6-Letter Words Starting with D

All 515 six-letter words that start with D: page 1 of 2

DA

• dabber11n. A thing or person that dabs.
• dabble11v. To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid...
• dacite9n. An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.
• dacoit9n. A bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India.
• dacron9n. A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate PET, as used for making thread...
• dactyl12n. A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |.
• dadaji15n. Father’s father; paternal grandfather.
• daebak13adj. Awesome, cool.
• daemon9n. A minor deity or divinity.
• daerah10n. An administrative division in parts of West Africa and Southeast Asia.
• daftar10n. A record or register consisting of a set of loose sheets filed on a...
• dagger9n. A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged...
• dagget9n. Tarry oil of European white birch, formerly used in the arts and in...
• dagmar10n. One of the bullet-shaped protrusions on the bumpers of various 1950s...
• dagoba10n. Synonym of chorten, a stupa in the usual Tibetan style, white and...
• dahlia10n. Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants...
• dahlin10n. Inulin.
• daikon11n. An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus...
• daimio9n. Dated spelling of daimyo.
• daimon9n. Synonym of demon, particularly as.
• daimyo12n. A lord during the Japanese feudal period.
• dainty10adj. Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
• daisho10n. A traditional Japanese pair of swords, consisting of the katana and...
• dajjal21n. False messiah, deceiver.
• dakini11n. A sacred female spirit.
• dalles7n. The rapids in a deep, narrow stream confined between the rock walls of...
• dalton7n. The atomic mass unit.
• damage10n. Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
• damask13n. An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
• daming10n. The act of performing as a pantomime dame.
• dammit11n. The saying of the interjection, used as a general measure of anything.
• damned10adj. Godforsaken.
• damnit9interj. Synonym of dammit.
• damnum11n. Harm; detriment.
• damped12adj. Stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water.
• dampen11v. To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
• damper11n. A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace...
• damsel9n. A young woman (of noble birth).
• damson9n. A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to...
• dancer9n. A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
• dander8n. Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.
• danged9adj. Damned; accursed; objectionable.
• danger8n. Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury.
• dangle8v. To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
• dangly11adj. Dangling; tending to dangle.
• daniel7n. The buttocks.
• danish10n. Danish pastry, light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruit...
• dansyl10n. The sulfonyl radical 5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonyl.
• danton7v. To daunt; to subdue.
• danwei10n. A Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative, institution...
• daphne12n. Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family...
• dapper11adj. Neat, trim.
• dapple11n. A mottled marking, usually in clusters.
• dargah11n. A shrine associated with the grave of a Muslim saint or similar...
• daring8adj. Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
• darken11v. To make dark or darker by reducing light.
• darkly14adv. With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension.
• darned8adj. A minced oath for damned, used to express contempt, exasperation...
• darnel7n. Any of the genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat...
• darner7n. One who darns.
• daroga8n. A police official in the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.
• darter7n. One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
• daruma9n. A hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma...
• darwin10n. A unit of evolutionary change in evolutionary biology.
• dasein7n. Being; especially the nature of being; existence, presence, hereness...
• dashed11adj. Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
• dasher10n. A person who dashes; a fast runner.
• dastan7n. An ornate form of oral history from Central Asia, generally centered on...
• dastur7n. A Zoroastrian high priest ranking above a mobad or herbad.
• dating8n. A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the...
• dative10adj. Denoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect...
• datura7n. A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and...
• dauber9n. A pad or ball of rags, covered with canvas, for inking plates.
• dawdle11v. Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose.
• daybed13n. A couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night.
• dazzle25v. To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a...

