6 Letter Words That Start With DE

All 234 six-letter words beginning with DE, scored for Scrabble and Words With Friends.

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All words · 234
deacon9
deaden8
deader8
deadly11
deafen10
deafer10
deafly13
deairs7
dealer7
deaned8
dearer7
dearie7
dearly10
dearth10
deasil7
deaths10
deathy13
deaved11
deaves10
debags10
debark13
debars9
debase9
debate9
debeak13
debits9
debone9
debris9
debtor9
debugs10
debunk13
debuts9
debyes12
decade10
decafs12
decals9
decamp13
decane9
decant9
decare9
decays12
deceit9
decent9
decern9
decide10
decile9
decked14
deckel13
decker13
deckle13
declaw12
decoct11
decode10
decors9
decoys12
decree9
decury12
dedans8
deduce10
deduct10
deeded9
deejay17
deemed10
deepen9
deeper9
deeply12
deewan10
deface12
defame12
defang11
defats10
defeat10

6 letter words beginning DE

There are 234 6 letter words beginning with DE in our dictionary — about 28% of the 834 6 letter words that start with D.

Not every game takes every word. Of these 234:234 are valid in Scrabble US, 234 are valid in Scrabble UK and 234 are valid in Words With Friends. Use the Dictionary filter under More filters to keep only the ones your game accepts.

Highest scoring

The best Scrabble play on this list is defuze at 19 points. The top of the table:

  • defuze · 19 pts
  • dezinc · 18 pts
  • desoxy · 17 pts
  • deejay · 17 pts
  • deject · 16 pts
  • dekkos · 15 pts

How the rest of the word behaves

54 of them end with S, 46 of them end with E and 26 of them end with T.134of them repeat a letter, which matters when you are working out whether a yellow tile can appear twice.

Using this list

Type the letters you already know into the solver at the top of the page. Put confirmed letters in Right spot in the slot they occupy, letters you know are present but misplaced in Wrong spot, and dead letters in Not in the word. The list narrows as you go, and the answer is never revealed for you.