5-Letter Words Starting with DE

All 91 five-letter words that start with DE

DEA

• deads7n. The substances that enclose the ore on every side.
• deady10n. (A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.
• dealy9n. An object, especially a gadget, whose name the speaker currently cannot...
• deary9n. A dear; a darling.
• death9n. The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an...

DEB

• debar8v. To exclude or shut out; to bar.
• debby13adj. Like a debutante.
• deben8n. A measure of weight used during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt...
• debit8n. In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.
• debug9v. To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in...
• debus8v. To alight or get off a bus.
• debut8n. A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or...
• debye11n. The CGS unit of electric dipole moment, defined as 1 D = 10⁻¹⁸...

DEC

• decad9n. A group of ten notes from which the consonant triads may be constructed.
• decaf11adj. That has caffeine removed.
• decal8n. A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another...
• decan8n. One of a collection of 36 small constellations or zodiacal subdivisions...
• decap10v. To remove a cap.
• decay11n. Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually...
• decel8n. Synonym of decelerationist.
• decet8n. A group of ten musicians; a piece of music written for such a group.
• decim10n. A decimeter.
• decor8n. The style of decoration of a room or building.
• decoy11n. A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
• decry11v. To denounce as harmful.

DEE

• deedy10adj. Industrious; active.
• deets6n. Details.

DEF

• defer9v. To delay or postpone.
• deffo12adj. Definite.
• defib11v. To defibrillate.
• defin9v. To remove the fins from.
• defog10v. To remove the moisture or fog from.

DEG

• degas7v. To remove the gas from.
• degen7n. Sword.

DEI

• deify12v. To make into a god.
• deign7v. To consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often...
• deism8n. A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable...
• deist6adj. Of or relating to deism and deists.
• deity9n. Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.

DEK

• dekko14n. A look; a glance.

DEL

• delay9n. A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying...
• delft9n. A delf; a mine, quarry, pit or ditch.
• delia6n. A garment worn by noblemen of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth...
• delly9adj. Having many dells.
• delta6n. The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
• delts6n. The deltoid muscles.
• delve9v. To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.

DEM

• deman8v. To sack employees from.
• demat8v. To restore (hair, fur, etc.) from a matted state.
• demic10adj. Of or pertaining to a deme.
• demin8n. Demineralized water.
• demit8v. To let fall; to depress; to yield.
• demob10v. To demobilize; to release someone from military service.
• demon8n. An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
• demos8n. An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an...
• demur8v. Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be...

DEN

• denar6n. The currency of North Macedonia, divided into 100 deni.
• dench11adj. Excellent; impressive; awesome.
• denim8n. A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.
• denpa8n. Works of fiction associated with alienation from reality, society, and...
• dense6adj. Having relatively high density.

DEO

• deoxy16adj. Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of...

DEP

• depot8n. A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
• depth11n. The vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is...

DEQ

• deque15n. A linear data structure in which elements may be appended to or removed...

DER

• deray9n. Impetuosity, prowess, vigour.
• derby11n. Any of several annual horse races.
• deric8adj. Relating to the ectoderm, as distinguished from enteric.
• derma8n. The inner layer of the skin.
• dermo8n. Perkinsosis.
• derny9n. A motorized bicycle for paced cycling events such as keirin.
• derpy11adj. Foolish, silly.
• derry9n. Dislike.

DES

• desai6n. In west and south India, a native official in charge of a district...
• desal6n. Desalination.
• deshi9n. A member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho.
• desma8n. An axial filament.
• desmo8adj. Desmodromic.
• despo8adj. Desperate.
• desto6n. A headsign; a destination sign: a moveable or electronic display...

DET

• deter6v. To prevent something from happening.
• detox13n. Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or addictive drugs.

DEU

• deuce8n. A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.

DEV

• devan9v. To unload (goods) from a container.
• devex16adj. Bending down, stooping or sloping.
• devic11adj. Relating to a deva.
• devil9n. An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive...
• devon9n. A type of processed meat sausage.

DEW

• dewan9n. A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic)...
• dewar9n. A vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than...
• dewey12n. A charge of DUI.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with DE are there?

Word.ws lists 91 five-letter words that start with DE, plus 59 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with DE?

death, depth, debut, delay, devil, delta, derby and demon.

Which of the five-letter words that start with DE has the highest letter score?

devex scores 16 points with the standard letter tile values.

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