12-Letter Words Starting With D
There are 747 twelve-letter words starting with D in our dictionary; 307 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 747 words
- difficulties21 points
- deliberately18 points
- disadvantage18 points
- disappearing18 points
- descriptions17 points
- discouraging17 points
- distributing16 points
- distribution15 points
- deficiencies20 points
- developments20 points
- dictatorship20 points
- disciplinary20 points
- dramatically20 points
- differential19 points
- disappointed18 points
- disconnected18 points
- departmental17 points
- discriminate17 points
- demonstrated16 points
- disagreement16 points
- discontinued16 points
- declarations15 points
- demonstrates15 points
- dictionaries15 points
- discontinues15 points
- distinctions15 points
- dissertation13 points
- disqualified26 points
- demoralizing25 points
- disqualifies25 points
- decentralize24 points
- diversifying23 points
- disembarking22 points
- dumbfounding22 points
- disapproving21 points
- discomforted21 points
- debaucheries20 points
- demonstrably20 points
- dismembering20 points
- depressingly19 points
- disagreeably19 points
- disbelieving19 points
- disinfecting19 points
- displacement19 points
- decapitating18 points
- dependencies18 points
- depreciating18 points
- deprivations18 points
- desirability18 points
- disambiguate18 points
- disciplining18 points
- disconcerted18 points
- disgustingly18 points
- dishonorable18 points
- disincentive18 points
- disinfectant18 points
- disobedience18 points
- disrespected18 points
- domesticated18 points
- depreciation17 points
- determinable17 points
- disbursement17 points
- discrediting17 points
- disheartened17 points
- disinherited17 points
- disreputable17 points
- dissatisfied17 points
- disturbances17 points
- domesticates17 points
- debilitating16 points
- deliberating16 points
- disagreeable16 points
- discontented16 points
- dispossessed16 points
- disregarding16 points
- dissatisfies16 points
- disseminated16 points
- dissociating16 points
- degenerating15 points
- deliberation15 points
- delicatessen15 points
- demonstrator15 points
- denomination15 points
- denominators15 points
- denunciation15 points
- deportations15 points
- disabilities15 points
- disconsolate15 points
- discourteous15 points
- disentangled15 points
- disgruntling15 points
- dislocations15 points
- dispensaries15 points
- dispensation15 points
- dispositions15 points
- dispossesses15 points
- disseminates15 points
- dissociation15 points
- distractions15 points
- distributors15 points
- designations14 points
- deteriorated14 points
- disentangles14 points
- disingenuous14 points
- disintegrate14 points
- destinations13 points
- deteriorates13 points
- disillusions13 points
- distillation13 points
- distilleries13 points
- disorganized24 points
- delightfully23 points
- demographics23 points
- disorganizes23 points
- definitively22 points
- disaffecting22 points
- decaffeinate21 points
- dishonorably21 points
- dysfunctions21 points
- dishevelling20 points
- despondently19 points
- disenchanted19 points
- deformations18 points
- desegregated16 points
- devaluations16 points
- dilapidation16 points
- disastrously16 points
- desegregates15 points
- degeneration14 points
- disorienting14 points
- disinterests13 points
- dehumanizing28 points
- demobilizing27 points
- democratized27 points
- discotheques27 points
- demagnetized26 points
- democratizes26 points
- depoliticize26 points
- decolonizing25 points
- delinquently25 points
- demagnetizes25 points
- deliquescent24 points
- demilitarize24 points
- disjointedly24 points
- dehumidified23 points
- desensitized23 points
- digitization23 points
- decipherable22 points
- dehumidifier22 points
- dehumidifies22 points
- desensitizes22 points
- disembodying22 points
- disquisition22 points
- demographers21 points
- deprogrammed21 points
- disaffection21 points
- discomfiting21 points
- discommoding21 points
- disemboweled21 points
- disfranchise21 points
- divisibility21 points
- dogmatically21 points
- decompressed20 points
- diabolically20 points
- diagrammatic20 points
- directorship20 points
- discomfiture20 points
- discomposing20 points
- disdainfully20 points
- disreputably20 points
- domestically20 points
- deactivating19 points
- declassified19 points
- decommission19 points
