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Words containing DE

Words that have the letters DE in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 9,906 playable words containing DE in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ADENOCARCINOMAS. The highest-scoring is PUZZLEHEADED, worth 35 points.

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Popular words containing DE

HEXADECIMAL24
CONFIDENTIALITY23
DEMOCRATICALLY23
ADEQUATELY22
CORRESPONDENCE21
DEVELOPMENTS21
WONDERFULLY21
DEFICIENCIES20
DEFICIENCY20
DESCRIPTIVE20
DEVELOPMENT20
IDENTIFICATION20
INADEQUATE20
ACCIDENTALLY19
CONSIDERABLY19
DEFECTIVE19
DERIVATIVE19
DESTRUCTIVE19

Highest-scoring words containing DE

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

PUZZLEHEADED35
DEMISEMIQUAVERS33
UNDERPUBLICIZED33
DEMISEMIQUAVER32
DEMYTHOLOGIZING32
UNDEREMPHASIZED32
CYCLOHEXIMIDES31
DEMYTHOLOGIZED31
DEMYTHOLOGIZERS31
DESEXUALIZATION31
UNDEREMPHASIZES31
CYCLOHEXIMIDE30

2-letter words containing DE (1)

3-letter words containing DE (9)

DEB6
DEE4
DEL4
DEN4
DEV8
DEW7
DEX10
DEY6
ODE4

4-letter words containing DE (78)

AIDE5
BADE7
BIDE7
BODE7
CADE7
CEDE7
CODE7
DEAD6
DEAF8
DEAL5
DEAN5
DEAR5
DEBS7
DEBT7
DECK10
DECO7
DEED6
DEEM7
DEEP7
DEER5
DEFI8
DEFT8
DEFY10
DEKE8
DELF8
DELI5
DELL5
DEME7
DEMO7
DEMY9
DENS5
DENT5
DENY7
DERM7
DESK8
DEVA9
DEVS9
DEWS8
DEWY10
DEXY13
DUDE7
FADE8
HIDE7
IDEA5
IDES5
JADE13
LADE5
LODE5
MADE7
MODE7
NODE5
ODES5
RIDE5
RODE5
RUDE6
SIDE5
TIDE5
VIDE9
WADE8
WIDE8

The 60 most common shown, 18 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing DE (241)

ABIDE8
ADDED8
AIDED7
ASIDE6
BLADE8
CHIDE10
CIDER8
CODED9
CODES8
CRUDE9
DEALS6
DEALT6
DEATH8
DEBUG10
DECAY10
DECKS11
DECOY10
DECRY10
DEEDS7
DEEMS8
DEIFY11
DEITY8
DELAY8
DELTA6
DELVE10
DENSE6
DEPTH10
DETER6
DEVIL10
ENDED7
EVADE10
EXUDE13
GRADE7
GUIDE8
HIDED9
HIDES8
HORDE8
IDEAL6
IDEAS6
INDEX12
JADED15
JADES14
MODEL8
MODES8
NODES6
OLDER6
ORDER6
OXIDE12
PRIDE8
RIDES6
SHADE8
SIDED7
SIDES6
SLIDE6
TRADE6
UNDER7
VIDEO10
WADED10
WADES9
WIDER9

The 60 most common shown, 181 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing DE (664)

ARCADE9
BESIDE9
BLADES9
BORDER9
BURDEN10
DEADLY10
DEATHS9
DEBATE9
DEBUGS11
DECADE10
DECENT9
DECIDE10
DECODE10
DEDUCE11
DEEMED10
DEEPER9
DEEPLY11
DEFEAT10
DEFECT12
DEFEND11
DEFINE10
DELAYS9
DEMAND10
DEMISE9
DEPEND10
DEPTHS11
DEPUTY12
DERIVE11
DETACH11
DETECT9
DEVICE13
DEVISE11
DEVOID12
DEVOTE11
DIVIDE12
FENDER10
FOLDED11
FOLDER10
FUNDED12
GUIDED10
HANDED10
HEADED10
HIDDEN10
INVADE11
KIDDED12
MENDED10
MINDED10
PADDED11
PENDED10
POWDER12
UPSIDE10
VENDED12
WANDER10
WEDDED12
WIDELY12
WIDEST10
WINDED11
WONDER10
WOODEN10
WORDED11

The 60 most common shown, 604 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing DE (1,043)

