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Words That Start with DY

There are 85 words that start with DY on Word.ws, from 3 to 13 letters. The most common length is 9 letters (21 words). The words used most often are dying, dynamic, dynamics, dynasty and dye.

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3-letter words that start with DY

  • dye7n. A colorant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to...

4-letter words that start with DY

  • dyad9n. A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
  • dyed9adj. Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith.
  • dyer8n. One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.
  • dyke12n. An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or...
  • dyne8n. A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a...
  • dyno8n. A dynamic climbing move or jump to reach a hold that cannot otherwise...
  • dyon8n. A hypothetical particle with both electric and magnetic charges.

5-letter words that start with DY

  • dying10adj. Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
  • dykes13n. Diagonal cutting pliers; diagonal pliers; diagonal cutters; wire...
  • dynam11n. A foot-pound.

6-letter words that start with DY

  • dyadic13adj. Having an arity of two (taking two arguments or operands).
  • dybbuk18n. A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a...
  • dyeing11n. The act by which something is dyed.
  • dynamo12n. An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.
  • dynast10n. A ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who...
  • dynein10n. Any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze ATP and thus provide motive...

7-letter words that start with DY

  • dyeable13adj. Able to be dyed.
  • dynamic15adj. Changing; active; in motion.
  • dynamin13n. A hydrolase responsible for endocytosis in eukaryotic cells.
  • dynamis13n. Potentiality.
  • dynasty14n. A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.
  • dyspnea13n. Difficult or laboured breathing.
  • dysuria11n. The experience or condition of experiencing pain while discharging...

8-letter words that start with DY

  • dyestuff18n. Any soluble pigment used for dyeing the hair, fabric, etc.
  • dyeworks19n. A factory for the production of dyes and sometimes also paints.
  • dynamics16n. The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on...
  • dynamism16n. Great energy, drive, force, or power; vigour of body, mind, or...
  • dynamite14n. A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium...
  • dynastic14adj. Pertaining to a dynasty.
  • dynatron12n. A tetrode in which the voltage on the screen grid is higher than that...
  • dysgenic15adj. Of or relating to, or causing degeneration or deterioration in...
  • dyslexia19n. A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.
  • dyslexic21adj. Of or pertaining to dyslexia.
  • dystocia14n. A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
  • dystonia12n. A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive...
  • dystonic14adj. Describing the isothermal isobaric reversible dissolution of a system...
  • dystopia14n. A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor...
  • dystopic16adj. Characterised by dystopia.

9-letter words that start with DY

  • dynamical17adj. Dynamic.
  • dynamiter15n. A person who uses dynamite, especially one who uses it unlawfully.
  • dynorphin18n. Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein...
  • dysbiosis15n. A medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body.
  • dyscrasia15n. Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile...
  • dysentery16n. A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially...
  • dysgeusia14n. The distortion or loss of the sense of taste; taste disorder.
  • dyspepsia17n. Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain...
  • dyspeptic19adj. Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
  • dysphagia19n. Difficulty in swallowing.
  • dysphasia18n. Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a...
  • dysphonia18n. A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
  • dysphoria18n. A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental...
  • dysphoric20adj. Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria.
  • dysplasia15n. Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of...
  • dyspraxia22n. A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills...
  • dyspraxic24adj. Of, pertaining to, or having dyspraxia.
  • dysthymia21n. A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
  • dysthymic23n. A person diagnosed with dysthymia, or dysthymic depression.
  • dystopian15adj. Of or pertaining to a dystopia.
  • dystrophy21n. A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to...

10-letter words that start with DY

  • dynamiting17n. The act of blowing something up with dynamite.
  • dysarthria17n. Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or...
  • dysgenesis15n. Defective development.
  • dysgraphia20n. A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
  • dyskinesia18n. A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and...
  • dysmorphia21n. Dysmorphism.
  • dysmorphic23adj. Of, relative to, producing, or having dysmorphism.
  • dysostosis14n. A disorder of the development of bone.
  • dysplastic18adj. Relating to or exhibiting dysplasia.
  • dysprosium18n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare...
  • dystrophic21adj. Affected with dystrophy.
  • dystrophin19n. A cytoplasmic structural protein that is deficient in some forms of...

11-letter words that start with DY

  • dynamically22adv. In a dynamic way: variably, changingly.
  • dynamometer19n. Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, force, or...
  • dyscalculia19n. A learning disability characterized by significantly below average...
  • dysfunction20n. A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers...
  • dysmotility20n. Abnormal motility, especially of the muscles in the gastrointestinal...
  • dyspareunia17n. Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
  • dysreflexia25n. The condition of having overresponsive or underresponsive reflexes.
  • dysrhythmia26n. A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that...

12-letter words that start with DY

  • dysautonomia18n. Any of a range of dysfunctions of the autonomic nervous system.
  • dyslipidemia21n. An imbalance of lipids (especially cholesterol) in the blood...
  • dysmenorrhea21n. Painful menstruation (menstrual pain), viewed as a symptom in any of...

13-letter words that start with DY

437 rare words that start with DY

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Questions about these words

How many words that start with DY are there?
Word.ws lists 85 words that start with DY, plus 437 rare ones.
What are common words that start with DY?
dying, dynamic, dynamics, dynasty, dye, dynamite, dysfunction and dyed.
Which of the words that start with DY has the highest letter score?
dysrhythmia scores 26 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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