7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and E as the 2nd letter

7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and E as the 2nd letter total 511, from familiar choices like DECIDED to the 21-point DEFUZED.

511 wordsTop pick DECIDEDHighest score DEFUZED 21

75 of 511 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With D in 1st place, E is the most common 2nd letter (511 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 75 · most-used first

DECIDED₁₂
DESPITE₁₀
DEFENSE₁₁
DETAILS₈
DEVELOP₁₃
DEALING₉
DESERVE₁₁
DEVICES₁₃
DECADES₁₁
DEFINED₁₂
DELIVER₁₁
DEGREES₉
DEPENDS₁₁
DESTROY₁₁
DEFENCE₁₃
DEMANDS₁₁
DECLINE₁₀
DESIGNS₉
DENSITY₁₁
DEFAULT₁₁
DERIVED₁₂
DEPOSIT₁₀
DELAYED₁₂
DESTINY₁₁
DELETED₉
DEVOTED₁₂
DECIDES₁₁
DESIRED₉
DEFICIT₁₃
DECLARE₁₀
DEALERS₈
DESIRES₈
DEBATES₁₀
DELIGHT₁₂
DENYING₁₂
DESCENT₁₀
DESKTOP₁₄
DEFINES₁₁
DENTIST₈
DESSERT₈
DESPAIR₁₀
DEEPEST₁₀
DEFECTS₁₃
DEFEATS₁₁
DEBATED₁₁
DEVISED₁₂
DEBUTED₁₁
DEPICTS₁₂

Showing the top 48 of 75 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 511

