Menu
Find words

6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter

6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter: 368 tournament-dictionary matches, including degree, dinner, and driver.

368 wordsTop pick DEGREEHighest score DOXXED 22

48 of 368 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With D in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (368 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Common words 48 · most-used first

All valid words 368

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • DABBED12
  • DABBER11
  • DACKED14
  • DACKER13
  • DADDED10
  • DADOED9
  • DADOES8
  • DAFFED14
  • DAFTER10
  • DAGGED10
  • DAGGER9
  • DAGOES8
  • DAIKER11
  • DAIMEN9
  • DAINED8
  • DAINES7
  • DAISES7
  • DALLES7
  • DAMMED12
  • DAMMER11
  • DAMNED10
  • DAMNER9
  • DAMPED12
  • DAMPEN11
  • DAMPER11
  • DAMSEL9
  • DANCED10
  • DANCER9
  • DANCES9
  • DANCEY12
  • DANDER8
  • DANGED9
  • DANGER8
  • DANKER11
  • DANTED8
  • DAPPED12
  • DAPPER11
  • DARKED12
  • DARKEN11
  • DARKER11
  • DARKEY14
  • DARNED8
  • DARNEL7
  • DARNER7
  • DARRED8
  • DARRES7
  • DARTED8
  • DARTER7
  • DASHED11
  • DASHER10
  • DASHES10
  • DAUBED10
  • DAUBER9
  • DAUBES9
  • DAUDED9
  • DAUNER7
  • DAURED8
  • DAUTED8
  • DAVIES10
  • DAWDED12
  • DAWNED11
  • DAWNER10
  • DAWNEY13
  • DAWTED11
  • DAYBED13
  • DEADED9
  • DEADEN8
  • DEADER8
  • DEAFEN10
  • DEAFER10
  • DEALER7
  • DEANED8
  • DEANER7
  • DEARED8
  • DEARER7
  • DEARES7
  • DEAVED11
  • DEAVES10
  • DEBTED10
  • DEBTEE9
  • DEBYES12
  • DECKED14
  • DECKEL13
  • DECKER13
  • DECREE9
  • DECREW12
  • DECTET9
  • DEEDED9
  • DEEDER8
  • DEEMED10
  • DEEPEN9
  • DEEPER9
  • DEEVED11
  • DEEVES10
  • DEFFER13
  • DEFIED11
  • DEFIER10
  • DEFIES10
  • DEFLEA10
  • DEFLEX17
  • DEFTER10
  • DEFUEL10
  • DEGGED10
  • DEGREE8
  • DEICED10
  • DEICER9
  • DEICES9
  • DEIDER8
  • DEIFER10
  • DEIXES14
  • DELVED11
  • DELVER10
  • DELVES10
  • DEMIES9
  • DEMOED10
  • DENIED8
  • DENIER7
  • DENIES7
  • DENNED8
  • DENNET7
  • DENSER7
  • DENTED8
  • DENTEL7
  • DENTEX14
  • DESEED8
  • DESSES7
  • DEUCED10
  • DEUCES9
  • DEVVEL13
  • DEWIER10
  • DEXIES14
  • DEXTER14
  • DHOLES10
  • DIADEM10
  • DIALED8
  • DIALER7
  • DIAPER9
  • DIBBED12
  • DIBBER11
  • DICIER9
  • DICKED14
  • DICKER13
  • DICKEY16
  • DICTED10
  • DIDDER9
  • DIDIES8
  • DIDOES8
  • DIENES7
  • DIESEL7
  • DIESES7
  • DIETED8
  • DIETER7
  • DIFFER13
  • DIGGED10
  • DIGGER9
  • DIKIER11
  • DILLED8
  • DIMMED12
  • DIMMER11
  • DINGED9
  • DINGER8
  • DINGES8
  • DINGEY11
  • DINKED12
  • DINKER11
  • DINKEY14
  • DINNED8
  • DINNER7
  • DINTED8
  • DIODES8
  • DIPLEX16
  • DIPNET9
  • DIPPED12
  • DIPPER11
  • DIRGES8
  • DIRHEM12
  • DIRKED12
  • DIRKES11
  • DIRLED8
  • DIRTED8
  • DISCED10
  • DISHED11
  • DISHES10
  • DISKED12
  • DISKER11
  • DISMES9
  • DISPEL9
  • DISSED8
  • DISSES7
  • DITHER10
  • DITTED8
  • DITZES16
  • DIXIES14
  • DJEBEL16
  • DOATED8
  • DOATER7
  • DOBBED12
  • DOBBER11
  • DOBIES9
  • DOCKED14
  • DOCKEN13
  • DOCKER13
  • DOCKET13
