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

6-letter words starting with D and ending in S: 305 entries fit the pattern, including DREAMS, DEATHS, and DRINKS.

305 wordsTop pick DREAMSHighest score DOXXES 21

28 of 305 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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D
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H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
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X
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Z

6th letter
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B
C
D
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F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
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X
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Z

With D in 1st place, S is the most common 6th letter (305 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 28 · most-used first

DREAMS₉
DEATHS₁₀
DRINKS₁₁
DUTIES₇
DRIVES₁₀
DISHES₁₀
DOZENS₁₆
DEMONS₉
DELAYS₁₀
DOUBTS₉
DAVIES₁₀
DEBRIS₉
DONORS₇
DANCES₉
DEVILS₁₀
DEPTHS₁₂
DRONES₇
DENIES₇
DIGITS₈
DIVERS₁₀
DRILLS₇
DRAFTS₁₀
DRAINS₇
DRAMAS₉
DONUTS₇
DEBUTS₉
DWARFS₁₃
DINERS₇

All valid words 305

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

DABBAS₁₁
DACHAS₁₂
DADAHS₁₁
DADOES₈
DAGGAS₉
DAGOES₈
DAINES₇
DAISES₇
DAKERS₁₁
DALEDS₈
DALLES₇
DAMANS₉
DAMARS₉
DANCES₉
DANIOS₇
DARAFS₁₀
DARCYS₁₂
DARERS₇
DARGAS₈
DARICS₉
DARRES₇
DARZIS₁₆
DASHES₁₀
DASHIS₁₀
DATALS₇
DATERS₇
DATTOS₇
DATUMS₉
DAUBES₉
DAULTS₇
DAUNTS₇
DAVENS₁₀
DAVIES₁₀
DAVITS₁₀
DAWAHS₁₃
DAYANS₁₀
DAZERS₁₆
DEAIRS₇
DEARES₇
DEARNS₇
DEATHS₁₀
DEAVES₁₀
DEBAGS₁₀
DEBARS₉
DEBELS₉
DEBITS₉
DEBOSS₉
DEBRIS₉
DEBUDS₁₀
DEBUGS₁₀
DEBURS₉
DEBUTS₉
DEBYES₁₂
DECADS₁₀
DECAFS₁₂
DECALS₉
DECANS₉
DECAYS₁₂
DECKOS₁₃
DECORS₉
DECOYS₁₂
DEDANS₈
DEEVES₁₀
DEFATS₁₀
DEFERS₁₀
DEFIES₁₀
DEFOGS₁₁
DEGRAS₈
DEGUMS₁₀
DEHORS₁₀
DEICES₉
DEIGNS₈
DEISMS₉
DEISTS₇
DEIXES₁₄
DEIXIS₁₄
DEKKOS₁₅
DELAYS₁₀
DELFTS₁₀
DELPHS₁₂
DELTAS₇
DELVES₁₀
DEMANS₉
DEMIES₉
DEMISS₉
DEMITS₉
DEMOBS₁₁
DEMONS₉
DEMURS₉
DENARS₇
DENAYS₁₀
DENETS₇
DENIES₇
DENIMS₉
DEPOTS₉
DEPTHS₁₂
DERATS₇
DERAYS₁₀
DERIGS₈
DERMAS₉
DERMIS₉
DERRIS₇
DERROS₇
DERTHS₁₀
DESHIS₁₀
DESSES₇
DETERS₇
DEUCES₉
DEVELS₁₀
DEVILS₁₀
DEVONS₁₀
DEVOTS₁₀
DEWANS₁₀
DEWARS₁₀
DEXIES₁₄
DHIKRS₁₄
DHOBIS₁₂
DHOLES₁₀
DHOLLS₁₀
DHOTIS₁₀
DHUTIS₁₀
DIAZOS₁₆
DICERS₉
DICHTS₁₂
DICOTS₉
DIDIES₈
DIDOES₈
DIENES₇
DIESES₇
DIESIS₇
DIGHTS₁₁
DIGITS₈
DIKERS₁₁
DILDOS₈
DILLIS₇
DIMERS₉
DINARS₇
DINERS₇
DINGES₈
DINGOS₈
DINGUS₈
DINICS₉
DIODES₈
DIOTAS₇
DIPSAS₉
DIPSOS₉
DIRAMS₉
DIRGES₈
DIRKES₁₁
DISCOS₉
DISCUS₉
DISHES₁₀
DISMES₉
DISSES₇
DITALS₇
DITTOS₇
DITZES₁₆
DIVANS₁₀
DIVERS₁₀
DIVOTS₁₀
DIWANS₁₀
DIXIES₁₄
DIXITS₁₄
DIZENS₁₆
DJINNS₁₄
DOBIES₉
DOBLAS₉
DOBRAS₉
DOBROS₉
DODGES₉
DODOES₈
DOGEYS₁₁
DOGIES₈
DOGMAS₁₀
DOHYOS₁₃
DOINGS₈
DOLCES₉
DOLMAS₉
DOLORS₇
DONAHS₁₀
DONEES₇
DONGAS₈
DONKOS₁₁
DONNAS₇
DONNES₇
DONORS₇
DONUTS₇
DOOFUS₁₀
DOOLES₇
DOONAS₇
DOORNS₇
DOPERS₉
DORADS₈
DORBAS₉
DOREES₇
DORIES₇
DORSES₇
DOSEHS₁₀
DOSERS₇
DOSHAS₁₀
DOSHES₁₀
DOSSES₇
DOTERS₇
DOUARS₇
DOUBTS₉
DOUGHS₁₁
DOULAS₇
DOUMAS₉
DOURAS₇
DOUSES₇
DOVENS₁₀
DOVERS₁₀
DOWARS₁₀
DOWELS₁₀
DOWERS₁₀
DOWLAS₁₀
DOWLES₁₀
DOWSES₁₀
DOXIES₁₄
DOXXES₂₁
DOYENS₁₀
DOZENS₁₆
DOZERS₁₆
DRAFFS₁₃
DRAFTS₁₀
DRAILS₇
DRAINS₇
DRAKES₁₁
DRAMAS₉
DRANTS₇
DRAPES₉
DRAWLS₁₀
DREADS₈
DREAMS₉
DREARS₇
DRECKS₁₃
DRERES₇
DRICES₉
DRIERS₇
DRIFTS₁₀
DRILLS₇
DRINKS₁₁
DRIVES₁₀
DROIDS₈
DROILS₇
DROITS₇
DROKES₁₁
DROLES₇
DROLLS₇
DROMES₉
DROMOS₉
DRONES₇
DROOBS₉
DROOGS₈
DROOKS₁₁
DROOLS₇
DROOPS₉
DROUKS₁₁
DROVES₁₀
DROWNS₁₀
DRUIDS₈
DRUNKS₁₁
DRUPES₉
DRUSES₇
DRYADS₁₁
DRYERS₁₀
DSOBOS₉
DSOMOS₉
DUBBOS₁₁
DUCATS₉
DUETTS₇
DUKKAS₁₅
DULCES₉
DULIAS₇
DULSES₇
DUMBOS₁₁
DUMKAS₁₃
DUMOUS₉
DUNAMS₉
DUNCES₉
DUOMOS₉
DUPERS₉
DURAGS₈
DURALS₇
DURESS₇
DUROCS₉
DUROYS₁₀
DURRAS₇
DURUMS₉
DURZIS₁₆
DUSHES₁₀
DUTIES₇
DUVETS₁₀
DWAALS₁₀
DWALES₁₀
DWALMS₁₂
DWANGS₁₁
DWARFS₁₃
DWAUMS₁₂
DWEEBS₁₂
DWELLS₁₀
DWILES₁₀
DWINES₁₀
DYINGS₁₁
DYNELS₁₀

