DR is the smallest of the R blends, which makes it one of the pairs that narrows a Wordle board fastest once confirmed. Two consonants fill the opening, and the 5 letter words starting with DR split their third position evenly between two vowels.
A and O take that slot in equal measure. Drama, Draft, Drove and Drone cover both, and DR doubles a letter in under a third of the set, so most guesses here return five separate letters.
There are 81 five letter words starting with DR. Drive, Dream, Drink, Drugs and Draft are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. DRA and DRO hold the deepest runs, so test A and O in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With DR
D and R take two slots without a vowel, which forces the first vowel to position three. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Drabs | Drack | Draco | Draff |
| Draft | Drags | Drail | Drain |
| Drake | Drama | Drams | Drank |
| Drant | Drape | Draps | Drats |
| Drave | Drawl | Drawn | Draws |
| Drays | Dread | Dream | Drear |
| Dreck | Dreed | Dreer | Drees |
| Dregs | Dreks | Drent | Drere |
| Dress | Drest | Dreys | Dribs |
| Drice | Dried | Drier | Dries |
| Drift | Drill | Drily | Drink |
| Drips | Dript | Drive | Droid |
| Droil | Droit | Droke | Drole |
| Droll | Drome | Drone | Drony |
| Droob | Droog | Drook | Drool |
| Droop | Drops | Dropt | Dross |
| Drouk | Drove | Drown | Drows |
| Drubs | Drugs | Druid | Drums |
| Drunk | Drupe | Druse | Drusy |
| Druxy | Dryad | Dryas | Dryer |
| Dryly |
5 Letter Words Starting With DR By Third Letter
A and O lead the third slot together, with E and I following at a distance. Five letter words with R as the second letter leaves the first letter open.
5 Letter Words Starting With DRA
| Draft | Drain | Drake |
| Drama | Drank | Drawn |
| Draws | Draco | Drags |
| Drape | Drabs | Drams |
| Drawl | Drack | Draff |
| Drail | Drant | Draps |
| Drats | Drave | Drays |
5 Letter Words Starting With DRE
| Dread | Dream | Dress |
| Dregs | Dreck | Drees |
| Drear | Dreed | Dreer |
| Dreks | Drent | Drere |
| Drest | Dreys |
5 Letter Words Starting With DRI
| Dried | Drift | Drill |
| Drink | Drive | Drier |
| Dries | Drips | Dribs |
| Drily | Drice | Dript |
5 Letter Words Starting With DRO
| Drone | Drops | Drove |
| Drown | Droid | Droit |
| Droll | Drool | Droop |
| Drome | Droog | Dross |
| Droil | Droke | Drole |
| Drony | Droob | Drook |
| Dropt | Drouk | Drows |
5 Letter Words Starting With DRU
| Drugs | Drums | Drunk |
| Druid | Drupe | Druse |
| Drubs | Drusy | Druxy |
5 Letter Words Starting With DR By Ending Letter
S closes 22 of these and E closes 13, and no other ending carries enough to isolate. 5 letter words starting with DE works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With DR Ending In S
| Draws | Dress | Drops |
| Drugs | Drums | Drags |
| Dregs | Dries | Drips |
| Drabs | Drams | Drees |
| Dribs | Dross | Dryas |
| Draps | Drats | Drays |
| Dreks | Dreys | Drows |
| Drubs |
5 Letter Words Starting With DR Ending In E
| Drake | Drive | Drone |
| Drove | Drape | Drome |
| Drupe | Druse | Drave |
| Drere | Drice | Droke |
| Drole |
5 Letter Words Starting With DR With A
A takes the third slot in 21 DR words and turns up in 26 across the set. 5 letter words starting with DA works the same way.
| Draft | Drain | Drake |
| Drama | Drank | Drawn |
| Draws | Dread | Dream |
| Draco | Drags | Drape |
| Drabs | Drams | Drawl |
| Dryad | Dryas | Drack |
| Draff | Drail | Drant |
| Draps | Drats | Drave |
| Drays | Drear |
5 Letter Words Starting With DR For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, so nothing is spent on a repeat. 5 letter words starting with AR works the same way.
| Drive | Dream | Drink |
| Drugs | Draft | Drunk |
| Drawn | Drove | Drops |
| Draws | Drain | Drone |
| Drake | Drank | Drums |
| Drift | Drown | Drags |
Twenty four DR words repeat a letter. Dress, Droop and Drill are the three that cost players a turn.
5 Letter Words Starting With DR For Scrabble
X and Y carry the top plays, and Druxy tops the set at 16 points. 5 letter words starting with DO works the same way.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Druxy | 16 |
| Dryly | 12 |
| Dreck | 12 |
| Draff | 12 |
| Drack | 12 |
| Dryad | 10 |
| Drunk | 10 |
| Drouk | 10 |
| Drook | 10 |
| Droke | 10 |
| Drink | 10 |
| Dreks | 10 |
| Drank | 10 |
| Drake | 10 |
| Dryer | 9 |
5 Letter Words Starting With DR And Their Meanings
Forestry, Scots and older dialect usage account for most of the harder entries here.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Draff | The spent grain left after brewing, fed to cattle |
| Drail | A weighted fishing hook used for trolling |
| Drant | To drone on in a monotonous voice |
| Drave | An older past form of drive |
| Drear | Dreary or dismal, used mainly in poetry |
| Dreck | Rubbish or worthless material, from Yiddish |
| Dreks | The plural of dreck, worthless stuff |
| Drent | Drenched, in older English |
| Drere | Sorrow or dread, in archaic usage |
| Drice | Powdered dry ice used for chilling |
| Drily | In a dry manner, especially of humour |
| Droil | To toil at dull work, in older English |
| Droit | A legal right or due, from French |
| Droke | A valley thick with trees, in Newfoundland usage |
| Drome | An aerodrome, shortened in aviation usage |
| Droob | A pathetic or hopeless person, in Australian slang |
| Droog | A member of a violent gang, from Russian via fiction |
| Drupe | A fleshy fruit with a single stone, such as a plum |
| Druse | A cavity in rock lined with projecting crystals |
| Druxy | Describing timber with decayed white spots |
FAQs
The strongest are Drive, Dream, Drink, Drugs and Draft, since none of them repeat a letter. Dress, Droop and Drill hand a slot to a repeat, so keep them for later.
The K ending gives you Drink, Drunk, Drack, Dreck and Drook. Drouk closes the group and is accepted in Scrabble.
DRO gives you Drove, Drops, Drone, Drown, Drool, Droop and Dross, along with Droid, Droil, Droit, Droke, Drole, Droll, Drome, Droob, Droog, Drook, Dropt and Drows.
The A words run to Dream, Draft, Drawn, Draws, Drain, Drama, Drape, Drank, Drags and Drawl. Twenty six DR words carry an A.
The top score goes to Druxy at 16 points. Dryly, Dreck, Draff and Drack each reach 12, with Dryad at 10.
The T ending gives you Draft, Drift and Droit. Dript, Dropt and Drest close on T as well.
The U words are Drugs, Drunk, Druid, Drums, Drupe and Druse. Drubs, Drusy and Druxy carry one too.
Yes, Drupe is valid and scores 8 points. It names a fleshy fruit built around a single stone, such as a plum or a cherry.
