6 Letter Words Starting With D
There are 1772 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
dacked - 14 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
dacked - 14 points
Words With Friends
dacked - 15 points
6 Letter Words (1772)
View all words starting with DTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With d
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1772 word list is 33.9 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | dabbas | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #2 | dabbed | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #3 | dabber | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #4 | dabble | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #5 | dablet | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #6 | daboia | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #7 | daboya | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #8 | dacelo | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #9 | dachas | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #10 | dacian | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #11 | dacite | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 🏆 #12 | dacked | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
| #13 | dacker | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #14 | dacoit | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #15 | dacron | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #16 | dacrya | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #17 | dacryd | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| #18 | dactyl | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #19 | dadahs | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| #20 | dadbod | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 6 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 6 letter words starting with D for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with d?
dacked — worth 43 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 15).
How many 6 letter words start with d?
1772 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter d words will come up far more often.