6-Letter Words Starting With DUP
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words Starting With DUP
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words Starting With DUP 7 words
How common is DUP at the start of six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 six-letter words that start with DUP. They average 11 points and the best is DUPLEX (16 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 11
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 29%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 14.3% of words
Most common last letters
- d 14.3%
- g 14.3%
- n 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 six-letter word that starts with DUP
d 2u 1p 3l 1e 1x 8
D 2 + U 1 + P 3 + L 1 + E 1 + X 8 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
duplex
- nouna house with two units sharing a common wall
- nounan apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
- verbchange into a duplex
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How many six-letter words that start with DUP are there?
There are 7 six-letter words that start with DUP 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 six-letter word that starts with DUP?
DUPLEX is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DUPERY (12), DUPPED (12), DUPING (10).