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


This is a popular word choice, to such an extent there exists exactly 140 entries to consider. Have a blast!

6 letter words

  • desire
  • desize
  • desole
  • desume

7 letter words

  • descale
  • descure
  • deserve
  • deslime
  • desmine
  • desmose
  • despise
  • despite
  • despose
  • despume
  • destine
  • desuete
  • desuvre

8 letter words

  • describe
  • descrive
  • desecate
  • desicate
  • designee
  • desitive
  • desklike
  • desolate
  • despeche
  • despouse

9 letter words

  • desaurine
  • desecrate
  • desiccate
  • desidiose
  • designate
  • desinence
  • desirable
  • desistive
  • desmacyte
  • desmocyte
  • desmolase
  • desmoneme
  • desmosite
  • desmosome
  • desoeuvre
  • desparple
  • desperate
  • despotize
  • despraise
  • despumate
  • dessicate
  • destinate
  • destitute
  • desuetude

10 letter words

  • desalinate
  • desalinize
  • desamidase
  • desaminase
  • desaturate
  • descensive
  • desertlike
  • desertrice
  • deshabille
  • desiderate
  • designable
  • desilicate
  • desipience
  • desireable
  • desistance
  • desistence
  • desmachyme
  • desmotrope
  • desolative
  • desoxalate
  • desperance
  • despicable
  • despisable
  • desponsage
  • desponsate
  • desquamate
  • dessiatine
  • desugarize

11 letter words

  • desacralize
  • descendable
  • descendance
  • descendence
  • descendible
  • descloizite
  • describable
  • descriptive
  • desegregate
  • desensitize
  • desexualize
  • desiccative
  • desiderable
  • designative
  • desilverize
  • desipramine
  • desocialize
  • despondence
  • destabilize
  • destalinize
  • desterilize
  • destinezite
  • destroyable
  • destructive
  • desulfurate
  • desulfurise
  • desulfurize

12 letter words

  • desesperance
  • desiderative
  • desiliconize
  • desynonymize
  • desmidiaceae
  • desmognathae
  • desoxyribose
  • despecialize
  • desquamative
  • destigmatize
  • destructible
  • desulphurate
  • desulphurise
  • desulphurize

13 letter words

  • deseasonalize
  • desynchronize
  • desmodontidae
  • despecificate
  • destandardize

14 letter words

  • desectionalize
  • desophisticate
  • desoxymorphine
  • despiritualize
  • desubstantiate

15 letter words

  • desmarestiaceae
  • desmoscolecidae
  • desoxyephedrine
  • destructuralize

16 letter words

  • desentimentalize
  • desiodothyroxine
  • desoxycinchonine
  • desubstantialize

18 letter words

  • desoxyribonuclease

20 letter words

  • desoxycorticosterone

What is the most common word that starts with 'des' and ends with 'e' in the dictionary?
We can confirm that 'desire' is the 717th most common word.

Which is the most unusual word from this page?
There are several peculiar words in this list, although our favorite is 'desquamate'. The definition of 'desquamate' is as follows: "To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.". Credit goes to Oxford Dictionary.

What is the biggest word you can derive from the combination searched for?
The word 'desoxycorticosterone' is made up of 20 characters.

In Scrabble, what is the most points you can get using this list of words with 'des' at the start and 'e' at the end?
With an extensive 140 entries, you'll want to go for 'desklike' scoring 17 points in total.

What's the max number of words you are able to construct from words that start with 'des' and end with 'e'?
It's possible to make 140 words with the specified letter combination.