7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and S as the 6th letter

This pattern fixes D at the start and S in the sixth position, leaving the middle four letters and the final letter open. The ending is far from evenly split: T closes 52 entries, while S closes 16. Just 17 words in the set count as common, so familiar examples sit alongside many less everyday choices.

D-first, S-sixth words at a glance

• There are 118 matching words across the tournament dictionaries.
• DISEASE, DISCUSS, DISMISS, and DENTIST are recognizable examples.
• T is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 52 words.
• Only 17 entries are tagged as common.
• DOZIEST and DUCKISH lead the scoring examples at 17 points each.

Why do so many of these words end in T?

T is the clear leader at the final position, with 52 matches; E follows at 24, and H at 20. The pattern therefore favors endings such as the one in DENTIST, while words ending in S account for just 16 entries.

The set includes useful everyday anchors: DISEASE, DISCUSS, DIVERSE, and DISMISS all fit the fixed letters. But familiarity is limited overall: only 17 entries count as common, and 83 have a definition. Treat the recognizable words as a starting point, not a promise that every match will feel familiar.

7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and S as the 6th letter

For a word game, check the exact dictionary before committing: the set has 112 Collins entries, 86 in NWL2023, and 74 in ENABLE, with overlap between those lists. A word accepted in one game may not carry over to another.

The scoring standouts are not the obvious everyday choices. DOZIEST and DUCKISH score 17, while DOBHASH scores 16; DOGFISH and DARKISH each score 15. The average score is 10.7, so the top values are exceptions rather than a typical result.