7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and I as the 5th letter

7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and I as the 5th letter number 401; familiar picks include despite, details, and driving.

401 wordsTop pick DESPITEHighest score DIZZILY 29

38 of 401 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

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.

Length
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Common words 38 · most-used first

DESPITE₁₀
DETAILS₈
DRIVING₁₂
DEALING₉
DRAWING₁₂
DANCING₁₁
DECLINE₁₀
DENSITY₁₁
DESTINY₁₁
DARLING₉
DIGNITY₁₂
DIGGING₁₁
DENYING₁₂
DISLIKE₁₂
DENTIST₈
DISMISS₁₀
DIOXIDE₁₆
DOMAINS₁₀
DUMPING₁₃
DAYTIME₁₃
DIARIES₈
DESPISE₁₀
DERRICK₁₄
DIPPING₁₃
DOWNING₁₂
DECEIVE₁₃
DOCKING₁₅
DODGING₁₁
DOSSIER₈
DASHING₁₂
DEITIES₈
DUMMIES₁₂
DAMNING₁₁
DEPRIVE₁₃
DEFYING₁₅
DIETING₉
DUALITY₁₁
DUSTING₉

All valid words 401

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

DABBING₁₃
DABBITY₁₅
DACKING₁₅
DACOITS₁₀
DACOITY₁₃
DADAISM₁₁
DADAIST₉
DADDIES₁₀
DADDING₁₁
DADOING₁₀
DAFFIER₁₄
DAFFIES₁₄
DAFFILY₁₇
DAFFING₁₅
DAFTIES₁₁
DAGGIER₁₀
DAGGING₁₁
DAHLIAS₁₁
DAILIES₈
DAIMIOS₁₀
DAINING₉
DAIRIES₈
DAISIED₉
DAISIES₈
DAKOITI₁₂
DAKOITS₁₂
DAKOITY₁₅
DALLIED₉
DALLIER₈
DALLIES₈
DAMMING₁₃
DAMNIFY₁₆
DAMNING₁₁
DAMPIER₁₂
DAMPING₁₃
DAMPISH₁₅
DANCIER₁₀
DANCING₁₁
DANDIER₉
DANDIES₉
DANDIFY₁₅
DANDILY₁₂
DANGING₁₀
DANKISH₁₅
DANNIES₈
DANTING₉
DAPPING₁₃
DAQUIRI₁₇
DARBIES₁₀
DARCIES₁₀
DARKIES₁₂
DARKING₁₃
DARKISH₁₅
DARLING₉
DARNING₉
DARRING₉
DARTING₉
DASHIER₁₁
DASHIKI₁₅
DASHING₁₂
DASSIES₈
DAUBIER₁₀
DAUBING₁₁
DAUDING₁₀
DAURING₉
DAUTIES₈
DAUTING₉
DAWDING₁₃
DAWNING₁₂
DAWTIES₁₁
DAWTING₁₂
DAYLILY₁₄
DAYSIDE₁₂
DAYTIME₁₃
DEADING₁₀
DEAFISH₁₄
DEALIGN₉
DEALING₉
DEANING₉
DEARIES₈
DEARING₉
DEASILS₈
DEASIUL₈
DEAVING₁₂
DEBBIER₁₂
DEBBIES₁₂
DEBRIDE₁₁
DEBRIEF₁₃
DECCIES₁₂
DECEITS₁₀
DECEIVE₁₃
DECKING₁₅
DECLINE₁₀
DECRIAL₁₀
DECRIED₁₁
DECRIER₁₀
DECRIES₁₀
DEEDIER₉
DEEDILY₁₂
DEEDING₁₀
DEEMING₁₁
DEEPIES₁₀
DEEVING₁₂
DEFYING₁₅
DEGGING₁₁
DEHAIRS₁₁
DEICIDE₁₁
DEICING₁₁
DEIFIED₁₂
DEIFIER₁₁
DEIFIES₁₁
DEITIES₈
DEKEING₁₃
DELAINE₈
DELEING₉
DELLIES₈
DELVING₁₂
DEMAINE₁₀
DEMAINS₁₀
DEMOING₁₁
DENNING₉
DENSIFY₁₄
DENSITY₁₁
DENTILS₈
DENTINE₈
DENTING₉
DENTINS₈
DENTIST₈
DENYING₁₂
DEPAINT₁₀
DEPRIVE₁₃
DEPSIDE₁₁
DERAIGN₉
DERAILS₈
DERBIES₁₀
DERNIER₈
DERRICK₁₄
DERRIES₈
DERVISH₁₄
DESKILL₁₂
DESMIDS₁₁
DESMINE₁₀
DESPISE₁₀
DESPITE₁₀
DESTINE₈
DESTINY₁₁
DETAILS₈
DETAINS₈
DEUCING₁₁
DEVEINS₁₁
DEVLING₁₂
DEVOICE₁₃
