5-Letter Words Starting With DEC

5 common words and 18 valid guesses start with "DEC". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

5 common words18 valid words

Common Words (5)

Words most likely to be the answer.

decay
decal
decor
decoy
decry

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

decad
decaf
decan
decap
decca
decem
decil
decke
decks
declo
decos
decus
decyl

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 18 matches.

Most common letters

d18
e18
c18
a7
l4
y4
o4
s3
k2
r2

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is a, appearing in 6 of 18 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 5 with 1 unique vowel
  • 13 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ad · 1 words
  • -af · 1 words
  • -al · 1 words
  • -an · 1 words
  • -ap · 1 words

Strategy

Only 5 possible answers start with "DEC" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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