530 Words Starting With DU
The prefix DU appears in 530 words, from 3-letter words up to 14 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 110 entries. Average word length: 7.3 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 DU: DUCKWALKING (26 pts), DUCKWALKED (25 pts), DUMBFOUNDERING (24 pts), DUCKWALKS (23 pts), DUMBFOUNDERED (23 pts). The shortest is DUB (3 letters) and the longest is DUMBFOUNDERING (14 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in EX.
Notable words: DUAD — a pair [n].; DUADS — a pair [n].; DUALLY — twofold [adv].; DUALISM — the doctrine of two distinct principles of good and evil, or of two divine beings of these characters [n]. Browse words starting with BIG for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with DU?
DUCKWALKING scores 26 points. Runner-up: DUCKWALKED at 25 points. See words ending in DIP for more high-value options.
How many words start with DU?
Our dictionary has 530 words that start with DU. They range from 3 to 14 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (110).
What is the shortest word that starts with DU?
DUB at just 3 letters. It means: to confer knighthood on [v].
Three-Letter Words (9)
DUBDUDDUEDUGDUHDUIDUNDUODUP
Four-Letter Words (37)
DUADDUALDUBSDUCEDUCIDUCKDUCTDUDEDUDSDUELDUESDUETDUFFDUGSDUITDUKEDULLDULYDUMADUMBDUMPDUNEDUNGDUNKDUNSDUNTDUOSDUPEDUPSDURADUREDURNDURODURRDUSKDUSTDUTY
Five-Letter Words (62)
DUADSDUALSDUCALDUCATDUCESDUCHYDUCKSDUCKYDUCTSDUDDYDUDEDDUDESDUELSDUETSDUFFSDUFUSDUITSDUKEDDUKESDULIADULLSDULLYDULSEDUMASDUMBODUMBSDUMKADUMKYDUMMYDUMPSDUMPYDUNAMDUNCEDUNCHDUNESDUNGSDUNGYDUNKSDUNTSDUOMIDUOMODUPEDDUPERDUPESDUPLEDURALDURASDUREDDURESDURNSDUROCDUROSDURRADURRSDURSTDURUMDUSKSDUSKYDUSTSDUSTYDUTCHDUVET
Six-Letter Words (73)
DUALLYDUBBEDDUBBERDUBBINDUCATSDUCKEDDUCKERDUCKIEDUCTALDUCTEDDUDDIEDUDEENDUDINGDUDISHDUELEDDUELERDUELLIDUELLODUENDEDUENNADUETEDDUFFELDUFFERDUFFLEDUGONGDUGOUTDUIKERDUKINGDULCETDULIASDULLEDDULLERDULSESDUMBEDDUMBERDUMBLYDUMBOSDUMDUMDUMPEDDUMPERDUNAMSDUNCESDUNGEDDUNITEDUNKEDDUNKERDUNLINDUNNEDDUNNERDUNTEDDUOLOGDUOMOSDUPERSDUPERYDUPINGDUPLEXDUPPEDDURBARDURESSDURIANDURINGDURIONDURNEDDUROCSDURRASDURRIEDURUMSDUSKEDDUSTEDDUSTERDUSTUPDUTIESDUVETS
Seven-Letter Words (110)
DUALISMDUALISTDUALITYDUALIZEDUBBERSDUBBINGDUBBINSDUBIETYDUBIOUSDUBNIUMDUCALLYDUCHESSDUCHIESDUCKERSDUCKIERDUCKIESDUCKINGDUCKPINDUCTILEDUCTINGDUCTULEDUDEENSDUDGEONDUELERSDUELINGDUELISTDUELLEDDUELLERDUELLOSDUENDESDUENESSDUENNASDUETINGDUETTEDDUFFELSDUFFERSDUFFLESDUFUSESDUGONGSDUGOUTSDUIKERSDUKEDOMDULCETSDULCIFYDULLARDDULLESTDULLINGDULLISHDULNESSDUMBESTDUMBINGDUMDUMSDUMMIEDDUMMIESDUMPERSDUMPIERDUMPILYDUMPINGDUMPISHDUNCHESDUNCISHDUNGEONDUNGIERDUNGINGDUNITESDUNITICDUNKERSDUNKINGDUNLINSDUNNAGEDUNNESSDUNNESTDUNNINGDUNNITEDUNTINGDUODENADUOLOGSDUOPOLYDUOTONEDUPABLEDUPPINGDURABLEDURABLYDURAMENDURANCEDURBARSDURIANSDURIONSDURMASTDURNINGDURRIESDUSKIERDUSKILYDUSKINGDUSKISHDUSTBINDUSTERSDUSTIERDUSTILYDUSTING
