12-Letter Words Starting With DER
- 34 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With DER
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With DER 34 words
How common is DER at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 34 twelve-letter words that start with DER. They average 17.8 points, the best is DERECOGNIZED (26 points) and 35.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 34
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.8
- out of 26 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 35.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 35.3%
- d 17.6%
- g 14.7%
Top vowel pairs
- io17.6%
- ia11.8%
- ai2.9%
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 twelve-letter word that starts with DER
d 2e 1r 1e 1c 3o 1g 2n 1i 1z 10e 1d 2
D 2 + E 1 + R 1 + E 1 + C 3 + O 1 + G 2 + N 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 + D 2 = 26 points
- Double word
- 52 pts
- Triple word
- 78 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
derecognized
Form of derecognize
- verbcause to be no longer approved or accepted“Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China”
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How many twelve-letter words that start with DER are there?
There are 34 twelve-letter words that start with DER 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 twelve-letter word that starts with DER?
DERECOGNIZED is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DERIVATIZING (26), DERACIALIZED (25), DERECOGNIZES (25).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with DER score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DERECOGNIZED (26), DERIVATIZING (26), DERACIALIZED (25), DERECOGNIZES (25). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.