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5 Letter Words Ending with D

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There are 807 valid 5-letter words ending with D in the SOWPODS dictionary. D carries a modest 2-point value, and the highest-scoring option here is VOZHD at 21 points. That's above average for 5-letter words ending with a letter — most letters in this slot manage around 542.

Why D at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

D's 2 points are a reasonable chunk of a 5-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.

Because D lands last, 5-letter words ending with D are naturally suited to hooking: adding D onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: VOZHD is worth 21 points — D's 2 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: FOXED (16 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 807 valid 5-letter words ending with D exist in SOWPODS — well above the ~542 typical for this slot, so this is a productive letter to search on.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

VOZHD works as a hook too: if VOZH is already on the board, adding the final D to reach VOZHD lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.

5-Letter Words Ending with D — Real Data

807

Valid Words

21

Highest Score

17

Avg (Top 20)

VOZHD21pts FAZED18pts FUZED18pts HAZED18pts PYXED18pts QUAYD18pts COZED17pts JOKED17pts
Word Length Score
VOZHD521
FAZED518
FUZED518
HAZED518
PYXED518
QUAYD518
COZED517
JOKED517
JUKED517
MAZED517
MOZED517
PIZED517
ADZED516
DAZED516
DOZED516
FAXED516
FIXED516
FJELD516
FJORD516
FOXED516

Quick Reference

✓ Do this

Try VOZHD (21 pts) next time you draw a trailing D — it's the strongest play on this list.

✗ Avoid this

Don't fixate on VOZHD alone — with 807 valid options, there's usually a better fit for the board state than forcing the highest scorer.

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