How many words start with DEC?

571, ranging from 4 to 15 letters.

What is the best scoring word that starts with DEC?

DECARBOXYLATING, worth 31 points in Scrabble.

DECARBOXYLATING and DECARBOXYLATION, at 15 letters.

571 words begin with DEC, and DECARBOXYLATING scores the most at 31 points.

Showing the highest-scoring of 571 words. The pages linked below split the rest into smaller lists.

The dictionary contains 571 words that begin with DEC — set out here by length.

Lengths span 4 to 15. The middle of that range is where the words are: 88 of them are 9 letters long.

If you are playing for score, DECARBOXYLATING at 31 points is the pick. Words With Friends scores it differently and prefers DECRIMINALIZING at 36.

The full 15 letters are used by DECARBOXYLATING, DECARBOXYLATION and DECRIMINALIZING.

If you need a narrower cut, the pages linked below split this set by letter and by length.

decarboxylation: the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)
decalcification: loss of calcium from bones or teeth
decontamination: the removal of contaminants
decimalization: the act of changing to a decimal system
decentralizing: tending away from a central point

How many words start with DEC?: 571, ranging from 4 to 15 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with DEC?: DECARBOXYLATING, worth 31 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with DEC?: DECARBOXYLATING and DECARBOXYLATION, at 15 letters.