7 Letter Words Starting With D
There are 2563 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
dabbity - 15 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
dabbity - 15 points
Words With Friends
dacking - 18 points
7 Letter Words (2563)
View all words starting with DTop 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With d
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 2563 word list is 37.6 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | daalder | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #2 | dabbers | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #3 | dabbing | 13 | 13 | 17 | 43 |
| #4 | dabbity | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 |
| #5 | dabbled | 13 | 13 | 16 | 42 |
| #6 | dabbler | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| #7 | dabbles | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| #8 | dabitis | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #9 | dabster | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #10 | dacites | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #11 | dacitic | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #12 | dackers | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
| 🏆 #13 | dacking | 15 | 15 | 18 | 48 |
| #14 | dacoits | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #15 | dacoity | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| #16 | dacrons | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #17 | dacryon | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #18 | dactyli | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #19 | dactyls | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #20 | dadaism | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 7 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 7 letter words starting with D for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with d?
dacking — worth 48 combined points (US Scrabble: 15, UK Scrabble: 15, Words With Friends: 18).
How many 7 letter words start with d?
2563 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter d words will come up far more often.