5-Letter Words Starting With DUS
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With DUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With DUS 4 words
How common is DUS at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 five-letter words that start with DUS. They average 9.5 points and the best is DUSKY (13 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.5
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 75%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- y 50%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with DUS
d 2u 1s 1k 5y 4
D 2 + U 1 + S 1 + K 5 + Y 4 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
dusky
- adjectivelighted by or as if by twilight“The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding”
- adjectivenaturally having skin of a dark color“a dark-skinned beauty”
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How many five-letter words that start with DUS are there?
There are 4 five-letter words that start with DUS 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 DUS?
DUSKY is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DUSKS (10), DUSTY (9), DUSTS (6).
What are some common five-letter words that start with DUS?
Everyday examples include DUSTY, DUSKY, DUSTS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.