  • DODDED10
  • DODDER9
  • DODGED10
  • DODGEM11
  • DODGER9
  • DODGES9
  • DODOES8
  • DOFFED14
  • DOFFER13
  • DOGGED10
  • DOGGER9
  • DOGIES8
  • DOGLEG9
  • DOGMEN10
  • DOILED8
  • DOITED8
  • DOLCES9
  • DOLLED8
  • DOLMEN9
  • DOMIER9
  • DONDER8
  • DONEES7
  • DONGED9
  • DONKEY14
  • DONNED8
  • DONNEE7
  • DONNES7
  • DONZEL16
  • DOOCED10
  • DOOFER10
  • DOOKED12
  • DOOKET11
  • DOOLEE7
  • DOOLES7
  • DOOMED10
  • DOORED8
  • DOOZER16
  • DOPIER9
  • DOPPED12
  • DOPPER11
  • DOREES7
  • DORIES7
  • DORMER9
  • DORPER9
  • DORRED8
  • DORSEL7
  • DORSER7
  • DORSES7
  • DORTED8
  • DORTER7
  • DOSHES10
  • DOSSED8
  • DOSSEL7
  • DOSSER7
  • DOSSES7
  • DOTIER7
  • DOTTED8
  • DOTTEL7
  • DOTTER7
  • DOUCER9
  • DOUCET9
  • DOUKED12
  • DOURER7
  • DOUSED8
  • DOUSER7
  • DOUSES7
  • DOUTED8
  • DOUTER7
  • DOVIER10
  • DOWIER10
  • DOWLES10
  • DOWNED11
  • DOWNER10
  • DOWSED11
  • DOWSER10
  • DOWSES10
  • DOWSET10
  • DOXIES14
  • DOXXED22
  • DOXXES21
  • DOYLEY13
  • DOZIER16
  • DRAGEE8
  • DRAKES11
  • DRAPED10
  • DRAPER9
  • DRAPES9
  • DRAPET9
  • DRAPEY12
  • DRAWEE10
  • DRAWER10
  • DRAYED11
  • DRAZEL16
  • DRERES7
  • DRICES9
  • DRIVEL10
  • DRIVEN10
  • DRIVER10
  • DRIVES10
  • DROGER8
  • DROKES11
  • DROLER7
  • DROLES7
  • DROMES9
  • DRONED8
  • DRONER7
  • DRONES7
  • DROVED11
  • DROVER10
  • DROVES10
  • DRUPEL9
  • DRUPES9
  • DRUSES7
  • DUBBED12
  • DUBBER11
  • DUCKED14
  • DUCKER13
  • DUCTED10
  • DUDDER9
  • DUDEEN8
  • DUELED8
  • DUELER7
  • DUETED8
  • DUFFED14
  • DUFFEL13
  • DUFFER13
  • DUIKER11
  • DULCES9
  • DULCET9
  • DULLED8
  • DULLER7
  • DULSES7
  • DUMBED12
  • DUMBER11
  • DUMPED12
  • DUMPER11
  • DUNCES9
  • DUNDER8
  • DUNGED9
  • DUNGER8
  • DUNKED12
  • DUNKER11
  • DUNNED8
  • DUNNER7
  • DUNTED8
  • DUPLET9
  • DUPLEX16
  • DUPPED12
  • DURNED8
  • DUSHED11
  • DUSHES10
  • DUSKED12
  • DUSKEN11
  • DUSKER11
  • DUSTED8
  • DUSTER7
  • DUTIED8
  • DUTIES7
  • DUYKER14
  • DWALES10
  • DWILES10
  • DWINED11
  • DWINES10
  • DYKIER14
  • DZEREN16
Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 6th letter is D.
2nd letter
  1. O25%
  2. E18%
  3. A18%
3rd letter
  1. N12%
  2. A8%
  3. R8%
4th letter
  1. K11%
  2. T10%
  3. N9%
6th letter
  1. D32%
  2. R30%
  3. S20%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; DOXXED tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 59 words
  2. 8 points: 66 words
  3. 99 points: 58 words
  4. 10 points: 65 words
  5. 1111 points: 44 words
  6. 12 points: 27 words
  7. 1313 points: 17 words
  8. 14 points: 19 words
  9. 1515 points: 0 words
  10. 16 points: 10 words
  11. 1717 points: 1 words
  12. 18 points: 0 words
  13. 1919 points: 0 words
  14. 20 points: 0 words
  15. 2121 points: 1 words
  16. 22 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
DOXXED2222NWL only
DOXXES2121NWL only
DEFLEX1718Collins only
DUPLEX1619All three
DICKEY1616All three
DOZIER1616All three
DJEBEL1620All three
DOOZER1616All three
DITZES1616All three
DONZEL1618All three
DIPLEX1618All three
DRAZEL1617Collins only

