There are 1,214 words made only of home row keys on Dvorak, out of 61,935 words in a standard US English dictionary. The longest is "instantaneousness" (17 letters).
The list in numbers
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Home Row Words on Dvorak | 1,214 |
| Dictionary words checked | 61,935 |
| Longest word | instantaneousness (17 letters) |
The longest home row words on Dvorak
Practice words used in the test above
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Why home row words matter
The home row is where your fingers rest, so words made only of home row keys need no reaching at all. They are the perfect first drills for beginners and a fun way to see how a layout is designed. On Dvorak, 69% of everyday English keystrokes land on the home row.
How we built this list
We checked every lowercase word in the SCOWL-based US English Hunspell dictionary (61,935 base words) against the Dvorak layout on a standard keyboard. Proper nouns, abbreviations and words with apostrophes are excluded, and plural or past-tense forms are not added separately. A word counts as words made only of home row keys only if every letter qualifies.
More word lists
Typeri. (2026). Home Row Words on the Dvorak keyboard layout. Retrieved from https://typeri.com/word-lab/dvorak/home-row/<a href="https://typeri.com/word-lab/dvorak/home-row/">Home Row Words on the Dvorak keyboard layout</a> (data: Typeri)Frequently asked questions
How many words made only of home row keys are there on Dvorak?
There are 1,214 words made only of home row keys on Dvorak, out of 61,935 words in a standard US English dictionary. The longest is "instantaneousness" (17 letters).
What is the longest home row word on Dvorak?
"instantaneousness", with 17 letters, among base dictionary forms. Next are "ostentatiousness", "tendentiousness", "unostentatious".