14-letter words starting with D
14-letter words starting with D number 703, with discrimination among the familiar entries and DECITIZENIZING at the top of the scoring list.
8 of 703 are everyday words (1%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
P starts the most 14-letter words (1,095); Y starts the fewest (6). D ranks #4 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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- DISCRIMINATION19
- DISAPPOINTMENT21
- DEMONSTRATIONS17
- DISCRIMINATORY22
- DISTINGUISHING20
- DIFFERENTIATED22
- DISCRIMINATING20
- DEMOCRATICALLY24
- DISINTEGRATION16
- DISINFORMATION20
- DENOMINATIONAL17
- DECONSTRUCTION19
- DISAPPEARANCES21
- DECOMMISSIONED22
- DIFFERENTIATES21
- DETERMINATIONS17
- DISINTEGRATING17
- DISORIENTATION15
- DETOXIFICATION27
- DIPLOMATICALLY24
- DIFFERENTIALLY24
- DISCOURAGEMENT20
- DECONSTRUCTING20
- DERMATOLOGISTS18
- DISENCHANTMENT22
- DECOLONIZATION26
- DIMENSIONALITY20
- DISCIPLINARIAN19
- DECRIMINALIZED29
- DIFFERENTIABLE23
- DEHUMANIZATION29
- DEMOBILIZATION28
- DISTRIBUTIONAL17
- DISENFRANCHISE23
- DISAMBIGUATION20
- DEPOLARIZATION26
- DEFIBRILLATORS20
- DIFFERENTIATOR21
- DERMATOLOGICAL20
- DIRECTIONALITY20
- DEMONETISATION17
- DECONTAMINATED20
- DISEQUILIBRIUM28
- DIVERTICULITIS20
- DIGITALIZATION25
- DISCONTINUANCE19
- DISASSOCIATION17
- DISCOLOURATION17
All valid words 703
- DACTYLIOGRAPHY29
- DACTYLIOLOGIES21
- DACTYLOGRAPHER26
- DACTYLOGRAPHIC28
- DACTYLOSCOPIES24
- DAFFADOWNDILLY29
- DAGUERREOTYPED22
- DAGUERREOTYPER21
- DAGUERREOTYPES21
- DAMNABLENESSES19
- DAMNIFICATIONS22
- DANDIFICATIONS21
- DAREDEVILTRIES19
- DAUGHTERLINESS19
- DEACCESSIONING20
- DEAMBULATORIES19
- DEAMINISATIONS17
- DEAMINIZATIONS26
- DEARTICULATING18
- DEBILITATINGLY21
- DEBONAIRNESSES17
- DECAFFEINATING24
- DECAFFEINATION23
- DECAMETHONIUMS24
- DECAPITALISING20
- DECAPITALIZING29
- DECAPSULATIONS19
- DECARBONATIONS19
- DECARBOXYLASES29
- DECARBOXYLATED30
- DECARBOXYLATES29
- DECARBURATIONS19
- DECARCERATIONS19
- DECEIVABLENESS22
- DECELEROMETERS19
- DECENTRALISING18
- DECENTRALIZING27
- DECEREBRATIONS19
- DECHLORINATING21
- DECHLORINATION20
- DECHRISTIANISE20
- DECHRISTIANIZE29
- DECIDABILITIES20
- DECIMALISATION19
- DECIMALIZATION28
- DECISIVENESSES20
- DECITIZENISING27
- DECITIZENIZING36
- DECLASSIFIABLE22
- DECLENSIONALLY20
- DECOLONISATION17
- DECOLONIZATION26
- DECOLORISATION17
- DECOLORIZATION26
- DECOMMISSIONED22
- DECOMMISSIONER21
- DECOMPENSATING22
- DECOMPENSATION21
- DECOMPOSITIONS21