DE

• deacon9n. A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
• deaden8v. To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
• deader8n. One who is deceased, or will shortly become so.
• deadly11adj. Causing death; lethal.
• deafen10v. To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
• deagle8n. Desert Eagle (a type of pistol).
• dealer7n. One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.
• dealie7n. A thing, especially one seen as complex or having much associated with...
• dealth10n. A share dealt out; a portion or division.
• deaner7n. A shilling.
• dearie7n. A person who is dear; sweetie.
• dearly10adv. In a dear or precious manner.
• dearth10n. A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
• deathy13adj. Relating to death.
• debark13v. To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.
• debase9v. To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
• debate9v. To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public...
• debone9v. To remove the bones from.
• debris9n. Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
• debtor9n. A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
• debuff15n. An effect that makes a game character weaker; a negative status effect.
• debunk13v. To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated...
• decade10n. A group, set, or series of ten , particularly.
• decamp13v. To break camp and move on.
• decani9adj. Of the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the dean's...
• decant9v. To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.
• deceit9n. An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
• decent9adj. Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
• decide10v. To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine...
• decile9n. Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of...
• decima11n. A tithe or tax of one-tenth (now usually in historical Italian...
• decked14adj. Adorned or embellished.
• decker13n. One who, or that which, decks or adorns; a coverer.
• deckle13n. A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of...
• declaw12v. To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy...
• decode10v. To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
• decomp13n. Decomposition.
• decora9n. A Japanese fashion style of the late 20th century, characterized by...
• decore9v. To remove the core from.
• decree9n. An edict or law.
• decrim11n. Decriminalization.
• dedans8n. A division, at one end of a tennis court, for spectators.
• deduce10v. To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of...
• deduct10v. To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by...
• deeded9adj. Transfered by deed.
• deejay17n. A disc jockey.
• deemed10adj. An accreditation awarded to higher educational institutions in India.
• deemer9n. One who deems or judges; a decider, decision maker.
• deepen9v. To make deep or deeper.
• deeply12adv. To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
• deface12v. To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or...
• defame12v. To disgrace; to bring into disrepute.
• defang11v. To remove the fangs from (something).
• defeat10v. To overcome in battle or contest.
• defect12n. A fault or malfunction.
• defend11v. To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
• defile10v. To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul...
• define10v. To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to...
• deform12adj. Having an unusual and unattractive shape; deformed, misshapen; hence...
• defray13v. To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of...
• deftly13adv. In a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action.
• defund11v. To cancel funding for.
• defuse10v. To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb).
• degree8n. A completed curriculum of study in tertiary education.
• dehors10n. All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works...
• deicer9n. A chemical substance used to melt ice or snow deposited on roads...
• deific12adj. Divine; of or relating to a deity or deities.
• deixis14n. The use of a word, such as a particle or pronoun, to refer to something...
• deject16v. Make sad or dispirited.
• delate7v. To carry; to convey.
• delete7v. To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material...
• delice9v. To rid of lice.
• delict9n. A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
• deline7v. To delineate or mark out.
• delink11v. To unlink, or remove a link from.
• delish10adj. Delicious.
• delist7v. To remove from an official register or list.
• deltic9adj. Synonym of deltaic.
• delude8v. To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error...
• deluge8n. A great flood or rain.
• deluxe14adj. Very fine in quality or luxurious.
• delver10n. One who digs or delves, as with a spade.
• demain9n. A demesne, especially the ancient demesne claimed by William the...
• demand10n. The desire to purchase goods and services.
• demarc11n. The point of demarcation where the provider's network (and...
• demark13v. To demarcate.
• dembow14n. A genre of Caribbean popular music or musical rhythm.
• demean9v. To debase; to lower; to degrade.
• dement9v. To make (someone) demented; to drive mad.
• demise9n. The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for...
• demoss9v. To remove moss from.
• demote9v. To lower the rank or status of.
• demure9adj. Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
• dengue8n. An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue...
• denial7n. An assertion of untruth.
• denier7n. An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
• denims9n. Jeans made of denim.
• denner7n. The Cub Scout who is chief of a den.
• dennet7n. A kind of light gig (open, two-wheeled carriage for one horse).
• denote7v. To indicate; to mark.
• dental7adj. Of or concerning the teeth.
• dented8adj. Having teeth of a specified colour.
• dentil7n. Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth...
• dentin7n. The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth.
• dentro7n. A production that is classified somewhere between a demo and an intro.
• denude8v. To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
• deodar8n. Any member of the species Cedrus deodara of cedar trees native to the...
• depart9v. To leave.
• depend10v. To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary...
• depict11v. To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images...
• deploy12v. To prepare and arrange (originally military unit or units, i.e., to...
• deport9v. To evict, especially from a country.
• depose9v. To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
• depths12n. The deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.).
• depute9v. To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
• deputy12n. One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for...
• derail7n. Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to...
• derain7v. To remove rain from an image.
• derate7v. To lower the rated capability of any rated equipment or material.
• derech12n. The path of propriety or righteousness, or especially of Hasidism or...
• deride8v. To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to...
• derive10v. To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
• dermal9adj. Of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue).
• dermis9n. The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.
• derris7n. A climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific...
• descry12v. To announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal.
• desert7n. A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little...
• design8n. A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to...
• desire7v. To want; to wish for earnestly.
• desist7v. To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
• desman9n. Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of...
• desmin9n. A protein that is a type III intermediate filament found near the Z...
• desorb9v. To remove (or be removed) from a surface onto which it was adsorbed or...
• despot9n. A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
• dessin7n. Dessin d'enfant.
• dessus7n. The highest voice or part, often a violin or soprano vocal line.
• detach12v. To take apart from; to take off.
• detail7n. A part small enough to escape casual notice.
• detain7v. To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
• detect9v. To discover or notice, especially by careful search, examination, or...
• detent7n. That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism)...
• detest7v. To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
• detour7n. A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
• detune7v. To intentionally lower or raise the pitch produced by a musical...
• deuced10adj. Damned.
• deuces9n. A pair of twos.
• devall10v. To cease.
• devata10n. A kind of good spirit, similar to a guardian angel or a lesser deity.
• device12n. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a...
• devise10v. To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
• devkit14n. A set of development tools that allow the creation of software for a...
• devoid11adj. Completely without; having none of.
• devoir10n. Duty, business; something that one must do.
• devote10v. To give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely...
• devoto10n. A devotee.
• devour10v. To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
• devout10adj. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious...
• dewani10n. The role or office of dewan.
• dewing11n. The formation of dew.
• dewlap12n. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any...
• deworm12v. To cause (an animal) to excrete any worms in the digestive tract by the...
• dexter14adj. Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's...
• dextro14adj. Dextrorotatory.

