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Words that start with DE

Looking for a word that begins with DE? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, grouped by length so you can find the one that fits. There are 3,612 playable words starting with DE in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is DEACIDIFICATION. The highest-scoring is DEMISEMIQUAVERS, worth 33 points.

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Popular words starting with DE

DEMOCRATICALLY23
DEVELOPMENTS21
DEFICIENCIES20
DEFICIENCY20
DESCRIPTIVE20
DEVELOPMENT20
DEFECTIVE19
DERIVATIVE19
DESTRUCTIVE19
DEFINITIVE18
DELIGHTFUL18
DEMOCRACY18
DEVELOPING18
DEFENSIVE17
DELIBERATELY17
DEMOCRATIC17
DEMOLISHING17
DEMONSTRATING17

Highest-scoring words starting with DE

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

DEMISEMIQUAVERS33
DEMISEMIQUAVER32
DEMYTHOLOGIZING32
DEMYTHOLOGIZED31
DEMYTHOLOGIZERS31
DESEXUALIZATION31
DESEXUALIZING30
DEMYTHOLOGIZER30
DEMYTHOLOGIZES30
DEPOLYMERIZING30
DECRIMINALIZING29
DESEXUALIZED29

2-letter words starting with DE (1)

3-letter words starting with DE (8)

DEB6
DEE4
DEL4
DEN4
DEV8
DEW7
DEX10
DEY6

4-letter words starting with DE (41)

DEAD6
DEAF8
DEAL5
DEAN5
DEAR5
DEBS7
DEBT7
DECK10
DECO7
DEED6
DEEM7
DEEP7
DEER5
DEES5
DEET5
DEFI8
DEFT8
DEFY10
DEIL5
DEKE8
DELE5
DELF8
DELI5
DELL5
DELS5
DEME7
DEMO7
DEMY9
DENE5
DENS5
DENT5
DENY7
DERE5
DERM7
DESK8
DEVA9
DEVS9
DEWS8
DEWY10
DEXY13
DEYS7

5-letter words starting with DE (91)

DEALS6
DEALT6
DEANS6
DEARS6
DEARY8
DEASH8
DEATH8
DEAVE10
DEBAR8
DEBIT8
DEBTS8
DEBUG10
DEBUT9
DEBYE10
DECAF11
DECAL8
DECAY10
DECKS11
DECOR8
DECOS8
DECOY10
DECRY10
DEEDS7
DEEDY9
DEEMS8
DEEPS8
DEFAT9
DEFER9
DEFIS9
DEFOG10
DEGUM10
DEICE8
DEIFY11
DEIGN7
DEISM8
DEITY8
DEKED10
DEKES9
DEKKO12
DELAY8
DELFS9
DELFT9
DELIS6
DELLS6
DELTA6
DELVE10
DEMOB10
DEMON8
DEMOS8
DEMUR9
DENIM8
DENSE6
DENTS6
DEOXY14
DEPOT8
DEPTH10
DERBY10
DESEX12
DESKS9
DETER6
DETOX12
DEUCE9
DEVAS10
DEVEL10
DEVIL10
DEVON10
DEWAN9
DEWAR9
DEWAX15
DEWED10
DEXES12
DEXIE12

The 72 most common shown, 19 rarer words not listed. More 5-letter words

6-letter words starting with DE (226)

DEACON9
DEADLY10
DEAFER10
DEALER7
DEARLY9
DEARTH9
DEATHS9
DEAVES11
DEBASE9
DEBATE9
DEBITS9
DEBRIS9
DEBTOR9
DEBUGS11
DEBUNK13
DEBUTS10
DECADE10
DECAYS11
DECENT9
DECIDE10
DECKED13
DECODE10
DECOYS11
DEDUCE11
DEDUCT11
DEEMED10
DEEPER9
DEEPLY11
DEFACE12
DEFAME12
DEFEAT10
DEFECT12
DEFEND11
DEFERS10
DEFIED11
DEFIES10
DEFILE10
DEFINE10
DEFORM12
DEFTER10
DEFTLY12
DEGREE8
DEJECT17
DELAYS9
DELETE7
DELUXE14
DELVED12
DELVES11
DEMAND10
DEMISE9
DEMURE10
DENIED8
DENIES7
DENOTE7
DEPEND10
DEPICT11
DEPTHS11
DEPUTY12
DERIVE11
DESERT7
DESIGN8
DESIRE7
DETACH11
DETAIL7
DETECT9
DEVICE13
DEVILS11
DEVISE11
DEVOID12
DEVOTE11
DEVOUR12
DEVOUT12

