Words That Start With DETE
- 131 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With DETE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With DETE 131 words
6-Letter Words Starting With DETE 5
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With DETE 7
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With DETE 12
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With DETE 19
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With DETE 20
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With DETE 16
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With DETE 17
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With DETE 17
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With DETE 5
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With DETE 6
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With DETE 3
17-Letter Words Starting With DETE 2
18-Letter Words Starting With DETE 1
How common is DETE at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 131 words that start with DETE. Most are 10 letters long, they average 14.1 points, the best is DETERMINISTICALLY (25 points) and 41.2% end in S.
- Total words
- 131
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 20 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.1
- out of 25 max
- Longest word
- DETERMINABLENESSES
- 18 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 41.2% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 41.2%
- e 14.5%
- y 10.7%
Top vowel pairs
- io16%
- ie4.6%
- ue1.5%
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 DETE
d 2e 1t 1e 1r 1m 3i 1n 1i 1s 1t 1i 1c 3a 1l 1l 1y 4
D 2 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 25 points
- Double word
- 50 pts
- Triple word
- 75 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
deterministically
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 DETE are there?
There are 131 words that start with DETE in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 20 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 DETE?
DETERMINISTICALLY is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DETERMINATIVELY (24), DETECTIVELIKE (23), DETERMINABILITY (23).
What are some common words that start with DETE?
Everyday examples include DETECT, DETERMINE, DETERMINATION, DETECTOR, DETECTION, DETECTIVE, DETER, DETERRENT. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with DETE?
DETERMINABLENESSES has 18 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, DETERMINATIONS (14 letters) is the longest common one.