DH

• dhamma14n. The teachings of Buddha.
• dhania10n. Coriander.
• dharma12n. The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.
• dharna10n. A sit-in.
• dhimmi14n. A protected and specially taxed non-Muslim subject of a state governed...
• dhokla14n. A food, visually similar to cake and compositionally similar to khaman...
• dhyana13n. A type of profound meditation.

DI

• diable9n. An unglazed earthenware casserole dish.
• diablo9n. The Devil or a devil.
• diadem10n. An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
• dialer7n. A person or device that dials, as using a telephone.
• diaper9n. An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's...
• diapir9n. An intrusion of a ductile rock into an overburden.
• diatom9n. Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering...
• dibber11n. A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the...
• dibble11n. A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set...
• dicing10n. A game of dice.
• dictum11n. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
• didact10n. A didactic person.
• diddle9n. In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR...
• diddly12n. A small amount of no worth.
• diedre8n. A dihedral corner.
• diener7n. A morgue worker responsible for handling, moving, and cleaning the...
• diesel7n. A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than...
• dieted8adj. Having been on a specialized diet that limits caloric intake.
• dieter7n. A person who diets, usually in an effort to lose weight.
• differ13v. Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or...
• digest8v. To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to...
• digger9n. A large piece of machinery that digs holes or trenches.
• digits8n. Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a...
• diksha14n. The giving of a mantra or initiation by the guru in Indian religions...
• diktat11n. A dogmatic decree or command, especially issued by one who rules...
• dilate7v. To enlarge; to make bigger.
• dilbit9n. An oil-like substance consisting of bitumen derived from tar sands or...
• diller7n. Only used in killer diller.
• dilute7v. To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding...
• dimity12n. A light strong fabric with woven stripes or squares.
• dimmer11n. A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric...
• dimple11n. A small depression or indentation in a surface.
• dimply14adj. Dimpled.
• dinero7n. A medieval Iberian coin.
• dinger8n. A bell or chime.
• dinghy14n. A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender...
• dingle8n. A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.
• dingus8n. A gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or...
• dining8n. Eating dinner as a social function.
• dinkel11n. Synonym of spelt.
• dinkey14n. A small locomotive, especially with a switch engine.
• dinkle11n. Penis.
• dinkum13adj. Genuine, true, honest, on the level.
• dinner7n. The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
• dioxin14n. The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two...
• dipole9n. Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is...
• dipped12adj. That has been briefly immersed in a liquid.
• dipper11n. One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a...
• direct9adj. Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
• direly10adv. In a dire manner.
• dirham12n. A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the...
• dirndl8n. A traditional Alpine woman's dress having a tight bodice and full skirt.
• disarm9v. To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to...
• disbar9v. To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an...
• discal9adj. Pertaining to, or resembling, a disc (disk).
• discus9n. A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
• dished11adj. Shaped like a dish; concave.
• disher10n. One who dishes out or dispenses anything.
• dishes10n. Dishwashing.
• dismal9adj. Disastrous, calamitous.
• dismay12v. To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of...
• disord8n. Disorder.
• disown10v. To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
• dispel9v. To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
• distal7adj. Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
• distil7v. To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which...
• distro7n. The act of distributing printed material such as magazines or...
• disuse7n. The state of not being used; neglect.
• dither10v. To tremble, shake, or shiver.
• dition7n. Dominion; rule or power.
• ditton7n. A motto or saying.
• divers10pron. An indefinite number (at least two).
• divert10v. To turn aside from a course.
• divest10v. To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a...
• divide11v. To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
• divine10adj. Of or pertaining to a god.
• diving11n. The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
• divisi10adv. Divided (within one instrumental part, simultaneous notes between two...
• diwata10n. In Filipino folklore, a fairy, spirit, usually a lesser god or goddess...

