4-Letter Words Starting with D

All 284 four-letter words that start with D

DA

• daad6n. The letter ض in the Arabic script.
• daal5n. The letter د in the Arabic script.
• dace7n. A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift...
• dack11v. To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke.
• dada6n. Father, dad.
• dado6n. The section of a pedestal above the base.
• daff11n. A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
• daft8adj. Foolish, silly, stupid.
• dage6n. A party held in the daytime.
• dahi8n. A yogurt or fermented milk product.
• dais5n. A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a...
• daks9n. Trousers or underwear.
• dala5n. The currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United...
• dale5n. A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
• dali5n. A timber tree (genus Myristica) of Guiana, whose wood is used for...
• dall5n. A tile with an incised surface.
• dama7n. The game of Turkish draughts.
• dame7n. Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female...
• damn7v. To condemn.
• damp9adj. In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
• dana5n. The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian...
• dand6n. A kind of push-up in Indian gymnastics.
• dang6v. Damn.
• dank9adj. Dark, damp and humid.
• darb7n. Something beautiful, a charm, a peach.
• dare5v. To have enough courage (to do something).
• darg6n. A day's work.
• dari5n. Synonym of sorghum.
• dark9adj. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
• darl5n. Darling (as a term of address).
• darn5adj. Damn.
• darr5n. A bird, the black tern.
• dars5n. A lesson on a topic in the Qurʾān or Sunna.
• dart5n. A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for...
• dash8n. Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em...
• dass5v. To dare.
• dast5v. Dare (infinitive).
• data5n. A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities...
• date5n. The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape...
• dati5adj. Religious rather than secular; observing Jewish customs.
• datu5n. An indigenous Malay or Filipino chief.
• daub7n. Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
• daud6n. A piece of something, especially something with an irregular shape.
• daur5n. A foray or hasty expedition.
• dave8v. To assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).
• davy11n. An affidavit, a legally binding statement or oath.
• dawa8n. A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors.
• dawg9n. Term of address for a close, usually male, friend.
• dawk12v. To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.
• dawn8v. To begin to brighten with daylight.
• days8n. A particular time or period of vague extent.
• daze14n. The state of being dazed.

DE

• dead6adj. No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.).
• deaf8adj. Unable (or partially able) to hear.
• deal5n. An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great...
• dean5n. A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a...
• dear5adj. High in price; expensive.
• debe7n. A tin container used for kerosene etc.
• debs7n. A debutante ball or debut.
• debt7n. An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform...
• deca7n. The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.
• dece7adj. Decent; reasonably good,.
• deck11n. Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a...
• deco7n. Decompression.
• dedo6n. A traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75...
• deed6n. An action or act; something that is done.
• deek9v. To look.
• deel5n. A traditional Mongolian cloak, traditionally worn with a sash.
• deem7v. To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard...
• deen5n. Religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim.
• deep7adj. Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally...
• deer5n. A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family...
• dees5n. Something shaped like the letter D.
• defo8n. Defamation.
• defs8adv. Definitely.
• deft8adj. Quick and neat in action; skillful.
• defy11v. To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
• degu6n. Any species of the genus Octodon, a small, caviomorph rodent native to...
• deke9n. A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to...
• dele5v. To delete.
• delf8n. A charge representing a square sod of turf, traditionally taking the...
• deli5n. A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
• dell5n. A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially...
• delo5n. A delegate (representative).
• delt5n. The deltoid muscle.
• deme7n. A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
• demi7n. A fifty pence piece.
• demo7n. A demonstration or visual explanation.
• demy10n. A printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches.
• dene5n. A valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet.
• deni5n. A subdivision of currency, equal to 0.01 Macedonian denar.
• dens5n. A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of...
• dent5n. A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an...
• deny8v. To disallow or reject.
• dere5n. Hurt; harm; injury.
• derm7n. Animal skin.
• dern5n. A gatepost or doorpost.
• dero5n. A homeless person, a tramp; a social derelict, especially an alcoholic.
• derp7interj. Draws attention to an act of foolishness or stupidity.
• desa5n. A rural village terminology.
• desi5n. A particular variety of cultivated chickpea.
• desk9n. A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top...
• deso5n. A designated driver.
• dess5adj. Unattractive, unappealing.
• desu5part. Used at the end of a sentence as an assertive particle.
• deva8n. A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.
• devi8n. A goddess in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.
• devo8adj. Devastated.
• dewy11adj. Covered by dew.
• dexy15n. A tablet of dexedrine.

