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Words That Start With DETERG

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Popular Words That Start With DETERG

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With DETERG 12 words

How common is DETERG at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 12 words that start with DETERG. Most are 8 letters long, they average 12.3 points, the best is DETERGENCY (17 points) and 41.7% end in S.

Total words
12
Most common length
8 letters
3 words
Average Scrabble score
12.3
out of 17 max
Longest word
DETERGENCIES
12 letters
Most common ending
S
41.7% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 41.7%
  • e 16.7%
  • d 8.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie8.3%

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 word that starts with DETERG

d 2e 1t 1e 1r 1g 2e 1n 1c 3y 4

D 2 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + G 2 + E 1 + N 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).

detergency

  1. noundetergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
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How many words that start with DETERG are there?

There are 12 words that start with DETERG in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 3 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 DETERG?

DETERGENCY is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DETERGENCIES (16), DETERGENCES (15), DETERGENCE (14).

What is the longest word that starts with DETERG?

DETERGENCIES has 12 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, DETERGENTS (10 letters) is the longest common one.