11-Letter Words Starting With D
There are 1,022 eleven-letter words that start with D. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like DEVELOPMENT, DESCRIPTION, DISCUSSIONS appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Scrabble, crosswords, and other word puzzles, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- development19
- description16
- discussions14
- destination12
- departments16
- distributed15
- differences20
- directories14
- definitions15
- demonstrate14
- declaration14
- determining15
- destruction14
- distributor14
- dimensional14
- documentary19
- downloading17
- disclaimers16
- distinction14
- designation13
All 1,022 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- differently 21
- disciplines 16
- disposition 14
- demographic 22
- derivatives 18
- distinctive 17
- distinguish 16
- decorations 14
- duplication 16
- degradation 14
- descriptive 19
- diagnostics 15
- disappeared 17
- dysfunction 20
- discography 23
- discovering 18
- destructive 17
- discoveries 17
- directorate 14
- directional 14
- dynamically 22
- disturbance 16
- diversified 19
- descendants 15
- disclosures 14
- devastating 16
- desperately 17
- dermatology 18
- documenting 17
- dissolution 12
- deprivation 17
- deformation 17
- disseminate 14
- detrimental 14
- dishwashers 21
- diffraction 20
- drastically 17
- descriptors 16
- distributes 14
- discouraged 16
- discrepancy 21
- dealerships 17
- disarmament 16
- disciplined 17
- discontinue 14
- disparities 14
- distraction 14
- desperation 14
- devastation 15
- designating 14
- denominator 14
- delinquency 26
- deployments 19
- delegations 13
- diminishing 18
- dissipation 14
- deportation 14
- determinant 14
- distortions 12
- democracies 18
- deliverable 17
- dangerously 16
- dehydration 19
- duplicating 17
- dismantling 15
- deliverance 17
- discharging 19
- distracting 15
- disapproval 19
- duplicators 16
- disruptions 14
- disregarded 15
- dislocation 14
- denominated 15
- declarative 17
- delineation 12
- deteriorate 12
- disgruntled 14
- deactivated 18
- declination 14
- discounting 15
- dispatching 20
- depressants 14
- disposables 16
- descendents 15
- declaratory 17
- depositions 14
- disassembly 19
- distressing 13
- discredited 16
- deliciously 17
- doxycycline 29
- deleterious 12
- discernment 16
- devotionals 15
- diphosphate 22
- disconnects 16
- determinism 16
- disgraceful 18
- devaluation 15
- depreciated 17
- discernible 16
- demarcation 16
- diamondback 23
- deductibles 17
- dormitories 14
- disapproved 20
- dignitaries 13
- displeasure 14
- defensively 21
- depressions 14
- doxorubicin 23
- discourages 15
- disassemble 16
- dragonflies 16
- desecration 14
- deceptively 22
- deformities 17
- divestiture 15
- derivations 15
- directorial 14
- drunkenness 16
- disinfected 18
- dilapidated 16
- dreadnought 17
- dispatchers 19
- distasteful 15
- decapitated 17
- dialectical 16
- disagreeing 14
- decomposing 19
- deregulated 14
- deciphering 20
- dictatorial 14
- defenseless 15
- disobedient 15
- determinate 14
- disaffected 21
- disjunction 21
- dissipative 17
- dedications 15
- disoriented 13
- derailleurs 12
- discounters 14
- duplicative 19
- degenerated 14
- daydreaming 19
- destabilize 23
- dissociated 15
- domiciliary 19
- demolitions 14
- downgrading 18
- dispositive 17
- dumbfounded 21
- disablement 16
- deviousness 15
- delineating 13
- disembodied 18
- disparaging 16
- discotheque 26
- discernable 16
- disappoints 16
- divergences 18
- dichotomous 19
- demolishing 18
- dispersions 14
- demystified 21
- delinquents 21
- detachments 19
- disjunctive 24
- diffusivity 24
- displayable 19
