How many words start with DE?

3,618, ranging from 2 to 15 letters.

What is the best scoring word that starts with DE?

DEMYTHOLOGIZING, worth 35 points in Scrabble.

DEMYTHOLOGIZING and DEMYTHOLOGIZERS, at 15 letters.

3,618 words begin with DE, and DEMYTHOLOGIZING scores the most at 35 points.

Showing the highest-scoring of 3,618 words. The pages linked below split the rest into smaller lists.

Searching for words that begin with DE turns up 3,618 of them, grouped below by how long they are.

105 words reach 15 letters, the longest here. The bulk sit at 9 letters with 567 entries.

Scrabble values put DEMYTHOLOGIZING at 35 points on top. It tops both tables: 38 in Words With Friends as well.

Top of the list by length: DEMYTHOLOGIZING, DEMYTHOLOGIZERS and DEMISEMIQUAVERS, all 15 letters.

Only the highest-scoring words are shown. Use the solver above with a starting or ending filter to find the rest.

decarboxylation: the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)
democratization: the action of making something democratic
dermatoglyphics: the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet
demagnetization: the process of removing magnetization
destabilization: the action of destabilizing

How many words start with DE?: 3,618, ranging from 2 to 15 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with DE?: DEMYTHOLOGIZING, worth 35 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with DE?: DEMYTHOLOGIZING and DEMYTHOLOGIZERS, at 15 letters.