Words that start with DEF
356 words begin with DEF, and DEFEMINIZATIONS scores the most at 30 points.
Results
15-letter words count:8
14-letter words count:11
13-letter words count:18
12-letter words count:20
11-letter words count:42
10-letter words count:65
9-letter words count:65
8-letter words count:56
7-letter words count:15
Showing the highest-scoring of 356 words. The pages linked below split the rest into smaller lists.
The full count
There are 356 words that begin with DEF, and every one is listed here with its score.
From 4 letters to 15: the 9-letter band is the densest with 65 words, and the 15-letter band the scarcest with 8.
What to look at first
The highest-scoring answer is DEFEMINIZATIONS at 30 points in Scrabble. It tops both tables: 33 in Words With Friends as well.
At 15 letters, DEFEMINIZATIONS, DEFECTIVENESSES and DEFENSIVENESSES are as long as this set goes.
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What some of these mean
- defenselessness
- the property of being helpless in the face of attack
- defibrillation
- treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
- defenestration
- the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
- defervescence
- abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
- defectiveness
- the state of being defective
Common questions
- How many words start with DEF?
- 356, ranging from 4 to 15 letters.
- What is the best scoring word that starts with DEF?
- DEFEMINIZATIONS, worth 30 points in Scrabble.
- What is the longest word that starts with DEF?
- DEFEMINIZATIONS and DEFECTIVENESSES, at 15 letters.