Words That Start With DES
- 634 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With DES
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With DES 634 words
5-Letter Words Starting With DES 4
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With DES 15
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With DES 42
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With DES 66
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With DES 85
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With DES 105
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With DES 103
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With DES 89
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With DES 51
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With DES 26
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With DES 32
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With DES 11
17-Letter Words Starting With DES 3
How common is DES at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 634 words that start with DES. Most are 10 letters long, they average 15.6 points, the best is DESEXUALIZATIONS (33 points) and 36.9% end in S.
- Total words
- 634
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 105 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.6
- out of 33 max
- Longest word
- DESCRIPTIVENESSES
- 17 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 36.9% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 36.9%
- e 12.3%
- d 12%
Top vowel pairs
- io11.5%
- ua4.1%
- ie3%
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 word that starts with DES
d 2e 1s 1e 1x 8u 1a 1l 1i 1z 10a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1
D 2 + E 1 + S 1 + E 1 + X 8 + U 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1 + S 1 = 33 points
- Double word
- 66 pts
- Triple word
- 99 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
desexualizations
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with DES are there?
There are 634 words that start with DES in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 105 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with DES?
DESEXUALIZATIONS is worth 33 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DESEXUALIZATION (32), DESEXUALIZING (31), DESEXUALIZED (30).
What are some common words that start with DES?
Everyday examples include DESCRIPTION, DESCRIBE, DESIRABLE, DESPERATE, DESPITE, DESK, DESTROY, DESIRE. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with DES?
DESCRIPTIVENESSES has 17 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, DESEGREGATION (13 letters) is the longest common one.