AMENDED11
AVOIDED13
AWARDED12
BEARDED11
BRANDED11
BRIGADE11
CONCEDE12
CONDEMN12
CROWDED14
DEBATED11
DECADES11
DECIDED12
DECIDES11
DECIMAL12
DECODED12
DECODES11
DEDUCED13
DEDUCES12
DEEMING11
DEFAULT12
DEFEATS11
DEFECTS13
DEFENCE13
DEFENDS12
DEFENSE11
DEFINED12
DEFINES11
DELAYED11
DELIGHT11
DELIVER12
DEMANDS11
DENYING11
DEPENDS11
DEPRIVE14
DERIVED13
DERIVES12
DESERVE12
DESKTOP13
DEVELOP14
DEVICES14
DEVIOUS13
DEVISED13
DEVISES12
DEVOTED13
DEVOTES12
DIVIDED14
DIVIDES13
EVIDENT12
EXCLUDE17
EXPLODE16
FLOODED12
FORBADE13
FOUNDED13
INDEXED15
INDEXES14
INVADED13
INVADES12
PRECEDE12
PROVIDE14
UPGRADE12

The 60 most common shown, 983 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing DE (1,508)

ACADEMIC15
ACCIDENT13
ACCORDED14
ADEQUATE18
APPENDED14
COINCIDE13
CONCLUDE14
CONDEMNS13
CYLINDER13
DEBUGGED15
DEBUGGER14
DECIDING13
DECODING13
DEDUCING14
DEFAULTS13
DEFEATED13
DEFENDED14
DEFINING13
DELIVERS13
DELIVERY15
DEMANDED13
DEMOLISH13
DEPENDED13
DEPRIVED16
DEPRIVES15
DERIVING14
DESCRIBE13
DESERVED14
DESERVES13
DETACHED14
DETACHES13
DEVELOPS15
DEVISING14
DEVOTING14
EMBEDDED15
ENDEAVOR13
EVIDENCE15
EXCEEDED18
EXCLUDED19
EXCLUDES18
EXPANDED18
EXPLODED18
EXPLODES17
EXTENDED16
IDENTIFY14
IMPENDED14
INCLUDED13
INDEXING16
MISGUIDE13
OFFENDED16
OFFENDER15
OVERRIDE13
OVERRODE13
PRECEDED14
PRECEDES13
PROVIDED16
PROVIDES15
SIDEWAYS14
SUDDENLY13
UPGRADED14

The 60 most common shown, 1,448 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing DE (1,635)

ACADEMICS16
ACCIDENTS14
CONCLUDED16
CONCLUDES15
CONDEMNED15
CONDENSED13
CONFIDENT15
DEBATABLE14
DEBUGGING16
DECLARING13
DECLINING13
DEDICATED14
DEDUCTION14
DEFEATING14
DEFECTIVE19
DEFENDING15
DEFENSIVE17
DELIGHTED14
DELIVERED15
DEMANDING14
DEMOCRACY18
DEPENDING14
DEPRIVING17
DESCENDED14
DESCRIBED15
DESCRIBES14
DESERVING15
DETACHING15
DETECTIVE16
DEVASTATE14
DEVELOPED17
DEVELOPER16
DEVIATION14
DISCARDED14
ENDEAVOUR15
EVIDENTLY16
FORBIDDEN16
FORWARDED17
HIDEOUSLY15
INCIDENCE14
MAGNITUDE14
MISGUIDED15
MISGUIDES14
OFFENDERS16
OVERRIDES14
PERSUADED14
PRECEDENT14
PROCEEDED15
REDEFINED14
SUCCEEDED16
SUSPENDED14
UNDEFINED15
UNDERTAKE14
UNDERTOOK14
UNDERWENT14
UNFOUNDED16
WANDERING14
WONDERFUL17
WONDERING14
WORLDWIDE17

The 60 most common shown, 1,575 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing DE (1,448)

ACCIDENTAL15
ADEQUATELY22
BORDERLINE13
CONDEMNING16
CONDENSING14
CONFIDENCE18
CONSIDERED14
DECREASING14
DEDICATING15
DEDUCTIONS15
DEFICIENCY20
DEFINITELY16
DEFINITION14
DEFINITIVE18
DELIBERATE13
DELIGHTFUL18
DELIGHTING15
DELIMITERS13
DELIVERING16
DEMOCRATIC17
DEMOLISHED16
DEMOLISHES15
DEPARTMENT15
DEPENDENCE16
DEPRESSING14
DEPRESSION13
DERIVATIVE19
DEROGATORY14
DESCENDING15
DESCRIBING16
DESIGNATED13
DESTROYING14
DETECTABLE15
DETERMINED14
DETERMINES13
DEVASTATED16
DEVASTATES15
DEVELOPERS17
DEVELOPING18
GUIDELINES13
IDEALISTIC13
IDENTIFIED15
IDENTIFIER14
IDENTIFIES14
INADEQUATE20
INDEFINITE14
LEADERSHIP15
MODERATELY15
OVERLOADED16
OVERRIDDEN16
PRECEDENCE17
READERSHIP15
REDEFINING15
SURROUNDED14
UNDERGOING14
UNDERLYING15
UNDERNEATH14
UNDERTAKEN15
UNDERTAKES15
WIDESPREAD17