Letters by positionIn 26% of these words the 2nd letter is E.

2nd letter

E26%
O19%
I14%

3rd letter

R10%
O10%
N8%

4th letter

A14%
E12%
I10%

5th letter

E25%
R12%
T9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; DOXXES tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 74 words
8 points: 27 words
99 points: 71 words
10 points: 72 words
1111 points: 22 words
12 points: 13 words
1313 points: 7 words
14 points: 8 words
1515 points: 2 words
16 points: 8 words
1717 points: 0 words
18 points: 0 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
DOXXES	21	21	NWL only
DOZENS	16	17	All three
DOZERS	16	16	All three
DITZES	16	16	All three
DAZERS	16	16	Collins only
DIZENS	16	17	All three
DARZIS	16	16	Collins only
DIAZOS	16	16	Collins · NWL
DURZIS	16	17	Collins only
DEKKOS	15	15	All three
DUKKAS	15	16	Collins · NWL
DJINNS	14	18	All three

The fixed frame D _ _ _ _ S narrows a six-letter rack without forcing one middle pattern. Familiar matches include DREAMS, DEATHS, DRINKS, DUTIES, and DISHES, while DOXXES leads the scoring results. Only 28 entries count as common by English frequency, so the pattern mixes everyday words with less familiar forms, and the full set is not accepted in every dictionary.

At a glance: the D-to-S pattern

305 words match D _ _ _ _ S across the tournament dictionaries.
Collins includes 293 matches, compared with 221 in NWL2023 and 197 in ENABLE.
Only 28 entries are common by English frequency; 265 have definitions.
DOXXES scores 21 points; DOZENS and DOZERS each score 16.
DREAMS, DEATHS, DRINKS, and DELAYS are familiar examples.

Which familiar words fit the D-to-S frame?

DREAMS, DEATHS, DRINKS, DRIVES, and DOUBTS show how many middle-letter shapes fit between the fixed ends. For a clue with unknown center letters, compare those familiar forms against your crossing letters instead of assuming the opening D and final S point to one answer.

The examples also span different uses: DREAMS and DEATHS are plural nouns, DENIES is a verb form, and DEBRIS is a mass noun. A familiar-looking ending does not reveal how a word is used, and a valid dictionary entry need not be a common guess.

How to use 6-letter words starting with D and ending in S

Start with DREAMS, DRINKS, DISHES, or DELAYS when the center is still open; each gives you a different sequence to test against known letters. Once you have a crossing, keep both fixed ends in place and compare only the four middle tiles. DOXXES is a scoring standout, but its less familiar form makes it a poor default guess when common vocabulary matters.

The pattern is narrow, but acceptance differs by dictionary: Collins has 293 matches, NWL2023 has 221, and ENABLE has 197. Only 28 entries count as common, so check your game's word list before playing a less familiar match.

Questions people ask

How many D-first, S-last six-letter words are common?

Only 28 of the 305 matching words count as common by English frequency. Familiar options include DREAMS, DEATHS, and DRINKS. That makes those recognizable forms a better place to start when a puzzle calls for a natural-looking word than an obscure entry.

Which D-and-S word scores highest in Scrabble?

DOXXES scores 21 points before premium-square bonuses. DOZENS, DOZERS, DITZES, and DAZERS each score 16, giving DOXXES a five-point base-score edge over that group. Board premiums can change the total you earn during a game.

Are all 305 words accepted in every word-game dictionary?

No. The 305 matches appear across at least one tournament dictionary, but the individual lists differ: Collins has 293, NWL2023 has 221, and ENABLE has 197. Check the word list used by your game before relying on a less familiar entry.

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