13 Letter Words Starting with D
There are 500 13-letter English words that start with D, ranging alphabetically from DACTYLOLOGIES to DYSPEPTICALLY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: DIPHTHONGIZED (33), DEMYTHOLOGIZE (32), DIAZOTIZATION (32). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
D
- DACTYLOLOGIES20 pts
- DAGUERREOTYPE20 pts
- DAGUERREOTYPY23 pts
- DAMAGEABILITY22 pts
- DANDIFICATION20 pts
- DANGEROUSNESS15 pts
- DAREDEVILRIES18 pts
- DARLINGNESSES15 pts
- DASTARDLINESS15 pts
- DAUNORUBICINS18 pts
- DAUNTLESSNESS14 pts
- DEACTIVATIONS19 pts
- DEATHLESSNESS17 pts
- DEBILITATIONS16 pts
- DECAFFEINATED23 pts
- DECAFFEINATES22 pts
- DECALCOMANIAS20 pts
- DECAMETHONIUM23 pts
- DECAPITATIONS18 pts
- DECARBONATING19 pts
- DECARBONATION18 pts
- DECARBONIZERS27 pts
- DECARBONIZING28 pts
- DECARBOXYLASE28 pts
- DECARBOXYLATE28 pts
- DECARBURIZING28 pts
- DECASYLLABICS23 pts
- DECASYLLABLES21 pts
- DECEITFULNESS19 pts
- DECELERATIONS16 pts
- DECENTRALIZED26 pts
- DECENTRALIZES25 pts
- DECEPTIVENESS21 pts
- DECEREBRATING19 pts
- DECEREBRATION18 pts
- DECHLORINATED20 pts
- DECHLORINATES19 pts
- DECIDEDNESSES18 pts
- DECIDUOUSNESS17 pts
- DECIPHERMENTS23 pts
- DECLARATIVELY22 pts
- DECLASSIFYING23 pts
- DECLINATIONAL16 pts
- DECOMMISSIONS20 pts
- DECOMPENSATED21 pts
- DECOMPENSATES20 pts
- DECOMPOSITION20 pts
- DECOMPRESSING21 pts
- DECOMPRESSION20 pts
- DECONCENTRATE18 pts
- DECONDITIONED18 pts
- DECONGESTANTS17 pts
- DECONGESTIONS17 pts
- DECONSECRATED19 pts
- DECONSECRATES18 pts
- DECONSTRUCTED19 pts
- DECONSTRUCTOR18 pts
- DECONTAMINATE18 pts
- DECONTROLLING17 pts
- DECORTICATING19 pts
- DECORTICATION18 pts
- DECORTICATORS18 pts
- DECREPITATING19 pts
- DECREPITATION18 pts
- DECRIMINALIZE27 pts
- DEDUCTIBILITY22 pts
- DEESCALATIONS16 pts
- DEFEASIBILITY22 pts
- DEFECTIVENESS22 pts
- DEFENESTRATED18 pts
- DEFENESTRATES17 pts
- DEFENSELESSLY20 pts
- DEFENSIBILITY22 pts
- DEFENSIVENESS20 pts
- DEFERENTIALLY20 pts
- DEFERVESCENCE24 pts
- DEFIBRILLATED20 pts
- DEFIBRILLATES19 pts
- DEFIBRILLATOR19 pts
- DEFIBRINATING20 pts
- DEFIBRINATION19 pts
- DEFLAGRATIONS18 pts
- DEFORESTATION17 pts
- DEFORMALIZING29 pts
- DEFORMATIONAL19 pts
- DEGENERATIONS15 pts
- DEGLACIATIONS17 pts
- DEGLAMORIZING27 pts
- DEGRANULATION15 pts
- DEGRINGOLADES17 pts
- DEHUMIDIFIERS23 pts
- DEHUMIDIFYING27 pts
- DEHYDROGENASE22 pts
- DEHYDROGENATE22 pts
- DEINONYCHUSES22 pts
- DEIONIZATIONS23 pts
- DELAMINATIONS16 pts