DEVOIRS₁₁
DIACIDS₁₁
DIALING₉
DIALIST₈
DIAMIDE₁₁
DIAMINE₁₀
DIAMINS₁₀
DIAPIRS₁₀
DIARIAL₈
DIARIAN₈
DIARIES₈
DIARISE₈
DIARIST₈
DIARIZE₁₇
DIAZINE₁₇
DIAZINS₁₇
DIBBING₁₃
DICKIER₁₄
DICKIES₁₄
DICKING₁₅
DICLINY₁₃
DICTIER₁₀
DICTING₁₁
DICTION₁₀
DIDDIER₁₀
DIDDIES₁₀
DIETINE₈
DIETING₉
DIETIST₈
DIGGING₁₁
DIGNIFY₁₅
DIGNITY₁₂
DIKDIKS₁₇
DILLIER₈
DILLIES₈
DILLING₉
DIMMING₁₃
DIMMISH₁₅
DIMWITS₁₃
DINGIER₉
DINGIES₉
DINGILY₁₂
DINGING₁₀
DINKIER₁₂
DINKIES₁₂
DINKING₁₃
DINNING₉
DINTING₉
DIORISM₁₀
DIORITE₈
DIOXIDE₁₆
DIOXIDS₁₆
DIOXINS₁₅
DIPPIER₁₂
DIPPING₁₃
DIRKING₁₃
DIRLING₉
DIRTIED₉
DIRTIER₈
DIRTIES₈
DIRTILY₁₁
DIRTING₉
DISCIDE₁₁
DISCING₁₁
DISHIER₁₁
DISHING₁₂
DISKING₁₃
DISLIKE₁₂
DISLIMB₁₂
DISLIMN₁₀
DISLINK₁₂
DISMISS₁₀
DISSING₉
DISTICH₁₃
DISTILL₈
DISTILS₈
DITHIOL₁₁
DITSIER₈
DITTIED₉
DITTIES₈
DITTING₉
DITZIER₁₇
DIVVIED₁₅
DIVVIES₁₄
DIZAINS₁₇
DIZZIED₂₇
DIZZIER₂₆
DIZZIES₂₆
DIZZILY₂₉
DOATING₉
DOBBIES₁₂
DOBBING₁₃
DOBBINS₁₂
DOCKING₁₅
DOCKISE₁₄
DOCKIZE₂₃
DODDIER₁₀
DODDIES₁₀
DODDING₁₁
DODGIER₁₀
DODGING₁₁
DODKINS₁₃
DODOISM₁₁
DOFFING₁₅
DOGFISH₁₅
DOGGIER₁₀
DOGGIES₁₀
DOGGING₁₁
DOGGISH₁₃
DOGLIKE₁₃
DOGPILE₁₁
DOILIED₉
DOILIES₈
DOLLIED₉
DOLLIER₈
DOLLIES₈
DOLLING₉
DOLLISH₁₁
DOLTISH₁₁
DOMAINE₁₀
DOMAINS₁₀
DONAIRS₈
DONGING₁₀
DONNIES₈
DONNING₉
DONNISH₁₁
DONNISM₁₀
DONSIER₈
DOOBIES₁₀
DOODIES₉
DOOKING₁₃
DOOLIES₈
DOOMIER₁₀
DOOMILY₁₃
DOOMING₁₁
DOOZIES₁₇
DOPPIES₁₂
DOPPING₁₃
DOPPIOS₁₂
DORKIER₁₂
DORMICE₁₂
DORMINS₁₀
DORNICK₁₄
DORRING₉
DORTIER₈
DORTING₉
DOSSIER₈
DOSSILS₈
DOSSING₉
DOTTIER₈
DOTTILY₁₁
DOTTING₉
DOUCINE₁₀
DOUKING₁₃
DOURINE₈
DOUSING₉
DOUTING₉
DOVEISH₁₄
DOWDIER₁₂
DOWDIES₁₂
DOWDILY₁₅
DOWLIER₁₁
DOWNIER₁₁
DOWNILY₁₄
DOWNING₁₂
DOWRIES₁₁
DOWSING₁₂
DOXXING₂₃
DOYLIES₁₁
DRAPIER₁₀
DRAPING₁₁
DRAWING₁₂
DRAYING₁₂
DREEING₉
DREVILL₁₁
DRIVING₁₂
DRONIER₈
DRONING₉
DRONISH₁₁
DROVING₁₂
DRUSIER₈
DRUXIER₁₅
DUALINS₈
DUALISE₈
DUALISM₁₀
DUALIST₈
DUALITY₁₁
DUALIZE₁₇
DUBBING₁₃
DUBBINS₁₂
DUBNIUM₁₂
DUCHIES₁₃
DUCKIER₁₄
DUCKIES₁₄
DUCKING₁₅
DUCKISH₁₇
DUCTILE₁₀
DUCTING₁₁
DUDDIER₁₀
DUELING₉
DUELIST₈
DUETING₉
DUFFING₁₅
DULCIAN₁₀
DULCIFY₁₆
DULCITE₁₀
DULLIER₈
DULLING₉
DULLISH₁₁
DUMAIST₁₀
DUMBING₁₃
DUMMIED₁₃
DUMMIER₁₂
DUMMIES₁₂
DUMPIER₁₂
DUMPIES₁₂
DUMPILY₁₅
DUMPING₁₃
DUMPISH₁₅
DUNCISH₁₃
DUNGIER₉
DUNGING₁₀
DUNKING₁₃
DUNLINS₈
DUNNIER₈
DUNNIES₈
DUNNING₉
DUNNISH₁₁
DUNNITE₈
DUNTING₉
DUPLIED₁₁
DUPLIES₁₀
DUPPIES₁₂
DUPPING₁₃
DURGIER₉
DURNING₉
DURRIES₈
DUSHING₁₂
DUSKIER₁₂
DUSKILY₁₅
DUSKING₁₃
DUSKISH₁₅
DUSTIER₈
DUSTILY₁₁
DUSTING₉
DWINING₁₂
DYADICS₁₄
DYELINE₁₁
DYNEINS₁₁

Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 6th letter is N.

2nd letter

I22%
O20%
E20%

3rd letter

N12%
A9%
S9%

4th letter

L12%
T12%
N8%

6th letter

N38%
E30%
S9%

7th letter

G29%
S24%
R13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; DIZZILY tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.

88 points: 66 words
9 points: 58 words
1010 points: 59 words
11 points: 61 words
1212 points: 53 words
13 points: 39 words
1414 points: 17 words
15 points: 27 words
1616 points: 4 words
17 points: 11 words
1818 points: 0 words
19 points: 0 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 0 words
23 points: 2 words
2424 points: 0 words
25 points: 0 words
2626 points: 2 words
27 points: 1 words
2828 points: 0 words
29 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
DIZZILY	29	29	All three
DIZZIED	27	27	All three
DIZZIER	26	26	All three
DIZZIES	26	26	All three
DOXXING	23	25	NWL only
DOCKIZE	23	24	Collins only
DOOZIES	17	17	All three
DAQUIRI	17	18	Collins only
DAFFILY	17	17	All three
DIAZINE	17	18	All three
DIAZINS	17	18	All three
DIKDIKS	17	17	All three

These matches appear in at least one tournament dictionary. Counts differ sharply by list: 393 appear in Collins, 304 in NWL2023, and 280 in ENABLE. Only 38 meet the common-word cutoff, so start with recognizable entries such as despite, details, driving, and dealing before testing less familiar forms.

Key facts for 7-letter words with D first and I fifth

The fixed pattern has 401 tournament-dictionary entries.
Despite, details, and driving are recognizable matches.
Only 38 entries fall within the common-word group.
Collins includes 393 matches, compared with 304 in NWL2023.
DIZZILY leads the Scrabble scores at 29 points.

Which words fit D first and I fifth?

Despite, details, driving, dealing, and drawing are familiar choices that satisfy both fixed letters. The pattern also catches dancing, decline, density, and destiny, giving you several everyday words to check before considering rarer possibilities. Endings lean toward G: 118 of the 401 end that way, including driving, dealing, drawing and dancing, while 96 end in S.

Use the fifth-letter I as a firm filter: a candidate must begin with D and place I exactly five letters in. The 401 matches are not all equally familiar; just 38 are classed as common, so an obscure-looking result is not surprising.

Which matching words score highest in Scrabble?

DIZZILY scores 29 points, followed by DIZZIED at 27 and DIZZIER and DIZZIES at 26 each. The shared double Z drives this cluster to the top, making it a striking contrast with ordinary matches such as dealing or drawing. The average match scores only 11.2 points.

These scores are tile totals before any board-square bonuses. For a seven-tile play, check whether a full-rack placement fits; the fixed pattern narrows your options, and most matches are not common words. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins has 393 entries, while ENABLE has 280, so check your game's word list when a play depends on acceptance.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with D and have I as the fifth letter?

There are 401 matching words in the tournament-dictionary lists. Familiar examples include despite, details, driving, and dealing. The total includes entries accepted by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, so individual games can accept different subsets.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

DIZZILY is the highest-scoring match at 29 Scrabble points before board bonuses. DIZZIED follows at 27, while DIZZIER and DIZZIES each score 26. Their Z tiles account for the unusually high totals among these D-and-I words.

Are most D-first, I-fifth words common?

No. Only 38 of the 401 matches fall within the common-word group. Despite, details, and driving are more familiar starting points; the remaining entries include many less common forms, so a valid dictionary match may still be hard to recognize.

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