5-Letter Words Starting With DOU

2 common words and 16 valid guesses start with "DOU". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

2 common words16 valid words

Common Words (2)

Words most likely to be the answer.

doubt
dough

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

douai
douar
douay
doubs
douce
douds
dougl
dougy
douma
doums
doura
douro
douse
douty

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

d16
o16
u16
a5
s4
r3
y3
g3
b2
t2

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is a, appearing in 3 of 16 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 9 with 2 unique vowels
  • 7 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ai · 1 words
  • -ar · 1 words
  • -ay · 1 words
  • -bs · 1 words
  • -bt · 1 words

Strategy

Only 2 possible answers start with "DOU" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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