9-Letter Words Starting with D

All 594 nine-letter words that start with D: page 1 of 2

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• dachshund19n. A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including...
• daggering13n. A stab from, or as if from, a dagger.
• dagnabbit15interj. Goddamnit.
• dairyland14n. An agricultural region where dairy farming takes place.
• dalliance12n. Playful flirtation; amorous play.
• dalradian11n. A series of metamorphic rocks that are difficult to assign a position...
• damascene14adj. Inlaid with silver or gold.
• dambuster14n. An aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.
• damnation12n. The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed...
• damnedest13n. One's best effort.
• damningly16adv. In a damning manner, or to an extent that is damning.
• dampening15n. The act of making or becoming damp.
• damselfly18n. Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender...
• danceable14adj. Suitable for dancing.
• dancehall15n. A public hall for dancing.
• dancewear15n. Clothing made to be worn by dancers, such as leotards and ballet shoes.
• dandelion11n. Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum...
• dandified15adj. Characteristic (in dress and habits) of a dandy.
• dangerman13n. A player on an opposing side who poses a significant threat.
• dangerous11adj. Full of danger.
• danthonia13n. Any of the genus Danthonia of Eurasian, North African, and American...
• daredevil14n. A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is...
• darkening15n. The act of something becoming darker.
• darkfield18adj. Being or relating to a method of microscopy that excludes the...
• darkhorse17adj. Having the character of a dark horse.
• darnedest11adj. Damnedest; most amazing, consternating, etc.
• dartboard13n. A board used as a target for throwing darts.
• darunavir13n. An antiretroviral drug of the protease inhibitor class that is used in...
• dasatinib12n. A particular drug used as a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
• dashboard16n. An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a...
• dashingly17adv. In a bold, spirited manner.
• dastardly14adj. In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous.
• dataframe15n. A two-dimensional array of data items, rather like a spreadsheet.
• datasheet13n. A document summarizing the performance and other technical...
• dauntless10adj. Invulnerable to fear or intimidation.
• davenport15n. A large sofa, especially a formal one.
• daylights17n. A person's eyes (mostly as a target in fighting).
• dayspring16n. The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn...
• daywalker20n. One who can go out in the sunlight, distinguished from vampires, etc....

