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5-Letter Words Starting with DO

There are 74 five-letter words that start with DO on Word.ws, from dobby to dozer. The most common are doing, doubt, doors, dozen and dodge.

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All 74 five-letter words that start with DO

DOB

  • dobby13n. A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric...
  • dobra8n. The official or principal currency of São Tomé and Príncipe, divided...
  • dobro8n. An acoustic guitar with a metal resonator.

DOC

  • docks12n. A collection of docks, wharves, warehouses and offices.

DOD

  • doddy11n. A hornless cow.
  • dodge8v. To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
  • dodgy11adj. Evasive and shifty.
  • dodie7n. A baby's pacifier or soother.
  • dodol7n. A sweet, sticky toffee-like confection made from coconut milk, jaggery...

DOG

  • doggo8adv. Only used in lie doggo and play doggo.
  • doggy11n. A dog, especially a small one.
  • dogie7n. A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle; a calf separated from its...
  • dogma9n. An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially...

DOI

  • doily9n. A small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a...
  • doina6n. A kind of Romanian folk song, often of lament, which has also been...
  • doing7n. A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
  • doink10v. To have sex with.

DOL

  • dolce8n. A soft-toned organ stop.
  • dolly9n. A doll.
  • dolma8n. Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally...
  • dolon6n. A specialized elongated hollow structure that forms part of the...
  • dolus6n. Evil intent: malice or fraud.

DOM

  • domed9adj. In the form of a dome.
  • domme10n. A female dominant in a sadomasochistic relationship.
  • dommy13adj. Dominating, dominant.
  • domus8n. A farmstead with its people, plants and animals, considered as a unit.

DON

  • donat6n. A rank in some knightly orders.
  • donax13n. A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing...
  • donee6n. Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
  • doner6n. Doner kebab.
  • doney9n. Girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman.
  • donga7n. A usually dry, eroded watercourse running only in times of heavy rain.
  • donna6n. A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
  • donny9n. Don; bloke; dude; any man.
  • donor6n. One who makes a donation.

DOO

  • doody10n. Excrement, poop.
  • doofy12adj. Characteristic of a doof; stupid.
  • doole6n. Sorrow; dole.
  • dooly9n. A basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat...
  • doomy11adj. Filled with doom and gloom: depressing or pessimistic.
  • doona6n. A padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet.
  • doors6n. Opening time.
  • doosh9interj. Imitating a drum sound in electronic music.
  • doozy18n. Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or...

DOP

  • doped9adj. Drugged.
  • doper8n. A person employed to apply dope solution during aircraft manufacture.
  • dopey11adj. Stupid, silly.

DOR

  • dorea6n. A kind of cotton fabric from India.
  • doris6n. A sea slug.
  • dorje13n. Synonym of vajra (“Buddhist ceremonial mace”).
  • dorky13adj. Like a dork.
  • dormy11n. A dormitory.

DOS

  • doser6n. One who administers a dose.
  • dosha9n. Any of the three regulatory principles of Ayurveda.

DOT

  • doted7adj. Stupid; foolish.
  • dotel6n. A dotard.
  • dotty9adj. Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.

DOU

  • doubt8v. To consider questionable or unlikely; to hesitate to believe; to lack...
  • douce8adj. Sweet; nice; pleasant.
  • dough10n. A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other...
  • doula6n. A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical...
  • douse6v. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  • doust6n. Dust.

DOV

  • dovie9n. Synonym of dove (“term of endearment”).

DOW

  • dowdy13adj. Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
  • dowel9n. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting...
  • dower9n. The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to...
  • dowie9adj. Dull, dreary; melancholy.
  • downy12adj. Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or...
  • dowry12n. Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the...
  • dowse9v. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

DOY

  • doyen9n. The senior, or eldest male member of a group.

DOZ

  • dozen15n. A set of twelve.
  • dozer15n. One who dozes.
40 rare five-letter words that start with DO

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with DO are there?
Word.ws lists 74 five-letter words that start with DO, plus 40 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with DO?
doing, doubt, doors, dozen, dodge, donor, dough and donna.
Which of the five-letter words that start with DO has the highest letter score?
doozy scores 18 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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