Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: DETAINS, DERAILS, DETAILS, DENIALS, DECANTS and DEARIES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 95 of the 388 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- DEFUZED21 points
- DEFUZES20 points
- DEWAXED19 points
- DEZINCS19 points
- DEEJAYS18 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is C (54 words), followed by F (41).
More 7 letter words starting with D
DE at other lengths
Questions
How many 7 letter words start with DE?
There are 388 7 letter words that start with DE in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 7 letter word that start with DE?
DEFUZED, worth 21 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 7 letter words that start with DE make good guesses?
DETAINS, DETAILS and DESTAIN use 7 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.