741 Words Starting With DA
The prefix DA appears in 741 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 169 entries. Average word length: 7.5 letters.
D words frequently describe direction and action — drive, draw, dig, drop. The prefix dis- alone generates hundreds of entries.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with DA: DAZZLINGLY (33 pts), DAZZLING (28 pts), DAZZLED (27 pts), DAZZLERS (27 pts), DAZZLER (26 pts). The shortest is DAB (3 letters) and the longest is DAGUERREOTYPIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in PIAN.
Notable words: DABS — to touch lightly [v].; DACES — a small river fish of the carp family and chub genus [n].; DABBED — to touch lightly [v].; DABBERS — a pad for dabbing ink on blocks or plates [n]. Browse words starting with ROSE for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with DA?
DAZZLINGLY scores 33 points. Runner-up: DAZZLING at 28 points. See words ending in KAB for more high-value options.
How many words start with DA?
Our dictionary has 741 words that start with DA. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (169).
What is the shortest word that starts with DA?
DAB at just 3 letters. It means: to touch lightly [v].
Three-Letter Words (11)
DABDADDAGDAHDAKDALDAMDANDAPDAWDAY
Four-Letter Words (41)
DABSDACEDADADADODADSDAFFDAFTDAGODAGSDAHLDAHSDAISDAKSDALEDALSDAMEDAMNDAMPDAMSDANGDANKDANSDAPSDARBDAREDARKDARNDARTDASHDATADATEDATODAUBDAUTDAVYDAWKDAWNDAWSDAWTDAYSDAZE
Five-Letter Words (55)
DACESDACHADADASDADDYDADOSDAFFSDAFFYDAGGADAGOSDAHLSDAILYDAIRYDAISYDALESDALLYDAMANDAMARDAMESDAMNSDAMPSDANCEDANDYDANGSDANIODARBSDAREDDARERDARESDARICDARKSDARKYDARNSDARTSDASHIDASHYDATEDDATERDATESDATOSDATTODATUMDAUBEDAUBSDAUBYDAUNTDAUTSDAVENDAVITDAWEDDAWENDAWKSDAWNSDAWTSDAZEDDAZES
Six-Letter Words (122)
DABBEDDABBERDABBLEDACHASDACITEDACKERDACOITDACRONDACTYLDADDLEDADGUMDADOEDDADOESDAEDALDAEMONDAFFEDDAFTERDAFTLYDAGGASDAGGERDAGGLEDAGOBADAGOESDAHLIADAHOONDAIKERDAIKONDAIMENDAIMIODAIMONDAIMYODAINTYDAISESDAKOITDALASIDALEDHDALETHDALLESDALTONDAMAGEDAMANSDAMARSDAMASKDAMMARDAMMEDDAMMERDAMMITDAMNEDDAMNERDAMPEDDAMPENDAMPERDAMPLYDAMSELDAMSONDANCEDDANCERDANCESDANDERDANDLEDANGEDDANGERDANGLEDANGLYDANIOSDANISHDANKERDANKLYDAPHNEDAPPEDDAPPERDAPPLEDARBARDARERSDARICSDARINGDARKEDDARKENDARKERDARKEYDARKIEDARKLEDARKLYDARNEDDARNELDARNERDARTEDDARTERDARTLEDASHEDDASHERDASHESDASHISDASSIEDATARYDATCHADATERSDATINGDATIVEDATTOS
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Seven-Letter Words (169)
DABBERSDABBINGDABBLEDDABBLERDABBLESDABSTERDACITESDACKERSDACOITSDACOITYDACRONSDACTYLIDACTYLSDADAISMDADAISTDADDIESDADDLEDDADDLESDADOINGDAEMONSDAFFIERDAFFILYDAFFINGDAFTESTDAGGERSDAGGLEDDAGGLESDAGLOCKDAGOBASDAGWOODDAHLIASDAHOONSDAIKERSDAIKONSDAILIESDAIMIOSDAIMONSDAIMYOSDAIRIESDAISIEDDAISIESDAKOITSDAKOITYDALAPONDALASISDALEDHSDALETHSDALLIEDDALLIERDALLIESDALTONSDAMAGEDDAMAGERDAMAGESDAMASKSDAMIANADAMMARSDAMMERSDAMMINGDAMNERSDAMNIFYDAMNINGDAMOSELDAMOZELDAMPENSDAMPERSDAMPESTDAMPINGDAMPISHDAMSELSDAMSONSDANAZOLDANCERSDANCINGDANDERSDANDIERDANDIESDANDIFYDANDILYDANDLEDDANDLERDANDLESDANGERSDANGINGDANGLEDDANGLERDANGLESDANKESTDANSEURDAPHNESDAPHNIADAPPINGDAPPLEDDAPPLESDAPSONEDARBARSDARBIESDAREFULDARESAYDARINGS
