5-Letter Words Starting With DAN
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With DAN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With DAN 7 words
How common is DAN at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 five-letter words that start with DAN. They average 8 points and the best is DANDY (10 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 8
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 29%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 42.9% of words
Most common last letters
- s 42.9%
- y 28.6%
- e 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- io14.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with DAN
d 2a 1n 1d 2y 4
D 2 + A 1 + N 1 + D 2 + Y 4 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
dandy
- nouna man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- nouna sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
- adjectivevery good“he did a bully job”
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How many five-letter words that start with DAN are there?
There are 7 five-letter words that start with DAN in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with DAN?
DANDY is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DANKS (10), DANNY (9), DANCE (8).
Which rare five-letter words that start with DAN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DANKS (10), DANNY (9), DANTS (6). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.