- DECOMPOUNDABLE24
- DECOMPRESSIONS21
- DECONCENTRATED20
- DECONCENTRATES19
- DECONDITIONING19
- DECONFLICTIONS22
- DECONSECRATING20
- DECONSECRATION19
- DECONSTRUCTING20
- DECONSTRUCTION19
- DECONSTRUCTIVE22
- DECONSTRUCTORS19
- DECONTAMINANTS19
- DECONTAMINATED20
- DECONTAMINATES19
- DECONTAMINATOR19
- DECORATIVENESS20
- DECOROUSNESSES17
- DECORTICATIONS19
- DECREOLIZATION26
- DECREPITATIONS19
- DECREPITNESSES19
- DECRIMINALISED20
- DECRIMINALISES19
- DECRIMINALIZED29
- DECRIMINALIZES28
- DEDUCIBILITIES20
- DEFAMILIARISED21
- DEFAMILIARISES20
- DEFAMILIARIZED30
- DEFAMILIARIZES29
- DEFEASIBLENESS20
- DEFEMINISATION20
- DEFEMINIZATION29
- DEFENESTRATING19
- DEFENESTRATION18
- DEFENSIBLENESS20
- DEFERVESCENCES25
- DEFIBRILLATING21
- DEFIBRILLATION20
- DEFIBRILLATORS20
- DEFIBRINATIONS20
- DEFINABILITIES20
- DEFINITENESSES18
- DEFINITIVENESS21
- DEFLAGRABILITY24
- DEFLOCCULATING23
- DEFLOCCULATION22
- DEFORESTATIONS18
- DEFORMEDNESSES21
- DEGENERATENESS16
- DEGLUTINATIONS16
- DEGRANULATIONS16
- DEGRINGOLADING19
- DEGRINGOLERING18
- DEHUMANISATION20
- DEHUMANIZATION29
- DEHYDROGENASES23
- DEHYDROGENATED24
- DEHYDROGENATES23
- DEHYDROGENISED24
- DEHYDROGENISES23
- DEHYDROGENIZED33
- DEHYDROGENIZES32
- DEHYDRORETINOL22
- DEIPNOSOPHISTS22
- DEJECTEDNESSES25
- DELECTABLENESS19
- DELEGITIMATING19
- DELEGITIMATION18
- DELEGITIMISING19
- DELEGITIMIZING28
- DELIBERATENESS17
- DELIBERATIVELY23
- DELICATENESSES17
- DELIGHTFULNESS22
- DELIQUESCENCES28
- DELIRIFACIENTS20
- DELIVERABILITY23
- DELOCALISATION17
- DELOCALIZATION26
- DELUSIVENESSES18
- DEMATERIALISED18
- DEMATERIALISES17
- DEMATERIALIZED27
- DEMATERIALIZES26
- DEMENTEDNESSES18
- DEMETHYLATIONS23
- DEMILITARISING18
- DEMILITARIZING27
- DEMINERALISERS17
- DEMINERALISING18
- DEMINERALIZERS26
- DEMINERALIZING27
- DEMISEMIQUAVER31
- DEMOBILISATION19
- DEMOBILIZATION28
- DEMOCRATICALLY24
- DEMOLITIONISTS17
- DEMONETARISING18
- DEMONETARIZING27
- DEMONETISATION17
- DEMONETIZATION26
- DEMONSTRATIONS17
- DEMONSTRATIVES20
- DEMORALISATION17
- DEMORALISINGLY21
- DEMORALIZATION26
- DEMORALIZINGLY30
- DEMULTIPLEXERS26
- DEMYELINATIONS20
- DEMYTHOLOGISED25
- DEMYTHOLOGISER24
- DEMYTHOLOGISES24
- DEMYTHOLOGIZED34
- DEMYTHOLOGIZER33
- DEMYTHOLOGIZES33
- DENATIONALISED16
- DENATIONALISES15
- DENATIONALIZED25
- DENATIONALIZES24
- DENATURALISING16
- DENATURALIZING25
- DENAZIFICATION29
- DENITRIFICATOR20
- DENOMINATIONAL17
- DENOMINATIVELY23
- DENSIFICATIONS20
- DENSITOMETRIES17
- DENTICULATIONS17
- DENUCLEARISING18
