5-letter words containing D
Embark on an exploration of 5-letter words that contain the letter D. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate D within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| would | 9 | - | - |
| could | 8 | - | - |
| doing | 7 | - | - |
| today | 9 | in these times | today almost every home has television |
| world | 9 | people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest | the Western world |
| found | 9 | use as a basis for; found on | - |
| heard | 9 | detected or perceived by the sense of hearing | a conversation heard through the wall |
| ready | 9 | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity | a ready wit |
| drink | 10 | propose a toast to | Let's drink to the New Year |
| death | 9 | the time at which life ends; continuing until dead | she stayed until his death |
| hands | 9 | the force of workers available | - |
| under | 6 | further down | see under for further discussion |
| child | 11 | a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age | they had three children |
| stand | 6 | put up with something or somebody unpleasant | - |
| blood | 8 | a dissolute man in fashionable society | - |
| order | 6 | (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy | - |
| ahead | 9 | having the leading position or higher score in a contest | he is ahead by a pawn |
| tried | 6 | tested and proved useful or correct | - |
| daddy | 11 | an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk | - |
| needs | 6 | in such a manner as could not be otherwise | we must needs by objective |
| dance | 8 | move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance | My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio |
| dream | 8 | a cherished desire | - |
| drive | 9 | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver | he sliced his drive out of bounds |
| words | 9 | an angry dispute | they had words |
| sound | 6 | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | - |
| tired | 6 | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | - |
| loved | 9 | held dear | his loved companion of many years |
| idiot | 6 | a person of subnormal intelligence | - |
| weird | 9 | suggesting the operation of supernatural influences | the three weird sisters |
| buddy | 12 | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | - |
| round | 6 | a regular route for a sentry or policeman | - |
| spend | 8 | pay out | spend money |
| drunk | 10 | a chronic drinker | - |
| liked | 10 | found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form | a well-liked teacher |
| lived | 9 | - | - |
| moved | 11 | being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion | too moved to speak |
| dress | 6 | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | dress the plants in the garden |
| radio | 6 | an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals | - |
| saved | 9 | guarded from injury or destruction | - |
| third | 9 | coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position | - |
| dying | 10 | eagerly desirous | dying to hear who won |
| proud | 8 | having or displaying great dignity or nobility | proud alpine peaks |
| madam | 10 | a woman of refinement | - |
| dirty | 9 | obtained illegally or by improper means | dirty money |
| study | 9 | a branch of knowledge | anthropology is the study of human beings |
| field | 9 | a branch of knowledge | - |
| judge | 14 | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | - |
| doubt | 8 | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | - |
| board | 8 | get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) | - |
| grand | 7 | of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope | in the grand manner |
| fired | 9 | having lost your job | - |
| guard | 7 | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents | - |
| blind | 8 | something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity | the holding company was just a blind |
| build | 8 | make by combining materials and parts | - |
| admit | 8 | allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of | admit someone to the profession |
| video | 9 | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects | she is a star of screen and video |
| devil | 9 | (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell | - |
| crowd | 11 | an informal body of friends | he still hangs out with the same crowd |
| speed | 8 | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens | the project advanced with gratifying speed |
| older | 6 | skilled through long experience | the older soldiers |
| naked | 10 | having no protecting or concealing cover | naked to mine enemies |
| danny | 9 | - | - |
| heads | 9 | - | - |
| sword | 9 | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard | - |
| cards | 8 | a game played with playing cards | - |
| ended | 7 | having come or been brought to a conclusion | the affair is over, ended, finished |
| bread | 8 | informal terms for money | - |
| model | 8 | a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor | the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos |
| based | 8 | having a base | firmly based ice |
| trade | 6 | engage in the trade of | - |
| fixed | 16 | fixed and unmoving | with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare |
| kinda | 10 | to some (great or small) extent | - |
| avoid | 9 | prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening | Let's avoid a confrontation |
| badly | 11 | in a disobedient or naughty way | he behaved badly in school |
