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11-Letter Words Starting With DEFE

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Popular 11-Letter Words Starting With DEFE

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 11-Letter Words Starting With DEFE 17 words

How common is DEFE at the start of eleven-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 17 eleven-letter words that start with DEFE. They average 19 points, the best is DEFEMINIZED (27 points) and 41.2% end in S.

Total words
17
Average Scrabble score
19
out of 27 max
Everyday words
6%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
41.2% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 41.2%
  • d 17.6%
  • e 17.6%

Top vowel pairs

  • ea17.6%
  • eu11.8%
  • ia5.9%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring eleven-letter word that starts with DEFE

d 2e 1f 4e 1m 3i 1n 1i 1z 10e 1d 2

D 2 + E 1 + F 4 + E 1 + M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 + D 2 = 27 points

Double word
54 pts
Triple word
81 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

defeminized

Form of defeminize

  1. verbremove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
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How many eleven-letter words that start with DEFE are there?

There are 17 eleven-letter words that start with DEFE in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring eleven-letter word that starts with DEFE?

DEFEMINIZED is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DEFEMINIZES (26), DEFEUDALIZE (25), DEFECTIVELY (23).

Which rare eleven-letter words that start with DEFE score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include DEFEMINIZED (27), DEFEMINIZES (26), DEFEUDALIZE (25), DEFEASANCED (18). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.