Words with 'des' at the start and 'a' at the end

What's the most common word that starts with 'des' and ends with 'a' in the dictionary?
'Dessa' is the most popular word from this list, ranked 21684^th most common word.

Which word from this list is the most unique?
An example of a weird word from this page goes to 'desiderata'. The definition of 'desiderata' is as follows: "See Desideratum.".

How many words is it possible to make using this combination of letters?
From this list of words beginning with 'des' and ending with 'a', there are 14 entries which can be selected.

What's the highest number of points you can get in Scrabble using this list of words that start with 'des' and end with 'a'?
Our suggestion for a score of 12 points is the word 'desmoma'.

How many characters does the largest word from this page contain?
There are 12 letters in the word 'desmothoraca', which makes it the longest word Dictionarypedia has.