6 Letter Words Starting with D

Common six-letter words that start with D

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

• doctor 9/10 a licensed medical practitioner
• dinner 7/9 the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
• during 8/11
• dreams 9/10 (form of dream) a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
• double 9/12 increase twofold
• decide 10/11 reach, make, or come to a decision about something
• driver 10/11 (form of drive) operate or control a vehicle
• danger 8/10 the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
• drinks 11/12 (form of drink) take in liquids
• dating 8/10 use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
• damage 10/12 the occurrence of a change for the worse
• decent 9/11 socially or conventionally correct
• desert 7/7 leave someone who needs or counts on you
• dollar 7/9 the basic monetary unit in many countries
• direct 9/10 command with authority
• desire 7/7 the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
• detail 7/8 an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
• dragon 8/10 a creature of Teutonic mythology
• defend 11/12 argue or speak in defense of
• device 12/14 an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
• dumped 12/15 (form of dump) throw away as refuse
• damned 10/12 expletives used informally as intensifiers
• daphne 12/13 any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
• demand 10/12 an urgent or peremptory request
• dancer 9/11 a performer who dances professionally
• dealer 7/8 someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
• design 8/10 the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
• deputy 12/13 someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
• degree 8/9 a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
• deeply 12/13 to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
• drives 10/11 (form of drive) operate or control a vehicle
• demons 9/11 (form of demon) an evil supernatural being
• drawer 10/10 (form of draw) cause to move by pulling
• deeper 9/10 (form of deep) relatively deep or strong
• dishes 10/9 (form of dish) a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
• dining 8/11 the act of eating dinner
• divine 10/12 emanating from God
• denied 8/9 (form of deny) declare untrue
• defeat 10/10 an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
• driven 10/12 compelled forcibly by an outside agency
• depend 10/12 be contingent upon (something that is elided)
• deadly 11/11 causing or capable of causing death
• danced 10/12 (form of dance) an artistic form of nonverbal communication
• debate 9/10 argue with one another
• doomed 10/11 people who are destined to die soon
• duties 7/8 (form of duty) the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
• deaths 10/9 (form of death) the event of dying or departure from life
• dreamt 9/10
• dexter 14/14 on or starting from the wearer's right
• doubts 9/11 (form of doubt) the state of being unsure of something

All 802 six-letter words that start with D

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.