DA opens with a consonant and a vowel, and a consonant follows in the third position throughout. The field is compact, and the 5 letter words starting with DA divide across that third letter without any single one of them taking a commanding share of the set.
R takes it more often than N or U. Daily, Dance, Darts and Dates cover the practical choices, and the repeats that cost a player a slot are almost always a doubled D, L or G.
There are 89 five letter words starting with DA. Daily, Dance, Dates, Dairy and Daisy are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. DAR holds the deepest run, so test R in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With DA
D and A confirm one vowel and leave three slots, with a consonant taking position three in nearly every case. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Daals | Dabba | Daces | Dacha |
| Dacks | Dadah | Dadas | Daddy |
| Dados | Daffs | Daffy | Dagga |
| Daggy | Dahls | Daiko | Daily |
| Daine | Daint | Dairy | Daisy |
| Daker | Daled | Dales | Dalis |
| Dalle | Dally | Dalts | Daman |
| Damar | Dames | Damme | Damns |
| Damps | Dampy | Dance | Dancy |
| Dandy | Dangs | Danio | Danks |
| Danny | Dants | Daraf | Darbs |
| Darcy | Dared | Darer | Dares |
| Darga | Dargs | Daric | Daris |
| Darks | Darns | Darre | Darts |
| Darzi | Dashi | Dashy | Datal |
| Dated | Dater | Dates | Datos |
| Datto | Datum | Daube | Daubs |
| Dauby | Dauds | Dault | Daunt |
| Daurs | Dauts | Daven | Davit |
| Dawah | Dawds | Dawed | Dawen |
| Dawks | Dawns | Dawts | Dayan |
| Daych | Daynt | Dazed | Dazer |
| Dazes |
5 Letter Words Starting With DA By Third Letter
R leads the third slot, with N and U following at a similar distance. Five letter words with R in the middle looks at that position on its own.
5 Letter Words Starting With DAN
| Dance | Danny | Dandy |
| Dancy | Danks | Dangs |
| Danio | Dants |
5 Letter Words Starting With DAR
| Dared | Darcy | Dares |
| Darts | Darks | Darzi |
| Daraf | Darbs | Darer |
| Darga | Dargs | Daric |
| Daris | Darns | Darre |
5 Letter Words Starting With DAU
| Daube | Daubs | Daunt |
| Dauby | Dauds | Dault |
| Daurs | Dauts |
5 Letter Words Starting With DA By Ending Letter
S closes 34 of these and Y closes 14, so the last slot carries the sharpest cut. 5 letter words starting with DE works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With DA Ending In S
| Dates | Dales | Dames |
| Dares | Darts | Dawns |
| Dados | Damns | Damps |
| Danks | Darks | Datos |
| Daubs | Daals | Daces |
| Dacks | Dadas | Daffs |
| Dahls | Dalis | Dalts |
| Dangs | Dants | Darbs |
| Dargs | Daris | Darns |
| Dauds | Daurs | Dauts |
| Dawds | Dawks | Dawts |
| Dazes |
5 Letter Words Starting With DA Ending In Y
| Daddy | Daily | Dairy |
| Daisy | Danny | Daffy |
| Dally | Dandy | Darcy |
| Dancy | Daggy | Dampy |
| Dashy | Dauby |
5 Letter Words Starting With DA For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, so no slot goes to a repeat. 5 letter words starting with DR works the same way.
| Daily | Dance | Dates |
| Dairy | Daisy | Darts |
| Darcy | Dares | Dames |
| Dales | Dawns | Datum |
| Dancy | Danks | Darks |
| Dashi | Daunt | Damns |
Daddy, Dally and Dagga are the traps. A doubled D, L or G accounts for most of the repeats here.
5 Letter Words Starting With DA For Scrabble
Z carries the top plays, and Dazed tops the set at 16 points. 5 letter words starting with AD works the same way.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Dazed | 16 |
| Dazes | 15 |
| Dazer | 15 |
| Darzi | 15 |
| Daffy | 15 |
| Daych | 14 |
| Dawks | 13 |
| Dampy | 13 |
| Dawah | 12 |
| Dashy | 12 |
| Daffs | 12 |
| Dacks | 12 |
| Dauby | 11 |
| Darcy | 11 |
| Dancy | 11 |
5 Letter Words Starting With DA And Their Meanings
Indian, Scots and older technical usage account for most of the harder entries here. 5 letter words with A and r answers a nearby question.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Dacha | A Russian country house used in summer |
| Dagga | Cannabis, in South African usage |
| Daine | To deign or condescend, in archaic English |
| Daint | Dainty, in older English |
| Daker | To wander or saunter, in dialect usage |
| Dalle | A slab of stone used for paving |
| Daman | The hyrax, a small hoofed mammal of Africa |
| Damar | A resin from Southeast Asian trees used in varnish |
| Danio | A small freshwater fish popular in aquariums |
| Daraf | A unit of elastance, the reciprocal of the farad |
| Daric | A gold coin of ancient Persia |
| Darzi | A tailor, in Indian usage |
| Dashi | A Japanese stock made from kelp and dried fish |
| Datal | Relating to a date, or paid by the day |
| Datto | A chief among the Moro people of the Philippines |
| Datum | A single piece of information used as a basis |
| Daube | A slow braised stew of French cookery |
| Dault | A foster child, in Scots usage |
| Davit | A crane on a ship used to lower a boat |
| Dawah | The practice of inviting others to Islam |
FAQs
The strongest are Daily, Dance, Dates, Dairy and Daisy, since none of them repeat a letter. Daddy, Dally and Dagga spend a slot on a repeat, so hold those back.
DAR gives you Darts, Darns, Darks, Dared, Darer and Dares, along with Darbs, Darcy, Darga, Dargs, Daric, Daris, Darre and Darzi.
The E ending gives you Dance, Daine, Dalle, Damme, Darre and Daube. Six words close on E, so an E in the last slot narrows the board fast.
The T ending gives you Daunt, Davit, Daint, Dault and Daynt. Five words is the whole group, and all of them are accepted in Scrabble.
The top score goes to Dazed at 16 points. Dazes, Dazer and Darzi each reach 15, with Dacha and Daych at 13.
The Y ending gives you Daily, Dairy, Daisy, Daddy, Dandy, Dally, Daffy and Daggy. Dampy, Dancy, Danny, Darcy, Dashy and Dauby close the group.
DAU gives you Daunt, Daubs and Dauby, along with Daube, Dauds, Dault, Daurs and Dauts. Eight words is the whole run.
Yes, Datum is valid and scores 8 points. It names a single piece of information taken as the basis for reasoning.
