7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter

Every entry starts DU, but the rest of the pattern varies: durable and dungeon look familiar, while DUKKAHS and DUKKHAS stand out on score. Only 10 words in this group rank among common English vocabulary. The endings are uneven, too: S is far ahead of every other final letter, making it the clearest pattern to scan when a puzzle gives you the last tile.

DU words at a glance

• Exactly 175 tournament-dictionary entries have the fixed opening DU and seven letters overall.
• Only 10 rank among the most common English words, so familiar picks such as durable and dungeon are exceptions.
• Final S leads with 67 words; G follows at 19, then E at 16.
• DUKKAHS and DUKKHAS tie for the highest score, 19 points apiece.

Which endings are most common?

S is the leading final letter by a wide margin: 67 of the 175 words end that way. G comes next with 19, and E follows with 16. That means a known final S narrows the pattern sharply, while a final G or E still leaves a substantial set to check.

Other endings form a smaller cluster: N, R, and Y each appear 12 times, T appears 10 times, and D closes 9 words. Examples such as dusters and dusting show how a familiar DU stem can lead to different endings; the counts make S the strongest first filter.

7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter

The 175 entries do not all belong to every tournament dictionary. Collins includes 169, NWL2023 includes 125, and ENABLE includes 107, so a word accepted in one game may not work in another. Only 141 entries have definitions here, and just 10 are common; check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar answer.

For a more familiar starting point, try durable, duchess, dubious, or duality. The neighboring seven-letter pattern with B first and U second has 338 matches, nearly twice this set, while the six-letter D-U pattern has 113. Use the seven-letter hub to browse other lengths and openings.