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

The pattern is D _ _ _ O _ _, with the O locked into the fifth slot. That leaves room for familiar entries such as DIAMOND and DOCTORS, plus less obvious choices like DIPLOID and DOGWOOD. Only 7 of the 131 matches count as common words.

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

• 131 tournament-dictionary entries match the D _ _ _ O _ _ pattern.
• Collins includes 130; NWL2023 includes 89, while ENABLE includes 83.
• Only 7 entries meet the common group.
• S leads the final-letter group with 49 words; D follows with 21.
• DEFROZE tops the score rankings at 20 points.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

Start with DOCTORS, DIAMOND, DRAGONS, DIPLOMA, and DISCORD: each puts D first and O fifth. DISPOSE and DISTORT are strong verb examples, while DEBTORS and DEACONS offer familiar plural nouns.

This pattern has fewer matches than several neighboring D–O combinations. The same positions yield 235 C-starting words and 231 P-starting words, compared with 131 beginning with D. Keep both fixed positions in mind; searching only for D at the start admits many words that do not fit.

Just 7 entries qualify as common, so many candidates may not come to mind during a quick solve. Treat the recognizable examples as anchors, then verify less familiar options against your game’s dictionary.

How do the endings and scores break down?

S is the standout ending: 49 words finish with it, more than twice the 21 ending in D. E is next at 17, while K and T each account for 9. When the final tile is known, use that clue to narrow the remaining D _ _ _ O _ _ possibilities quickly.

For 7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and O as the 5th letter, the top scoring choices are not necessarily everyday vocabulary. DEFROZE scores 20 points, while DAYWORK and DIKKOPS score 18 each. DEFROZE is the easiest of those high scorers to recognize.