- DELECTABILITY21 pts
- DELETERIOUSLY17 pts
- DELIBERATIONS16 pts
- DELICATESSENS16 pts
- DELICIOUSNESS16 pts
- DELIGHTEDNESS19 pts
- DELIMITATIONS16 pts
- DELINQUENCIES25 pts
- DELIQUESCENCE27 pts
- DELIRIOUSNESS14 pts
- DEMAGNETIZERS26 pts
- DEMAGNETIZING27 pts
- DEMAGOGICALLY23 pts
- DEMAGOGUERIES18 pts
- DEMANDINGNESS18 pts
- DEMATERIALIZE25 pts
- DEMIGODDESSES19 pts
- DEMILITARIZED26 pts
- DEMILITARIZES25 pts
- DEMIMONDAINES19 pts
- DEMINERALIZED26 pts
- DEMINERALIZER25 pts
- DEMINERALIZES25 pts
- DEMOCRATIZERS27 pts
- DEMOCRATIZING28 pts
- DEMODULATIONS17 pts
- DEMOGRAPHICAL24 pts
- DEMOLISHMENTS21 pts
- DEMOLITIONIST16 pts
- DEMONIZATIONS25 pts
- DEMONOLOGICAL19 pts
- DEMONOLOGISTS17 pts
- DEMONSTRATING17 pts
- DEMONSTRATION16 pts
- DEMONSTRATIVE19 pts
- DEMONSTRATORS16 pts
- DEMULTIPLEXER25 pts
- DEMYELINATING20 pts
- DEMYELINATION19 pts
- DEMYTHOLOGIZE32 pts
- DENATIONALIZE23 pts
- DENATURALIZED24 pts
- DENATURALIZES23 pts
- DENATURATIONS14 pts
- DENDROLOGICAL18 pts
- DENDROLOGISTS16 pts
- DENIABILITIES16 pts
- DENOMINATIONS16 pts
- DENOMINATIVES19 pts
- DENOUNCEMENTS18 pts
- DENSIFICATION19 pts
- DENSITOMETERS16 pts
- DENSITOMETRIC18 pts
- DENTICULATION16 pts
- DENUCLEARIZED26 pts
- DENUCLEARIZES25 pts
- DENUNCIATIONS16 pts
- DEODORIZATION24 pts
- DEONTOLOGICAL17 pts
- DEONTOLOGISTS15 pts
- DEOXYGENATING26 pts
- DEOXYGENATION25 pts
- DEPENDABILITY22 pts
- DEPERSONALIZE25 pts
- DEPOLITICIZED28 pts
- DEPOLITICIZES27 pts
- DEPOLYMERIZED31 pts
- DEPOLYMERIZES30 pts
- DEPOPULATIONS18 pts
- DEPRECATINGLY22 pts
- DEPRECATORILY21 pts
- DEPRECIATIONS18 pts
- DEPRESSURIZED26 pts
- DEPRESSURIZES25 pts
- DEPROGRAMMERS21 pts
- DEPROGRAMMING22 pts
- DEPUTIZATIONS25 pts
- DERACINATIONS16 pts
- DEREALIZATION23 pts
- DEREGULATIONS15 pts
- DEREPRESSIONS16 pts
- DERMABRASIONS18 pts
- DERMATOLOGIES17 pts
- DERMATOLOGIST17 pts
- DERMATOPHYTES24 pts
- DESACRALIZING26 pts
- DESALINATIONS14 pts
- DESCRIPTIVELY24 pts
- DESEGREGATING17 pts
- DESEGREGATION16 pts
- DESENSITIZERS23 pts
- DESENSITIZING24 pts
- DESEXUALIZING31 pts
- DESIDERATIONS15 pts
- DESIRABLENESS16 pts
- DESPERATENESS16 pts
- DESPOLIATIONS16 pts
- DESPONDENCIES19 pts
- DESQUAMATIONS25 pts
- DESSERTSPOONS16 pts
- DESTABILIZING26 pts
- DESTITUTENESS14 pts
- DESTRUCTIVELY22 pts
- DESTRUCTIVITY22 pts
- DESULFURIZING27 pts
- DESULTORINESS14 pts
- DETACHABILITY24 pts
- DETECTABILITY21 pts
- DETECTIVELIKE23 pts
- DETERIORATING15 pts
- DETERIORATION14 pts
- DETERIORATIVE17 pts
