6 Letter Words Starting With DO
There are 315 valid 6 letter words that start with DO, 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)
docked - 14 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
docked - 14 points
Words With Friends
docked - 15 points
6 Letter Words (315)
View all words starting with DOTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With do
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 315 word list is 31.3 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | doable | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #2 | doated | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #3 | doater | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #4 | dobbed | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #5 | dobber | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #6 | dobbie | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #7 | dobbin | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #8 | dobies | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #9 | doblas | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #10 | doblon | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #11 | dobrao | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #12 | dobras | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #13 | dobros | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #14 | dobson | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #15 | dobule | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #16 | docent | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #17 | docile | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #18 | docity | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| 🏆 #19 | docked | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
| #20 | docken | 13 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
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 DO will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with DO for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with do?
docked — worth 43 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 15).
How many 6 letter words start with do?
315 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 do words will come up far more often.