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• deaconess12n. A non-clerical role for women in some churches.
• deadening12n. The process by which something is deadened.
• deadliest11adj. Causing the greatest number of deaths.
• deadlight15n. A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be...
• deadstock17n. Merchandise that has not yielded any use yet: from the view of the...
• deafblind16adj. Unable to see and hear.
• deafening14adj. Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
• dealmaker16n. One who makes or brokers business or political transactions.
• deaminase12n. An enzyme that catalyses deamination.
• deathblow18n. A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.
• deathcore15n. An extreme fusion genre of death metal and metalcore.
• deathless13adj. Undying or immortal.
• deathlike17adj. Resembling or characteristic of death.
• deathrock19n. A subgenre of punk rock, incorporating horror themes, that emerged in...
• deathtrap15n. An extremely dangerous location, structure, or device.
• debarment14n. The act or an instance of debarring.
• debatable14adj. Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
• debatably17adv. In a way subject to challenge or worthy of debate.
• debauched18adj. Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree...
• debauchee17n. Somebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without...
• debenture12n. A certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone; a...
• debugging15n. The process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent...
• debunking17n. The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum).
• debutante12n. A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.
• decadence15n. A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay.
• decanoate12n. Any salt or ester of decanoic acid.
• decanting13n. The process by which a liquid is decanted.
• decapping17n. The removal of a cap, especially the enzymatic removal of a cap from...
• decathlon15n. An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting...
• deceitful15adj. Deliberately misleading or cheating.
• deceiving16n. Deception.
• decencies14n. The requirements for comfortable living.
• decennial12n. Synonym of decade, a ten-year period.
• decennium14n. Synonym of decade: a ten year period.
• deception14n. An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone...
• deceptive17adj. Likely or attempting to deceive.
• decertify18v. To annul the certification of.
• decidable15adj. Capable of being decided.
• decidedly17adv. In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly.
• deciduous13adj. Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or...
• decimator14n. A devastator or destroyer.
• deckhouse19n. A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
• declarant12n. A person who makes a formal declaration or statement.
• declaring13n. The act of making something known; announcing; proclaiming.
• declawing16n. The surgical removal of claws.
• declining13n. Decline.
• declivity18n. The downward slope of a curve.
• declutter12n. The act or process of removing clutter; a decluttering.
• decoction14n. An extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down.
• decodable15adj. Able to be read using a certain set of reading knowledge.
• decollete12adj. Having a low-cut neckline.
• decompile16v. To recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.
• decompose16v. To separate or break down (something) into its components.
• decongest13v. To free from congestion.
• decontrol12v. To remove controls.
• decorated13adj. Having had decorations applied; adorned with attractive items.
• decorator12n. Someone who decorates.
• decoupage15n. An art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or...
• decoupler14n. That which decouples.
• decreeing13n. The giving out of a decree.
• decrement14n. A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular...
• decubitus14n. The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.
• decumbent16adj. Lying down; reclining on the ground.
• decurrent12adj. Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf...
• decussate12adj. Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.
• dedicated14adj. Devoted; loyal; conscientious.
• dedicatee13n. Someone to whom something is dedicated.
• deducible15adj. Capable of being deduced.
• deduction13n. That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
• deductive16adj. Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
• deepening13n. The act of becoming deeper.
• deepwater15n. Brine collected in a seafloor depression (brine pool).
• deerhound14n. A dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for...
• defaulter13n. One who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a...
• defeatism15n. Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
• defeatist13adj. Of or relating to defeatism.
• defection15n. An act or incidence of defecting.
• defective18adj. Having one or more defects.
• defendant14adj. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.
• defending15n. An act of defence.
• defensive16adj. Intended for defence; protective.
• deference15n. Great respect.
• deferment15n. An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
• deferring14n. Deferral.
• defiantly16adv. In a defiant manner.
• deficient15adj. Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
• definable15adj. Able to be defined.
• definiens13n. The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
• deflation13n. An act or instance of deflating.
• deflected16adj. Bent abruptly downward.
• deflector15n. Something which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid...
• defocused16adj. Produced by defocusing.
• defoliant13n. An agent used to defoliate plants.
• defoliate13v. To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical...
• deformity18n. The state of being deformed.
• defroster13n. A device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying...
• defunding15n. An instance of something being defunded; withdrawal of funds.
• degassing12n. The process of removing gas.
• deglazing21n. A piece of deglazed food from a pan.
• degloving15n. An instance of skin being degloved.
• degrading13adj. Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded.
• degreaser11n. An industrial solvent, often containing polyhalogenated hydrocarbons...
• degumming16n. The removal of gum from a material, especially the removal of sericin...
• dehiscent15adj. Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical...
• dehydrate17v. To remove water from; to dry up.
• deionized20adj. That has been prepared by deionization.
• dejection19n. A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
• delegable13adj. That can be delegated.
• delegator11n. One who delegates.
• delicates12n. Garments or cloth items that are delicate and need gentle handling when...
• delicious12adj. Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
• delighted15adj. Greatly pleased.
• delimited13adj. With specified conditions.
• delimiter12n. That which delimits, that separates.
• delineate10v. To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
• delinking15n. The process of something being delinked.
• delirious10adj. Being in the state of delirium.
• delisting11n. Formal removal from an official list.
