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Words That Start With D

There are 10,149 English words that start with the letter D, from DAB to DYVOURS. The highest-scoring word beginning with D in Scrabble® is DIMETHYLHYDRAZINES at 43 points, and the longest is DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANES (24 letters). Use the list for Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordscapes and crossword help. Roughly 10% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

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Word list

D

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Showing the first 600 of 10,149 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1dimethylhydrazines4342
2dimethylhydrazine4241
3diethylcarbamazines4144
4diethylcarbamazine4043
5dichlorodifluoromethanes3943
6dichlorodifluoromethane3842
7demythologizations3739
8dihydroxyacetones3736
9deoxyribonucleotides3640
10demythologization3638

What these words mean

dimethylhydrazines
Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
dimethylhydrazine
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
diethylcarbamazines
Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
diethylcarbamazine
Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
dichlorodifluoromethanes
Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
dichlorodifluoromethane
Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
demythologizations
Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
dihydroxyacetones
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
deoxyribonucleotides
Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
demythologization
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.

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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 words start with D?

10,149 valid English words begin with D.

Best Scrabble word starting with D?

DIMETHYLHYDRAZINES at 43 pts.

Longest word starting with D?

DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANES (24 letters).

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