10-Letter Words Starting With DEG
- 17 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With DEG
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words Starting With DEG 17 words
How common is DEG at the start of ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 17 ten-letter words that start with DEG. They average 13.3 points, the best is DEGENERACY (17 points) and 35.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 17
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.3
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 6%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 35.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 35.3%
- e 17.6%
- d 11.8%
Top vowel pairs
- ea23.5%
- au11.8%
- ee5.9%
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 ten-letter word that starts with DEG
d 2e 1g 2e 1n 1e 1r 1a 1c 3y 4
D 2 + E 1 + G 2 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + C 3 + Y 4 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
degeneracy
- nounthe state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
- nounmoral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles“the luxury and corruption among the upper classes”
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How many ten-letter words that start with DEG are there?
There are 17 ten-letter words that start with DEG 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 ten-letter word that starts with DEG?
DEGENERACY is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DEGRADEDLY (17), DEGRADABLE (15), DEGRESSIVE (15).
Which rare ten-letter words that start with DEG score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DEGRADEDLY (17), DEGRESSIVE (15), DEGENDERED (14), DEGEARINGS (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.