3,861 words

Words starting with de-

3,861 words start with de-, of which 536 are everyday words. Away, or the reverse of. Two tiles and enormously productive.

3,861
Words starting de-
536
Everyday words among them
3 pts
The prefix de- is worth this on its own
35 pts
Best score, from DEMYTHOLOGIZING

Prefixes are worth less than endings

Worth saying plainly, because most advice treats them as equivalent. A prefix has to go in front of a word, which means you need an empty run of squares to the left of wherever you are building. An ending can hook onto a letter already on the board.

So learn the endings first. Prefixes earn their place in crosswords, where the grid tells you the first letter anyway, and on an open board where you have room to work leftward.

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15 letter words

138

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14 letter words

176

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13 letter words

268

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12 letter words

396

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11 letter words

479

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10 letter words

545

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9 letter words

575

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8 letter words

538

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7 letter words

388

Showing 80 of 388, most familiar first.