- downtrodden 17
- dielectrics 16
- defloration 15
- dependences 17
- diagramming 18
- daylighting 20
- depreciable 18
- deprecating 17
- deliberated 15
- dynamometer 19
- deprecation 16
- deconstruct 16
- detoxifying 26
- dissipating 15
- discontents 14
- demoralized 24
- deflections 17
- dischargers 18
- demodulator 15
- disinterest 12
- defoliation 15
- domineering 15
- dimensioned 15
- dereliction 14
- dressmakers 18
- dismembered 19
- disallowing 16
- disquieting 22
- debridement 17
- destitution 12
- disputation 14
- disapproves 19
- discomforts 19
- discussants 14
- desiccation 16
- degenerates 13
- disentangle 13
- deferential 15
- desipramine 16
- dissections 14
- dressmaking 19
- diacritical 16
- damselflies 17
- disfunction 17
- distillates 12
- diversities 15
- designators 13
- divestments 17
- domesticity 19
- decremented 17
- despondency 20
- directivity 20
- derangement 15
- dehydrators 19
- disillusion 12
- distrustful 15
- draughtsman 18
- developable 19
- denervation 15
- dispensable 16
- digressions 13
- downplaying 21
- discoverers 17
- dichotomies 19
- dependently 18
- disembarked 21
- duplicitous 16
- derogations 13
- disinclined 15
- debilitated 15
- deodorizers 22
- denigrating 14
- denigration 13
- deinonychus 20
- dystrophies 20
- doublespeak 20
- definitives 18
- depredation 15
- democratize 25
- dishevelled 19
- dehydrating 20
- dishonestly 18
- deactivates 17
- discordance 17
- deodorizing 23
- dismounting 15
- districting 15
- discoloured 15
- demystifies 20
- disfiguring 17
- demountable 16
- diapositive 17
- demobilized 26
- defilements 17
- displeasing 15
- dispersible 16
- determiners 14
- downscaling 18
- detonations 12
- demographer 20
- dogsledding 16
- doctrinaire 14
- disbelieved 18
- drivetrains 15
- disengaging 15
- dispersants 14
- deliriously 15
- decelerated 15
- deification 17
- dissociates 14
- delphiniums 19
- dipeptidase 17
- demagoguery 19
- determinacy 19
- debriefings 18
- diamagnetic 17
- disinterred 13
- doubtlessly 17
- discardable 17
- deputations 14
- depopulated 17
- difficultly 23
- deniability 17
- destructing 15
- dissensions 12
- deoxyribose 24
- dissembling 17
- defacements 19
- differenced 21
- driveshafts 21
- digitalized 23
- diagnosable 15
- decisioning 15
- desperadoes 15
- describable 18
- declamation 16
- degustation 13
- didgeridoos 15
- disarmingly 18
- depreciates 16
- domesticate 16
- delocalized 24
- derivatized 25
- doublethink 21
- desecrating 15
- depolarized 24
- dramatizing 24
- dispiriting 15
- desensitize 21
- dehumanized 27
- dysrhythmia 26
- doctrinally 17
- disfavoured 19
- deglutition 13
- deliberates 14
- differentia 18
- disclaiming 17
- deceitfully 20
- delineators 12
- diversifies 18
- despatching 20
- discomfited 20
- dovetailing 16
- detestation 12
- decomposers 18
- demodulated 16
- deamination 14
- delightedly 20
- determinist 14
- diverticula 17
- directrices 16
- drivability 20
- diffusional 18
- distributee 14
- degradative 17
- divinations 15
- demoiselles 14
- desegregate 14
- discoursing 15
- decertified 18
- debarkation 18
- drawstrings 16
- disbandment 17
- deadheading 18
- discretions 14
- denotations 12
- dislocating 15
- delectation 14
- derailments 14
- dishonoring 16
- demarcating 17
- desiccators 16
- distrusting 13
- deductively 21
- desideratum 15
- draughtsmen 18
- deselecting 15
- depressives 17
- dyskinesias 19
- downhearted 19
- discourtesy 17
- dogfighting 21
- decrepitude 17
- discoloring 15
- dominations 14
- decelerates 14
- dockworkers 25
- distressful 15
- dentifrices 17
- dexterously 22
- dobsonflies 17
- disbeliever 17
- depravation 17
- deflowering 19
- dissonances 14
