Words that start with 'des' and contain 'a'


There are over 100 words possible, so you are certain to discover the right words that start with 'des' and contain 'a' !

5 letter words

  • desma
  • dessa

6 letter words

  • desalt
  • desand
  • deseam
  • desman
  • desray

7 letter words

  • desalts
  • desands
  • descale
  • descant
  • deskman
  • desmans
  • desmoma
  • despair
  • destain
  • desugar

8 letter words

  • desalted
  • desalter
  • desanded
  • desaurin
  • descaled
  • descants
  • descrial
  • desecate
  • desiatin
  • desyatin
  • desicate
  • desolate
  • despairs
  • despatch
  • despisal
  • despotat
  • destains
  • destinal
  • desugars

9 letter words

  • desalters
  • desalting
  • desanding
  • desaurine
  • descaling
  • descanted
  • descanter
  • descartes
  • desdemona
  • desecrate
  • desiccant
  • desiccate
  • desiderta
  • designado
  • designate
  • desirable
  • desirably
  • desmacyte
  • desmidian
  • desmolase
  • desolated
  • desolater
  • desolates
  • desolator
  • desoxalic
  • despaired
  • despairer
  • desparple
  • desperacy
  • desperado
  • desperate
  • despraise
  • despumate
  • dessicate
  • destained
  • destinate
  • desugared

10 letter words

  • desalinate
  • desalinize
  • desamidase
  • desaminase
  • desaturate
  • descanting
  • descantist
  • descendant
  • desecrated
  • desecrater
  • desecrates
  • desecrator
  • desertward
  • deshabille
  • desiccants
  • desiccated
  • desiccates
  • desiccator
  • desiderant
  • desiderata
  • desiderate
  • designable
  • designated
  • designates
  • designator
  • designatum
  • desilicate
  • desynapsis
  • desynaptic
  • desireable
  • desistance
  • desmachyme
  • desmanthus
  • desmodynia
  • desmopathy
  • desmopexia
  • desolately
  • desolating
  • desolation
  • desolative
  • desonation
  • desoxalate
  • despairful
  • despairing
  • despatched

11 letter words

  • desacralize
  • desagrement
  • desalinated
  • desalinates
  • desalinator
  • desalinized
  • desalinizes
  • descamisado
  • descendable
  • descendance
  • descendants
  • deschampsia
  • describable
  • describably
  • desecrating
  • desecration
  • desegregate
  • desexualize
  • desiccating
  • desiccation
  • desiccative
  • desiccatory
  • desiccators
  • desiderable
  • desiderated
  • desideratum
  • designating
  • designation
  • designative
  • designatory
  • designators
  • desilicated
  • desinential
  • desipramine
  • desmarestia
  • desmatippus
  • desmectasia
  • desmidiales
  • desmocytoma
  • desmography
  • desmomyaria
  • desocialize
  • desolations
  • despatchers
  • despatching

12 letter words

  • desalinating
  • desalination
  • desalinizing
  • desaturation
  • descamisados
  • descendental
  • descensional
  • desecrations
  • desegregated
  • desegregates
  • desesperance
  • desexualized
  • desiccations
  • desiderating
  • desideration
  • desiderative
  • designations
  • desilicating
  • desirability
  • desmidiaceae
  • desmodactyli
  • desmognathae
  • desmothoraca
  • desobligeant
  • desolateness
  • desolatingly
  • despairfully
  • despairingly
  • despecialize
  • desperadoism
  • despoliation
  • despotically
  • desquamating
  • desquamation
  • desquamative
  • desquamatory
  • destabilized
  • destigmatize
  • destinations
  • desulfurated
  • desulphurate

13 letter words

  • deseasonalize
  • desegregating
  • desegregation
  • desexualizing
  • desirableness
  • desmidiaceous
  • desmodontidae
  • desmognathism
  • desmognathous
  • desmoneoplasm
  • desoxyanisoin
  • despecificate
  • desperateness
  • despicability
  • despoliations
  • destabilizing
  • destandardize
  • destructional
  • desulfurating
  • desulfuration
  • desulphurated
  • desuperheater

14 letter words

  • desalinization
  • desamidization
  • descendability
  • describability
  • desectionalize
  • desegmentation
  • desmachymatous
  • desmohemoblast
  • desmopathology
  • desophisticate
  • despairfulness
  • despairingness
  • despicableness
  • despiritualize
  • despisableness
  • despoticalness
  • destigmatizing
  • desubstantiate
  • desulphurating
  • desulphuration

15 letter words

  • desacralization
  • descendentalism
  • descendentalist
  • desensitization
  • desertification
  • desexualization
  • desilverization
  • desmarestiaceae
  • desmoscolecidae
  • desocialization
  • despecification
  • destabilization
  • destalinization
  • desterilization
  • destructuralize
  • desulfurisation
  • desulfurization

16 letter words

  • desensitizations
  • desentimentalize
  • desilicification
  • desiliconization
  • desynonymization
  • desmarestiaceous
  • desmopathologist
  • desophistication
  • despecialization
  • destigmatization
  • desubstantialize
  • desulphurization

17 letter words

  • descendentalistic

18 letter words

  • desaccharification
  • desoxyribonuclease
  • despiritualization

In Scrabble, what is the highest number of points possible using this list of words that start with 'des' and contain 'a'?
With a considerable 309 entries, we'd recommend selecting 'despatch' scoring 16 points.

What is a weird word from all the word combos available on this list?
The most interesting word from this list is 'desudation'. The traditional definition of 'desudation' is as follows: "A sweating; a profuse or morbid sweating, often succeeded by an eruption of small pimples.".

Which word on this page stands out as the most popular?
Our system reveals the most common word in the dictionary that start with 'des' and include 'a' is 'despair'.

How many words are possible to make using the combination of letters specified?
You can pick from 309 words on our page of words that start with 'des' and contain 'a'.

How many letters does the longest word from this list contain?
There are 18 characters in the word 'desaccharification', making it the largest word Dictionarypedia has.