- DETERMINACIES18 pts
- DETERMINANTAL16 pts
- DETERMINATELY19 pts
- DETERMINATION16 pts
- DETERMINATIVE19 pts
- DETERMINATORS16 pts
- DETERMINISTIC18 pts
- DETERRABILITY19 pts
- DETHRONEMENTS19 pts
- DETOXICATIONS23 pts
- DETRIBALIZING26 pts
- DETRIMENTALLY19 pts
- DETUMESCENCES20 pts
- DEUTERAGONIST15 pts
- DEUTERANOMALY19 pts
- DEUTERANOPIAS16 pts
- DEUTEROSTOMES16 pts
- DEVASTATINGLY21 pts
- DEVELOPMENTAL21 pts
- DEVIATIONISMS19 pts
- DEVIATIONISTS17 pts
- DEVIOUSNESSES17 pts
- DEVOLUTIONARY20 pts
- DEVOLUTIONIST17 pts
- DEVOTEDNESSES18 pts
- DEXAMETHASONE26 pts
- DEXTEROUSNESS21 pts
- DIABETOLOGIST17 pts
- DIAGNOSTICIAN17 pts
- DIAGONALIZING25 pts
- DIALECTICALLY21 pts
- DIALECTICIANS18 pts
- DIAMAGNETISMS19 pts
- DIAMETRICALLY21 pts
- DIAPHANEITIES19 pts
- DIAPHRAGMATIC24 pts
- DIASTEREOMERS16 pts
- DIASTROPHISMS21 pts
- DIATHERMANOUS19 pts
- DIAZOTIZATION32 pts
- DIBENZOFURANS28 pts
- DICHOTOMIZING31 pts
- DICHOTOMOUSLY24 pts
- DICHROMATISMS23 pts
- DICTATORIALLY19 pts
- DICTATORSHIPS21 pts
- DIEFFENBACHIA27 pts
- DIENCEPHALONS21 pts
- DIESELIZATION23 pts
- DIFFERENTIALS20 pts
- DIFFERENTIATE20 pts
- DIFFERENTNESS20 pts
- DIFFUSENESSES20 pts
- DIFFUSIONISMS22 pts
- DIFFUSIONISTS20 pts
- DIFFUSIVENESS23 pts
- DIFFUSIVITIES23 pts
- DIGESTIBILITY20 pts
- DIGITIZATIONS24 pts
- DIGITOXIGENIN23 pts
- DIGRAPHICALLY25 pts
- DIGRESSIONARY18 pts
- DILAPIDATIONS17 pts
- DILATOMETRIES16 pts
- DILETTANTISMS16 pts
- DILLYDALLYING22 pts
- DIMENSIONALLY19 pts
- DIMENSIONLESS16 pts
- DIMERIZATIONS25 pts
- DIMINISHMENTS21 pts
- DINGLEBERRIES17 pts
- DINITROPHENOL19 pts
- DINUCLEOTIDES17 pts
- DIPHENYLAMINE24 pts
- DIPHTHONGIZED33 pts
- DIPHTHONGIZES32 pts
- DIPSOMANIACAL20 pts
- DIRECTIONLESS16 pts
- DIRECTIVITIES19 pts
- DIRECTORSHIPS21 pts
- DISACCHARIDES22 pts
- DISACCUSTOMED21 pts
- DISADVANTAGED20 pts
- DISADVANTAGES19 pts
- DISAFFECTIONS22 pts
- DISAFFILIATED21 pts
- DISAFFILIATES20 pts
- DISAFFIRMANCE24 pts
- DISAGGREGATED18 pts
- DISAGGREGATES17 pts
- DISAGREEMENTS17 pts
- DISALLOWANCES19 pts
- DISAMBIGUATED20 pts
- DISAMBIGUATES19 pts
- DISAPPEARANCE20 pts
- DISAPPOINTING19 pts
- DISARTICULATE16 pts
- DISASSEMBLIES18 pts
- DISASSEMBLING19 pts
- DISASSOCIATED17 pts
- DISASSOCIATES16 pts
- DISBURDENMENT19 pts
- DISBURSEMENTS18 pts
- DISCHARGEABLE22 pts
- DISCIPLESHIPS23 pts
- DISCIPLINABLE20 pts
- DISCLAMATIONS18 pts
- DISCOGRAPHERS22 pts
- DISCOGRAPHIES22 pts
- DISCOLORATION16 pts
- DISCOMFITURES21 pts
- DISCOMFORTING22 pts