- deliveryman 20
- desolations 12
- diagonalize 22
- diplomatist 16
- dumbwaiters 19
- diaphoretic 19
- declensions 14
- defectively 23
- disordering 14
- desalinated 13
- declamatory 19
- disrespects 16
- disgustedly 17
- disbelieves 17
- disjuncture 21
- diffracting 21
- dissolvable 17
- decremental 16
- disquietude 22
- diaphoresis 17
- dilettantes 12
- deadlocking 20
- disbenefits 17
- dipterocarp 18
- deaconesses 14
- dissociable 16
- delaminated 15
- deceivingly 21
- denumerable 16
- dilatations 12
- deprecatory 19
- dactylology 21
- daffinesses 18
- dailinesses 12
- dailynesses 15
- damascening 17
- damaskeened 19
- daredevilry 19
- darlingness 13
- datednesses 13
- daunomycins 19
- dauntlessly 15
- daydreamers 18
- dazednesses 22
- deacidified 19
- deacidifies 18
- deactivator 17
- deadeningly 17
- deadlifting 17
- deadpanners 15
- deadpanning 16
- deadweights 20
- deaerations 12
- deafeningly 19
- deaminating 15
- deaminizing 24
- deathlessly 18
- debasements 16
- debatements 16
- debilitates 14
- debouchment 21
- decadencies 17
- decahedrons 18
- decalcified 20
- decalcifies 19
- decampments 20
- decantation 14
- decapitates 16
- decapitator 16
- decarbonate 16
- decarbonize 25
- decarburize 25
- decathletes 17
- decelerator 14
- decemvirate 19
- decennaries 14
- decennially 17
- decentering 15
- deceptional 16
- decerebrate 16
- decertifies 17
- decidedness 16
- decimalized 26
- decimalizes 25
- decimations 16
- decipherers 19
- declivities 17
- declivitous 17
- decollating 15
- decollation 14
- decolletage 15
- decolonized 24
- decolonizes 23
- decolorized 24
- decolorizer 23
- decolorizes 23
- decolouring 15
- decondition 15
- decongested 16
- decorticate 16
- decoupaging 18
- decrepitate 16
- decrescendo 17
- decryptions 19
- decussating 15
- decussation 14
- dedicatedly 19
- deepfreezes 26
- deerberries 14
- deerstalker 16
- deescalated 15
- deescalates 14
- defalcating 18
- defalcation 17
- defalcators 17
- defamations 17
- defeasances 17
- defecations 17
- defeminized 27
- defeminizes 26
- deferrables 17
- defibrinate 17
- deficiently 20
- definements 17
- definiendum 18
- definientia 15
- definitized 25
- definitizes 24
- definitudes 16
- deflagrated 17
- deflagrates 16
- deflectable 19
- deflowerers 18
- defocussing 18
- defoliating 16
- defoliators 15
- deforcement 19
- deforesting 16
- deformalize 26
- deformative 20
- degendering 15
- deglaciated 16
- deglamorize 24
- degradingly 18
- dehiscences 19
- dehumanizes 26
- deistically 17
- delaminates 14
- delectables 16
- delectating 15
- delightsome 18
- delineative 15
- deliquesced 24
- deliquesces 23
- deliverymen 20
- delocalizes 23
- delphically 22
- delusionary 15
- delustering 13
- demagnetize 24
- demagoguing 17
- demandingly 19
- demergering 16
- demigoddess 17
- demiurgical 17
- demobilizes 25
- demodulates 15
- demolishers 17
- demonetized 24
- demonetizes 23
- demonically 19
- demoralizer 23
- demoralizes 23
- demulsified 18
- demulsifies 17
- denaturants 12
- denazifying 28
- dendrograms 16
- dendrologic 16
- denegations 13
- denervating 16
- denigrative 16
- denigrators 13
- denigratory 16
- denitrating 13
- denitrified 16
- denitrifier 15
- denitrifies 15
- denominates 14
- denotements 14
- denouements 14
- densenesses 12
- dentalities 12
- denticulate 14
- dentistries 12
- denudations 13
- denudements 15
- denumerably 19
- deoxidation 20
- deoxidizers 29
- deoxidizing 30
- deoxygenate 23
- depauperate 16
- dependances 17
- depilations 14
- deploringly 18
- depolarizer 23
- depolarizes 23
- depolishing 18
- depopulates 16
- deportments 16
- depravement 19
- depravities 17
- depreciator 16
