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5-letter words starting with D

Use this list of five-letter words that start with D to build a quick practice set. Ask your child to say each word out loud, clap the syllables, and try to spell it. Choose 5–10 words at a time to keep practice short and positive.

  • dailynoun

    Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.

    2 syllables
  • danceverb

    To move one's body rhythmically usually to music : to engage in or perform a dance

    1 syllablesGrade Grade 1
  • danceverb

    To move one's body rhythmically usually to music : to engage in or perform a dance

    1 syllables
  • debugverb

    To remove insects from

    2 syllables
  • depthnoun

    The vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

    Grade Grade 2Scrabble 11
  • digitnoun

    Any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0

    2 syllablesGrade Grade 1
  • doersnoun

    Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.

    Grade Grade 2Scrabble 6
  • don'tcontraction

    Do not

    1 syllables
  • don'tcontraction

    Do not

    1 syllables
  • don'tcontraction

    Do not

    1 syllables
  • donutnoun

    A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.

    2 syllables
  • doughnoun

    A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.

    Grade Grade 1Scrabble 10
  • Dovergeographical name

    City in central Delaware population 36,047

    2 syllablesGrade Grade 4
  • dozennoun

    A set of twelve.

    2 syllables
  • dreamnoun

    A series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep

    1 syllables
  • dressverb

    To make or set straight

    1 syllables
  • driedadjective

    Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.

    1 syllables
  • driernoun

    One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.

    Grade Grade 2Scrabble 6
  • drinkverb

    Swallow, imbibe

    1 syllables
  • driveverb

    To frighten or prod (game, cattle, etc.) into moving in a desired direction

    1 syllables
  • duckynoun

    A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck

    Grade Grade 2Scrabble 15
  • dwarfnoun

    Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.

    Grade Grade 3Scrabble 12
  • dyingverb

    To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

    1 syllables