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Words containing DES

Words that have the letters DES 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 1,399 playable words containing DES in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is CHLOROTHIAZIDES. The highest-scoring is CYCLOHEXIMIDES, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing DES

DESCRIPTIVE20
DESTRUCTIVE19
EXCLUDES18
DESCRIPTIONS17
EXPLODES17
WIDESPREAD17
DESCRIBING16
DESCRIPTION16
DESPERATELY16
CONCLUDES15
DESCENDING15
DESCRIBED15
DESERVING15
DESTRUCTION15
PROVIDES15
UNDESIRABLE15
DESCENDED14
DESCRIBES14

Highest-scoring words containing DES

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

CYCLOHEXIMIDES31
DESEXUALIZATION31
DESEXUALIZING30
CHLOROTHIAZIDES30
DESEXUALIZED29
BENZALDEHYDES29
DESULFURIZATION29
DESEXUALIZES28
DESULFURIZING28
HYDROPEROXIDES28
DESPIRITUALIZED28
DESEXUALIZE27

4-letter words containing DES (3)

DESK8
IDES5
ODES5

5-letter words containing DES (29)

AEDES6
AIDES6
BIDES8
BODES8
CADES8
CEDES8
CODES8
DESEX12
DESKS9
DUDES8
FADES9
GUDES8
HADES8
HIDES8
JADES14
LADES6
LODES6
LUDES7
MODES8
NIDES6
NODES6
PEDES8
REDES6
RIDES6
SADES6
SIDES6
TIDES6
WADES9
WIDES9

6-letter words containing DES (69)

ABIDES9
ABODES9
AMIDES9
ANODES7
ASIDES7
AZIDES15
BARDES9
BLADES9
BREDES9
BRIDES9
CHIDES11
CLADES9
CRUDES10
DESAND8
DESCRY11
DESERT7
DESIGN8
DESIRE7
DESIST7
DESMAN9
DESMID10
DESORB9
DESOXY15
DESPOT9
DIODES8
ELDEST7
ELIDES7
ELUDES8
EMYDES11
EPODES9
ERODES7
ETUDES8
EVADES11
EXUDES14
GEODES8
GLADES8
GLEDES8
GLIDES8
GRADES8
GUIDES9
HORDES9
IMIDES9
MERDES9
MODEST9
MONDES9
NUDEST8
ODDEST8
OLDEST7
OXIDES13
PRIDES9
PRUDES10
RUDEST8
SHADES9
SLIDES7
SPADES9
SPODES9
SWEDES10
TILDES7
TRADES7
WIDEST10

The 60 most common shown, 9 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing DES (121)

ACCEDES12
ALLUDES9
ARCADES10
BADDEST11
BALDEST10
BESIDES10
BLONDES10
BOLDEST10
COLDEST10
CRUDEST11
DEADEST9
DECADES11
DECIDES11
DECODES11
DELUDES10
DERIDES9
DESCEND11
DESCENT10
DESERTS8
DESERVE12
DESIGNS9
DESIRED9
DESIRES8
DESISTS8
DESKTOP13
DESPAIR10
DESPISE10
DESPITE10
DESPOTS10
DESSERT8
DESTINE8
DESTINY10
DESTROY10
DIVIDES13
ENCODES10
FACADES13
FONDEST11
GODDESS10
HARDEST10
IMPEDES12
INSIDES8
INVADES12
KINDEST11
LEWDEST11
LOUDEST9
MADDEST11
MILDEST10
MODESTY12
PARADES10
POMADES12
RECEDES10
REDDEST9
RESIDES8
SADDEST9
SECEDES10
SNIDEST8
STRIDES8
TIRADES8
UPSIDES11
WILDEST11

The 60 most common shown, 61 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing DES (209)

ACRIDEST11
BEDSIDES12
BLANDEST11
BLINDEST11
BLONDEST11
BRIGADES12
BROADEST11
BROCADES13
CASCADES13
COLLIDES11
COMRADES13
CONCEDES13
CONFIDES14
CORRODES11
COWHIDES16
CRUSADES12
DEGRADES11
DESCENDS12
DESCENTS11
DESCRIBE13
DESERTED10
DESERVED14
DESERVES13
DESIGNED11
DESIGNER10
DESIRING10
DESIROUS10
DESISTED10
DESPAIRS11
DESPISED12
DESPISES11
DESPOTIC13
DESTINED10
DESTINES9
DESTROYS11
EPISODES11
EXCLUDES18
EXPLODES17
GLADDEST11
GRANDEST10
GRENADES10
INCLUDES12
MODESTLY13
PEDESTAL11
PERVADES15
PRECEDES13
PRELUDES12
PRESIDES11
PROUDEST12
PROVIDES15
RAPIDEST11
SECLUDES12
SIDESHOW14
SIDESTEP11
SUBSIDES12
TIMIDEST11
UPGRADES13
VIVIDEST17
WAYSIDES14
WEIRDEST12

The 60 most common shown, 149 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing DES (239)

ABSURDEST13
ACCOLADES14
ALTITUDES11
APTITUDES13
ATTITUDES11
BLOCKADES17
COINCIDES14
CONCLUDES15
DESCENDED14
DESCRIBED15
DESCRIBES14
DESECRATE12
DESERTERS10
DESERTING11
DESERVING15
DESIGNATE11
DESIGNERS11
DESIGNING12
DESIRABLE12
DESISTING11
DESOLATED11
DESOLATES10
DESPAIRED13
DESPERATE12
DESPISING13
DESTINIES10
DESTINING11
DESTITUTE11
DESTROYED13
DESTROYER12
DISSUADES12
ESCAPADES14
FIRESIDES13
FOREBODES15
GODDESSES12
HILLSIDES12
HOMICIDES16
JAGGEDEST20
LATITUDES11
MISGUIDES14
OVERRIDES14
PEDESTALS12
PEROXIDES18
PERSUADES13
PRECLUDES15
PROTRUDES13
RAGGEDEST12
REDESIGNS11
RENEGADES11
ROADSIDES11
RUGGEDEST13
SERENADES10
SHREWDEST15
SIDESHOWS15
SIDESTEPS12
STAMPEDES14
STOCKADES15
STUPIDEST13
UNKINDEST14
WICKEDEST18

