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5-Letter Words Starting with DI

There are 50 five-letter words that start with DI on Word.ws, from diary to dizzy. The most common are dirty, diary, ditch, disco and digit.

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All 50 five-letter words that start with DI

DIA

  • diary9n. A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
  • diazo15adj. Containing a pair of double bonded nitrogen atoms, typically directly...

DIC

  • diced9adj. Cut up into small pieces, especially cubes, typically about ¼″ to ½″...
  • dicer8n. A gambler who plays dice.
  • dicey11adj. Fraught with danger.
  • dicot8n. A plant whose seedlings have two cotyledons, a dicotyledon.

DID

  • diddy11n. A woman's breast.
  • didge8n. Didgeridoo.
  • didit7n. An assertion that something not satisfactorily explained by science is...

DIE

  • diene6n. An organic compound, especially a hydrocarbon, containing two double...
  • diety9adj. Having the quality of a diet.

DIG

  • dight10adj. Adorned, decorated, or furnished (with); dressed, arrayed, or decked...
  • digit7n. A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a...
  • digne7adj. Worthy; honourable; deserving; suitable.

DIJ

  • dijon13n. Dijon mustard, a prepared mustard containing white wine in place of...

DIK

  • diker10n. One who digs or works on dykes; a ditcher.

DIL

  • dildo7n. A device used for sexual penetration or another sexual activity.
  • dilly9adj. Redolent of dill (the herb).

DIM

  • dimed9adj. (of an electric guitar or its amplifier) At volume setting 10 (the...
  • dimer8n. A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two...
  • dimly11adv. In a dim manner; not clearly.
  • dimmy13adj. Somewhat dim; dimmish.

DIN

  • dinar6n. The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain...
  • diner6n. Someone who dines.
  • dinge7n. Dinginess.
  • dingo7n. A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris...
  • dingy10adj. Dark, dull.
  • dinky13adj. Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
  • dinos6n. An Ancient Greek mixing-bowl or cauldron, without handles or feet.

DIO

  • diode7n. An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only...
  • dione6n. Diketone.

DIP

  • dippy13adj. Lacking common sense.

DIR

  • dirge7n. A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial...
  • dirty9adj. Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt...

DIS

  • disco8n. A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by...
  • dishy12adj. Attractive; good-looking; sexy.
  • dispo8n. A marijuana dispensary.
  • disso6n. A dissertation.

DIT

  • ditch11n. A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
  • ditsy9adj. Tending to fuss over small details.
  • ditto6n. That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same...
  • ditty9n. A short, simple verse or song.
  • ditzy18adj. Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman.

DIV

  • divan9n. A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman...
  • diver9n. Someone who dives, especially as a sport.
  • divey12adj. Having the character of a dive, a disreputable bar or nightclub.
  • divot9n. A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke...
  • divvy15n. A dividend; a share or portion.

DIX

  • dixie13n. A large iron pot, used in the army.

DIZ

  • dizzy27adj. Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or...
48 rare five-letter words that start with DI

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with DI are there?
Word.ws lists 50 five-letter words that start with DI, plus 48 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with DI?
dirty, diary, ditch, disco, digit, diner, dizzy and diver.
Which of the five-letter words that start with DI has the highest letter score?
dizzy scores 27 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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