| grade | 7 | assign a rank or rating to | - |
| candy | 11 | a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts | - |
| india | 6 | a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 | - |
| bride | 8 | Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) | - |
| woods | 9 | the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area | - |
| bored | 8 | tired of the world | bored with life |
| hired | 9 | hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers | - |
| media | 8 | - | - |
| drove | 9 | a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone | - |
| aside | 6 | out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) | brush the objections aside |
| stood | 6 | - | - |
| pride | 8 | a feeling of self-respect and personal worth | - |
| hated | 9 | treated with dislike or contempt | - |
| wound | 9 | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat | - |
| armed | 8 | having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination | the many-armed goddess Shiva |
| brand | 8 | a name given to a product or service | - |
| guide | 7 | use as a guide | They had the lights to guide on |
| mixed | 15 | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds | a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music |
| daily | 9 | of or belonging to or occurring every day | daily routine |
| drank | 10 | - | - |
| cried | 8 | - | - |
| demon | 8 | a cruel wicked and inhuman person | - |
| adult | 6 | designed to arouse lust | adult movies |
| drama | 8 | a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage | - |
| bound | 8 | form the boundary of; be contiguous to | - |
| solid | 6 | the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape | - |
| goods | 7 | - | - |
| squad | 15 | a cooperative unit (especially in sports) | - |
| raped | 8 | having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence | the raped countryside |
| cloud | 8 | make overcast or cloudy | - |
| dozen | 15 | denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units | - |
| salad | 6 | food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens | - |
| sandy | 9 | of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown | - |
| fried | 9 | cooked by frying in fat | - |
| dunno | 6 | - | - |
| blade | 8 | especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole | - |
| vodka | 13 | unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia | - |
| elder | 6 | used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son | - |
| award | 9 | give, especially as an honor or reward | - |
| pound | 8 | move heavily or clumsily | - |
| teddy | 10 | plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials) | - |
| pedro | 8 | - | - |
| diary | 9 | a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations | - |
| dates | 6 | - | - |
| slide | 6 | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | - |
| roads | 6 | a partly sheltered anchorage | - |
| delay | 9 | cause to be slowed down or delayed | Traffic was delayed by the bad weather |
| widow | 12 | a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried | - |
| drown | 9 | cover completely or make imperceptible | I was drowned in work |
| donna | 6 | an Italian woman of rank | - |
| beard | 8 | tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface | - |
| ideal | 6 | of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas | - |
| drops | 8 | - | - |
| faced | 11 | having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination | a neatly faced terrace |
| fraud | 9 | something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | - |
| daisy | 9 | any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl | - |
| dough | 10 | informal terms for money | - |
| drawn | 9 | showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering | her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness |
| drill | 6 | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool | don't drill here, there's a gas pipe |
| randy | 9 | feeling great sexual desire | - |
| dutch | 11 | the people of the Netherlands | - |
| owned | 9 | having an owner; often used in combination | state-owned railways |
| broad | 8 | showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | a broad political stance |
| lands | 6 | - | - |
| loads | 6 | a large number or amount | - |
| badge | 9 | an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.) | they checked everyone's badge before letting them in |
| cured | 8 | (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) | - |
| medal | 8 | an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | - |
| dizzy | 27 | lacking seriousness; given to frivolity | a dizzy blonde |
| disco | 8 | popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques | - |
| dated | 7 | marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past | - |
| bleed | 8 | lose blood from one's body | - |
| kiddo | 11 | - | - |
| dummy | 13 | make a dummy of | dummy up the books that are to be published |
| adore | 6 | love intensely | he just adored his wife |
| deeds | 7 | performance of moral or religious acts | salvation by deeds |
| flood | 9 | an overwhelming number or amount | a flood of requests |
| handy | 12 | United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) | - |
| dried | 7 | preserved by removing natural moisture | dried beef |
| funds | 9 | assets in the form of money | - |
| radar | 6 | measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects | - |
| ditch | 11 | sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly | - |
| dolly | 9 | a small replica of a person; used as a toy | - |
| blond | 8 | a light grayish yellow to near white | - |
| depth | 11 | the extent downward or backward or inward | the depth of the water |
| drain | 6 | flow off gradually | The rain water drains into this big vat |
| adopt | 8 | put into dramatic form | adopt a book for a screenplay |
| dealt | 6 | - | - |
| delta | 6 | a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water | the Mississippi River delta |
| breed | 8 | call forth | - |
| ruled | 6 | subject to a ruling authority | the ruled mass |
| voted | 9 | - | - |
| diane | 6 | - | - |
| draft | 9 | a large and hurried swallow | - |
| shade | 9 | a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted |
| howdy | 15 | an expression of greeting | - |
| greed | 7 | reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | - |
| diner | 6 | a passenger car where food is served in transit | - |
| dwarf | 12 | a person who is markedly small | - |
| baked | 12 | dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight | land lying baked in the heat |
| lined | 6 | (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams | their lined faces were immeasurably sad |
| lodge | 7 | provide housing for | - |
| fluid | 9 | affording change (especially in social status) | Britain is not a truly fluid society |
| judas | 13 | (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver | - |
| sadly | 9 | in an unfortunate or deplorable manner | he was sadly neglected |
| donor | 6 | person who makes a gift of property | - |
| woody | 12 | abounding in trees | a woody area near the highway |
| drift | 9 | live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely | My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school |
| doggy | 11 | informal terms for dogs | - |
| laden | 6 | remove with or as if with a ladle | - |
| ducks | 12 | - | - |
| squid | 15 | (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food | - |
| dusty | 9 | covered with a layer of dust | a dusty pile of books |
| wired | 9 | tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline | - |
| dodge | 8 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | He dodged the issue |
| plead | 8 | appeal or request earnestly | I pleaded with him to stop |
| dares | 6 | - | - |
| audio | 6 | an audible acoustic wave frequency | - |
| rider | 6 | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it | - |
| adapt | 8 | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | - |
| grind | 7 | reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading | grind the spices in a mortar |
| doris | 6 | a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken | - |
| ridge | 7 | a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters | - |
| valid | 9 | still legally acceptable | the license is still valid |
| scold | 8 | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault | - |
| lords | 6 | - | - |
| rapid | 8 | characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed | a rapid movement |
| devon | 9 | a county in southwestern England | - |
| drake | 10 | English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) | - |
| triad | 6 | a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones | - |
| blend | 8 | combine into one | blend the nuts and raisins together |
| noted | 6 | widely known and esteemed | - |
| madly | 11 | in an insane manner | the witch cackled madly |
| medic | 10 | a medical practitioner in the armed forces | - |
| dowry | 12 | money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage | - |
| donny | 9 | - | - |
| sized | 15 | having a specified size | - |
| taped | 8 | recorded on tape | - |
| yield | 9 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | - |
| midst | 8 | the location of something surrounded by other things | in the midst of the crowd |
| darcy | 11 | - | - |
| debut | 8 | the act of beginning something new | they looked forward to the debut of their new product line |
| trend | 6 | general line of orientation | the northeastern trend of the coast |
| hardy | 12 | United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) | - |
| needy | 9 | poor enough to need help from others | - |
| dense | 6 | hard to pass through because of dense growth | dense vegetation |
| tread | 6 | tread or stomp heavily or roughly | - |
| shady | 12 | not as expected | a shady deal |
| panda | 8 | large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae | - |
| hound | 9 | any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears | - |
| crude | 8 | a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons | - |
| depot | 8 | a depository for goods | - |
| downs | 9 | - | - |
| condo | 8 | one of the dwelling units in a condominium | - |
| muddy | 12 | dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck | muddy boots |
| dryer | 9 | an appliance that removes moisture | - |
| dwell | 9 | exist or be situated within | - |
| wider | 9 | - | - |
| windy | 12 | not practical or realizable; speculative | - |
| giddy | 11 | lacking seriousness; given to frivolity | - |
| dandy | 10 | a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost | - |
| ahold | 9 | - | - |
| glued | 7 | affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste | he stayed glued to one spot |
| decay | 11 | the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation | - |
| dread | 7 | causing fear or dread or terror | the dread presence of the headmaster |
