7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and I as the 4th letter

Lock in the pattern D _ _ I _ _ _. That fourth-slot I brings together everyday words such as DEVICES and DELIVER with less familiar plays such as DEZINCS. The list includes 22 common words, so you can start with recognizable options before checking rarer entries against your game’s dictionary.

At a glance: the D _ _ I _ _ _ pattern

• The pattern has 154 tournament-dictionary matches, each seven letters long.
• Common words account for 22 entries; DECIDED, DIGITAL, and DEVICES are recognizable examples.
• A definition is available for 125 of the matches.
• Collins includes 149 matches, compared with 112 in NWL2023 and 98 in ENABLE.
• The most frequent final letter is S, appearing on 62 words.

Which 7-letter words have D first and I fourth?

Try DECIDED, DIGITAL, DEVICES, DELIVER, or DIVIDED when you want familiar entries that fit every fixed slot. Other recognizable choices include DESIGNS, DESIRES, DELIGHT, and DEFICIT. These examples show how much the pattern can vary after the fourth letter.

The final letter S stands out: 62 matches end that way, including DEVICES, DESIGNS, and DESIRES. Another 22 end in D, as in DECIDED and DIVIDED. That makes the last tile a useful filter once D and I are already fixed.

Which matching words score highest?

DEZINCS and DOPIAZA lead the Scrabble scoring list at 19 points apiece. DOR and DOZINGS are not needed to chase that top mark: DOR is a shorter word, while DOZINGS scores 18 among the seven-letter matches. DENIZEN and DOZIEST each score 17.

For a practical rack search, check familiar words first, then test the final letter and compare remaining tiles with the high scorers. The top-scoring entries are less familiar than DECIDED or DIGITAL, so don’t assume every opponent’s dictionary accepts the same words. The total spans Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE; check your game’s word list before relying on an uncommon play.