2 Letter Words Starting With D
There are 21 valid 2 letter words that start with D, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 2-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
dj - 10 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
dj - 10 points
Words With Friends
dj - 12 points
2 Letter Words (21)
View all words starting with DTop 20 Highest-Scoring 2 Letter Words Starting With d
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 21 word list is 14.1 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | da | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| #2 | db | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #3 | dc | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #4 | dd | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| #5 | de | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| #6 | dg | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #7 | di | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 🏆 #8 | dj | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #9 | dk | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #10 | dl | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| #11 | dm | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #12 | dn | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| #13 | do | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| #14 | dp | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #15 | dr | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| #16 | ds | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| #17 | dt | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| #18 | du | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| #19 | dx | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #20 | dy | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
Where 2 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 2 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with D will give you far more flexible options try 2 letter words starting with D for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 2 letter word starting with d?
dj — worth 32 combined points (US Scrabble: 10, UK Scrabble: 10, Words With Friends: 12).
How many 2 letter words start with d?
21 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 2 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 2 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter d words will come up far more often.