5 Letter Words Ending with D
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)
| Word | Length | Score |
|---|---|---|
| VOZHD | 5 | 21 |
| FAZED | 5 | 18 |
| FUZED | 5 | 18 |
| HAZED | 5 | 18 |
| PYXED | 5 | 18 |
| QUAYD | 5 | 18 |
| COZED | 5 | 17 |
| JOKED | 5 | 17 |
| JUKED | 5 | 17 |
| MAZED | 5 | 17 |
| MOZED | 5 | 17 |
| PIZED | 5 | 17 |
| ADZED | 5 | 16 |
| DAZED | 5 | 16 |
| DOZED | 5 | 16 |
| FAXED | 5 | 16 |
| FIXED | 5 | 16 |
| FJELD | 5 | 16 |
| FJORD | 5 | 16 |
| FOXED | 5 | 16 |
📚 Dig Deeper
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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