- DISCOMMENDING22 pts
- DISCOMPOSURES20 pts
- DISCONCERTING19 pts
- DISCONFIRMING22 pts
- DISCONFORMITY24 pts
- DISCONNECTING19 pts
- DISCONNECTION18 pts
- DISCONTENTING17 pts
- DISCONTINUING17 pts
- DISCONTINUITY19 pts
- DISCONTINUOUS16 pts
- DISCORDANCIES19 pts
- DISCOURTESIES16 pts
- DISCREDITABLE19 pts
- DISCREDITABLY22 pts
- DISCREPANCIES20 pts
- DISCRETIONARY19 pts
- DISCRIMINABLE20 pts
- DISCRIMINABLY23 pts
- DISCRIMINANTS18 pts
- DISCRIMINATED19 pts
- DISCRIMINATES18 pts
- DISCRIMINATOR18 pts
- DISEMBOWELING22 pts
- DISEMBOWELLED22 pts
- DISENCHANTERS19 pts
- DISENCHANTING20 pts
- DISENCUMBERED21 pts
- DISENDOWMENTS20 pts
- DISENGAGEMENT18 pts
- DISENTANGLING16 pts
- DISENTHRALLED18 pts
- DISEQUILIBRIA25 pts
- DISFIGUREMENT20 pts
- DISFRANCHISED23 pts
- DISFRANCHISES22 pts
- DISFUNCTIONAL19 pts
- DISFURNISHING21 pts
- DISGRACEFULLY23 pts
- DISGUISEMENTS17 pts
- DISHARMONIOUS19 pts
- DISHARMONIZED29 pts
- DISHARMONIZES28 pts
- DISHEARTENING18 pts
- DISILLUSIONED15 pts
- DISINCENTIVES19 pts
- DISINFECTANTS19 pts
- DISINFECTIONS19 pts
- DISINFESTANTS17 pts
- DISINFLATIONS17 pts
- DISINHERITING18 pts
- DISINHIBITING20 pts
- DISINHIBITION19 pts
- DISINTEGRATED16 pts
- DISINTEGRATES15 pts
- DISINTEGRATOR15 pts
- DISINTERESTED15 pts
- DISINTERMENTS16 pts
- DISINTOXICATE23 pts
- DISINVESTMENT19 pts
- DISJUNCTIVELY29 pts
- DISLODGEMENTS18 pts
- DISMANTLEMENT18 pts
- DISMEMBERMENT22 pts
- DISOBEDIENCES19 pts
- DISOBEDIENTLY20 pts
- DISORGANIZING25 pts
- DISORIENTATED15 pts
- DISORIENTATES14 pts
- DISPARAGEMENT19 pts
- DISPARAGINGLY21 pts
- DISPARATENESS16 pts
- DISPASSIONATE16 pts
- DISPENSATIONS16 pts
- DISPLACEMENTS20 pts
- DISPOSABILITY21 pts
- DISPOSITIONAL16 pts
- DISPOSSESSING17 pts
- DISPOSSESSION16 pts
- DISPOSSESSORS16 pts
- DISPRAISINGLY20 pts
- DISPROPORTION18 pts
- DISQUALIFYING30 pts
- DISQUANTITIED24 pts
- DISQUANTITIES23 pts
- DISQUIETINGLY27 pts
- DISQUISITIONS23 pts
- DISREMEMBERED21 pts
- DISRESPECTFUL21 pts
- DISRESPECTING19 pts
- DISSATISFYING21 pts
- DISSEMINATING17 pts
- DISSEMINATION16 pts
- DISSEMINATORS16 pts
- DISSERTATIONS14 pts
- DISSEVERANCES19 pts
- DISSEVERMENTS19 pts
- DISSIMILARITY19 pts
- DISSIMILATING17 pts
- DISSIMILATION16 pts
- DISSIMILATORY19 pts
- DISSIMILITUDE17 pts
- DISSIMULATING17 pts
- DISSIMULATION16 pts
- DISSIMULATORS16 pts
- DISSOCIATIONS16 pts
- DISSOLUTENESS14 pts
- DISSYMMETRIES21 pts
- DISTANTNESSES14 pts
- DISTASTEFULLY20 pts
- DISTILLATIONS14 pts
- DISTINCTIVELY22 pts