DH

• dhak12n. Any member of the species Butea monosperma of trees of southern Asia.
• dhol8n. A type of drum from India.
• dhow11n. A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East...

DI

• diad6n. A sequence of two (different) monomers in a polymer.
• dial5n. A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a...
• diam7interj. Be quiet.
• dibs7n. The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
• dice7n. Gaming with one or more dice.
• dict7n. A saying; a statement.
• didi6n. A respectful term of address to any familiar older woman.
• dido6n. A fuss, a row.
• diel5adj. Having a 24-hour period regardless of day or night.
• dier5n. One who dies.
• diet5n. The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
• diff11n. Used to trash-talk an opposing team at the end of a game by pointing...
• digi6n. A scale (weighing device) with a digital readout.
• digs6n. Lodgings; place of accommodation.
• dika9n. Synonym of African mango (Irvingia gabonensis).
• dike9v. To cut or remove using dikes.
• dill5n. Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the...
• dime7n. A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar, that is, ten cents.
• dimp9n. A small or short cigarette.
• dine5v. To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
• ding6n. Very minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.
• dink9n. A soft drop shot.
• dino5n. A dinosaur (type of animal).
• dins5n. Dinner.
• dint5n. Especially in by dint of: force, power.
• diol5n. Any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups.
• dira5n. The Arabian cubit, whose value varied by place, time, and item from...
• dire5adj. Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
• dirk9n. A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
• dirt5n. Soil or earth.
• disc7n. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
• dish8n. A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a...
• disk9n. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
• diss5v. To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting...
• dite5n. A trifling quantity or amount.
• diva8n. Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
• dive8v. To swim under water.
• divi8n. The dividend paid out by the Co-op.
• divo8n. A male diva; a man with the traits characteristic of a typical diva.
• dixi12interj. An utterance signifying the end of a speech.
• diya8n. A small bowl-shaped oil lamp, usually made from clay, with a cotton...
• dize14v. To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.
• dizi14n. A transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music...
• dizz23n. MDMA.

DJ

• djed13n. An ancient Egyptian religious symbol, resembling a pillar and...

DO

• doab7n. A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers, especially that...
• dock11n. Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers...
• docs7n. Documentation.
• dodd7n. A rounded summit of a hill; a lower summit or shoulder to a hill.
• dodo6n. A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon...
• doer5n. Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.
• doff11v. To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or...
• doga6n. The practice of yoga with pet dogs.
• doge6n. The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
• dogi6n. A judo or karate uniform.
• dogs6n. Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat.
• doha8n. A form of self-contained rhyming couplet in Hindi poetry.
• doit5n. A small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver.
• doja12n. Marijuana.
• dojo12n. A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room...
• doke9n. A dimple or dint.
• doki9n. Any of the female characters from the visual novel video game Doki Doki...
• doko9n. A kind of basket made from bamboo, used by porters in Nepal, Bhutan and...
• dole5n. Distribution; dealing; apportionment.
• doll5n. A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
• dolo5adv. Alone, by oneself, without a companion.
• dolt5v. To fool; to trick.
• dome7n. A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
• domy10adj. Shaped like a dome.
• done5adj. Having completed or finished an activity.
• dong6n. The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫.
• donk9n. A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion...
• dono5n. A donation.
• doob7n. Doob grass.
• dood6n. A riding camel or dromedary.
• doof8n. A simpleton.
• doog6adj. Synonym of doogheno (“good”).
• dook9v. To make a certain clucking sound.
• doom7n. Destiny, especially terrible.
• doon5adv. Down.
• door5n. A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically...
• doot5v. Doubt.
• dopa7n. The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is generated in the liver...
• dope7n. Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a...
• dora5n. Tiles that provide bonus score multiplier points (飜 (han)) in a winning...
• dorf8n. A village in a German-speaking area.
• dorg6n. A man.
• dork9v. To act or behave in the manner of a dork.
• dorm7v. To reside in a dorm.
• dorp7n. A village or small town; a town considered provincial.
• dorr5n. A dor, or dorbeetle.
• dort5n. A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.
• dory8n. A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used...
• dosa5n. A type of thin south Indian pancake made from fermented lentils and...
• dose5n. A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
• dosh8n. Money.
• doss5v. To avoid work, shirk, etc.
• dote5v. To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
• dots5n. A punctuation mark consisting of three dots, indicating an omission of...
• doty8adj. Suffering from rot, or waterlogged.
• doum7n. The doum palm.
• dour5adj. Stern, harsh and forbidding.
• dout5v. To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.
• doux12adj. Sweet.
• dove8n. A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird...
• dowd9n. Any of various European moths of the genus Blastobasis.
• down8adv. From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
• doxa12n. Popular opinion or belief.
• doxy15n. A defined opinion.
• doze14v. To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.
• dozy17adj. Quite sleepy or tired.