- depredating 16
- depredators 15
- depredatory 18
- depressible 16
- deprogramed 18
- deracinated 15
- deracinates 14
- deregulates 13
- derepressed 15
- derepresses 14
- derivatizes 24
- dermatogens 15
- desacralize 23
- desalinates 12
- desalinator 12
- desalinized 22
- desalinizes 21
- descendible 17
- descensions 14
- desecraters 14
- desecrators 14
- desertified 16
- desertifies 15
- desexualize 28
- deshabilles 17
- desiccating 17
- desiccative 19
- desiderated 14
- desiderates 13
- designative 16
- designatory 16
- designments 15
- desilvering 16
- desistances 14
- desorptions 14
- despisement 16
- despoilment 16
- despondence 17
- despumating 17
- desquamated 24
- desquamates 23
- destituting 13
- desulfuring 16
- desulfurize 24
- desultorily 15
- detainments 14
- detasseling 13
- detasselled 13
- deterrences 14
- deterrently 15
- dethatching 21
- detonatable 14
- detoxicants 21
- detoxicated 22
- detoxicates 21
- detractions 14
- detrainment 14
- detribalize 23
- detumescent 16
- deuteranope 14
- deuterating 13
- deuteration 12
- deutoplasms 16
- devaluating 16
- devastative 18
- devastators 15
- deverbative 20
- devilfishes 21
- devitalized 25
- devitalizes 24
- devitrified 19
- devitrifies 18
- devocalized 27
- devocalizes 26
- devolutions 15
- devotedness 16
- devotements 17
- dexterities 19
- dextranases 19
- diabolizing 24
- diachronies 17
- diadelphous 18
- dialectally 17
- dialogistic 15
- diametrical 16
- diaphaneity 20
- diaphorases 17
- diaphoreses 17
- diaphragmed 21
- diarthroses 15
- diarthrosis 15
- diastrophic 19
- diatessaron 12
- diathermies 17
- diazotizing 31
- dichogamies 20
- dichogamous 20
- dichotomist 19
- dichotomize 28
- dichromates 19
- dichromatic 21
- dichroscope 21
- dickcissels 20
- dicotyledon 18
- dicoumarins 16
- dicoumarols 16
- dictionally 17
- dictyosomes 19
- dictyostele 17
- dicynodonts 18
- didacticism 19
- diddlysquat 26
- didjeridoos 21
- diencephala 19
- dieselizing 22
- diffidences 21
- diffidently 22
- diffuseness 18
- diffusively 24
- digestively 19
- digitalises 13
- digitalizes 22
- digitigrade 15
- diglyceride 19
- dilapidates 15
- dilatancies 14
- dilatometer 14
- dilatometry 17
- dimercaprol 18
- dimethoates 17
- dimidiating 16
- diminuendos 15
- diminutions 14
- diminutives 17
- dimorphisms 21
- dingdonging 16
- dinginesses 13
- dinnertimes 14
- dinnerwares 15
- dinosaurian 12
- dioestruses 12
- diphosgenes 18
- diphtherial 20
- diphtherias 20
- diphtheroid 21
- diphthongal 21
- diphthonged 22
- diplococcus 20
- diplomacies 18
- diplophases 19
- dippinesses 16
- dipsomaniac 18
- dipsomanias 16
- directrixes 21
- dirtinesses 12
- disaccorded 18
- disaccustom 18
- disaffirmed 21
- disannulled 13
- disapprover 19
- disarranged 14
- disarranges 13
- disarraying 16
- disavowable 20
- disbarments 16
- disbosoming 17
- disboweling 18
- disbowelled 18
- disbranched 20
- disbranches 19
- disburdened 16
- discernibly 19
- dischargees 18
- disciplinal 16
- discipliner 16
- disclimaxes 23
- discommends 19
- discommoded 20
- discommodes 19
- discomposed 19
- discomposes 18
- disconcerts 16
- disconfirms 19
- discophiles 19
- discordancy 20
- discourager 15
- discoursers 14
- discreetest 14
- discrowning 18
- discussable 16
- discussible 16
- disembodies 17
- disembogued 18
- disembogues 17
- disembowels 19
- disemployed 20
- disenabling 15
- disenchants 17
- disencumber 18
- disendowers 16
- disendowing 17
- disentailed 13
- disenthrall 15
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- disentitled 13
- disentitles 12
- disesteemed 15
- disfavoring 19
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- disgruntles 13
