7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter

7-letter words with D first and A second number 236, from familiar picks like dancing and darling to high-scoring dazzled.

236 wordsTop pick DANCINGHighest score DAZZLED 27

11 of 236 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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J
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M
N
O
P
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Z

2nd letter
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F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
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Z

With D in 1st place, E is the most common 2nd letter (511 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 236 · most-used first

DANCING₁₁
DAMAGED₁₂
DAMAGES₁₁
DARLING₉
DANCERS₁₀
DANGERS₉
DAYTIME₁₃
DARKEST₁₂
DAYCARE₁₃
DASHING₁₂
DAMNING₁₁
DAGGERS₁₀
DAMPING₁₃
DAISIES₈
DADDIES₁₀
DAILIES₈
DAUPHIN₁₃
DAZZLED₂₇
DAWNING₁₂
DABBLED₁₃
DARTING₉
DAMPERS₁₂
DABBING₁₃
DANGLED₁₀
DARSHAN₁₁
DAIRIES₈
DARESAY₁₁
DAUNTED₉
DAPPLED₁₃
DASHCAM₁₅
DANGLES₉
DARKENS₁₂
DAZZLES₂₆
DAMSELS₁₀
DAMMING₁₃
DAEMONS₁₀
DAHLIAS₁₁
DAMPIER₁₂
DAMPENS₁₂
DALTONS₈
DAYLONG₁₂
DABBLES₁₂
DAPHNIA₁₃
DAZZLER₂₆
DANDIES₉
DARNING₉
DATABLE₁₀
DADAIST₉

Showing the top 48 of 236 words. See every valid word

All valid words 236

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

DABBERS₁₂
DABBING₁₃
DABBITY₁₅
DABBLED₁₃
DABBLER₁₂
DABBLES₁₂
DABSTER₁₀
DACITES₁₀
DACKERS₁₄
DACKING₁₅
DACOITS₁₀
DACOITY₁₃
DACRONS₁₀
DACTYLI₁₃
DACTYLS₁₃
DADAISM₁₁
DADAIST₉
DADDIES₁₀
DADDING₁₁
DADDLED₁₁
DADDLES₁₀
DADDOCK₁₆
DADOING₁₀
DAEMONS₁₀
DAFFIER₁₄
DAFFIES₁₄
DAFFILY₁₇
DAFFING₁₅
DAFTARS₁₁
DAFTEST₁₁
DAFTIES₁₁
DAGABAS₁₁
DAGGERS₁₀
DAGGIER₁₀
DAGGING₁₁
DAGGLED₁₁
DAGGLES₁₀
DAGLOCK₁₅
DAGOBAS₁₁
DAGWOOD₁₃
DAHLIAS₁₁
DAHOONS₁₁
DAIDLED₁₀
DAIDLES₉
DAIKERS₁₂
DAIKONS₁₂
DAILIES₈
DAIMIOS₁₀
DAIMOKU₁₄
DAIMONS₁₀
DAIMYOS₁₃
DAINING₉
DAIRIES₈
DAISIED₉
DAISIES₈
DAKERED₁₃
DAKOITI₁₂
DAKOITS₁₂
DAKOITY₁₅
DALAPON₁₀
DALASIS₈
DALEDHS₁₂
DALETHS₁₁
DALGYTE₁₂
DALLIED₉
DALLIER₈
DALLIES₈
DALLOPS₁₀
DALTONS₈
DAMAGED₁₂
DAMAGER₁₁
DAMAGES₁₁
DAMASKS₁₄
DAMBROD₁₃
DAMFOOL₁₃
DAMIANA₁₀
DAMMARS₁₂
DAMMERS₁₂
DAMMING₁₃
DAMNERS₁₀
DAMNEST₁₀
DAMNIFY₁₆
DAMNING₁₁
DAMOSEL₁₀
DAMOZEL₁₉
DAMPENS₁₂
DAMPERS₁₂
DAMPEST₁₂
DAMPIER₁₂
DAMPING₁₃
DAMPISH₁₅
DAMSELS₁₀
DAMSONS₁₀
DANAZOL₁₇
DANCERS₁₀
DANCIER₁₀
DANCING₁₁
DANDERS₉
DANDIER₉
DANDIES₉
DANDIFY₁₅
DANDILY₁₂
DANDLED₁₀
DANDLER₉
DANDLES₉
DANELAW₁₁
DANGERS₉
DANGEST₉
DANGING₁₀
DANGLED₁₀
DANGLER₉
DANGLES₉
DANKEST₁₂
DANKISH₁₅
DANNIES₈
DANSAKS₁₂
DANSEUR₈
DANTING₉
DANTONS₈
DAPHNES₁₃
DAPHNIA₁₃
DAPHNID₁₄
DAPPERS₁₂
DAPPING₁₃
DAPPLED₁₃
DAPPLES₁₂
DAPSONE₁₀
DAQUIRI₁₇
DARBARS₁₀
DARBIES₁₀
DARCIES₁₀
DAREFUL₁₁
DARESAY₁₁
DARGAHS₁₂
DARGLES₉
DARINGS₉
DARIOLE₈
DARKENS₁₂
DARKEST₁₂
DARKEYS₁₅
DARKIES₁₂
DARKING₁₃
DARKISH₁₅
DARKLED₁₃
DARKLES₁₂
DARLING₉
DARNELS₈
DARNERS₈
DARNEST₈
DARNING₉
DAROGHA₁₂
DARRAIN₈
DARRAYN₁₁
DARRING₉
DARSHAN₁₁
DARTERS₈
DARTING₉
DARTLED₉
DARTLES₈
DARTRES₈
DASHCAM₁₅
DASHEEN₁₁
DASHEKI₁₅
DASHERS₁₁
DASHIER₁₁
DASHIKI₁₅
DASHING₁₂
DASHPOT₁₃
DASSIES₈
DASTARD₉
DASYPOD₁₄
DASYURE₁₁
DATABLE₁₀
DATABUS₁₀
DATARIA₈
DATCHAS₁₃
DATEDLY₁₂
DATINGS₉
DATIVAL₁₁
DATIVES₁₁
DATURAS₈
DATURIC₁₀
DAUBERS₁₀
DAUBERY₁₃
DAUBIER₁₀
DAUBING₁₁
DAUDING₁₀
DAUNDER₉
DAUNERS₈
DAUNTED₉
DAUNTER₈
DAUNTON₈
DAUPHIN₁₃
DAURING₉
DAUTIES₈
DAUTING₉
DAVENED₁₂
DAVIDIA₁₂
DAWBAKE₁₇
DAWCOCK₁₉
DAWDING₁₃
DAWDLED₁₃
DAWDLER₁₂
DAWDLES₁₂
DAWNERS₁₁
DAWNING₁₂
DAWTIES₁₁
DAWTING₁₂
DAYANIM₁₃
DAYBEDS₁₄
DAYBOOK₁₇
DAYBOYS₁₆
DAYCARE₁₃
DAYCHED₁₇
DAYCHES₁₆
DAYGLOW₁₅
DAYLILY₁₄
DAYLONG₁₂
DAYMARE₁₃
DAYMARK₁₇
DAYPACK₁₉
DAYROOM₁₃
DAYSACK₁₇
DAYSAIL₁₁
DAYSIDE₁₂
DAYSMAN₁₃
DAYSMEN₁₃
DAYSTAR₁₁
DAYTALE₁₁
DAYTIME₁₃
DAYWEAR₁₄
DAYWORK₁₈
DAZEDLY₂₁
DAZZLED₂₇
DAZZLER₂₆
DAZZLES₂₆

Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 7th letter is S.

3rd letter

R14%
N11%
M10%

4th letter

5th letter

I31%
E15%
L13%

6th letter

E31%
N17%
R12%

7th letter

S37%
G12%
D10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; DAZZLED tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

88 points: 25 words
9 points: 28 words
1010 points: 37 words
11 points: 34 words
1212 points: 37 words
13 points: 31 words
1414 points: 10 words
15 points: 14 words
1616 points: 4 words
17 points: 8 words
1818 points: 1 words
19 points: 3 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 1 words
2222 points: 0 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 0 words
25 points: 0 words
2626 points: 2 words
27 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
DAZZLED	27	28	All three
DAZZLES	26	27	All three
DAZZLER	26	27	All three
DAZEDLY	21	21	All three
DAYPACK	19	20	NWL only
DAMOZEL	19	21	All three
DAWCOCK	19	21	Collins only
DAYWORK	18	17	All three
DAYBOOK	17	17	All three
DANAZOL	17	19	Collins · NWL
DAYMARK	17	17	Collins only
DAQUIRI	17	18	Collins only

That fixed DA opening gives you a focused set, but everyday choices are scarce: just 11 words here rank among the most common English words. Dancing, damaged, darling and daytime are recognizable options; less familiar entries sit beside them in tournament lists. The pattern also has a clear scoring standout: dazzled leads the high-score group.

What stands out in the DA word list?

The pattern contains 236 seven-letter words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary.
Only 11 entries fall within the common-word group, so expect plenty of obscure plays.
Collins includes 228 matches, compared with 178 in NWL2023 and 163 in ENABLE.
Words ending in S lead the recorded final-letter counts, with 88 examples.
Dazzled scores 27 points, ahead of dazzles at 26 and dazedly at 21.

Which endings and neighboring patterns are most common?

Among the leading final letters, S is far ahead with 88 words. G follows at 28, then D at 23 and R at 20. That makes plural-looking endings a productive place to scan, with dancing, damages and dancers offering familiar examples.

The second-letter A group is smaller than several nearby D patterns: D-E has 511 matches and D-I has 384. D-O has 280, so DA sits below those neighbors at 236. If your clue confirms the opening but not the second letter, compare those patterns before narrowing your guesses.

How should you score 7-letter words with D first and A second?

Dazzled is the standout scoring play at 27 points, while dazzles and dazzler each score 26. The Z makes these entries worth checking when your rack supports the word; a familiar word is not automatically the strongest play. Dazedly also reaches 21 points without the same ending.

Daypack and damozel score 19 points apiece, while daywork scores 18. Those choices are less familiar than dancing or darling, so confirm the word in your game's dictionary before committing. Dictionary coverage varies: Collins lists 228 matches, while NWL2023 lists 178.

The full set is not equally playable across every tournament word list.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with DA?

There are 236 seven-letter words with D first and A second in the tournament-dictionary set. Dancing, damaged, darling and daytime are among the recognizable examples. Only 11 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so many of the remaining options are uncommon.

What is the highest-scoring seven-letter DA word?

Dazzled is the top scorer at 27 points. Dazzles and dazzler follow at 26 points each, with dazedly at 21. These are tile-score figures, so your final score still depends on the board and any premium squares.

Do all DA words appear in every Scrabble dictionary?

No, dictionary coverage differs across the lists. Collins includes 228 matches, NWL2023 includes 178 and ENABLE includes 163. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry, especially when you are choosing among less common options.

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