The 72 most common shown, 154 rarer words not listed. More 6-letter words

7-letter words starting with DE (388)

DEALERS8
DEALING9
DEBATED11
DEBATES10
DEBUNKS14
DECADES11
DECEIVE14
DECENCY14
DECIDED12
DECIDES11
DECIMAL12
DECKING14
DECLARE10
DECLINE10
DECODED12
DECODES11
DEDUCED13
DEDUCES12
DEEMING11
DEEPEST10
DEFACED14
DEFAULT12
DEFEATS11
DEFECTS13
DEFENCE13
DEFENDS12
DEFENSE11
DEFINED12
DEFINES11
DEGRADE10
DEGREES9
DEJECTS18
DELAYED11
DELETED9
DELETES8
DELIGHT11
DELIVER12
DEMANDS11
DENOTES8
DENSITY10
DENTIST8
DENYING11
DEPENDS11
DEPOSIT10
DEPRESS10
DEPRIVE14
DERANGE9
DERIVED13
DERIVES12
DESCEND11
DESERTS8
DESERVE12
DESIGNS9
DESIRED9
DESIRES8
DESKTOP13
DESPAIR10
DESPISE10
DESPITE10
DESTINE8
DESTROY10
DETAILS8
DETECTS10
DETRACT10
DEVELOP14
DEVICES14
DEVIOUS13
DEVISED13
DEVISES12
DEVOLVE16
DEVOTED13
DEVOTES12

The 72 most common shown, 316 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

8-letter words starting with DE (535)

DEADLINE10
DEADLOCK15
DEBATING12
DEBUGGED15
DEBUGGER14
DEBUNKED16
DECEIVED16
DECEIVES15
DECIDING13
DECIPHER15
DECISION11
DECISIVE15
DECLARED12
DECLARES11
DECLINED12
DECLINES11
DECODING13
DECREASE11
DEDICATE12
DEDUCING14
DEFACING15
DEFAMING15
DEFAULTS13
DEFEATED13
DEFECTED15
DEFENDED14
DEFINING13
DEFINITE12
DEFORMED15
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

The 72 most common shown, 463 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words starting with DE (567)

DEADLOCKS16
DEBATABLE14
DEBRIEFED16
DEBUGGING16
DEBUNKING17
DECEITFUL16
DECEIVING17
DECEPTIVE18
DECIDEDLY16
DECIPHERS16
DECISIONS12
DECLARING13
DECLINING13
DECOMPOSE16
DECREASED13
DECREASES12
DEDICATED14
DEDICATES13
DEDUCTION14
DEDUCTIVE18
DEFEATING14
DEFECATED16
DEFECTING16
DEFECTIVE19
DEFENDING15
DEFENSIVE17
DEFORMITY17
DEGRADING13
DEJECTING21
DEJECTION20
DELICIOUS13
DELIGHTED14
DELIVERED15
DEMANDING14
DEMOCRACY18
DEODORIZE19
DEPARTURE13
DEPENDANT13
DEPENDENT13
DEPENDING14
DEPRAVING17
DEPRAVITY18
DEPRESSED13
DEPRESSES12
DEPRIVING17
DERANGING12
DESCENDED14
DESCRIBED15
DESCRIBES14
DESERTING11
DESERVING15
DESIGNATE11
DESIGNERS11
DESIGNING12
DESIRABLE12
DESPERATE12
DESTINING11
DESTROYED13
DETACHING15
DETAILING11
DETECTING13
DETECTION12
DETECTIVE16
DETERMINE12
DETERRENT10
DEVASTATE14
DEVELOPED17
DEVELOPER16
DEVIATION14
DEVOLVING19
DEXTERITY18
DEXTEROUS17

The 72 most common shown, 495 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words starting with DE (520)