DJ

• djembe18n. A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used...

DO

• doable9adj. Possible to do; feasible.
• dobber11n. Any small electronic device that plugs directly into a larger one, such...
• dobbin11n. An old jaded horse.
• dobson9n. The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus)...
• docent9adj. Instructive; that teaches.
• docile9adj. Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
• docker13n. One who performs docking, as of tails.
• docket13n. A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing...
• doctor9n. A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and...
• dodder9v. To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or...
• doddle9n. A job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple.
• dodgem11n. A bumper car in an amusement park.
• dodger9n. Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).
• dodman10n. A land-based snail.
• dogged10adj. Stubbornly persevering, steadfast.
• dogger9n. A two-masted fishing vessel, used by the Dutch until around the 18th...
• dogleg9n. A configuration of stairs where a flight ascends to a half-landing...
• dogman10n. A man who has charge of dogs, such as a dog breeder or dog trainer...
• doings8n. Deeds, achievements.
• dojang15n. A hall where people train in Korean martial arts.
• doling8n. The act of one who doles.
• dollar7n. Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including...
• dollop9n. A considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft...
• dolman9n. A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front...
• dolmen9n. A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two...
• dolour7n. Anguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.
• domain9n. A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or...
• domina9n. The head of a nunnery.
• domine9n. Lord; master.
• domino9n. A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more)...
• domoic11adj. Of or pertaining to domoic acid or its derivatives.
• donair7n. A Nova Scotian variant of the doner kebab, including breadcrumbs and...
• donate7v. To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or...
• donder8v. To beat up, to thrash.
• donger8n. The penis.
• dongle8n. Any small device that plugs into an electronic device, typically a...
• donjon14n. The fortified tower and main residence of a motte or early castle; a...
• donker11n. A people smuggler.
• donkey14n. A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
• donner7v. To beat up; clobber; thrash.
• doobie9n. A marijuana cigarette.
• doodad9n. Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified...
• doodah11n. Excrement.
• doodle8n. A small mindless sketch, etc.
• doodly11adj. Like a doodle; scribbly.
• dookie11n. Swimming costume, bathing suit.
• doomed10adj. Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.
• doomer9n. A doom-and-gloomer; a pessimist.
• doored8adj. Having or furnished with doors.
• doosra7n. A type of ball, bowled by an off-spin bowler, that, unlike a normal off...
• dopant9n. A substance added in small amounts to a pure material, such as...
• doping10n. The use of drugs to improve athletic performance.
• doppel11n. An identical copy of a person (such as a clone, virtual reality...
• doppio11adj. Having two shots of espresso.
• dorado8n. A mahi-mahi or dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), fish with a dorsal...
• dorama9n. Japanese TV drama.
• dormer9n. A room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof.
• dorsal7adj. Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
• dorsum9n. The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
• dosage8n. The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
• dosing8n. The administration of a dose.
• dosser7n. Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work.
• dotage8n. Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with...
• dotard8n. An old person with impaired intellect; a senile person; one in their...
• dotcom11n. A company whose business is based around a website or primarily via the...
• doting8adj. Characterized by giving love and affection.
• dotted8adj. Made up of a series of dots.
• dotter7n. An instrument for drawing dots.
• douane7n. A custom house.
• double9adj. Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
• doubly12adv. In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.
• doucet9n. A sweetened dish.
• douche12n. A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body...
• doudou8n. Synonym of dudou.

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 515 six-letter words that start with D, plus 677 rare ones.

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

during, design, double, degree, direct, damage, doctor and demand.

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

dazzle scores 25 points with the standard letter tile values.

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