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6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and W as the 2nd letter

6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and W as the 2nd letter: 12 tournament-dictionary entries, led by DWEEBY at 15 points.

12 wordsTop pick DWARFSHighest score DWEEBY 15

1 of 12 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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With D in 1st place, E is the most common 2nd letter (312 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 12 · most-used first

  • DWARFS13
  • DWELLS10
  • DWEEBS12
  • DWEEBY15
  • DWAALS10
  • DWALES10
  • DWALMS12
  • DWANGS11
  • DWAUMS12
  • DWILES10
  • DWINED11
  • DWINES10
All valid words 12

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

  • DWAALS10
  • DWALES10
  • DWALMS12
  • DWANGS11
  • DWARFS13
  • DWAUMS12
  • DWEEBS12
  • DWEEBY15
  • DWELLS10
  • DWILES10
  • DWINED11
  • DWINES10
Letters by positionIn 83% of these words the 6th letter is S.
3rd letter
  1. A50%
  2. E25%
  3. I25%
4th letter
  1. L33%
  2. N25%
  3. E17%
5th letter
  1. E33%
  2. L17%
  3. M17%
6th letter
  1. S83%
  2. Y8%
  3. D8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
DWEEBY1515Collins · NWL
DWARFS1313All three
DWEEBS1213All three
DWALMS1214Collins only
DWAUMS1214Collins only
DWANGS1113Collins only
DWINED1112All three
DWELLS1012All three
DWAALS1011Collins only
DWALES1011Collins · NWL
DWINES1011All three
DWILES1011Collins only

Only 12 six-letter entries begin DW across the tournament dictionaries, making this a tight pattern rather than a broad word family. DWARFS and DWELLS are recognizable choices; the rest include less familiar forms such as DWAALS and DWALMS. Collins includes all 12, while NWL2023 has 7 and ENABLE has 5.

6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and W as the 2nd letter

  • All 12 matches begin DW, and Collins includes every one of them.
  • NWL2023 includes 7 entries and ENABLE includes 5, so dictionary coverage differs sharply.
  • Only one match clears the common-word frequency cutoff; expect most to be unfamiliar in ordinary play.
  • DWEEBY scores 15 points, ahead of DWARFS at 13 and DWEEBS at 12.
  • Ten finish in S; DWINED and DWEEBY are the exceptions, ending in D and Y.

Why do ten of the twelve DW words end in S?

Ten of these 12 words end in S, leaving only DWINED, which ends in D, and DWEEBY, which ends in Y. After fixing DW, an S-ending square is the natural first place to test; the two exceptions are easy to overlook when solving from the final letter.

Among the S-ending examples are DWARFS, DWELLS, DWEEBS, DWAALS, DWALMS, and DWILES. The group is not simply familiar plurals: its single common entry sits alongside forms less likely to come to mind, so use the fixed letters before guessing from meaning. The five-letter D-W pattern also has 12 matches, while the seven-letter version has 10.

How should you use the DW pattern in a word game?

Treat DW as a constraint, then work from the ending. If S is open, test the ten S-finishers; if the board requires D or Y, the only matches are DWINED and DWEEBY. DWEEBY offers the top score at 15 points, with DWARFS next at 13.

Dictionary coverage is a real limitation for 6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and W as the 2nd letter. Collins accepts all 12, but NWL2023 has 7 and ENABLE has 5; an entry accepted in one game may fail in another. Check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar form, especially DWAALS or DWALMS.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with DW?
There are 12 six-letter DW entries across the tournament dictionaries. Collins includes all 12, compared with 7 in NWL2023 and 5 in ENABLE, so the accepted choices depend on the word list used by your game.
Which six-letter DW word scores the most?
DWEEBY leads the Scrabble scores at 15 points. DWARFS follows at 13, while DWEEBS, DWALMS, and DWAUMS each score 12. Board bonuses can change a play's total, but DWEEBY has the highest base score among these entries.
Do any six-letter words beginning DW end in D or Y?
Yes. DWINED is the only match ending in D, and DWEEBY is the only match ending in Y. The other 10 entries finish in S, making the S-ending group much larger when you already know the first two letters.

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