5 Letter Words Starting with D

Common five-letter words that start with D

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

• doing 7/9 (form of doe) the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States
• drink 10/11 take in liquids
• death 9/8 the event of dying or departure from life
• daddy 11/10 an informal term for a father
• drive 9/10 operate or control a vehicle
• dance 8/10 an artistic form of nonverbal communication
• dream 8/9 a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
• dress 6/6 put on clothes
• drunk 10/12 stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
• dying 10/11 the time when something ends
• dirty 9/8 soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
• doubt 8/10 the state of being unsure of something
• drugs 7/9 (form of drug) a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
• devil 9/11 (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God
• doors 6/6 (form of door) a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
• demon 8/10 an evil supernatural being
• drove 9/10 a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
• dozen 15/16 the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
• donna 6/8 an Italian woman of rank
• drama 8/9 a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
• dates 6/6 (form of date) the specified day of the month
• devon 9/11 a county in southwestern England
• dough 10/11 a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
• daily 9/9 every day
• dutch 11/12 of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
• drill 6/8 make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
• daisy 9/8 any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
• drank 10/11
• diner 6/7 a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
• dated 7/7 marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
• delay 9/9 cause to be slowed down or delayed
• drawn 9/10 showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
• drown 9/10 cover completely or make imperceptible
• drops 8/9 (form of drop) let fall to the ground
• dummy 13/15 a person who does not talk
• deals 6/7 (form of deal) act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
• diary 9/8 a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
• drain 6/7 flow off gradually
• ducks 12/14 (form of duck) to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
• dizzy 27/26 having or causing a whirling sensation
• delta 6/7 a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
• depth 11/11 the extent downward or backward or inward
• deeds 7/7 performance of moral or religious acts
• ditch 11/11 a long narrow excavation in the earth
• dodge 8/9 make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
• dealt 6/7
• draft 9/9 a document ordering the payment of money
• drums 8/10 (form of drum) a musical percussion instrument
• dudes 7/8 (form of dude) an informal form of address for a man
• drift 9/9 be in motion due to some air or water current

All 454 five-letter words that start with D

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