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

DEACONS₁₀
DEADASS₉
DEADBOY₁₄
DEADENS₉
DEADERS₉
DEADEST₉
DEADEYE₁₂
DEADING₁₀
DEADMAN₁₁
DEADMEN₁₁
DEADPAN₁₁
DEAFENS₁₁
DEAFEST₁₁
DEAFISH₁₄
DEAIRED₉
DEALATE₈
DEALERS₈
DEALIGN₉
DEALING₉
DEANERS₈
DEANERY₁₁
DEANING₉
DEAREST₈
DEARIES₈
DEARING₉
DEARNLY₁₁
DEARTHS₁₁
DEASHED₁₂
DEASHES₁₁
DEASILS₈
DEASIUL₈
DEASOIL₈
DEATHLY₁₄
DEAVING₁₂
DEBACLE₁₂
DEBARKS₁₄
DEBASED₁₁
DEBASER₁₀
DEBASES₁₀
DEBATED₁₁
DEBATER₁₀
DEBATES₁₀
DEBAUCH₁₅
DEBBIER₁₂
DEBBIES₁₂
DEBEAKS₁₄
DEBEARD₁₁
DEBITED₁₁
DEBITOR₁₀
DEBOARD₁₁
DEBONED₁₁
DEBONER₁₀
DEBONES₁₀
DEBOUCH₁₅
DEBRIDE₁₁
DEBRIEF₁₃
DEBTEES₁₀
DEBTORS₁₀
DEBUNKS₁₄
DEBURRS₁₀
DEBUSED₁₁
DEBUSES₁₀
DEBUTED₁₁
DECADAL₁₁
DECADES₁₁
DECAFFS₁₆
DECAGON₁₁
DECALED₁₁
DECALOG₁₁
DECAMPS₁₄
DECANAL₁₀
DECANES₁₀
DECANTS₁₀
DECAPOD₁₃
DECARBS₁₂
DECARES₁₀
DECAYED₁₄
DECAYER₁₃
DECCIES₁₂
DECEASE₁₀
DECEITS₁₀
DECEIVE₁₃
DECENCY₁₅
DECERNS₁₀
DECIARE₁₀
DECIBEL₁₂
DECIDED₁₂
DECIDER₁₁
DECIDES₁₁
DECIDUA₁₁
DECILES₁₀
DECIMAL₁₂
DECIMES₁₂
DECKELS₁₄
DECKERS₁₄
DECKING₁₅
DECKLED₁₅
DECKLES₁₄
DECKOED₁₅
DECLAIM₁₂
DECLARE₁₀
DECLASS₁₀
DECLAWS₁₃
DECLINE₁₀
DECOCTS₁₂
DECODED₁₂
DECODER₁₁
DECODES₁₁
DECOKED₁₅
DECOKES₁₄
DECOLOR₁₀
DECORUM₁₂
DECOYED₁₄
DECOYER₁₃
DECREED₁₁
DECREER₁₀
DECREES₁₀
DECREET₁₀
DECREWS₁₃
DECRIAL₁₀
DECRIED₁₁
DECRIER₁₀
DECRIES₁₀
DECROWN₁₃
DECRYPT₁₅
DECTETS₁₀
DECUMAN₁₂
DECUPLE₁₂
DECURIA₁₀
DECURVE₁₃
DEDENDA₁₀
DEDIMUS₁₁
DEDUCED₁₂
DEDUCES₁₁
DEDUCTS₁₁
DEEDEST₉
DEEDFUL₁₂
DEEDIER₉
DEEDILY₁₂
DEEDING₁₀
DEEJAYS₁₈
DEEMING₁₁
DEEPENS₁₀
DEEPEST₁₀
DEEPIES₁₀
DEERFLY₁₄
DEERLET₈
DEEVING₁₂
DEEWANS₁₁
DEFACED₁₄
DEFACER₁₃
DEFACES₁₃
DEFAMED₁₄
DEFAMER₁₃
DEFAMES₁₃
DEFANGS₁₂
DEFASTE₁₁
DEFAULT₁₁
DEFEATS₁₁
DEFECTS₁₃
DEFENCE₁₃
DEFENDS₁₂
DEFENSE₁₁
DEFFEST₁₄
DEFIANT₁₁
DEFICIT₁₃
DEFIERS₁₁
DEFILED₁₂
DEFILER₁₁
DEFILES₁₁
DEFINED₁₂
DEFINER₁₁
DEFINES₁₁
DEFLATE₁₁
DEFLEAS₁₁
DEFLECT₁₃
DEFOAMS₁₃
DEFOCUS₁₃
DEFORCE₁₃
DEFORMS₁₃
DEFOULS₁₁
DEFRAGS₁₂
DEFRAUD₁₂
DEFRAYS₁₄
DEFROCK₁₇
DEFROST₁₁
DEFROZE₂₀
DEFTEST₁₁
DEFUELS₁₁
DEFUNCT₁₃
DEFUNDS₁₂
DEFUSED₁₂
DEFUSER₁₁
DEFUSES₁₁
DEFUZED₂₁
DEFUZES₂₀
DEFYING₁₅
DEGAMES₁₁
DEGAMIS₁₁
DEGASES₉
DEGAUSS₉
DEGERMS₁₁
DEGGING₁₁
DEGLAZE₁₈
DEGORGE₁₀
DEGOUTS₉
DEGRADE₁₀
DEGREED₁₀
DEGREES₉
DEGUSTS₉
DEHAIRS₁₁
DEHISCE₁₃
DEHORNS₁₁
DEHORTS₁₁
DEICERS₁₀
DEICIDE₁₁
DEICING₁₁
DEICTIC₁₂
DEIDEST₉
DEIFEST₁₁
DEIFIED₁₂
DEIFIER₁₁
DEIFIES₁₁
DEIFORM₁₃
DEIGNED₁₀
DEINDEX₁₆
DEISEAL₈
DEISTIC₁₀
DEITIES₈
DEJECTA₁₇
DEJECTS₁₇
DEJEUNE₁₅
DEKARES₁₂
DEKEING₁₃
DEKKOED₁₇
DELAINE₈
DELAPSE₁₀
DELATED₉
DELATES₈
DELATOR₈
DELAYED₁₂
DELAYER₁₁
DELEADS₉
DELEAFS₁₁
DELEAVE₁₁
DELEBLE₁₀
DELEING₉
DELENDA₉
DELETED₉
DELETES₈
DELIBLE₁₀