• delivered14adj. That has been, or will be, delivered in a specific manner.
• deliverer13n. One who delivers.
• delousing11n. The process of removing lice.
• demagogic16adj. Of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.
• demagogue14n. A leader of the people.
• demanding14adj. Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
• demarcate14v. To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
• demeaning13adj. Degrading; that degrades.
• demeanour12n. UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Commonwealth spelling of...
• dementing13adj. Causing dementia.
• demimonde15n. A class of women maintained by wealthy protectors; female courtesans or...
• demitasse12n. A small cup of strong black coffee.
• democracy19n. Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as.
• demoscene14n. The informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos...
• demulcent14adj. Soothing or softening.
• demurrage13n. The detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed...
• demystify21v. To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
• denatured11adj. Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
• dendrimer13n. Any polymer or oligomer having multiple branches of atoms strung off a...
• dendritic13adj. Having a branching structure similar to a tree.
• denialism12n. The practice of rejecting propositions which are strongly supported by...
• denialist10adj. Relating to denial in a controversial debate.
• denigrate11v. To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
• denoising11n. The extraction of a signal from a mixture of signal and noise.
• denosumab14n. A drug (trademarks Prolia and Xgera) that is a genetically engineered...
• denseness10n. Thickheadedness: limited mental capacity.
• dentalium12n. Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.
• dentistry13n. The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and...
• dentition10n. The set of natural teeth of an individual.
• deodorant11n. Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
• deodorize20v. To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).
• departing13adj. That is leaving.
• departure12n. The act of departing or something that has departed.
• dependant13n. UK and Commonwealth standard spelling of dependent.
• dependent13adj. Relying upon; depending upon.
• depending14adj. Suspended or hanging from another element, such as a shield, helmet...
• dephasing16n. A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation...
• depiction14n. A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
• depleting13n. Depletion.
• depletion12n. The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
• depositor12n. A person who makes a deposit, especially a deposit of money in a bank.
• depravity18n. The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
• deprecate14v. To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
• depressed13adj. Unhappy; despondent.
• depressor12n. Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
• deprogram15v. To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing...
• depthless15adj. Having no depth, or having a depth that is impossible to determine...
• derailing11n. The act by which something is derailed.
• derivable15adj. Able to be derived; deducible.
• dermatome14n. An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for...
• dermestid13n. Any beetle of the family Dermestidae, most of which are scavengers that...
• derringer11n. A type of very small, concealable pistol with one or two barrels but...
• desalting11n. A process in which salt is removed from a material; desalination.
• descaling13n. The removal of scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the...
• descender13n. A person or thing that descends.
• describer14n. A person who describes.
• desecrate12v. To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
• desertion10n. The act of deserting.
• deserving14adj. Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious.
• desiccant14n. A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a...
• desiccate14v. To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme...
• designate11adj. Designated; appointed; chosen.
• designing12adj. Artful; scheming.
• desilting11n. The action of removing silt.
• desirable12adj. Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
• desirably15adv. In a manner likely to arouse desire.
• deskbound17adj. Whose work confines him or her to a desk.
• desmodium15n. Any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family...
• despedida14n. A farewell party.
• desperado13n. A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.
• desperate12adj. In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
• despising13n. An act of despising.
• despoiler12n. One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer.
• despotism14n. Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either...
• destitute10adj. Lacking something; devoid.
• destroyed14adj. Damaged beyond repair; ruined; wrecked; obliterated.
• destroyer13n. That which destroys something.
• desuetude11n. The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer...
• desultory13adj. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without...
• detailing11n. A thorough description or explanation.
• detaining11n. A delay, hindrance, or impediment; the act of holding back.
• detangler11n. A conditioner product for removing tangles from hair.
• detecting13n. An act of detection.
• detection12n. The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the...
• detective15n. A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in...
• detention10n. The act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.
• detergent11n. Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
• determent12n. The act of deterring; deterrence.
• determine12v. To set the boundaries or limits of.
• deterrent10adj. Serving to deter, preventing something from happening.
• detonator10n. A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
• detouring11n. The act of taking a detour.
• detractor12n. A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.
• detrended12adj. Having long-term trends removed in order to emphasise short-term...
• detriment12n. Harm, hurt, damage.
• deuteride11n. Any hydride in which normal hydrogen is replaced by deuterium.
• deuterium12n. An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom -...
• devaluing14n. Devaluation.
• devastate13v. To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all...
• developed16adj. Wealthy and industrialized; not third-world.
• developer15n. A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain...
• deviation13n. The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
• devilfish19n. The octopus.
• devilment15n. Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking...
• deviously16adv. In a devious manner.
• devoicing16n. The process by which a sound is devoiced.
• devotchka22n. A girl, especially one of Russian descent.
• devotedly17adv. In a devoted manner.
• devouring14n. The act by which something is devoured.
• deworming16n. The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
• dexedrine18n. A brand name for dextroamphetamine.
• dexterity20n. Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
• dexterous17adj. Skillful with one's hands.