- DENUCLEARIZING27
- DENUMERABILITY22
- DEODORISATIONS16
- DEODORIZATIONS25
- DEOXIDISATIONS23
- DEOXIDIZATIONS32
- DEOXYGENATIONS26
- DEPARTMENTALLY22
- DEPENDABLENESS20
- DEPERSONALISED18
- DEPERSONALISES17
- DEPERSONALIZED27
- DEPERSONALIZES26
- DEPHLEGMATIONS23
- DEPIGMENTATION20
- DEPLATFORMINGS23
- DEPLORABLENESS19
- DEPOLARISATION17
- DEPOLARIZATION26
- DEPOLITICISING20
- DEPOLITICIZING29
- DEPOLYMERISING23
- DEPOLYMERIZING32
- DEPRAVEDNESSES21
- DEPRECIATINGLY23
- DEPRESSIVENESS20
- DEPRESSOMOTORS19
- DEPRESSURISING18
- DEPRESSURIZING27
- DEREALISATIONS15
- DEREALIZATIONS24
- DERECOGNITIONS18
- DEREGISTRATION16
- DERELIGIONISED17
- DERELIGIONISES16
- DERELIGIONIZED26
- DERELIGIONIZES25
- DEREQUISITIONS24
- DERESTRICTIONS17
- DERISIVENESSES18
- DERIVATIONALLY21
- DERIVATIONISTS18
- DERIVATISATION18
- DERIVATIVENESS21
- DERIVATIZATION27
- DERMATOGLYPHIC28
- DERMATOGRAPHIA23
- DERMATOGRAPHIC25
- DERMATOLOGICAL20
- DERMATOLOGISTS18
- DERMATOPLASTIC21
- DEROGATORINESS16
- DESALINISATION15
- DESALINIZATION24
- DESCRIPTIVISMS24
- DESCRIPTIVISTS22
- DESEGREGATIONS17
- DESERTISATIONS15
- DESERTIZATIONS24
- DESERVEDNESSES19
- DESIRABILITIES17
- DESIROUSNESSES15
- DESOBLIGEANTES18
- DESOLATENESSES15
- DESPICABLENESS21
- DESPIRITUALISE17
- DESPIRITUALIZE26
- DESPISEDNESSES18
- DESPITEFULNESS20
- DESPOTICALNESS19
- DESPOTOCRACIES21
- DESTIGMATIZING28
- DESTRUCTIONIST17
- DESTRUCTIVISTS20
- DESULPHURATING21
- DESULPHURATION20
- DESULPHURISERS20
- DESULPHURISING21
- DESULPHURIZERS29
- DESULPHURIZING30
- DETACHEDNESSES21
- DETAILEDNESSES16
- DETERIORATIONS15
- DETERMINATIONS17
- DETERMINATIVES20
- DETERMINEDNESS18
- DETESTABLENESS17
- DETONABILITIES17
- DETOXIFICATION27
- DEUTERAGONISTS16
- DEUTEROGAMISTS18
- DEUTEROSCOPIES19
- DEVALORISATION18
- DEVALORIZATION27
- DEVILISHNESSES21
- DEVITALISATION18
- DEVITALIZATION27
- DEVOLUTIONISMS20
- DEVOLUTIONISTS18
- DEVOTIONALISMS20
- DEVOTIONALISTS18
- DEVOTIONALNESS18
- DEXAMETHASONES27
- DEXAMPHETAMINE31
- DEXTROCARDIACS27
- DEXTROGLUCOSES25
- DEXTROROTATION22
- DEXTROROTATORY25
- DEXTROUSNESSES22
- DIABETOLOGISTS18
- DIABOLICALNESS19
- DIACATHOLICONS22
- DIACHRONICALLY25
- DIAGENETICALLY21
- DIAGEOTROPISMS20
- DIAGNOSABILITY21
- DIAGNOSTICALLY21
- DIAGNOSTICIANS18
- DIAGONALISABLE18
- DIAGONALIZABLE27
- DIAGRAMMATICAL22
- DIAHELIOTROPIC22
- DIALECTOLOGIES18
- DIALECTOLOGIST18
- DIAMANTIFEROUS20
- DIAMONDIFEROUS21
- DIAPHANOMETERS22
- DIAPHANOUSNESS20
- DIAPHOTOTROPIC24
- DIASTEREOMERIC19
- DIATHERMANCIES22