DEADLOCKED18
DEBASEMENT15
DEBAUCHERY20
DEBRIEFING17
DECEPTIONS15
DECIMATING16
DECIPHERED18
DECISIVELY19
DECOMPOSED18
DECOMPOSES17
DECORATIVE17
DECREASING14
DEDICATING15
DEDUCTIONS15
DEFAMATION16
DEFAMATORY18
DEFAULTING16
DEFECATING17
DEFECTIVES20
DEFENDANTS15
DEFENSIBLE16
DEFICIENCY20
DEFINITELY16
DEFINITION14
DEFINITIVE18
DEFLECTING17
DEFLECTION16
DEFRAUDING17
DEFROSTING15
DEGENERATE12
DEHYDRATED17
DEHYDRATES16
DELECTABLE15
DELIBERATE13
DELIGHTFUL18
DELIGHTING15
DELIMITERS13
DELINQUENT20
DELIVERING16
DEMAGOGUES16
DEMOCRATIC17
DEMOLISHED16
DEMOLISHES15
DEMORALIZE21
DEODORIZED21
DEODORIZES20
DEPARTMENT15
DEPENDABLE16
DEPENDENCE16
DEPENDENCY18
DEPRECATED16
DEPRESSING14
DEPRESSION13
DERIVATIVE19
DEROGATORY14
DESCENDING15
DESCRIBING16
DESIGNATED13
DESIGNATES12
DESPICABLE17
DESTROYING14
DETACHABLE17
DETACHMENT17
DETECTABLE15
DETECTIVES17
DETERMINED14
DETERMINES13
DEVASTATED16
DEVASTATES15
DEVELOPERS17
DEVELOPING18
DEVOLUTION16

The 72 most common shown, 448 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words starting with DE (428)

DEADLOCKING19
DEBASEMENTS16
DEBILITATED15
DEBILITATES14
DECEITFULLY20
DECIPHERING19
DECLARATION14
DECOMPOSING19
DECORATIONS14
DEDICATIONS15
DEFENSELESS15
DEFERENTIAL15
DEFINITIONS15
DEFLECTIONS17
DEFORMITIES17
DEGENERATED14
DEGENERATES13
DEGRADATION14
DEHYDRATING18
DELEGATIONS13
DELETERIOUS13
DELIBERATED15
DELIBERATES14
DELICIOUSLY17
DELINQUENCY25
DELINQUENTS21
DELIRIOUSLY15
DELIVERANCE18
DEMOCRACIES18
DEMOLISHING17
DEMOLITIONS14
DEMONSTRATE14
DEMORALIZED23
DEMORALIZES22
DENOMINATOR14
DEODORIZING22
DEPARTMENTS16
DEPORTATION14
DEPRAVITIES18
DEPRECATING17
DEPRECIATED17
DEPRECIATES16
DEPRESSIONS14
DEPRIVATION18
DERAILMENTS14
DERIVATIONS16
DERIVATIVES20
DESCENDANTS15
DESCRIBABLE18
DESCRIPTION16
DESCRIPTIVE20
DESCRIPTORS16
DESECRATING15
DESECRATION14
DESIGNATING14
DESIGNATION13
DESPERATELY16
DESPERATION14
DESTABILIZE22
DESTINATION12
DESTITUTION13
DESTRUCTION15
DESTRUCTIVE19
DETACHMENTS18
DETERIORATE12
DETERMINING15
DETERMINISM16
DETONATIONS12
DETRIMENTAL14
DEVASTATING17
DEVASTATION16
DEVELOPMENT20

The 72 most common shown, 356 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words starting with DE (337)

