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

7-letter words with D first and I second total 384 matches, including familiar choices such as disease, digital, discuss, and display.

384 wordsTop pick DISEASEHighest score DIZZILY 29

45 of 384 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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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Common words 45 · most-used first

All valid words 384

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

  • DIABASE10
  • DIABLES10
  • DIABOLO10
  • DIACIDS11
  • DIADEMS11
  • DIADROM11
  • DIAGRAM11
  • DIAGRID10
  • DIALECT10
  • DIALERS8
  • DIALING9
  • DIALIST8
  • DIALLED9
  • DIALLEL8
  • DIALLER8
  • DIALOGS9
  • DIALYSE11
  • DIALYZE20
  • DIAMIDE11
  • DIAMINE10
  • DIAMINS10
  • DIAMOND11
  • DIANDRY12
  • DIANOIA8
  • DIAPASE10
  • DIAPERS10
  • DIAPIRS10
  • DIAPSID11
  • DIARCHY16
  • DIARIAL8
  • DIARIAN8
  • DIARIES8
  • DIARISE8
  • DIARIST8
  • DIARIZE17
  • DIASTEM10
  • DIASTER8
  • DIATOMS10
  • DIATRON8
  • DIAXONS15
  • DIAZINE17
  • DIAZINS17
  • DIAZOES17
  • DIAZOLE17
  • DIBASIC12
  • DIBBERS12
  • DIBBING13
  • DIBBLED13
  • DIBBLER12
  • DIBBLES12
  • DIBBUKS16
  • DIBUTYL13
  • DICAMBA14
  • DICASTS10
  • DICHORD14
  • DICHTED14
  • DICIEST10
  • DICINGS11
  • DICKENS14
  • DICKERS14
  • DICKEYS17
  • DICKIER14
  • DICKIES14
  • DICKING15
  • DICLINY13
  • DICOTYL13
  • DICTATE10
  • DICTIER10
  • DICTING11
  • DICTION10
  • DICTUMS12
  • DICYCLY18
  • DIDACTS11
  • DIDAKAI13
  • DIDAKEI13
  • DIDDERS10
  • DIDDIER10
  • DIDDIES10
  • DIDDLED11
  • DIDDLER10
  • DIDDLES10
  • DIDDLEY13
  • DIDDUMS12
  • DIDICOI11
  • DIDICOY14
  • DIDYMOS14
  • DIEBACK16
  • DIEDRAL9
  • DIEDRES9
  • DIEHARD12
  • DIEOFFS14
  • DIESELS8
  • DIESTER8
  • DIETARY11
  • DIETERS8
  • DIETHER11
  • DIETHYL14
  • DIETINE8
  • DIETING9
  • DIETIST8
  • DIFFERS14
  • DIFFORM16
  • DIFFUSE14
  • DIGAMMA13
  • DIGESTS9
  • DIGGERS10
  • DIGGING11
  • DIGHTED13
  • DIGICAM13
  • DIGITAL9
  • DIGLOTS9
  • DIGLYPH17
  • DIGNIFY15
  • DIGNITY12
  • DIGONAL9
  • DIGOXIN16
  • DIGRAPH14
  • DIGRESS9
  • DIHEDRA12
  • DIKASTS12
  • DIKDIKS17
  • DIKIEST12
  • DIKKOPS18
  • DIKTATS12
  • DILATED9
  • DILATER8
  • DILATES8
  • DILATOR8
  • DILDOES9
  • DILEMMA12
  • DILLIER8
  • DILLIES8
  • DILLING9
  • DILUENT8
  • DILUTED9
  • DILUTEE8
  • DILUTER8
  • DILUTES8
  • DILUTOR8
  • DILUVIA11
  • DIMBLES12
  • DIMERIC12
  • DIMETER10
  • DIMMERS12
  • DIMMEST12
  • DIMMING13
  • DIMMISH15
  • DIMNESS10
  • DIMORPH15
  • DIMOUTS10
  • DIMPLED13
  • DIMPLES12
  • DIMWITS13
  • DINDLED10
  • DINDLES9
  • DINERIC10
  • DINEROS8
  • DINETTE8
  • DINGBAT11
  • DINGERS9
  • DINGEYS12
  • DINGIER9
  • DINGIES9
  • DINGILY12
  • DINGING10
  • DINGLES9
  • DINGOED10
  • DINGOES9
  • DININGS9
  • DINITRO8
  • DINKEST12
  • DINKEYS15
  • DINKIER12
  • DINKIES12
  • DINKING13
  • DINKUMS14
  • DINMONT10
  • DINNERS8
  • DINNING9
  • DINNLED9
  • DINNLES8
  • DINTING9
  • DIOBOLS10
  • DIOCESE10
  • DIOPTER10
  • DIOPTRE10
  • DIORAMA10
  • DIORISM10
  • DIORITE8
  • DIOXANE15
  • DIOXANS15
  • DIOXIDE16
  • DIOXIDS16
  • DIOXINS15
  • DIPHASE13
  • DIPHONE13
  • DIPLOES10
  • DIPLOIC12
  • DIPLOID11
  • DIPLOMA12
  • DIPLONS10
  • DIPLONT10
  • DIPNETS10
  • DIPNOAN10
  • DIPODIC13
  • DIPOLAR10
  • DIPOLES10
  • DIPPERS12
  • DIPPIER12
  • DIPPING13
  • DIPSHIT13
  • DIPTERA10
  • DIPTYCA15
  • DIPTYCH18
  • DIQUARK21
  • DIQUATS17
  • DIRDAMS11
