Words that start with DES
378 words begin with DES, and DESEXUALIZATION scores the most at 32 points.
Results
15-letter words count:19
14-letter words count:10
13-letter words count:21
12-letter words count:47
11-letter words count:60
10-letter words count:65
9-letter words count:58
8-letter words count:20
Showing the highest-scoring of 378 words. The pages linked below split the rest into smaller lists.
What this list covers
378 words in English begin with DES. The longest are at the top, where they are most useful.
The results run from 4 letters up to 15, and the 10-letter group is the largest at 65 words.
Reading the list
For points rather than length, take DESEXUALIZATION at 32 points. It tops both tables: 35 in Words With Friends as well.
Nothing here runs past 15 letters, where you will find DESEXUALIZATION, DESPIRITUALIZED and DESULFURIZATION.
The related pages below slice this list more finely than one page usefully can.
What some of these mean
- destabilization
- the action of destabilizing
- desensitization
- the process of reducing sensitivity
- destructibility
- vulnerability to destruction
- desertification
- the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert
- dessertspoonful
- as much as a dessert spoon will hold
Common questions
- How many words start with DES?
- 378, ranging from 4 to 15 letters.
- What is the best scoring word that starts with DES?
- DESEXUALIZATION, worth 32 points in Scrabble.
- What is the longest word that starts with DES?
- DESEXUALIZATION and DESPIRITUALIZED, at 15 letters.