| faded | 10 | having lost freshness or brilliance of color | faded jeans |
| beads | 8 | several beads threaded together on a string | - |
| aloud | 6 | with relatively high volume | cried aloud for help |
| shred | 9 | a tiny or scarcely detectable amount | - |
| pedal | 8 | a lever that is operated with the foot | - |
| goody | 10 | something considered choice to eat | - |
| dairy | 9 | a farm where dairy products are produced | - |
| index | 13 | a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself | - |
| moody | 11 | United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) | - |
| budge | 9 | United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) | - |
| rated | 6 | - | - |
| denis | 6 | - | - |
| abide | 8 | put up with something or somebody unpleasant | - |
| fudge | 10 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | - |
| dixie | 13 | the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 | - |
| rodeo | 6 | an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up | - |
| paddy | 12 | an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown | - |
| sands | 6 | the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean | - |
| spade | 8 | a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it | she led a low spade |
| dumps | 10 | an informal expression for a mildly depressed state | in the dumps |
| donut | 6 | a small ring-shaped friedcake | - |
| vivid | 12 | evoking lifelike images within the mind | a vivid description |
| sided | 7 | - | - |
| weeds | 9 | a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning | - |
| adios | 6 | a farewell remark | - |
| rigid | 7 | incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | a rigid disciplinarian |
| waved | 12 | - | - |
| deuce | 8 | one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots | - |
| derby | 11 | a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim | - |
| darts | 6 | a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard | - |
| chord | 11 | bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing | - |
| cupid | 10 | (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros | - |
| posed | 8 | arranged for pictorial purposes | - |
| dildo | 7 | a vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation | - |
| cadet | 8 | a military trainee (as at a military academy) | - |
| bends | 8 | pain resulting from rapid change in pressure | - |
| moped | 10 | a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine | - |
| timid | 8 | lacking conviction or boldness or courage | - |
| guild | 7 | a formal association of people with similar interests | - |
| honda | 9 | - | - |
| cider | 8 | a beverage made from juice pressed from apples | - |
| padre | 8 | `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military | - |
| ledge | 7 | a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water | - |
| mound | 8 | the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit | they have a southpaw on the mound |
| decoy | 11 | a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) | - |
| diver | 9 | someone who works underwater | - |
| baldy | 11 | a person whose head is bald or shaved | - |
| adieu | 6 | a farewell remark | - |
| fiend | 9 | a cruel wicked and inhuman person | - |
| ducky | 15 | a special loved one | - |
| dodgy | 11 | of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk | - |
| steed | 6 | (literary) a spirited horse for state of war | - |
| oddly | 10 | in a manner differing from the usual or expected | - |
| fated | 9 | (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate | fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination |
| glide | 7 | the activity of flying a glider | - |
| hades | 9 | (religion) the world of the dead | - |
| deity | 9 | any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force | - |
| decks | 12 | - | - |
| drool | 6 | pretentious or silly talk or writing | - |
| abode | 8 | any address at which you dwell more than temporarily | - |
| hedge | 10 | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement | - |
| audit | 6 | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification | audit accounts and tax returns |
| creed | 8 | any system of principles or beliefs | - |
| cords | 8 | cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth | - |
| rowdy | 12 | disturbing the public peace; loud and rough | rowdy teenagers |
| piled | 8 | - | - |
| width | 12 | the extent of something from side to side | - |
| jihad | 16 | a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal | - |
| lucid | 8 | (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable | lucid directions |
| dumbo | 10 | - | - |
| rabid | 8 | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | rabid isolationist |
| timed | 8 | regularly spaced in time | closely timed intervals |
| gourd | 7 | any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds | - |
| drone | 6 | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind | - |
| sewed | 9 | fastened with stitches | - |
| dicky | 15 | a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt | - |
| sodom | 8 | any location known for vice and corruption | - |
| nosed | 6 | having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind | - |
| gland | 7 | any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream | - |
| coded | 9 | - | - |
| sayid | 9 | - | - |
| decaf | 11 | coffee with the caffeine removed | - |
| laced | 8 | closed with a lace | snugly laced shoes |
| digit | 7 | one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | 0 and 1 are digits |