The pattern is D _ _ _ E _, so the fifth tile is fixed while the final letter remains open. Of 368 accepted matches, only 48 rank among the most common English words. Familiar entries such as degree, dinner, danger, and dealer sit beside specialist vocabulary; the gap matters when you need a playable answer rather than a dictionary-sized list.

6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter

  • 368 entries meet the D-first, E-fifth pattern across tournament dictionaries.
  • Collins accepts 361; NWL2023 accepts 276, with overlap between lists.
  • ENABLE contains 256 matches; dictionary totals overlap rather than add up.
  • Most frequent endings: D (118), R (109), and S (75).
  • Only 7 matches end in E; degree and deeper show different final letters.

Which letters finish these D-and-E pattern words?

D leads with 118 matches, followed closely by R at 109; S comes third at 75. The three endings account for most of the list, while L appears 17 times and N 13.

That distribution is practical for a crossword or rack search: lock the first and fifth positions, then test a likely final D, R, or S before branching. Degree, dinner, and driver demonstrate the pattern, but their endings differ, so do not stop at the shared opening.

For scale, the same six-letter pattern with S first and E fifth has 740 matches, just over twice D’s 368. Changing only the first letter nearly doubles the candidate pool.

Which matching words score well in Scrabble?

Scrabble scoring rewards the less familiar corner of this set. Doxxed is highest at 22 points, with doxxes at 21; deflex scores 17. Duplex and dickey each reach 16, but these are letter values before board premiums, so a double- or triple-letter square changes the result.

For 6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter, the trade-off is breadth versus certainty: 368 tournament entries, but just 48 common words. No single game dictionary contains every match, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure option such as deflex.

For quicker recall, start with everyday candidates such as danger, dealer, and dinner; each fits the fixed positions without requiring a rare spelling. The longer list also includes driven, denied, and deeper, but their final letters differ.

Questions people ask

What are some common six-letter words with D first and E fifth?
Degree, dinner, driver, danger, and dealer are familiar matches for this letter pattern. The full set has 368 tournament-dictionary entries, but only 48 are among the most common English words, so everyday candidates make a sensible first pass.
Why do Collins and NWL2023 show different counts for this pattern?
Collins has 361 matching entries, while NWL2023 has 276. The dictionaries overlap, but neither contains every word accepted by the other, so a candidate's validity depends on the word list used in your game.
What is the highest-scoring match in Scrabble?
Doxxed is the top scorer at 22 points before board premiums. Doxxes follows at 21, and deflex scores 17. Premium squares can raise a play's total, but those figures compare the words' base letter values.

Keep going