The 60 most common shown, 179 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing DES (229)

AMPLITUDES16
AWKWARDEST20
BACKSLIDES18
BARRICADES15
BRIDESMAID16
BROADSIDES14
CAVALCADES19
CENTIPEDES15
CONDESCEND16
CROOKEDEST16
DESCENDANT14
DESCENDENT14
DESCENDING15
DESCRIBING16
DESCRIPTOR15
DESECRATED14
DESECRATES13
DESERVEDLY18
DESICCATED16
DESIGNATED13
DESIGNATES12
DESOLATING12
DESOLATION11
DESPAIRING14
DESPICABLE17
DESPICABLY19
DESPONDENT14
DESTROYERS13
DESTROYING14
DOWNGRADES16
ELECTRODES13
EVERGLADES16
FORWARDEST17
FUNGICIDES18
GERMICIDES16
HERBICIDES17
IMMODESTLY17
INTERCEDES13
INTERLUDES12
IRIDESCENT13
LANDSLIDES12
LONGITUDES13
MAGNITUDES15
MOTORCADES15
MULTITUDES15
PEDESTRIAN13
PESTICIDES15
PLATITUDES14
PROMENADES15
REDESIGNED13
SIDESWIPED17
SIDESWIPES16
SQUALIDEST20
STEWARDESS14
SUBDIVIDES19
SUPERSEDES14
UNDERSIDES13
UNDESERVED17
UNSOUNDEST13
WIDESPREAD17

The 60 most common shown, 169 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing DES (175)

BALUSTRADES15
BRIDESMAIDS17
CHIFFONADES22
CLANDESTINE14
COMRADESHIP20
CONDESCENDS17
DESACRALIZE22
DESALINATED13
DESALINATES12
DESCENDANTS15
DESCRIBABLE18
DESCRIPTION16
DESCRIPTIVE20
DESCRIPTORS16
DESECRATING15
DESECRATION14
DESEGREGATE14
DESENSITIZE20
DESEXUALIZE27
DESICCATING17
DESICCATION16
DESIDERATUM16
DESIGNATING14
DESIGNATION13
DESPERADOES15
DESPERATELY16
DESPERATION14
DESPONDENCY19
DESQUAMATED24
DESQUAMATES23
DESTABILIZE22
DESTINATION12
DESTITUTION13
DESTRUCTING16
DESTRUCTION15
DESTRUCTIVE19
DESULFURIZE25
DISCOMMODES19
FRATRICIDES17
IRIDESCENCE16
MASQUERADES23
NIGHTSHADES17
NONDESCRIPT16
PASQUINADES23
PEDESTRIANS14
PREDESTINED15
PREDESTINES14
PROFOUNDEST18
REDESIGNING14
RETROGRADES13
SHEPHERDESS18
SIDESADDLES14
SIDESTEPPED17
SIDESTROKES15
SIDESWIPING18
SPERMICIDES18
SPLENDIDEST15
UNDESERVING18
UNDESIRABLE15
WRETCHEDEST19

The 60 most common shown, 115 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing DES (139)

BACTERICIDES19
BOROHYDRIDES20
BRONCHITIDES19
CANDESCENCES19
CERVICITIDES21
COMRADESHIPS21
CONDESCENDED19
COUNTRYSIDES18
DECREPITUDES19
DESACRALIZED24
DESACRALIZES23
DESALINATING14
DESALINATION13
DESALINIZING22
DESCRIPTIONS17
DESEGREGATED16
DESEGREGATES15
DESENSITIZED22
DESENSITIZER21
DESENSITIZES21
DESEXUALIZED29
DESEXUALIZES28
DESIGNATIONS14
DESIRABILITY17
DESOLATENESS13
DESPAIRINGLY18
DESPITEFULLY21
DESPONDENTLY18
DESQUAMATING25
DESQUAMATION24
DESTABILIZED24
DESTABILIZES23
DESTINATIONS13
DESTRUCTIBLE18
DESULFURIZED27
DESULFURIZES26
DISQUIETUDES24
EPIDIDYMIDES21
INCANDESCENT17
INFANTICIDES18
INSECTICIDES17
MISDESCRIBED20
MUCOPEPTIDES22
OVERMODESTLY21
PARALDEHYDES20
PHOSPHATIDES21
PHYLLOCLADES21
PITCHBLENDES21
POLYPEPTIDES21
POLYSULFIDES21
PREDESTINING16
PROMPTITUDES20
PULCHRITUDES21
SIDESTEPPING18
STEWARDESSES16
SWITCHBLADES22
UNDESIRABLES16
VALVULITIDES22
VASCULITIDES20
VICISSITUDES20

The 60 most common shown, 79 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,399 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.83%) are containing DES. Most of them, 239, have 9 letters. 378 start with DES, 726 end with it and 296 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

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 DES?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,399 words containing DES, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing DES?

CYCLOHEXIMIDES, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: DESEXUALIZATION (31), DESEXUALIZING (30) and CHLOROTHIAZIDES (30).

What are the most common words containing DES?

DESCRIPTIVE, DESTRUCTIVE, EXCLUDES, DESCRIPTIONS, EXPLODES and WIDESPREAD. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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