| tidal | 6 | of or relating to or caused by tides | tidal wave |
| dukes | 10 | - | - |
| brood | 8 | be in a huff; be silent or sullen | - |
| caddy | 12 | a can for storing tea | - |
| mandi | 8 | - | - |
| bland | 8 | lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting | a bland little drama |
| swede | 9 | the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food | - |
| wield | 9 | have and exercise | wield power and authority |
| humid | 11 | containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor | humid air |
| tamed | 8 | brought from wildness into a domesticated state | - |
| paved | 11 | covered with a firm surface | - |
| evade | 9 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | They tend to evade their responsibilities |
| nandu | 6 | smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan | - |
| detox | 13 | treat for alcohol or drug dependence | He was detoxified in the clinic |
| boxed | 15 | enclosed in or as if in a box | boxed cigars |
| oxide | 13 | any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical | - |
| dinky | 13 | small and unimpressive | we stayed in a dinky old hotel |
| cedar | 8 | durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests | - |
| mined | 8 | extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth | - |
| aired | 6 | open to or abounding in fresh air | - |
| wedge | 10 | a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe | - |
| waxed | 16 | treated with wax | waxed floors |
| bowed | 11 | forming or resembling an arch | - |
| sedan | 6 | a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors | - |
| mould | 8 | a distinctive nature, character, or type | - |
| dazed | 16 | in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock | he had a dazed expression on his face |
| dolce | 8 | gently and sweetly | - |
| dopey | 11 | having or revealing stupidity | a dopey answer |
| boned | 8 | having had the bones removed | a boned (or deboned) fish |
| cited | 8 | - | - |
| fused | 9 | joined together into a whole | - |
| prude | 8 | a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum | - |
| riled | 6 | aroused to impatience or anger | riled no end by his lies |
| dives | 9 | - | - |
| kendo | 10 | - | - |
| lindy | 9 | an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) | - |
| mondo | 8 | - | - |
| braid | 8 | form or weave into a braid or braids | braid hair |
| vexed | 16 | troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances | the vexed parents of an unruly teenager |
| odour | 6 | any property detected by the olfactory system | - |
| laird | 6 | a landowner | - |
| dilly | 9 | - | - |
| daffy | 15 | - | - |
| adorn | 6 | be beautiful to look at | Flowers adorned the tables everywhere |
| nomad | 8 | a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons | - |
| muted | 8 | being or made softer or less loud or clear | muted trumpets |
| stead | 6 | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another | can you go in my stead? |
| edged | 8 | (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character | edged satire |
| horde | 9 | a moving crowd | - |
| indie | 6 | an independent film company not associated with an established studio | - |
| dotty | 9 | intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with | they are dotty about each other |
| nudge | 7 | to push against gently | She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant |
| kiddy | 14 | informal term for a young child | - |
| ditto | 6 | a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated | - |
| druid | 7 | a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland | - |
| famed | 11 | widely known and esteemed | a famed scientist |
| dunce | 8 | a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | - |
| dixit | 13 | - | - |
| slade | 6 | - | - |
| lordy | 9 | - | - |
| widen | 9 | extend in scope or range or area | widen the range of applications |
| dover | 9 | the capital of the state of Delaware | - |
| chard | 11 | beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks | - |
| seder | 6 | (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover | - |
| oiled | 6 | treated with oil | oiled country roads |
| oldie | 6 | a song that was formerly popular | - |
| draco | 8 | a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus | - |
| tweed | 9 | (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth | - |
| paced | 10 | - | - |
| dingo | 7 | wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia | - |
| duper | 8 | - | - |
| douse | 6 | slacken | douse a rope |
| hadji | 16 | an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca | - |
| dewar | 9 | vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments | - |
| kudos | 10 | an expression of approval and commendation | - |
| modem | 10 | (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line | - |
| aided | 7 | having help; often used as a combining form | - |
| cuddy | 12 | the galley or pantry of a small ship | - |
| seedy | 9 | somewhat ill or prone to illness | - |
| suede | 6 | leather with a napped surface | - |
| dinar | 6 | the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils | - |
| dally | 9 | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | - |
| tardy | 9 | after the expected or usual time; delayed | tardy children are sent to the principal |
| heady | 12 | extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic | - |
| madge | 9 | - | - |
| moldy | 11 | covered with or smelling of mold | moldy bread |
