share identical word lists; check your game's dictionary before relying on an unfamiliar entry. B-starting forms follow at 189, and P-starting forms reach 176, so D is not the busiest opener for a final D.