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Eight-Letter Words (140)
DABBLERSDABBLINGDABCHICKDABSTERSDACKEREDDACTYLICDACTYLUSDADAISMSDADAISTSDADDLINGDAEMONESDAEMONICDAFFIESTDAFFODILDAFTNESSDAGGEREDDAGGLINGDAGLOCKSDAGWOODSDAHABEAHDAHABIAHDAHABIEHDAHABIYADAIDZEINDAIKEREDDAIMONESDAIMONICDAINTIERDAINTIESDAINTILYDAIQUIRIDAIRYINGDAIRYMANDAIRYMENDAISHIKIDAKERHENDALAPONSDALESMANDALESMENDALLIERSDALLYINGDALMATICDALTONICDAMAGERSDAMAGINGDAMASKEDDAMEWORTDAMIANASDAMNABLEDAMNABLYDAMNDESTDAMNEDERDAMOSELSDAMOZELSDAMPENEDDAMPENERDAMPINGSDAMPNESSDANAZOLSDANDEREDDANDIESTDANDLERSDANDLINGDANDRIFFDANDRUFFDANDYISHDANDYISMDANEGELDDANEGELTDANEWEEDDANEWORTDANGEREDDANGLERSDANGLIERDANGLINGDANISHESDANKNESSDANSEURSDANSEUSEDAPHNIASDAPPERERDAPPERLYDAPPLINGDAPSONESDARINGLYDARIOLESDARKENEDDARKENERDARKLIERDARKLINGDARKNESSDARKROOMDARKSOMEDARLINGSDARNDESTDARNEDERDARNINGSDARSHANSDARTLINGDASHEENS
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Nine-Letter Words (107)
DABBLINGSDABCHICKSDACHSHUNDDACKERINGDACOITIESDACQUOISEDACTYLICSDADAISTICDAEDALEANDAEDALIANDAFFINESSDAFFODILSDAGGERINGDAHABEAHSDAHABIAHSDAHABIEHSDAHABIYASDAIDZEINSDAIKERINGDAILINESSDAILYNESSDAINTIESTDAIQUIRISDAIRYINGSDAIRYMAIDDAISHIKISDAKERHENSDAKOITIESDALLIANCEDALMATIANDALMATICSDALTONIANDALTONISMDAMASCENEDAMASKEENDAMASKINGDAMEWORTSDAMNATIONDAMNATORYDAMNDESTSDAMNEDESTDAMNIFIEDDAMNIFIESDAMNINGLYDAMPENERSDAMPENINGDAMSELFLYDANCEABLEDANDELIONDANDERINGDANDIACALDANDIFIEDDANDIFIESDANDRIFFSDANDRUFFSDANDRUFFYDANDYISMSDANEGELDSDANEGELTSDANEWEEDSDANEWORTSDANGERINGDANGEROUSDANGLIESTDANSEUSESDAPPERESTDAREDEVILDARKENERSDARKENINGDARKLIESTDARKLINGSDARKROOMSDARLINGLYDARNATIONDARNDESTSDARNEDESTDARTBOARDDARTINGLYDASHBOARDDASHINGLYDASTARDLYDASYMETERDATABANKSDATABASEDDATABASESDATEBOOKSDATEDNESSDATELINEDDATELINESDAUBERIESDAUBINGLYDAUGHTERSDAUNDEREDDAUNTLESSDAUPHINESDAVENPORTDAWSONITEDAYBREAKSDAYDREAMSDAYDREAMT
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Ten-Letter Words (45)
DACHSHUNDSDACQUOISESDAFTNESSESDAGGERLIKEDAINTINESSDAIRYMAIDSDALLIANCESDALMATIANSDALTONISMSDAMAGINGLYDAMASCENEDDAMASCENESDAMASKEENSDAMNATIONSDAMNEDESTSDAMNIFYINGDAMPNESSESDAMSELFISHDANDELIONSDANDIFYINGDANDYISHLYDANKNESSESDAPPERNESSDAREDEVILSDARINGNESSDARKNESSESDARNATIONSDARNEDESTSDARTBOARDSDASHBOARDSDASYMETERSDATABASINGDATELININGDAUNDERINGDAUNOMYCINDAUNTINGLYDAVENPORTSDAWSONITESDAYDREAMEDDAYDREAMERDAYFLOWERSDAYLIGHTEDDAYSPRINGSDAYWORKERSDAZZLINGLY
Eleven-Letter Words (17)
DACTYLOLOGYDAFFINESSESDAILINESSESDAILYNESSESDAMASCENINGDAMASKEENEDDAMSELFLIESDANGEROUSLYDAREDEVILRYDARLINGNESSDATEDNESSESDAUNOMYCINSDAUNTLESSLYDAYDREAMERSDAYDREAMINGDAYLIGHTINGDAZEDNESSES
Twelve-Letter Words (11)
DAINTINESSESDAMASKEENINGDAMNABLENESSDAMSELFISHESDAPPERNESSESDAREDEVILTRYDARINGNESSESDAUGHTERLESSDAUNORUBICINDAYDREAMLIKEDAYLIGHTINGS
Thirteen-Letter Words (11)
DACTYLOLOGIESDAGUERREOTYPEDAGUERREOTYPYDAMAGEABILITYDANDIFICATIONDANGEROUSNESSDAREDEVILRIESDARLINGNESSESDASTARDLINESSDAUNORUBICINSDAUNTLESSNESS
Fourteen-Letter Words (5)
DAGUERREOTYPEDDAGUERREOTYPESDAMNABLENESSESDANDIFICATIONSDAREDEVILTRIES
Fifteen-Letter Words (7)
DAGUERREOTYPIESDAGUERREOTYPINGDAGUERREOTYPISTDAMAGEABILITIESDANGEROUSNESSESDASTARDLINESSESDAUNTLESSNESSES