- DIATHERMANEITY23
- DIAZOTISATIONS24
- DIAZOTIZATIONS33
- DICHLOROETHANE23
- DICHROMATICISM26
- DICOTYLEDONOUS21
- DIECIOUSNESSES17
- DIEFFENBACHIAS28
- DIELECTRICALLY22
- DIESELISATIONS15
- DIESELIZATIONS24
- DIFFARREATIONS21
- DIFFERENTIABLE23
- DIFFERENTIALLY24
- DIFFERENTIATED22
- DIFFERENTIATES21
- DIFFERENTIATOR21
- DIFFRACTOMETER25
- DIFFRACTOMETRY28
- DIFFUSEDNESSES22
- DIFFUSIBLENESS23
- DIGESTIBLENESS18
- DIGITALISATION16
- DIGITALIZATION25
- DIGITOXIGENINS24
- DIGNIFICATIONS21
- DIGRESSIVENESS19
- DILATABILITIES17
- DILATORINESSES15
- DILETTANTEISMS17
- DIMENHYDRINATE24
- DIMENSIONALITY20
- DIMETHYLAMINES25
- DIMINUTIVENESS20
- DINITROBENZENE26
- DINITROPHENOLS20
- DINOFLAGELLATE19
- DINOTURBATIONS17
- DIOICOUSNESSES17
- DIOSCOREACEOUS19
- DIPHENYLAMINES25
- DIPHENYLKETONE27
- DIPHTHERITISES23
- DIPHTHONGISING25
- DIPHTHONGIZING34
- DIPLEIDOSCOPES22
- DIPLOMATICALLY24
- DIPLOSTEMONOUS19
- DIPROTODONTIDS19
- DIPTEROCARPOUS21
- DIRECTEDNESSES18
- DIRECTIONALITY20
- DIRIGIBILITIES18
- DISACCHARIDASE23
- DISACCOMMODATE24
- DISACCREDITING21
- DISACCUSTOMING22
- DISACKNOWLEDGE26
- DISADVANTAGING21
- DISADVENTUROUS19
- DISAFFILIATING22
- DISAFFILIATION21
- DISAFFIRMANCES25
- DISAFFIRMATION23
- DISAFFORESTING22
- DISAGGREGATING19
- DISAGGREGATION18
- DISAGGREGATIVE21
- DISAMBIGUATING21
- DISAMBIGUATION20
- DISAPPARELLING20
- DISAPPEARANCES21
- DISAPPLICATION21
- DISAPPOINTEDLY23
- DISAPPOINTMENT21
- DISAPPROBATION21
- DISAPPROBATIVE24
- DISAPPROBATORY24
- DISAPPROPRIATE21
- DISAPPROVINGLY26
- DISARRANGEMENT18
- DISARTICULATED18
- DISARTICULATES17
- DISARTICULATOR17
- DISASSIMILATED18
- DISASSIMILATES17
- DISASSOCIATING18
- DISASSOCIATION17
- DISATTRIBUTION17
- DISAUTHORISING19
- DISAUTHORIZING28
- DISBELIEVINGLY24
- DISBURDENMENTS20
- DISCAPACITATED22
- DISCAPACITATES21
- DISCEPTATORIAL19
- DISCERPIBILITY24
- DISCIPLINARIAN19
- DISCIPLINARILY22
- DISCIPLINARITY22
- DISCIPLINARIUM21
- DISCOGRAPHICAL25
- DISCOLORATIONS17
- DISCOLOURATION17
- DISCOLOURMENTS19
- DISCOMBOBERATE23
- DISCOMBOBULATE23
- DISCOMFITINGLY26
- DISCOMFORTABLE24
- DISCOMMENDABLE24
- DISCOMMISSIONS21
- DISCOMMODITIES22
- DISCOMMUNITIES21
- DISCOMPOSINGLY25
- DISCONCERTEDLY23
- DISCONCERTIONS19
- DISCONCERTMENT21
- DISCONFORMABLE24
- DISCONNECTEDLY23
- DISCONNECTIONS19
- DISCONSOLATELY20
- DISCONSOLATION17
- DISCONTENTEDLY21
- DISCONTENTMENT19
- DISCONTINUANCE19
- DISCOUNSELLING18
- DISCOUNTENANCE19
- DISCOURAGEABLE20
- DISCOURAGEMENT20
- DISCOURAGINGLY22
- DISCOURTEOUSLY20
- DISCREETNESSES17
