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

51 seven-letter words have D first and M fifth, including DREAMED, DYNAMIC, and the 16-point scorer DWAMMED.

51 wordsTop pick DYNAMICHighest score DWAMMED 16

6 of 51 are everyday words (12%). 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.

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Best words to play first 51 · most-used first

  • DYNAMIC15
  • DREAMED11
  • DILEMMA12
  • DRUMMER12
  • DECIMAL12
  • DREAMER10
  • DOORMAN10
  • DOORMAT10
  • DRUMMED13
  • DYNAMOS13
  • DEADMAN11
  • DEFAMED14
  • DOORMEN10
  • DELIMIT10
  • DHARMAS13
  • DHARMIC15
  • DUSTMAN10
  • DICAMBA14
  • DEFAMES13
  • DECAMPS14
  • DRAYMAN13
  • DUSTMEN10
  • DIGAMMA13
  • DEFAMER13
  • DEADMEN11
  • DHAMMAS15
  • DRAYMEN13
  • DESKMAN14
  • DESKMEN14
  • DIDYMOS14
  • DENIMED11
  • DEDIMUS11
  • DAYSMAN13
  • DAYSMEN13
  • DECIMES12
  • DECUMAN12
  • DEGAMES11
  • DEGAMIS11
  • DELIMED11
  • DELIMES10
  • DIREMPT12
  • DISOMIC12
  • DOCHMII15
  • DORYMAN13
  • DORYMEN13
  • DRAMMED13
  • DROOMES10
  • DURAMEN10

Showing the top 48 of 51 words. See every valid word

All valid words 51

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

  • DAYSMAN13
  • DAYSMEN13
  • DEADMAN11
  • DEADMEN11
  • DECAMPS14
  • DECIMAL12
  • DECIMES12
  • DECUMAN12
  • DEDIMUS11
  • DEFAMED14
  • DEFAMER13
  • DEFAMES13
  • DEGAMES11
  • DEGAMIS11
  • DELIMED11
  • DELIMES10
  • DELIMIT10
  • DENIMED11
  • DESKMAN14
  • DESKMEN14
  • DHAMMAS15
  • DHARMAS13
  • DHARMIC15
  • DICAMBA14
  • DIDYMOS14
  • DIGAMMA13
  • DILEMMA12
  • DIREMPT12
  • DISOMIC12
  • DOCHMII15
  • DOORMAN10
  • DOORMAT10
  • DOORMEN10
  • DORYMAN13
  • DORYMEN13
  • DRAMMED13
  • DRAYMAN13
  • DRAYMEN13
  • DREAMED11
  • DREAMER10
  • DROOMES10
  • DRUMMED13
  • DRUMMER12
  • DURAMEN10
  • DUSTMAN10
  • DUSTMEN10
  • DWALMED14
  • DWAMMED16
  • DWAUMED14
  • DYNAMIC15
  • DYNAMOS13
Letters by positionIn 49% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. E35%
  2. R16%
  3. I12%
3rd letter
  1. A22%
  2. C12%
  3. S10%
4th letter
  1. A25%
  2. I14%
  3. R10%
6th letter
  1. E49%
  2. A24%
  3. I12%
7th letter
  1. N31%
  2. S24%
  3. D18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; DWAMMED tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 10 words
  2. 11 points: 8 words
  3. 1212 points: 7 words
  4. 13 points: 13 words
  5. 1414 points: 8 words
  6. 15 points: 4 words
  7. 1616 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
DWAMMED1618Collins only
DYNAMIC1517All three
DHARMIC1516All three
DHAMMAS1516Collins only
DOCHMII1516Collins only
DEFAMED1415All three
DICAMBA1417Collins · NWL
DECAMPS1417All three
DESKMAN1416All three
DESKMEN1416All three
DIDYMOS1414NWL only
DWALMED1416Collins only

The pattern is D???M??: D starts each word, M sits in the fifth position, and five letters remain open around them. Six matches count as common, but plenty of the choices are specialist vocabulary. DREAMED and DYNAMIC are familiar starting points; the score leader is the less everyday DWAMMED.

The D-first, M-fifth pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 51 tournament-dictionary words match D???M??; 43 have dictionary definitions.
  • Only six count as common; DREAMED and DYNAMIC are recognizable examples.
  • Endings cluster around N (16 words), S (12), and D (9).
  • Collins accepts 48 matches, NWL2023 accepts 42, and ENABLE accepts 35.
  • DWAMMED leads the scores at 16; DYNAMIC and DHARMIC each score 15.

How rare is M in the fifth position?

Among seven-letter words beginning with D, the fifth-letter M pattern has 51 matches. Swap that M for I and the count rises to 401; E gives 247. That makes the M constraint a tighter filter than either of those neighboring choices.

Changing the first letter also shifts the size of the pool. The same M-fifth pattern has 124 S-starting matches, compared with 76 starting with B and 71 with C. DREAMED and DREAMER show one useful word family here: both keep the D and fifth-position M fixed while changing the final letter.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

For 7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and M as the 5th letter, first check the letters you already know against D???M??. Then test familiar candidates such as DILEMMA, DRUMMER, DOORMAN, and DOORMAT; each places M exactly where the clue requires.

The score leader, DWAMMED, reaches 16 points, while DYNAMIC and DHARMIC score 15. Those totals make unusual letters worth checking when board placement supports them, but a high face-value score does not make a word familiar. Only six matches are common, and the dictionary totals differ across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE.

If you are playing competitively, check your game's word list rather than assuming every match is accepted.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with D and have M fifth?
There are 51 seven-letter words with D in the first position and M in the fifth. DREAMED, DYNAMIC, DILEMMA, and DRUMMER are examples. The full set draws from tournament dictionaries, so acceptance can depend on which word list your game uses.
Which D-first, M-fifth word has the highest score?
DWAMMED is the top scorer at 16 points. DYNAMIC, DHARMIC, DHAMMAS, and DOCHMII each score 15. A board bonus can change a play's total, so treat these as word scores before any premium-square adjustments.
Are DREAMED and DYNAMIC both in this pattern?
Yes. DREAMED and DYNAMIC each have seven letters, start with D, and put M in position five. They are among the more recognizable examples in a set where only six words count as common, so they are sensible candidates to check first.

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