5-Letter Words Starting With DR
59 five-letter words start with DR; 27 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dries | 0.45 | 1.17 |
| 2 | drone | 0.52 | 1.09 |
| 3 | dream | 0.33 | 1.28 |
| 4 | dread | 0.41 | 1.17 |
| 5 | drake | 0.50 | 1.06 |
| 6 | drain | 0.43 | 1.08 |
| 7 | dried | 0.54 | 0.92 |
| 8 | drier | 0.53 | 0.92 |
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59 words starting with DR
- drivecommon
- dreamcommon
- drinkcommon
- drugscommon
- dresscommon
- dramacommon
- draftcommon
- drunkcommon
- drawncommon
- drovecommon
- dropscommon
- drawscommon
- drillcommon
- draincommon
- driedcommon
- dronecommon
- drakecommon
- drankcommon
- drumscommon
- driftcommon
- drowncommon
- dreadcommon
- dryercommon
- dragscommon
- driescommon
- driercommon
- droolcommon
- druid
- drips
- drape
- dregs
- droll
- droop
- droit
- drawl
- dross
- dryly
- dryad
- drams
- drily
- dreck
- druse
- drabs
- drupe
- drees
- dribs
- drays
- drear
- drest
- drats
- dropt
- drave
- draff
- drail
- dreed
- dreks
- dript
- drouk
- drubs
All 59 five-letter words
Starting with DRA 17
drabs draff draft drags drail drain drake drama drams drank drape drats drave drawl drawn draws drays
Starting with DRE 10
dread dream drear dreck dreed drees dregs dreks dress drest
Starting with DRI 11
dribs dried drier dries drift drill drily drink drips dript drive
Starting with DRO 11
droit droll drone drool droop drops dropt dross drouk drove drown
Starting with DRU 7
drubs drugs druid drums drunk drupe druse
Starting with DRY 3
dryad dryer dryly
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with DR?
Our list has 59. 27 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with DR?
DRIVE, DREAM, DRINK, DRUGS, DRESS — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with DR?
DRIES. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.45 green and 1.17 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.