- DISCRETENESSES17
- DISCRETIONALLY20
- DISCRIMINATELY22
- DISCRIMINATING20
- DISCRIMINATION19
- DISCRIMINATIVE22
- DISCRIMINATORS19
- DISCRIMINATORY22
- DISCURSIVENESS20
- DISDAINFULNESS19
- DISEASEDNESSES16
- DISEMBARKATION23
- DISEMBARKMENTS25
- DISEMBARRASSED20
- DISEMBARRASSES19
- DISEMBELLISHED23
- DISEMBELLISHES22
- DISEMBITTERING20
- DISEMBODIMENTS22
- DISEMBOGUEMENT22
- DISEMBOWELLING23
- DISEMBOWELMENT24
- DISEMBRANGLING21
- DISEMBURDENING21
- DISEMPLOYMENTS24
- DISEMPOWERMENT24
- DISENABLEMENTS19
- DISENCHANTMENT22
- DISENCHANTRESS20
- DISENCUMBERING22
- DISENCUMBRANCE23
- DISENFRANCHISE23
- DISENGAGEDNESS18
- DISENGAGEMENTS19
- DISENSHROUDING20
- DISENTAILMENTS17
- DISENTHRALLING19
- DISENTHRALMENT20
- DISENTRAINMENT17
- DISEQUILIBRATE26
- DISEQUILIBRIUM28
- DISESTABLISHED21
- DISESTABLISHES20
- DISESTIMATIONS17
- DISFEATUREMENT20
- DISFELLOWSHIPS26
- DISFIGURATIONS19
- DISFIGUREMENTS21
- DISFORESTATION18
- DISFRANCHISING24
- DISFURNISHMENT23
- DISGARRISONING17
- DISGRUNTLEMENT18
- DISGUSTFULNESS19
- DISGUSTINGNESS17
- DISHABILITATED21
- DISHABILITATES20
- DISHARMONISING21
- DISHARMONIZING30
- DISHEARTENMENT20
- DISILLUMINATED18
- DISILLUMINATES17
- DISILLUSIONARY18
- DISILLUSIONING16
- DISILLUSIONISE15
- DISILLUSIONIZE24
- DISIMPASSIONED20
- DISIMPRISONING20
- DISINCARCERATE19
- DISINCLINATION17
- DISINCORPORATE19
- DISINFESTATION18
- DISINFORMATION20
- DISINGENUITIES16
- DISINGENUOUSLY19
- DISINHERITANCE20
- DISINHIBITIONS20
- DISINTEGRATING17
- DISINTEGRATION16
- DISINTEGRATIVE19
- DISINTEGRATORS16
- DISINTERESTING16
- DISINTHRALLING19
- DISINTOXICATED25
- DISINTOXICATES24
- DISINTRICATING18
- DISINVESTITURE18
- DISINVESTMENTS20
- DISINVIGORATED20
- DISINVIGORATES19
- DISJOINTEDNESS23
- DISMANTLEMENTS19
- DISMAYEDNESSES21
- DISMEMBERMENTS23
- DISMISSIVENESS20
- DISNATURALISED16
- DISNATURALISES15
- DISNATURALIZED25
- DISNATURALIZES24
- DISOBLIGATIONS18
- DISOBLIGEMENTS20
- DISORDEREDNESS17
- DISORDERLINESS16
- DISORIENTATING16
- DISORIENTATION15
- DISPARAGEMENTS20
- DISPAUPERISING20
- DISPAUPERIZING29
- DISPENSABILITY22
- DISPENSATIONAL17
- DISPENSATIVELY23
- DISPENSATORIES17
- DISPENSATORILY20
- DISPERSIVENESS20
- DISPIRITEDNESS18
- DISPITEOUSNESS17
- DISPLANTATIONS17
- DISPLEASEDNESS18
- DISPLENISHMENT22
- DISPOSABLENESS19
- DISPOSSESSIONS17
- DISPRIVILEGING22
- DISPROPERTYING23
- DISPROPORTIONS19
- DISPROPRIATING20
- DISPURVEYANCES25
- DISPUTABLENESS19
- DISPUTATIOUSLY20
- DISQUALIFIABLE29
- DISQUANTITYING28
- DISQUIETEDNESS25