  • DIRDUMS11
  • DIRECTS10
  • DIREFUL11
  • DIREMPT12
  • DIRHAMS13
  • DIRHEMS13
  • DIRIGES9
  • DIRKING13
  • DIRLING9
  • DIRNDLS9
  • DIRTBAG11
  • DIRTIED9
  • DIRTIER8
  • DIRTIES8
  • DIRTILY11
  • DIRTING9
  • DISABLE10
  • DISALLY11
  • DISARMS10
  • DISAVOW14
  • DISBAND11
  • DISBARK14
  • DISBARS10
  • DISBUDS11
  • DISCAGE11
  • DISCANT10
  • DISCARD11
  • DISCASE10
  • DISCEPT12
  • DISCERN10
  • DISCERP12
  • DISCIDE11
  • DISCING11
  • DISCOED11
  • DISCOER10
  • DISCOES10
  • DISCOID11
  • DISCORD11
  • DISCURE10
  • DISCUSS10
  • DISDAIN9
  • DISEASE8
  • DISEDGE10
  • DISEURS8
  • DISEUSE8
  • DISFAME13
  • DISFORM13
  • DISGEST9
  • DISGOWN12
  • DISGUST9
  • DISHELM13
  • DISHFUL14
  • DISHIER11
  • DISHING12
  • DISHOME13
  • DISHORN11
  • DISHPAN13
  • DISHRAG12
  • DISJECT17
  • DISJOIN15
  • DISJUNE15
  • DISKERS12
  • DISKING13
  • DISLEAF11
  • DISLEAL8
  • DISLIKE12
  • DISLIMB12
  • DISLIMN10
  • DISLINK12
  • DISLOAD9
  • DISMALS10
  • DISMANS10
  • DISMASK14
  • DISMAST10
  • DISMAYD14
  • DISMAYL13
  • DISMAYS13
  • DISMISS10
  • DISNEST8
  • DISOBEY13
  • DISOMIC12
  • DISOWNS11
  • DISPACE12
  • DISPARK14
  • DISPART10
  • DISPELS10
  • DISPEND11
  • DISPLAY13
  • DISPLED11
  • DISPLES10
  • DISPONE10
  • DISPORT10
  • DISPOSE10
  • DISPOST10
  • DISPRAD11
  • DISPRED11
  • DISPUTE10
  • DISRANK12
  • DISRATE8
  • DISROBE10
  • DISROOT8
  • DISRUPT10
  • DISSAVE11
  • DISSEAT8
  • DISSECT10
  • DISSENT8
  • DISSERT8
  • DISSING9
  • DISTAFF14
  • DISTAIN8
  • DISTANT8
  • DISTEND9
  • DISTENT8
  • DISTICH13
  • DISTILL8
  • DISTILS8
  • DISTOME10
  • DISTORT8
  • DISTRIX15
  • DISTUNE8
  • DISTURB10
  • DISTYLE11
  • DISUSED9
  • DISUSES8
  • DISYOKE15
  • DITCHED14
  • DITCHER13
  • DITCHES13
  • DITHERS11
  • DITHERY14
  • DITHIOL11
  • DITONES8
  • DITSIER8
  • DITTANY11
  • DITTAYS11
  • DITTIED9
  • DITTIES8
  • DITTING9
  • DITTOED9
  • DITZIER17
  • DIURNAL8
  • DIURONS8
  • DIVERGE12
  • DIVERSE11
  • DIVERTS11
  • DIVESTS11
  • DIVIDED13
  • DIVIDER12
  • DIVIDES12
  • DIVINED12
  • DIVINER11
  • DIVINES11
  • DIVINGS12
  • DIVISIM13
  • DIVISOR11
  • DIVORCE13
  • DIVULGE12
  • DIVULSE11
  • DIVVIED15
  • DIVVIES14
  • DIZAINS17
  • DIZENED18
  • DIZZARD27
  • DIZZIED27
  • DIZZIER26
  • DIZZIES26
  • DIZZILY29
Letters by positionIn 29% of these words the 7th letter is S.
3rd letter
  1. S28%
  2. A11%
  3. N8%
4th letter
  1. T12%
  2. L8%
  3. P7%
5th letter
  1. I23%
  2. E13%
  3. O12%
6th letter
  1. E23%
  2. N14%
  3. R11%
7th letter
  1. S29%
  2. E13%
  3. D10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; DIZZILY tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 58 words
  2. 9 points: 40 words
  3. 1010 points: 75 words
  4. 11 points: 55 words
  5. 1212 points: 47 words
  6. 13 points: 39 words
  7. 1414 points: 25 words
  8. 15 points: 15 words
  9. 1616 points: 7 words
  10. 17 points: 12 words
  11. 1818 points: 4 words
  12. 19 points: 0 words
  13. 2020 points: 1 words
  14. 21 points: 1 words
  15. 2222 points: 0 words
  16. 23 points: 0 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 2 words
  20. 27 points: 2 words
  21. 2828 points: 0 words
  22. 29 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
DIZZILY2929All three
DIZZIED2727All three
DIZZARD2727Collins only
DIZZIER2626All three
DIZZIES2626All three
DIQUARK2122Collins only
DIALYZE2020All three
DIPTYCH1818All three
DICYCLY1819All three
DIKKOPS1819Collins only
DIZENED1819All three
DICKEYS1717All three