DR

• drab7n. A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish...
• drac7n. A shape-shifting water sprite, imp, or malevolent demon that haunts...
• drag6n. Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
• dram7n. Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5...
• drap7v. To drop.
• drat5v. To damn or curse.
• draw8v. To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
• dray8n. Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without...
• dree5v. To bear or endure (something); to put up with, to suffer, to undergo.
• drey8n. A squirrel’s nest, built of twigs in a tree.
• drip7v. To fall one drop at a time.
• drog6v. To carry in a drogher.
• drop7n. A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded...
• drow8n. “hidden people” (Faroese huldufólk, Norwegian huldrefolk)...
• drub7n. Carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.
• druk9n. A kind of spherical Czech glass bead used in crafting.
• drum7n. A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at...

DU

• dual5adj. Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
• duan5n. A division of a poem, especially an epic poem or a Scottish poem; a...
• duat5n. The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
• dubb9n. The Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus.
• dubs7n. The name of the Latin script letter W/w.
• dubu7n. Korean tofu.
• duce7n. An authoritarian leader, especially Benito Mussolini.
• duck11v. To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from...
• duco7n. Automotive paint.
• duct7n. A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to...
• dude6n. A man, generally a younger man.
• duds6n. Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance.
• duel5n. Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a...
• dues5n. Membership fees.
• duet5n. A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice...
• duff11n. Dough.
• duka9n. A shop, store.
• duke9n. The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).
• duku9n. Synonym of langsat (“the tree”).
• dull5adj. Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
• duly8adv. In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably...
• duma7n. A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the...
• dumb9adj. Unable to speak; lacking power of speech.
• dump9n. A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping...
• dune5n. A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.
• dung6n. Manure; animal excrement.
• dunk9v. To submerge briefly in a liquid.
• dunt5n. A stroke; a dull-sounding blow.
• dupe7n. A person who has been deceived.
• dure5v. To last, continue, endure.
• durn5adj. Darn; damn.
• dush8v. To strike or push violently; (of an animal) to strike with the horns...
• dusk9adj. Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
• duss5v. To leave; to scram.
• dust5n. Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface...
• duty8n. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

DY

• dyad9n. A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
• dyed9adj. Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith.
• dyer8n. One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.
• dyke12n. An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or...
• dyne8n. A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a...
• dyno8n. A dynamic climbing move or jump to reach a hold that cannot otherwise...
• dyon8n. A hypothetical particle with both electric and magnetic charges.

Questions about these words

How many four-letter words that start with D are there?

Word.ws lists 284 four-letter words that start with D, plus 35 rare ones.

What are common four-letter words that start with D?

down, days, done, data, deal, date, dead and damn.

Which of the four-letter words that start with D has the highest letter score?

dizz scores 23 points with the standard letter tile values.

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