15-Letter Words Starting With DEST
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 15-Letter Words Starting With DEST
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 15-Letter Words Starting With DEST 7 words
How common is DEST at the start of fifteen-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 fifteen-letter words that start with DEST. They average 20.6 points and the best is DESTABILIZATION (27 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 20.6
- out of 27 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 57.1% of words
Most common last letters
- s 57.1%
- n 28.6%
- y 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- io42.9%
- ie14.3%
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 fifteen-letter word that starts with DEST
d 2e 1s 1t 1a 1b 3i 1l 1i 1z 10a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1
D 2 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + B 3 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1 = 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).
destabilization
- nounan event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
- nounthe action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
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How many fifteen-letter words that start with DEST are there?
There are 7 fifteen-letter words that start with DEST 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 fifteen-letter word that starts with DEST?
DESTABILIZATION is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DESTRUCTIBILITY (23), DESTRUCTIVENESS (21), DESTRUCTIVITIES (21).
Which rare fifteen-letter words that start with DEST score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DESTABILIZATION (27), DESTRUCTIVITIES (21), DESTABILISATION (18), DESTRUCTIONISTS (18). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.