The DI opening produces a broad tournament-word set, but dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 379 entries, compared with 286 in NWL2023 and 273 in ENABLE. Only 45 entries rank among the most common English words, so familiar examples are a small slice of the full pool. The strongest scoring plays are less familiar still.

DI words at a glance

  • There are 384 seven-letter entries beginning DI.
  • Only 45 rank among the top 25,000 English words.
  • A dictionary definition is available for 320 entries.
  • Final S leads: 113 words end in S, compared with 50 ending in E.
  • Dizzily tops the score list at 29; dizzied scores 27.

How many 7-letter words start with DI?

There are 384 seven-letter words starting DI across the tournament dictionaries counted here. Familiar examples include disease, digital, discuss, display, diamond, divorce, dispute, and distant. The range reaches from everyday subjects to actions and descriptions.

Familiarity is the catch: just 45 of the 384 entries qualify as common by our word-frequency measure. That gap matters in a rack game. A plausible-looking word is not necessarily one you know, and a word you know is not automatically accepted by every game.

The dictionary split makes that caution concrete. Collins has 379 matches, while NWL2023 has 286 and ENABLE has 273. A word accepted in one list may not appear in another, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.

Using 7-letter words with D first and I second

The endings offer a quick way to narrow a clue: S is the most frequent final letter, with 113 matches, while E comes next at 50. If the board or puzzle gives you a final S, test that pattern before working through less common endings.

For scoring, the standout is dizzily at 29 points, followed by dizzied at 27. These are far less familiar than disease or display, so treat the score list as a play-finding tool, not a guide to everyday vocabulary. The average score is 11.4.

Questions people ask

Which dictionary has the most seven-letter DI words?
Collins has the most, with 379 seven-letter words beginning DI. NWL2023 has 286, and ENABLE has 273. Those different totals mean a word accepted in one tournament list may not be playable in another, so check the rules for your game.
How many of these DI words are common?
Only 45 of the 384 entries meet the common-word cutoff. That measure covers words ranked among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many valid entries will be unfamiliar. Disease, digital, and display are more recognizable examples.
What is the highest-scoring seven-letter word starting DI?
Dizzily leads the score list at 29 points. Dizzied scores 27, while diquark reaches 21. These high values come from less familiar words, so confirm your game's dictionary accepts a word before building a play around it.

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