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Eight-Letter Words (93)
DUALISMSDUALISTSDUALIZEDDUALIZESDUBBINGSDUBNIUMSDUBONNETDUCKBILLDUCKIESTDUCKLINGDUCKPINSDUCKTAILDUCKWALKDUCKWEEDDUCTINGSDUCTLESSDUCTULESDUCTWORKDUDGEONSDUDISHLYDUECENTODUELISTSDUELLERSDUELLINGDUELLISTDUETTINGDUETTISTDUKEDOMSDULCETLYDULCIANADULCIMERDULCINEADULLARDSDULLNESSDUMBBELLDUMBCANEDUMBHEADDUMBNESSDUMFOUNDDUMMKOPFDUMMYINGDUMPCARTDUMPIESTDUMPINGSDUMPLINGDUMPSITEDUMPSTERDUNCICALDUNELANDDUNELIKEDUNGAREEDUNGEONSDUNGHILLDUNGIESTDUNNAGESDUNNITESDUODENALDUODENUMDUOLOGUEDUOPSONYDUOTONESDUPERIESDUPLEXEDDUPLEXERDUPLEXESDURABLESDURAMENSDURANCESDURATIONDURATIVEDURESSESDURMASTSDURNDESTDURNEDERDUSKIESTDUSTBINSDUSTHEAPDUSTIESTDUSTINGSDUSTLESSDUSTLIKEDUSTOFFSDUSTPANSDUSTRAGSDUTCHMANDUTCHMENDUTIABLEDUUMVIRIDUUMVIRSDUVETINEDUVETYNEDUVETYNSDUXELLES
Nine-Letter Words (74)
DUALISTICDUALITIESDUALIZINGDUBIETIESDUBIOSITYDUBIOUSLYDUBITABLEDUBITABLYDUBONNETSDUCHESSESDUCKBILLSDUCKBOARDDUCKLINGSDUCKTAILSDUCKWALKSDUCKWEEDSDUCTILELYDUCTILITYDUCTWORKSDUECENTOSDUELLISTSDUENESSESDUETTISTSDULCIANASDULCIFIEDDULCIFIESDULCIMERSDULCIMOREDULCINEASDULLISHLYDULNESSESDUMBBELLSDUMBCANESDUMBFOUNDDUMBHEADSDUMFOUNDSDUMMKOPFSDUMPCARTSDUMPINESSDUMPLINGSDUMPSITESDUMPSTERSDUMPTRUCKDUNCISHLYDUNELANDSDUNGAREEDDUNGAREESDUNGEONEDDUNGHILLSDUNNESSESDUODECIMODUODENUMSDUOLOGUESDUOPOLIESDUPLEXERSDUPLEXINGDUPLEXITYDUPLICATEDUPLICITYDURALUMINDURATIONSDURATIVESDURNEDESTDUROMETERDUSKINESSDUSTCOVERDUSTHEAPSDUSTINESSDUSTPROOFDUSTSTORMDUTEOUSLYDUTIFULLYDUVETINESDUVETYNES
Ten-Letter Words (28)
DUBITATIONDUCKBOARDSDUCKWALKEDDUENNASHIPDULCIFYINGDULCIMORESDULLNESSESDULLSVILLEDUMBFOUNDSDUMBNESSESDUMBSTRUCKDUMBWAITERDUMFOUNDEDDUMPTRUCKSDUNDERHEADDUNGEONINGDUODECIMALDUODECIMOSDUOPSONIESDUPLICATEDDUPLICATESDUPLICATORDURABILITYDURALUMINSDUROMETERSDUSTCOVERSDUSTSTORMSDUUMVIRATE
Eleven-Letter Words (28)
DUBIOSITIESDUBIOUSNESSDUBITATIONSDUCKWALKINGDUCTILITIESDUENNASHIPSDULLSVILLESDUMBFOUNDEDDUMBFOUNDERDUMBWAITERSDUMFOUNDINGDUMPINESSESDUNDERHEADSDUNDREARIESDUODECIMALSDUOPOLISTICDUPLEXITIESDUPLICATINGDUPLICATIONDUPLICATIVEDUPLICATORSDUPLICITIESDUPLICITOUSDURABLENESSDUSKINESSESDUSTINESSESDUTIFULNESSDUUMVIRATES
Twelve-Letter Words (7)
DUMBFOUNDERSDUMBFOUNDINGDUMORTIERITEDUNDERHEADEDDUODECILLIONDUPLICATIONSDURABILITIES
Thirteen-Letter Words (8)
DUALISTICALLYDUBIOUSNESSESDUMBFOUNDEREDDUMORTIERITESDUODECILLIONSDUPLICITOUSLYDURABLENESSESDUTIFULNESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (1)
DUMBFOUNDERING