4 Letter Words Starting with D

Common four-letter words that start with D

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• down 8/9 being or moving lower in position or less in some value
• does 5/5 (form of doe) the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States
• done 5/6 having finished or arrived at completion
• dead 6/6 no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
• days 8/7 the time during which someone's life continues
• door 5/5 a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
• damn 7/9 used as expletives
• deal 5/6 act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
• dear 5/5 dearly loved
• died 6/6 (form of die) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
• date 5/5 the specified day of the month
• drop 7/8 let fall to the ground
• dude 6/7 an informal form of address for a man
• dark 9/9 absence of light or illumination
• deep 7/8 relatively deep or strong
• dare 5/5 take upon oneself
• dogs 6/7 (form of dog) a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since…
• duty 8/8 the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
• dumb 9/12 slow to learn or understand
• drug 6/8 a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
• desk 9/9 a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
• draw 8/8 cause to move by pulling
• dean 5/6 an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
• dump 9/12 throw away as refuse
• drag 6/7 pull, as against a resistance
• dirt 5/5 the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
• data 5/5 a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• dawn 8/9 the first light of day
• drew 8/8 United States actor (born in Ireland)
• duke 9/10 a British peer of the highest rank
• dies 5/5 (form of die) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
• duck 11/13 to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
• doll 5/7 a small replica of a person
• dust 5/6 fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
• deck 11/12 any of various platforms built into a vessel
• deny 8/8 declare untrue
• dope 7/8 street names for marijuana
• diet 5/5 a prescribed selection of foods
• deaf 8/8 people who have severe hearing impairments
• debt 7/8 the state of owing something (especially money)
• darn 5/6 repair by sewing
• dame 7/8 informal terms for a (young) woman
• dive 8/9 a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
• dull 5/8 lacking in liveliness or animation
• dime 7/8 a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
• dish 8/7 a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
• dice 7/8 a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces
• dock 11/12 an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
• deed 6/6 a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to…
• dale 5/6 an open river valley (in a hilly area)

All 232 four-letter words that start with D

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.