5-Letter Words Starting With DR
There are 59 five-letter words starting with DR in our dictionary; 43 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 59 words
- drink10 points
- drawn9 points
- draws9 points
- drive9 points
- drove9 points
- dream8 points
- drops8 points
- drank10 points
- drunk10 points
- draft9 points
- drift9 points
- drown9 points
- drama8 points
- drips8 points
- drums8 points
- drags7 points
- dread7 points
- dried7 points
- drugs7 points
- drain6 points
- dress6 points
- dries6 points
- drill6 points
- dryly12 points
- drawl9 points
- dryer9 points
- drabs8 points
- drape8 points
- droop8 points
- dregs7 points
- drier6 points
- droll6 points
- drone6 points
- drool6 points
- dross6 points
- drake10 points
- dryad10 points
- drays9 points
- drams8 points
- drubs8 points
- druid7 points
- drear6 points
- drupe8 points
- draff12 points
- droit6 points
- druse6 points
- dreck12 points
- dreks10 points
- drouk10 points
- drave9 points
- drily9 points
- dribs8 points
- dript8 points
- dropt8 points
- dreed7 points
- drail6 points
- drats6 points
- drees6 points
- drest6 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 59
- By usage: 35 very common, 8 common, 16 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- draff 12
- dreck 12
- dryly 12
- drake 10
- drank 10
- dreks 10
- drink 10
- drouk 10
- drunk 10
- dryad 10
Most common
- drink
- drawn
- draws
- drive
- drove
- dream
- drops
- drank
- drunk
- draft
Definitions
- drink (noun)
- A single serving of a beverage.
- drawn (adjective)
- Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering.
- drive (noun)
- The act of applying force to propel something.
- drove (noun)
- A group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words starting with DR: 59 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as DRINK and DRAWN lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with DR?
DRAFF scores 12 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
16 of the 59 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.