DEACTIVATING20
DEBAUCHERIES20
DEBILITATING16
DECAFFEINATE21
DECENTRALIZE23
DECIPHERABLE21
DECISIVENESS19
DECLARATIONS15
DECLASSIFIED19
DECLASSIFIES18
DECOLONIZING24
DECOMMISSION19
DECOMPRESSED20
DECOMPRESSES19
DECRESCENDOS18
DEFICIENCIES20
DEFINITIVELY22
DEFORMATIONS18
DEGENERATING15
DEGENERATIVE18
DEHUMANIZING27
DEHUMIDIFIED23
DEHUMIDIFIER22
DEHUMIDIFIES22
DELIBERATELY17
DELIBERATING16
DELIBERATION15
DELICATESSEN15
DELIGHTFULLY22
DELINQUENTLY24
DELIQUESCENT24
DEMAGNETIZED25
DEMAGNETIZES24
DEMILITARIZE23
DEMOBILIZING26
DEMOCRATIZED26
DEMOCRATIZES25
DEMOGRAPHERS20
DEMOGRAPHICS22
DEMONSTRABLY19
DEMONSTRATED16
DEMONSTRATES15
DEMONSTRATOR15
DEMORALIZING24
DENOMINATION15
DENOMINATORS15
DENOUNCEMENT18
DENUNCIATION16
DEPARTMENTAL17
DEPENDENCIES18
DEPOLITICIZE25
DEPOPULATING19
DEPOPULATION18
DEPORTATIONS15
DEPRECIATING18
DEPRECIATION17
DEPRESSINGLY18
DEPRIVATIONS19
DEPROGRAMMED21
DESCRIPTIONS17
DESENSITIZED22
DESENSITIZES21
DESIGNATIONS14
DESIRABILITY17
DESPAIRINGLY18
DESPONDENTLY18
DESTINATIONS13
DESTRUCTIBLE18
DETERIORATED14
DETERIORATES13
DETERMINABLE17
DEVELOPMENTS21

The 72 most common shown, 265 rarer words not listed.

13-letter words starting with DE (224)

DECAFFEINATED23
DECAFFEINATES22
DECARBONIZERS26
DECARBONIZING27
DECARBOXYLASE26
DECARBOXYLATE26
DECARBURIZING28
DECEITFULNESS20
DECENTRALIZED25
DECENTRALIZES24
DECEPTIVENESS22
DECLASSIFYING22
DECOMMISSIONS20
DECOMPOSITION20
DECOMPRESSING21
DECOMPRESSION20
DECONGESTANTS17
DECONTAMINATE18
DECRIMINALIZE26
DEFENSIVENESS21
DEFERENTIALLY19
DEFERVESCENCE25
DEFORESTATION17
DEFORMALIZING28
DEGLAMORIZING26
DEHUMIDIFIERS23
DEHUMIDIFYING26
DELIBERATIONS16
DELICATESSENS16
DELICIOUSNESS17
DELINQUENCIES25
DELIQUESCENCE27
DEMAGNETIZERS25
DEMAGNETIZING26
DEMILITARIZED25
DEMILITARIZES24
DEMINERALIZED25
DEMOCRATIZERS26
DEMOCRATIZING27
DEMONSTRATING17
DEMONSTRATION16
DEMONSTRATIVE20
DEMONSTRATORS16
DEMULTIPLEXER25
DEMYTHOLOGIZE29
DENOMINATIONS16
DENOUNCEMENTS19
DENUCLEARIZED26
DENUCLEARIZES25
DENUNCIATIONS17
DEPENDABILITY21
DEPOLITICIZED27
DEPOLITICIZES26
DEPOLYMERIZED29
DEPOLYMERIZES28
DEPRESSURIZED26
DEPRESSURIZES25
DEPROGRAMMING22
DEPUTIZATIONS25
DERMATOLOGIST17
DESCRIPTIVELY24
DESEGREGATING17
DESEGREGATION16
DESENSITIZING23
DESEXUALIZING30
DESTRUCTIVELY23
DESULFURIZING28
DETERIORATING15
DETERIORATION14
DETERMINATION16
DETERMINISTIC18
DEVELOPMENTAL22

The 72 most common shown, 152 rarer words not listed.

14-letter words starting with DE (141)

