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

The pattern locks D into the opening slot and O into the middle, leaving five positions to narrow your search. DEPOSIT, DIVORCE and DEVOTED are recognizable matches, but only 7 of the 107 words count as common. The group averages 11.4 points, so less familiar entries can still be strong choices when your game accepts them.

What stands out in this D-and-O pattern?

• There are 107 matches across the tournament dictionaries represented here.
• Only 7 matches are common; DEPOSIT and DIVORCE are more familiar examples.
• A definition is available for 92 matches, leaving some entries harder to recognize.
• Words ending in S lead with 47; D is next with 16.

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

DAMOZEL tops the tile-score list at 19 points. DYVOURY scores 17, while DIGOXIN and DETOXED each reach 16. Those standouts contrast with everyday matches such as DEPOSIT, which is easier to spot but does not lead the scoring group.

The unusual high scorers are worth checking against your game’s dictionary before you build around them. DAMOZEL is the top scorer, but the score alone does not make a word playable in every ruleset. For a more familiar board option, DEPOSIT and DIVORCE fit the same letter pattern.

Endings offer another quick filter: 47 matches finish in S, compared with 16 ending in D and 9 ending in E. If your clue fixes the last letter too, check the S group first; it is much larger than the D or E groups.

How do dictionary lists differ for this pattern?

This pattern has 104 matches in Collins, 85 in NWL2023 and 80 in ENABLE. Those totals overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together; the combined count is 107 unique words accepted by at least one of these tournament dictionaries.

That gap is the main limitation for game use: a match accepted in one list may not work in another. The seven common words are a safer starting point for recognition, while the broader set includes rarer choices such as DAMOZEL and DYVOURY. Check your game’s word list once before playing an unfamiliar entry.