- DISTINGUISHED19 pts
- DISTINGUISHES18 pts
- DISTRACTINGLY20 pts
- DISTRESSFULLY20 pts
- DISTRESSINGLY18 pts
- DISTRIBUTIONS16 pts
- DISTRUSTFULLY20 pts
- DISUBSTITUTED17 pts
- DITRANSITIVES17 pts
- DIVARICATIONS19 pts
- DIVERSENESSES17 pts
- DIVERSIONISTS17 pts
- DIVERTIMENTOS19 pts
- DIVIDEDNESSES19 pts
- DOCTRINAIRISM18 pts
- DOCUMENTALIST18 pts
- DOCUMENTARIAN18 pts
- DOCUMENTARIES18 pts
- DOCUMENTARILY21 pts
- DOCUMENTARIST18 pts
- DOCUMENTATION18 pts
- DODECAHEDRONS21 pts
- DODECAPHONIES22 pts
- DODECAPHONIST22 pts
- DOGGISHNESSES19 pts
- DOGMATIZATION26 pts
- DOLEFULNESSES17 pts
- DOLLISHNESSES17 pts
- DOLPHINFISHES25 pts
- DOLTISHNESSES17 pts
- DOMESTICATING19 pts
- DOMESTICATION18 pts
- DOMESTICITIES18 pts
- DOMICILIATING19 pts
- DOMICILIATION18 pts
- DOMINEERINGLY20 pts
- DONNISHNESSES17 pts
- DOPPELGANGERS20 pts
- DOUBLEHEADERS20 pts
- DOUBLESPEAKER22 pts
- DOUBTLESSNESS16 pts
- DOUGHTINESSES18 pts
- DOWNHEARTEDLY24 pts
- DOWNRIGHTNESS21 pts
- DRAFTSMANSHIP24 pts
- DRAFTSPERSONS19 pts
- DRAMATISATION16 pts
- DRAMATIZATION25 pts
- DRAMATURGICAL19 pts
- DRAPABILITIES18 pts
- DREAMLESSNESS16 pts
- DRIVABILITIES19 pts
- DRUNKENNESSES18 pts
- DRYOPITHECINE24 pts
- DUALISTICALLY19 pts
- DUBIOUSNESSES16 pts
- DUMBFOUNDERED23 pts
- DUMORTIERITES16 pts
- DUODECILLIONS17 pts
- DUPLICITOUSLY21 pts
- DURABLENESSES16 pts
- DUTIFULNESSES17 pts
- DYNAMOMETRIES21 pts
- DYSFUNCTIONAL22 pts
- DYSMENORRHEAS22 pts
- DYSMENORRHEIC24 pts
- DYSPEPTICALLY26 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | diphthongized | 33 | 34 |
| 2 | demythologize | 32 | 33 |
| 3 | diazotization | 32 | 33 |
| 4 | diphthongizes | 32 | 33 |
| 5 | desexualizing | 31 | 35 |
| 6 | dichotomizing | 31 | 34 |
| 7 | depolymerized | 31 | 33 |
| 8 | disqualifying | 30 | 33 |
| 9 | depolymerizes | 30 | 32 |
| 10 | disjunctively | 29 | 35 |
Strategy for this list
D is worth 2 in Scrabble and opens roughly 5,500 words in the dictionary. D's Scrabble value is modest per letter but its role in the -ED past-tense hook is enormous — every regular verb ending gets an extra D for a bingo-length shape. D-openers with premium potential include DAZZLE, DIZZY, DECKS, DOZEN. Two-letter D-words are limited (DA, DE, DO, ED) but the D→DE→DEN→DENS extension chain is one of the most common hook sequences in tournament play.
FAQs
How many 13-letter words start with D?
500 valid 13-letter English words begin with D in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).