DELICES₁₀
DELICTS₁₀
DELIGHT₁₂
DELIMED₁₁
DELIMES₁₀
DELIMIT₁₀
DELINKS₁₂
DELIRIA₈
DELISTS₈
DELIVER₁₁
DELLIES₈
DELOPED₁₁
DELOPES₁₀
DELOUSE₈
DELPHIC₁₅
DELPHIN₁₃
DELTAIC₁₀
DELTOID₉
DELUDED₁₀
DELUDER₉
DELUDES₉
DELUGED₁₀
DELUGES₉
DELVERS₁₁
DELVING₁₂
DEMAGOG₁₂
DEMAINE₁₀
DEMAINS₁₀
DEMANDS₁₁
DEMARKS₁₄
DEMASTS₁₀
DEMAYNE₁₃
DEMEANE₁₀
DEMEANS₁₀
DEMENTI₁₀
DEMENTS₁₀
DEMERGE₁₁
DEMERIT₁₀
DEMERSE₁₀
DEMESNE₁₀
DEMETON₁₀
DEMIGOD₁₂
DEMINER₁₀
DEMIREP₁₂
DEMISED₁₁
DEMISES₁₀
DEMISTS₁₀
DEMIVEG₁₄
DEMODED₁₂
DEMOING₁₁
DEMONIC₁₂
DEMONRY₁₃
DEMONYM₁₅
DEMOSES₁₀
DEMOTED₁₁
DEMOTES₁₀
DEMOTIC₁₂
DEMOUNT₁₀
DEMURED₁₁
DEMURER₁₀
DEMURES₁₀
DENARII₈
DENAYED₁₂
DENDRON₉
DENGUES₉
DENIALS₈
DENIERS₈
DENIMED₁₁
DENIZEN₁₇
DENNETS₈
DENNING₉
DENOTED₉
DENOTES₈
DENSELY₁₁
DENSEST₈
DENSIFY₁₄
DENSITY₁₁
DENTALS₈
DENTARY₁₁
DENTATE₈
DENTELS₈
DENTILS₈
DENTINE₈
DENTING₉
DENTINS₈
DENTIST₈
DENTOID₉
DENTURE₈
DENUDED₁₀
DENUDER₉
DENUDES₉
DENYING₁₂
DEODAND₁₀
DEODARA₉
DEODARS₉
DEODATE₉
DEONTIC₁₀
DEORBIT₁₀
DEPAINT₁₀
DEPARTS₁₀
DEPECHE₁₅
DEPENDS₁₁
DEPERMS₁₂
DEPICTS₁₂
DEPLANE₁₀
DEPLETE₁₀
DEPLORE₁₀
DEPLOYS₁₃
DEPLUME₁₂
DEPONED₁₁
DEPONES₁₀
DEPORTS₁₀
DEPOSAL₁₀
DEPOSED₁₁
DEPOSER₁₀
DEPOSES₁₀
DEPOSIT₁₀
DEPRAVE₁₃
DEPRESS₁₀
DEPRIVE₁₃
DEPSIDE₁₁
DEPUTED₁₁
DEPUTES₁₀
DERAIGN₉
DERAILS₈
DERANGE₉
DERATED₉
DERATES₈
DERAYED₁₂
DERBIES₁₀
DERECHO₁₃
DERHAMS₁₃
DERIDED₁₀
DERIDER₉
DERIDES₉
DERIVED₁₂
DERIVER₁₁
DERIVES₁₁
DERMOID₁₁
DERNFUL₁₁
DERNIER₈
DERRICK₁₄
DERRIES₈
DERVISH₁₄
DESALTS₈
DESANDS₉
DESCALE₁₀
DESCANT₁₀
DESCEND₁₁
DESCENT₁₀
DESEEDS₉
DESERTS₈
DESERVE₁₁
DESEXED₁₆
DESEXES₁₅
DESIGNS₉
DESINED₉
DESINES₈
DESIRED₉
DESIRER₈
DESIRES₈
DESISTS₈
DESKILL₁₂
DESKMAN₁₄
DESKMEN₁₄
DESKTOP₁₄
DESMANS₁₀
DESMIDS₁₁
DESMINE₁₀
DESMOID₁₁
DESNOOD₉
DESORBS₁₀
DESPAIR₁₀
DESPISE₁₀
DESPITE₁₀
DESPOIL₁₀
DESPOND₁₁
DESPOTS₁₀
DESSERT₈
DESTAIN₈
DESTINE₈
DESTINY₁₁
DESTOCK₁₄
DESTROY₁₁
DESUGAR₉
DESYNED₁₂
DESYNES₁₁
DETAILS₈
DETAINS₈
DETECTS₁₀
DETENTE₈
DETENTS₈
DETENUE₈
DETENUS₈
DETERGE₉
DETESTS₈
DETICKS₁₄
DETINUE₈
DETORTS₈
DETOURS₈
DETOXED₁₆
DETOXES₁₅
DETRACT₁₀
DETRAIN₈
DETRUDE₉
DETUNED₉
DETUNES₈
DEUCING₁₁
DEUTONS₈
DEUTZIA₁₇
DEVALLS₁₁
DEVALUE₁₁
DEVEINS₁₁
DEVELED₁₂
DEVELOP₁₃
DEVESTS₁₁
DEVIANT₁₁
DEVIATE₁₁
DEVICES₁₃
DEVILED₁₂
DEVILET₁₁
DEVILRY₁₄
DEVIOUS₁₁
DEVISAL₁₁
DEVISED₁₂
DEVISEE₁₁
DEVISER₁₁
DEVISES₁₁
DEVISOR₁₁
DEVLING₁₂
DEVOICE₁₃
DEVOIRS₁₁
DEVOLVE₁₄
DEVORES₁₁
DEVOTED₁₂
DEVOTEE₁₁
DEVOTES₁₁
DEVOURS₁₁
DEVVELS₁₄
DEWANIS₁₁
DEWANNY₁₄
DEWATER₁₁
DEWAXED₁₉
DEWAXES₁₈
DEWCLAW₁₆
DEWDROP₁₄
DEWFALL₁₄
DEWFULL₁₄
DEWIEST₁₁
DEWITTS₁₁
DEWLAPS₁₃
DEWLAPT₁₃
DEWLESS₁₁
DEWOOLS₁₁
DEWORMS₁₃
DEXTERS₁₅
DEXTRAL₁₅
DEXTRAN₁₅
DEXTRIN₁₅
DEZINCS₁₉

Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 7th letter is S.

3rd letter

C13%
F9%
S8%

4th letter

I15%
A14%
O12%

5th letter

I15%
A10%
E10%

6th letter

E34%
N11%
T8%

7th letter

S37%
D15%
E13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; DEFUZED tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

88 points: 59 words
9 points: 52 words
1010 points: 107 words
11 points: 124 words
1212 points: 57 words
13 points: 39 words
1414 points: 35 words
15 points: 19 words
1616 points: 5 words
17 points: 6 words
1818 points: 3 words
19 points: 2 words
2020 points: 2 words
21 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
DEFUZED	21	22	All three
DEFUZES	20	21	All three
DEFROZE	20	20	Collins only
DEWAXED	19	19	All three
DEZINCS	19	21	All three
DEEJAYS	18	19	All three
DEGLAZE	18	20	All three
DEWAXES	18	18	All three
DENIZEN	17	19	All three
DEFROCK	17	18	All three
DEUTZIA	17	18	All three
DEJECTA	17	20	All three

The DE opening gives you a large set of seven-letter options, but common words make up only a small slice: 75 qualify as common. Start with recognizable entries such as DESPITE, DEFENSE, and DETAILS when solving a clue. For a score-first play, look past the everyday vocabulary; the top-scoring entries use less familiar letter combinations.

How many 7-letter words have D first and E second?

There are 511 seven-letter matches beginning DE across the tournament dictionaries.
Only 75 matches are classed as common, so many entries are specialist vocabulary.
DECIDED, DESPITE, and DEFENSE are familiar examples among the matches.
DEFUZED leads the scoring list at 21 points; DEFUZES and DEFROZE each score 20.
An S ending is most frequent: 189 words end in S, compared with 75 ending in D.

Which DE words are familiar, and which score well?

For a recognizable answer, try DECIDED, DETAILS, DEVELOP, or DELIVER. These examples show how many ordinary verbs and nouns fit the same opening without sharing an ending. DECIDED is especially easy to spot because its repeated D frames a familiar past-tense form.

Scrabble scoring points in a different direction. DEFUZED scores 21, while DEWAXED and DEZINCS score 19; those unusual letters carry the value, not the DE prefix. DEFROZE reaches 20, making it a more recognizable high-value option than the top scorer.

How does this DE pattern compare with other openings?

Among seven-letter words with E second, D has 511 matches: more than B's 466, but fewer than R's 915. Changing only the second letter also sharply changes the pool: D-I has 384 matches, while D-O has 280. That makes the second position a strong filter when your first two letters are fixed.

For 7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and E as the 2nd letter, endings offer another useful clue: S leads with 189, followed by D at 75 and E at 65. The dictionary totals also differ: Collins has 499 entries, NWL2023 has 419, and ENABLE has 388. Some answers therefore depend on which game's word list you use.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with DE?

There are 511 seven-letter words starting DE across the tournament dictionaries. The set includes everyday entries such as DECIDED, DESPITE, and DETAILS, alongside less familiar terms. Only 75 are classed as common, so the full pool reaches well beyond ordinary vocabulary.

What is the highest-scoring seven-letter word starting with DE?

DEFUZED is the highest scorer in this set at 21 Scrabble points. DEFUZES and DEFROZE follow at 20 points apiece. The less familiar top scorer gets its advantage from valuable letters, while DEFROZE offers a more recognizable alternative.

Which ending is most common for seven-letter DE words?

S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 189 words in the set. D is next with 75, followed by E with 65. If your puzzle reveals the last letter, that pattern can narrow the DE options quickly.

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