- disguisedly 17
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- disheartens 15
- disheriting 16
- disheveling 19
- dishonorers 15
- disinclines 14
- disinfested 16
- disinformed 18
- disinherits 15
- disinhibits 17
- disinvested 16
- disinviting 16
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- dislikeable 18
- dislodgment 16
- dismayingly 21
- dismissions 14
- disobliging 16
- disorganize 22
- disownments 17
- disparagers 15
- disparately 17
- dispassions 14
- dispeopling 17
- dispersedly 18
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- displosions 14
- disportment 16
- dispraisers 14
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- dispreading 16
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- disquantity 24
- disrelation 12
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- dissensuses 12
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- dissentions 12
- dissentious 12
- dissepiment 16
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- dissymmetry 22
- distantness 12
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- distensions 12
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- dithyrambic 24
- ditsinesses 12
- ditzinesses 21
- divagations 16
- divaricated 18
- divaricates 17
- divebombing 22
- divergently 19
- diverseness 15
- diversifier 18
- dividedness 17
- divisionism 17
- divisionist 15
- divorcement 19
- divulgating 17
- divulgences 18
- dizzinesses 30
- dockmasters 20
- doctorships 19
- documenters 16
- dodecahedra 19
- dodecaphony 23
- dodginesses 14
- dogcatchers 20
- doggishness 17
- doggonedest 15
- dogmatizers 24
- dogmatizing 25
- dogsledders 15
- dogtrotting 14
- dolefullest 15
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- dollarizing 22
- dollishness 15
- dolomitized 24
- dolomitizes 23
- dolphinfish 23
- doltishness 15
- domiciliate 16
- dominancies 16
- dominickers 20
- donkeyworks 26
- donnishness 15
- donnybrooks 21
- doomsayings 18
- doomsdayers 18
- doorkeepers 18
- dopeynesses 17
- dorkinesses 16
- dosimetries 14
- dottinesses 12
- doughtiness 16
- douroucouli 14
- dowdinesses 16
- downhillers 18
- downinesses 15
- downlinking 20
- downrightly 22
- downshifted 22
- downstaters 15
- downstrokes 19
- downtowners 18
- downtrended 17
- dragonheads 17
- dramatising 15
- dramaturges 15
- dramaturgic 17
- drapability 19
- draughtiest 16
- drawbridges 19
- dreamlessly 17
- dreamworlds 18
- drillmaster 14
- drizzlingly 34
- drollnesses 12
- dromedaries 15
- dropforging 19
- dropkickers 24
- dropperfuls 19
- droppersful 19
- drosophilas 17
- droughtiest 16
- drumbeaters 16
- drumbeating 17
- dubiosities 14
- dubiousness 14
- dubitations 14
- duckwalking 26
- ductilities 14
- duennaships 17
- dullsvilles 15
- dumbfounder 20
- dumfounding 19
- dumpinesses 16
- dunderheads 17
- dundrearies 13
- duodecimals 17
- duopolistic 16
- duplexities 21
- duplicities 16
- durableness 14
- duskinesses 16
- dustinesses 12
- dutifulness 15
- duumvirates 17
- dwarfnesses 18
- dynamometry 22
- dysarthrias 18
- dysenteries 15
- dyslogistic 18
- dysphemisms 24
- dysprosiums 19
- dysrhythmic 28
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How many eleven-letter words are there that start with D?
There are 1,022 eleven-letter words that start with D in the tournament word lists. The most common are DEVELOPMENT, DESCRIPTION, DISCUSSIONS.
What are common eleven-letter words that start with D?
DEVELOPMENT, DESCRIPTION, DISCUSSIONS, DESTINATION, DEPARTMENTS are the most frequently used. The full list of 1,022 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
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