DECAFFEINATING24
DECAFFEINATION23
DECAMETHONIUMS24
DECARBOXYLASES27
DECARBOXYLATED28
DECARBOXYLATES27
DECENTRALIZING26
DECIMALIZATION27
DECOLONIZATION25
DECOLORIZATION25
DECOMMISSIONED22
DECOMPENSATING22
DECONSTRUCTION20
DECONSTRUCTIVE24
DECONTAMINATED20
DECONTAMINATES19
DECRIMINALIZED28
DECRIMINALIZES27
DEFEMINIZATION28
DEFERVESCENCES26
DEFINITIVENESS22
DEHUMANIZATION28
DEHYDROGENATED22
DEJECTEDNESSES26
DELIBERATIVELY23
DELIGHTFULNESS22
DELIQUESCENCES28
DELIVERABILITY23
DELOCALIZATION25
DEMATERIALIZED26
DEMATERIALIZES25
DEMILITARIZING26
DEMINERALIZERS25
DEMINERALIZING26
DEMISEMIQUAVER32
DEMOBILIZATION27
DEMOCRATICALLY23
DEMONETIZATION25
DEMONSTRATIONS17
DEMONSTRATIVES21
DEMORALIZATION25
DEMORALIZINGLY28
DEMULTIPLEXERS26
DEMYTHOLOGIZED31
DEMYTHOLOGIZER30
DEMYTHOLOGIZES30
DENATIONALIZED24
DENATIONALIZES23
DENATURALIZING25
DENAZIFICATION28
DENOMINATIONAL17
DENUCLEARIZING27
DENUMERABILITY22
DEODORIZATIONS24
DEOXYGENATIONS24
DEPERSONALIZED26
DEPERSONALIZES25
DEPOLARIZATION25
DEPOLITICIZING28
DEPOLYMERIZING30
DEPRESSURIZING27
DEREALIZATIONS23
DERIVATIVENESS23
DERIVATIZATION27
DERMATOGLYPHIC26
DERMATOLOGISTS18
DESALINIZATION23
DESPIRITUALIZE26
DETERMINATIONS17
DETOXIFICATION26
DEXAMETHASONES25
DEXTROROTATORY23

The 72 most common shown, 69 rarer words not listed.

15-letter words starting with DE (105)

DEACIDIFICATION24
DECAFFEINATIONS24
DECALCIFICATION25
DECARBOXYLATING29
DECARBOXYLATION28
DECARBURIZATION29
DECASUALIZATION27
DECEITFULNESSES22
DECEPTIVENESSES24
DECERTIFICATION23
DECIDUOUSNESSES21
DECIMALIZATIONS28
DECOLONIZATIONS26
DECOLORIZATIONS26
DECOMMISSIONING23
DECOMPENSATIONS22
DECOMPOSABILITY26
DECONSTRUCTIONS21
DECONTAMINATING21
DECONTAMINATION20
DECRIMINALIZING29
DEDIFFERENTIATE23
DEDUCTIBILITIES22
DEFECTIVENESSES25
DEFEMINIZATIONS29
DEFENSIVENESSES23
DEGLAMORIZATION27
DEHUMANIZATIONS29
DEHYDROGENATING23
DEHYDROGENATION22
DEINDUSTRIALIZE26
DELOCALIZATIONS26
DEMAGNETIZATION27
DEMATERIALIZING27
DEMISEMIQUAVERS33
DEMOBILIZATIONS28
DEMOCRATIZATION28
DEMOGRAPHICALLY27
DEMONETIZATIONS26
DEMONSTRABILITY22
DEMONSTRATIVELY24
DEMORALIZATIONS26
DEMYSTIFICATION25
DEMYTHOLOGIZERS31
DEMYTHOLOGIZING32
DENATIONALIZING25
DENAZIFICATIONS29
DEPARTMENTALIZE28
DEPERSONALIZING27
DEPHOSPHORYLATE26
DEPOLARIZATIONS26
DERIVATIZATIONS28
DERMATOGLYPHICS27
DESACRALIZATION26
DESALINIZATIONS24
DESCRIPTIVENESS24
DESENSITIZATION24
DESEXUALIZATION31
DESPIRITUALIZED28
DESPIRITUALIZES27
DESSERTSPOONFUL22
DESTABILIZATION26
DESTRUCTIBILITY23
DESTRUCTIVENESS23
DESTRUCTIVITIES23
DESULFURIZATION29
DETACHABILITIES22
DETOXIFICATIONS27
DETRIBALIZATION26
DEVELOPMENTALLY26
DEVITRIFICATION25
DEXTEROUSNESSES23

The 72 most common shown, 33 rarer words not listed.

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Questions

How many words are there starting with DE?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 3,612 words starting with DE, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word starting with DE?

DEMISEMIQUAVERS, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: DEMISEMIQUAVER (32), DEMYTHOLOGIZING (32) and DEMYTHOLOGIZED (31).

What are some common 5-letter words starting with DE?

DEBUG, DECAY, DEPTH, DEVIL, DEATH and DEEMS. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

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