Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: DEAIRS, DERATS, DEFATS, DELTAS, DECALS and DESALT. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 95 of the 226 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- DEFUZE19 points
- DEZINC18 points
- DEEJAY17 points
- DESOXY17 points
- DEJECT16 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is C (24 words), followed by F (23).
More 6 letter words starting with D
DE at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with DE?
There are 226 6 letter words that start with DE in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with DE?
DEFUZE, worth 19 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with DE make good guesses?
DERATS, DEAIRS and DELTAS use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.