7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and C as the 5th letter
7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and C as the 5th letter number 36, from DEVICES and DEFICIT to the top scorer DYARCHY.
7 of 36 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With D in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (401 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- DEVICES13
- DEFICIT13
- DEFECTS13
- DIRECTS10
- DEPICTS12
- DEBACLE12
- DETECTS10
- DEDUCED12
- DEFACED14
- DEPECHE15
- DASHCAM15
- DERECHO13
- DEDUCES11
- DEDUCTS11
- DEFOCUS13
- DOVECOT13
- DEFACES13
- DIGICAM13
- DYARCHY19
- DIARCHY16
- DOMICAL12
- DIDICOY14
- DELICTS10
- DIDICOI11
- DELICES10
- DOMICIL12
- DEJECTA17
- DECOCTS12
- DEFACER13
- DEJECTS17
- DETICKS14
- DICYCLY18
- DIDACTS11
- DROICHS13
- DROICHY16
- DUARCHY16
All valid words 36
- DASHCAM15
- DEBACLE12
- DECOCTS12
- DEDUCED12
- DEDUCES11
- DEDUCTS11
- DEFACED14
- DEFACER13
- DEFACES13
- DEFECTS13
- DEFICIT13
- DEFOCUS13
- DEJECTA17
- DEJECTS17
- DELICES10
- DELICTS10
- DEPECHE15
- DEPICTS12
- DERECHO13
- DETECTS10
- DETICKS14
- DEVICES13
- DIARCHY16
- DICYCLY18
- DIDACTS11
- DIDICOI11
- DIDICOY14
- DIGICAM13
- DIRECTS10
- DOMICAL12
- DOMICIL12
- DOVECOT13
- DROICHS13
- DROICHY16
- DUARCHY16
- DYARCHY19
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYARCHY | 19 | 17 | All three |
| DICYCLY | 18 | 19 | All three |
| DEJECTA | 17 | 20 | All three |
| DEJECTS | 17 | 20 | All three |
| DIARCHY | 16 | 15 | All three |
| DROICHY | 16 | 15 | Collins only |
| DUARCHY | 16 | 16 | Collins only |
| DEPECHE | 15 | 16 | Collins only |
| DASHCAM | 15 | 16 | NWL only |
| DEFACED | 14 | 15 | All three |
| DIDICOY | 14 | 14 | Collins only |
| DETICKS | 14 | 15 | All three |
Seven-letter words that start with D and carry a C in fifth place form a set of 36. DEVICES, DEFICIT and DEFECTS are the everyday finds, while DYARCHY and DICYCLY lead the scoring. Only 7 of the 36 count as common words, so most of the list is specialist vocabulary.
D first, C fifth in numbers
- 36 words fit D _ _ _ C _ _ in at least one tournament dictionary.
- Collins accepts 34, NWL2023 accepts 29 and ENABLE accepts 26.
- S ends 16 of them and Y ends 6; D, E, L, M and T end 2 each.
- DYARCHY scores 19, DICYCLY 18, and DEJECTA and DEJECTS 17 each.
- The average score across all 36 words is 13.3.
Which endings are most common?
Sixteen of the 36 words end in S, including DEVICES, DEFECTS, DIRECTS and DEPICTS. Y is a distant second with 6 words, among them DYARCHY, DIARCHY and DUARCHY.
Every word begins with D, so the first letter tells you nothing. The fifth-place C and the last letter carry the whole clue: an S ending leaves 16 candidates, and a Y ending leaves just 6.
Scores and limits of the D-C set
DYARCHY scores 19 and DICYCLY 18, but neither is a word most players would reach for. DEJECTA and DEJECTS tie at 17, and DEPECHE and DASHCAM follow at 15. Familiar DEVICES and DEFICIT score lower, at 13 apiece, and 30 of the 36 words have dictionary definitions.
Collins accepts 34 of the 36, NWL2023 29 and ENABLE 26, so a North American game may reject some of the rarer entries. DIDICOY and DROICHY are the kind to check against your game's word list first.
Where to start searching
Try S endings first, then Y endings: those two groups cover 22 of the 36 words. Only when both fail should you test the smaller endings.
Questions people ask
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