There are 30 words made only of top row keys on Dvorak, out of 61,935 words in a standard US English dictionary. The longest is "cpl" (3 letters).
The list in numbers
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Top Row Words on Dvorak | 30 |
| Dictionary words checked | 61,935 |
| Longest word | cpl (3 letters) |
The longest top row words on Dvorak
Practice words used in the test above
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Fun fact
On QWERTY the whole word typewriter can be typed on the top row, and so can proprietor and repertoire. The top row holds E, R, T, I, O and other very common letters on QWERTY, which is one reason QWERTY sends so many keystrokes upward instead of keeping them 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 top row keys only if every letter qualifies.
More word lists
Typeri. (2026). Top Row Words on the Dvorak keyboard layout. Retrieved from https://typeri.com/word-lab/dvorak/top-row/<a href="https://typeri.com/word-lab/dvorak/top-row/">Top Row Words on the Dvorak keyboard layout</a> (data: Typeri)Frequently asked questions
How many words made only of top row keys are there on Dvorak?
There are 30 words made only of top row keys on Dvorak, out of 61,935 words in a standard US English dictionary. The longest is "cpl" (3 letters).
What is the longest top row word on Dvorak?
"cpl", with 3 letters, among base dictionary forms. Next are "cry", "cyl", "fly".