- DISQUIETNESSES24
- DISQUISITIONAL24
- DISREGARDFULLY23
- DISREMEMBERING22
- DISREPUTATIONS17
- DISRESPECTABLE21
- DISRUPTIVENESS20
- DISSATISFIEDLY22
- DISSEMINATIONS17
- DISSENTIENCIES17
- DISSERTATIONAL15
- DISSERVICEABLE22
- DISSEVERATIONS18
- DISSIMILATIONS17
- DISSIMILITUDES18
- DISSIMULATIONS17
- DISSIPATEDNESS18
- DISSOCIABILITY22
- DISSOCIALISING18
- DISSOCIALITIES17
- DISSOCIALIZING27
- DISSOLUBLENESS17
- DISSOLUTIONISM17
- DISSOLUTIONIST15
- DISSOLVABILITY23
- DISSUASIVENESS18
- DISSYMMETRICAL24
- DISTEMPERATURE19
- DISTENSIBILITY20
- DISTINCTNESSES17
- DISTINGUISHERS19
- DISTINGUISHING20
- DISTORTIONLESS15
- DISTRACTEDNESS18
- DISTRIBUTARIES17
- DISTRIBUTIONAL17
- DISTRIBUTIVELY23
- DISTRIBUTIVITY23
- DISYLLABIFYING27
- DIURETICALNESS17
- DIVARICATINGLY24
- DIVERTICULATED21
- DIVERTICULITES20
- DIVERTICULITIS20
- DIVERTICULOSES20
- DIVERTICULOSIS20
- DIVERTISEMENTS20
- DIVERTISSEMENT20
- DIVISIBILITIES20
- DIVISIONALISED19
- DIVISIONALISES18
- DIVISIONALIZED28
- DIVISIONALIZES27
- DIVISIVENESSES21
- DOCTRINAIRISMS19
- DOCTRINALITIES17
- DOCUDRAMATISTS20
- DOCUMENTALISTS19
- DOCUMENTARIANS19
- DOCUMENTARISED20
- DOCUMENTARISES19
- DOCUMENTARISTS19
- DOCUMENTARIZED29
- DOCUMENTARIZES28
- DOCUMENTATIONS19
- DODECAPHONISMS25
- DODECAPHONISTS23
- DODECASYLLABIC25
- DODECASYLLABLE23
- DOGMATICALNESS20
- DOGMATISATIONS18
- DOGMATIZATIONS27
- DOLICHOCEPHALS27
- DOLICHOCEPHALY30
- DOLLARISATIONS15
- DOLLARIZATIONS24
- DOLLAROCRACIES19
- DOLOMITISATION17
- DOLOMITIZATION26
- DOLOROUSNESSES15
- DOMESTICATIONS19
- DOMICILIATIONS19
- DORSIVENTRALLY21
- DORSOVENTRALLY21
- DOSIMETRICIANS19
- DOUBLESPEAKERS23
- DOUBTFULNESSES20
- DOWNREGULATION19
- DOWNWARDNESSES22
- DRACUNCULIASES19
- DRACUNCULIASIS19
- DRAFTSMANSHIPS25
- DRAMATISATIONS17
- DRAMATIZATIONS26
- DRAPEABILITIES19
- DRAUGHTINESSES19
- DRAUGHTSPERSON21
- DRAWLINGNESSES19
- DREADFULNESSES19
- DREAMFULNESSES20
- DRILLABILITIES17
- DRINKABILITIES21
- DRIVEABILITIES20
- DROUGHTINESSES19
- DRYOPITHECINES25
- DULCIFICATIONS22
- DUMBFOUNDERING24
- DUMBFOUNDINGLY27
- DUNDERHEADISMS22
- DUODENECTOMIES20
- DURCHKOMPONIRT28
- DWARFISHNESSES24
- DYNAMOELECTRIC24
- DYNAMOMETRICAL24
- DYSMENORRHOEAL23
- DYSMENORRHOEAS23
- DYSMENORRHOEIC25
- DYSTELEOLOGIES19
- DYSTELEOLOGIST19
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECITIZENIZING | 36 | 40 | Collins only |
| DEMYTHOLOGIZED | 34 | 35 | All three |
| DIPHTHONGIZING | 34 | 37 | All three |
| DEMYTHOLOGIZER | 33 | 34 | All three |