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• diabeetus12n. Diabetes.
• diablerie12n. Witchcraft, sorcery.
• diacetate12n. Any salt or ester having two acetate groups.
• diaconate12n. The rank of a deacon.
• diacritic14adj. Distinguishing.
• diaeresis10n. A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong...
• diagnosis11n. The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and...
• dialectal12adj. Of or relating to a dialect.
• dialectic14n. Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange...
• dialysate13n. The material that passes through a membrane during dialysis.
• diametral12adj. Of, relating to, or measured across a diameter.
• diametric14adj. Directly opposing.
• diapering13n. The act of clothing somebody in a diaper.
• diaphragm18n. In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen...
• diaphysis18n. The central shaft of any long bone.
• diarrheal13adj. That causes, or is associated with diarrhea.
• diasporan12adj. Of or pertaining to a diaspora.
• diasporic14adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing diaspore.
• diastasis10n. A separation between two parts, such as separation of a bone, without...
• diastatic12adj. Having germinated, resulting in the presence of enzymes that convert...
• diastolic12adj. Pertaining to a diastole.
• diathermy18n. The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents...
• diathesis13n. A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other...
• diatomite12n. A fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms.
• diazonium21n. Any univalent cation, of general formula R-N₂⁺; diazonium salts are...
• dicalcium16n. Two atoms of calcium in a chemical compound.
• dichotomy20n. A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a...
• dichroism17n. The property of some crystals of transmitting different colors of light...
• dictation12n. Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the...
• didactics15n. The art and science of teaching.
• dietetics12n. The study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease.
• dietitian10n. A person who studies or practices dietetics.
• different16adj. Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
• differing17n. Difference.
• difficile18adj. Hard to work with; stubborn.
• difficult18adj. Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
• diffident17adj. Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest.
• diffusely19adv. In a diffuse manner.
• diffusing17adj. Broken down so that its elements are placed in its most specific subset...
• diffusion16n. The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being...
• diffusive19adj. That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number...
• digastric13adj. Having two bellies.
• digestate11n. Material that has been digested, usually using acid or biomethanation.
• digestion11n. The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted...
• digestive14adj. Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
• digitalis11n. Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the...
• digitally14adv. In a digital manner.
• digitized21adj. That has been converted from analog to digital.
• digitizer20n. A device that digitizes.
• digitoxin18n. A toxic cardiac glycoside, obtained from digitalis, related to...
• diglossia11n. The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native...
• dignified15adj. Having an attitude or bearing that connotes respectability and poise.
• dignitary14n. An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.
• dihydrate17n. A hydrate whose solid contains two molecules of water of...
• dihydroxy27adj. Containing two hydroxy functional groups.
• diligence13n. Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
• dilithium15n. The diatomic molecule Li₂ found in the gas phase.
• diltiazem21n. A benzothiazepine drug, a potent vasodilator used to treat...
• dimension12n. A single aspect of a given thing.
• dimerized22adj. That have been reacted to form a dimer.
• dimethoxy25n. Two methoxy groups in a molecule.
• dimorphic19adj. Occurring or existing in two different forms.
• dinitrate10n. Any compound having two nitrate groups.
• dioecious12adj. Having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of...
• dionysiac15adj. Wild and ecstatic.
• dionysian13adj. Wild, irrational, undisciplined, orgiastic.
• diospyros15n. Any tree of the genus Diospyros.
• dipeptide15n. An organic compound formed from two amino acids joined by a peptide...
• diphthong19n. A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends...
• diplomacy19n. The art and practice of conducting international relations by...
• diplomate14n. A professional who has earned a diploma.
• diradical13n. A divalent radical.
• direction12n. A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of...
• directive15adj. That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
• directory15n. A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or...
• directrix19n. A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the...
• dirigible13n. A self-propelled airship that can be steered.
• dirigisme13n. A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social...
• dirigiste11adj. Controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy.
• dirtiness10n. The state or quality of being dirty.
• disabling13adj. That disables; crippling.
• disappear14v. To vanish.
• disarming13adj. Charming; likely to put one at ease.
• disavowal16n. A denial of knowledge, relationship, or responsibility towards...
• disavowed17adj. Strongly disowned or denied.
• disbelief15n. An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that...
• disbursal12n. The act of disbursing money.
• discalced15adj. Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing...
• discerner12n. One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, or judges.
• discharge16v. To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
• discipled15adj. Having been converted or trained as a disciple or a group of disciples.
• disclosed13adj. Made known; admitted.
• discloser12n. A person who discloses.
• discoidal13adj. Having the flat, circular shape of a disc or a quoit.
• discolour12v. British and Canadian standard spelling of discolor.
• discomfit17v. To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
• discourse12n. Expression in words, either speech or writing.
• discovery18n. Something discovered.
• discredit13v. To harm the good reputation of (a person).
• discussed13adj. Having been put under discussion.
• disembark18v. To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore.
• disengage12n. A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry.
• disfavour16n. Lack of favour; displeasure.
• disfigure14v. To irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively...
• disgraced14adj. Having been disgraced; having a damaged reputation.
• disguised12adj. Wearing a disguise; dressed in strange or unusual clothes, or taking on...
• disgusted12adj. Filled with disgust.
• dishcloth18n. A cloth used to wash dishes.
• dishonest13adj. Not honest; shoddy.
• dishonour13n. Shame or disgrace.
• dishtowel16n. A towel or any similar cloth used to dry dishes.
• dishwater16n. Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
• disinfect15v. To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
• disinvest13v. To reduce investment, or cease to invest.
• disinvite13v. To cancel or withdraw an invitation to (someone).
• disjoined18adj. Separated.
• dislocate12v. To put something out of its usual place.
• dismantle12v. To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.
• dismaying16adj. Disheartening; daunting.
• dismember16v. To remove the limbs of.
• dismissal12n. The act of sending someone away.
• dismissed13adj. Not having been considered; treated as unimportant; rejected.
• dismutase12n. Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.
• disorient10v. To cause to lose orientation or direction.
• disparage13v. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or...
• disparate12adj. Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
• disparity15n. The state of being unequal; difference.
• dispenser12n. Something or someone that dispenses things.
• dispersal12n. The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
• dispersed13adj. Spread out in space and/or time; not concentrated.

Questions about these words

How many nine-letter words that start with D are there?

Word.ws lists 594 nine-letter words that start with D, plus 2,164 rare ones.

What are common nine-letter words that start with D?

different, difficult, developed, direction, dangerous, determine, delivered and destroyed.

Which of the nine-letter words that start with D has the highest letter score?

drizzling scores 29 points with the standard letter tile values.

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