| djinn | 13 | (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals | - |
| dobby | 13 | - | - |
| doped | 9 | under the influence of narcotics | knocked out by doped wine |
| denim | 8 | (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear | - |
| decor | 8 | decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior | - |
| banda | 8 | - | - |
| amend | 8 | set straight or right | - |
| plaid | 8 | a cloth having a crisscross design | - |
| yodel | 9 | sing by changing register; sing by yodeling | The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains |
| fonda | 9 | United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937) | - |
| hydra | 12 | a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer | - |
| ladle | 6 | remove with or as if with a ladle | ladle the water out of the bowl |
| madre | 8 | - | - |
| midge | 9 | minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water | - |
| demos | 8 | - | - |
| bandy | 11 | discuss lightly | - |
| dingy | 10 | causing dejection | - |
| credo | 8 | any system of principles or beliefs | - |
| godly | 10 | emanating from God | everything is black or white...satanic or godly |
| hydro | 12 | - | - |
| debit | 8 | an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing | - |
| dweeb | 11 | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious | - |
| domic | 10 | - | - |
| jaded | 14 | exhausted | my father's words had left me jaded and depressed |
| sowed | 9 | - | - |
| dishy | 12 | (informal British) sexually attractive | a dishy blonde |
| drape | 8 | hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | - |
| edict | 8 | a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | - |
| monde | 8 | - | - |
| defer | 9 | yield to another's wish or opinion | - |
| dogma | 9 | a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof | - |
| bidet | 8 | a basin for washing genitals and anal area | - |
| outdo | 6 | be or do something to a greater degree | She outdoes all other athletes |
| sadhu | 9 | (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man | - |
| olden | 6 | relating to time long past | olden days |
| undue | 6 | beyond normal limits | his dress stops just short of undue elegance |
| drier | 6 | an appliance that removes moisture | - |
| ruddy | 10 | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | - |
| toady | 9 | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | - |
| elude | 6 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | - |
| deter | 6 | try to prevent; show opposition to | - |
| daric | 8 | - | - |
| duvet | 9 | a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider | - |
| biddy | 12 | young bird especially of domestic fowl | - |
| admin | 8 | - | - |
| eared | 6 | worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down | a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down |
| hoard | 9 | save up as for future use | - |
| keyed | 13 | set to a key or tone | - |
| livid | 9 | discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin | livid bruises |
| razed | 15 | torn down and broken up | - |
| sidle | 6 | move sideways | - |
| toddy | 10 | a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot | - |
| nadir | 6 | an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything | - |
| dregs | 7 | sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid | - |
| delve | 9 | turn up, loosen, or remove earth | - |
| adept | 8 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| kondo | 10 | - | - |
| aides | 6 | (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone | - |
| bodhi | 11 | - | - |
| eased | 6 | (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear | - |
| gaudy | 10 | (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display | - |
| knead | 10 | make uniform | knead dough |
| mated | 8 | occurring in pairs or as a pair | - |
| derry | 9 | - | - |
| dosed | 7 | treated with some kind of application | a mustache dosed with bear grease |
| nudie | 6 | - | - |
| debby | 13 | - | - |
| droop | 8 | hang loosely or laxly | - |
| codex | 15 | an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) | - |
| pudgy | 12 | short and plump | - |
| skied | 10 | - | - |
| gonad | 7 | a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced | - |
| idiom | 8 | an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | - |
| ditty | 9 | a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung) | - |
| downy | 12 | covered with fine soft hairs or down | downy milkweed seeds |
| bared | 8 | having the head uncovered | with bared head |
| adage | 7 | a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people | - |
| shard | 9 | a broken piece of a brittle artifact | - |
| tilde | 6 | a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization | - |
| edema | 8 | swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | - |
| gated | 7 | - | - |
| deems | 8 | - | - |
| dumas | 8 | French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870) | - |
| divvy | 15 | short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society | - |
| beady | 11 | covered with beads or jewels or sequins | - |
| raked | 10 | - | - |
| erode | 6 | become ground down or deteriorate | Her confidence eroded |
| jawed | 16 | of animals having jaws of a specified type | - |
| dacha | 11 | Russian country house | - |
| dumpy | 13 | short and plump | - |
| toned | 6 | having or characterized or distinguished by tone or a specific tone; often used in combination | full-toned |