| DEMYTHOLOGIZES | 33 | 34 | All three |
| DIAZOTIZATIONS | 33 | 34 | All three |
| DEHYDROGENIZED | 33 | 33 | Collins only |
| DEPOLYMERIZING | 32 | 36 | All three |
| DEHYDROGENIZES | 32 | 32 | Collins only |
| DEOXIDIZATIONS | 32 | 33 | Collins only |
| DEXAMPHETAMINE | 31 | 34 | Collins only |
| DEMISEMIQUAVER | 31 | 35 | All three |
D opens a surprisingly varied set of long words: discrimination, disappointment, demonstrations, and disinformation all appear among the examples. The list spans tournament dictionaries, but its coverage differs sharply by dictionary: 672 entries appear in Collins, compared with 421 in NWL2023. That split matters when you play across different word lists.
14-letter words starting with D at a glance
- The full set contains 703 words, and 570 have definitions.
- Only 8 entries rank among the most common English words by frequency.
- Words ending in S form the largest ending group, with 336 entries.
- The average score across the set is 21.2 points.
- P leads the same-length starting-letter lists with 1,095 entries, ahead of D.
Which 14-letter D words are easiest to recognize?
Discrimination and disappointment are familiar choices; demonstrations and distinguishing are easier to spot if you look for common word endings. Disinformation and deconstruction also stand out because their parts are recognizable even when the full words are long.
Many entries build from a familiar root with a longer ending. Differentiated, discriminating, and differentiates show how one root can produce several forms, while decommissioned and disappearances offer other recognizable patterns. The small common-word group means most entries are less everyday than these examples.
Which D word scores highest?
DECITIZENIZING leads the scoring at 36 points. DEMYTHOLOGIZED and DIPHTHONGIZING follow at 34 each, with DEMYTHOLOGIZER, DEMYTHOLOGIZES, and DIAZOTIZATIONS listed at 33.
These long scores come from less familiar spellings, not just length. Compare the letter mix before committing: DECITIZENIZING carries a Z, while several nearby leaders use combinations such as YZ or PH. Knowing the high-scoring forms gives you options when the rack and board support them.
How to use 14-letter words starting with D
Dictionary coverage is the main limitation: 672 entries are in Collins, while 421 are in NWL2023, so a word accepted in one list may not appear in another. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.
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