5-Letter Words Starting With DOG
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With DOG
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With DOG 6 words
How common is DOG at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 five-letter words that start with DOG. They average 8.7 points and the best is DOGGY (11 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.7
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- Y
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- y 33.3%
- a 16.7%
- e 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ie16.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with DOG
d 2o 1g 2g 2y 4
D 2 + O 1 + G 2 + G 2 + Y 4 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
doggy
- nouninformal terms for dogs
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How many five-letter words that start with DOG are there?
There are 6 five-letter words that start with DOG 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 DOG?
DOGGY is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DOGEY (10), DOGMA (9), DOGGO (8).
What are some common five-letter words that start with DOG?
Everyday examples include DOGMA, DOGIE, DOGGY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.