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8-letter words starting with D

Need a 8-letter word that starts with D? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 1,555 playable words with 8 letters starting with D in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is DIZZYING, worth 28 points.

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Popular words with 8 letters starting with D

DRAWBACK19
DEPRIVED16
DIFFERED16
DOUBTFUL16
DEBUGGED15
DELIVERY15
DEPRIVES15
DEVELOPS15
DISCOVER15
DIVIDING15
DYNAMICS15
DAYLIGHT14
DEBUGGER14
DEDUCING14
DEFENDED14
DERIVING14
DESERVED14
DETACHED14

Highest-scoring words with 8 letters starting with D

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

DIZZYING28
DAZZLING26
DRIZZLED26
DIZZIEST25
DRIZZLES25
DAZZLERS25
DEFUZING22
DENAZIFY22
DUMMKOPF22
DEMIJOHN21
DIAZEPAM21
DIVINIZE21

8-letter words starting with D (1,555)

DAFFODIL16
DAMAGING13
DANDRUFF17
DARKNESS12
DATABASE11
DAUGHTER13
DAYBREAK16
DAYLIGHT14
DAZZLING26
DEADLINE10
DEBATING12
DEBUGGED15
DEBUGGER14
DEBUNKED16
DECEIVED16
DECIDING13
DECISION11
DECLARED12
DECLARES11
DECLINED12
DECLINES11
DECODING13
DECREASE11
DEDICATE12
DEDUCING14
DEFAULTS13
DEFEATED13
DEFENDED14
DEFINING13
DEFINITE12
DEGRADED12
DEGRADES11
DEJECTED20
DELAYING12
DELETING10
DELETION9
DELICATE11
DELIGHTS12
DELIVERS13
DELIVERY15
DELUSION10
DEMANDED13
DEMENTED12
DEMOLISH13
DEPENDED13
DEPRAVED16
DEPRIVED16
DEPRIVES15
DERANGED11
DERANGES10
DERIVING14
DESCENDS12
DESCRIBE13
DESERTED10
DESERVED14
DESERVES13
DESIGNED11
DESIGNER10
DESIRING10
DESTINED10
DESTINES9
DESTROYS11
DETACHED14
DETACHES13
DETAILED10
DETECTED12
DETECTOR11
DEVELOPS15
DEVISING14
DEVOLVED18
DEVOLVES17
DEVOTING14
DEVOUTLY16
DIAGONAL10
DIAGRAMS12
DIALECTS11
DIALINGS10
DIALLING10
DIALOGUE11
DIAMETER11
DICTATOR11
DIFFERED16
DIFFUSED17
DIFFUSES16
DIGITIZE18
DIRECTED12
DIRECTLY13
DIRECTOR11
DISABLED12
DISABLES11
DISAGREE10
DISASTER9
DISAVOWS16
DISCARDS12
DISCOUNT12
DISCOVER15
DISCRETE11
DISEASES9
DISFAVOR16
DISGUISE11
DISGUSTS11
DISJOINT17
DISLIKED13
DISLIKES12
DISORDER10
DISPLAYS13
DISPOSAL11
DISPOSED12
DISPOSES11
DISQUIET18
DISTANCE11
DISTINCT11
DISTORTS9
DISTRACT11
DISTRESS9
DISTRICT11
DISTURBS12
DIVERTED14
DIVIDING15
DIVISION13
DIVISIVE17
DIVORCED16
DIVULGED16
DIZZIEST25
DIZZYING28
DOCTRINE11
DOCUMENT14
DOMESTIC13
DOMINANT11
DOMINATE11
DONATING10
DONATION9
DOUBLING13
DOUBTFUL16
DOWNHILL14
DOWNWARD16
DRAFTING13
DRAGGING12
DRAINING10
DRAMATIC13
DRAUGHTS13
DRAWBACK19
DRAWINGS13
DREADFUL14
DREADING11
DREAMING12
DRESSING10
DRINKING13
DRIPPING14
DRIVEWAY18
DRIZZLED26
DRIZZLES25
DROPPING14
DROWNING13
DUCKLING16
DUMBBELL16
DUPLEXES18
DURATION10
DYNAMICS15
DYSLEXIA17

The 160 most common shown, 1,395 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

How common are they?

1,555 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.93%) are with 8 letters starting with D. Most of them, 1,555, have 8 letters.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 8 letters starting with D?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,555 words with 8 letters starting with D.

What is the highest-scoring word with 8 letters starting with D?

DIZZYING, worth 28 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: DAZZLING (26), DRIZZLED (26) and DIZZIEST (25).

What are the most common words with 8 letters starting with D?

DRAWBACK, DEPRIVED, DIFFERED, DOUBTFUL, DEBUGGED and DELIVERY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.

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