The 60 most common shown, 1,388 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing DE (1,127)

APPREHENDED19
BLINDFOLDED19
COINCIDENCE18
COMRADESHIP20
CONFEDERACY21
CONFIDENCES19
CONFIDENTLY19
CONSIDERATE14
CONSIDERING15
COUNTRYSIDE17
DECEITFULLY20
DECLARATION14
DEFINITIONS15
DEGRADATION14
DELINQUENCY25
DELINQUENTS21
DEMOLISHING17
DEMONSTRATE14
DEMORALIZED23
DEMORALIZES22
DENOMINATOR14
DEODORIZING22
DEPARTMENTS16
DERIVATIVES20
DESCRIPTION16
DESCRIPTIVE20
DESIGNATING14
DESPERATELY16
DESTABILIZE22
DESTINATION12
DESTRUCTION15
DESTRUCTIVE19
DETERMINING15
DEVASTATING17
DEVELOPMENT20
DUMBFOUNDED23
HEXADECIMAL24
IDENTICALLY16
IDENTIFIERS15
IDENTIFYING18
IDEOLOGICAL15
INDEPENDENT15
MASQUERADED24
MASQUERADES23
MODERNIZING23
OVERCROWDED22
PEDESTRIANS14
PREDECESSOR16
PSYCHEDELIC22
RECOMMENDED19
SHAREHOLDER16
SQUANDERING22
TENDERIZING21
UNDERGROUND16
UNDERLINING14
UNDERSTANDS14
UNDERTAKING17
UNDESIRABLE15
UNDEVELOPED20
WONDERFULLY21

The 60 most common shown, 1,067 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing DE (878)

ACADEMICALLY21
ACCIDENTALLY19
AMBIDEXTROUS24
BEWILDERMENT20
COINCIDENCES19
COMMANDEERED20
COMPREHENDED22
CONDEMNATION17
CONDESCENDED19
CONFEDERATED19
CONFEDERATES18
CONFIDENTIAL18
CONSIDERABLE17
CONSIDERABLY19
CORRESPONDED18
COUNTRYSIDES18
DEBAUCHERIES20
DECENTRALIZE23
DECLARATIONS15
DEFICIENCIES20
DELIBERATELY17
DEMONSTRABLY19
DEMONSTRATED16
DEMONSTRATES15
DEMORALIZING24
DEPARTMENTAL17
DEPENDENCIES18
DEPRECIATING18
DEPRESSINGLY18
DEPRIVATIONS19
DESCRIPTIONS17
DEVELOPMENTS21
EMBROIDERING18
ENDEAVOURING19
FOREGROUNDED19
IDENTIFIABLE18
INADEQUACIES24
INADEQUATELY24
INCIDENTALLY17
INDEFENSIBLE18
INDEFINITELY18
INDEPENDENCE18
MASTERMINDED18
OVERBURDENED21
PREDECESSORS17
PSYCHEDELICS23
RENDEZVOUSED27
RENDEZVOUSES26
SHAREHOLDERS17
SIDESTEPPING18
SIDETRACKING19
STOCKHOLDERS20
THUNDERBOLTS18
THUNDERSTORM18
TRADEMARKING19
UNDEMOCRATIC20
UNDERCUTTING18
UNDERGROUNDS17
UNDERTAKINGS18
UNDERWRITING18

The 60 most common shown, 818 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

9,906 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (5.9%) are containing DE. Most of them, 1,635, have 9 letters. 3,612 start with DE, 690 end with it and 5,623 have it only in the middle.

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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 containing DE?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 9,906 words containing DE, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing DE?

PUZZLEHEADED, worth 35 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: DEMISEMIQUAVERS (33), UNDERPUBLICIZED (33) and DEMISEMIQUAVER (32).

What are the most common words containing DE?

HEXADECIMAL, CONFIDENTIALITY, DEMOCRATICALLY, ADEQUATELY, CORRESPONDENCE and DEVELOPMENTS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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