- decompresses19 points
- despairingly19 points
- dipsomaniacs19 points
- discomposure19 points
- disencumbers19 points
- disturbingly19 points
- diversionary19 points
- divisiveness19 points
- downloadable19 points
- decisiveness18 points
- declassifies18 points
- decrescendos18 points
- depopulating18 points
- dethronement18 points
- dillydallied18 points
- disassembled18 points
- disestablish18 points
- distributive18 points
- dreadnoughts18 points
- decapitation17 points
- declamations17 points
- degenerative17 points
- demonstrable17 points
- denouncement17 points
- depopulation17 points
- destructible17 points
- dillydallies17 points
- disassembles17 points
- discriminant17 points
- decelerating16 points
- decongestant16 points
- deescalating16 points
- definiteness16 points
- denominating16 points
- depredations16 points
- disinclining16 points
- dissimulated16 points
- debilitation15 points
- deceleration15 points
- depilatories15 points
- depositories15 points
- deregulating15 points
- determinants15 points
- dilettantism15 points
- directorates15 points
- disarranging15 points
- disassociate15 points
- disinterment15 points
- disputations15 points
- disputatious15 points
- dissimulates15 points
- doctrinaires15 points
- deregulation14 points
- desalinating14 points
- disinterring14 points
- delineations13 points
- desalination13 points
- desolateness13 points
- demystifying25 points
- destabilized25 points
- depressurize24 points
- destabilizes24 points
- downshifting23 points
- decoratively21 points
- didactically21 points
- dismissively21 points
- disruptively21 points
- demoniacally20 points
- despotically20 points
- deflationary19 points
- determinedly19 points
- distractedly19 points
- deliberative18 points
- deconstructs17 points
- deerstalkers17 points
- demarcations17 points
- diplomatists17 points
- dominatrices17 points
- decontrolled16 points
- ditransitive16 points
- dessertspoon15 points
- discreteness15 points
- disorientate13 points
- devitalizing26 points
- deliquescing25 points
- demonetizing25 points
- depolarizing25 points
- deathwatches24 points
- denuclearize24 points
- diamondbacks24 points
- desalinizing23 points
- discipleship22 points
- discursively21 points
- divorcements20 points
- decreasingly19 points
- devilishness19 points
- dicotyledons19 points
- disaffiliate19 points
- discerningly19 points
- discordantly19 points
- doubleheader19 points
- deactivation18 points
- decrementing18 points
- defalcations18 points
- demimondaine18 points
- diamagnetism18 points
- disbelievers18 points
- disinfection18 points
- disregardful18 points
- dissociative18 points
- doubtfulness18 points
- decapitators17 points
- demodulating17 points
- derogatorily17 points
- dreadfulness17 points
- demodulation16 points
- demonologies16 points
- derisiveness16 points
- dilettantish16 points
- disesteeming16 points
- disinflation16 points
- divestitures16 points
- debonairness15 points
- decelerators15 points
- decorousness15 points
- deescalation15 points
- delimitation15 points
- despoliation15 points
- discreetness15 points
- dissimulator15 points
- distinctness15 points
- drillmasters15 points
- denaturation13 points
- diphthongize31 points
- desexualized30 points
- dichotomized30 points
- depolymerize29 points
- desexualizes29 points
- dichotomizes29 points
- decarbonized27 points
- decarburized27 points
- decimalizing27 points
- decarbonizes26 points
- decarburizes26 points
- decolorizing25 points
- demagnetizer25 points
- deoxyriboses25 points
- desquamating25 points
- detribalized25 points
- decalcifying24 points
- demineralize24 points
- demonization24 points
- detribalizes24 points
- diagonalized24 points
- digitalizing24 points
- dejectedness23 points
- dermatophyte23 points
- detoxicating23 points
- devitrifying23 points
- diagonalizes23 points
- diphtheritic23 points
- decasyllabic22 points
- decipherment22 points
- denaturalize22 points
- derivatively22 points
- desensitizer22 points
- dichromatism22 points
- differencing22 points
- disjunctions22 points
- disjunctures22 points
- doublethinks22 points
- drinkability22 points
- dwarfishness22 points
- decidability21 points
- decomposable21 points
- depressively21 points
- diaphanously21 points
- diminutively21 points
- disaccharide21 points
- dispersively21 points
- dynastically21 points
- daredeviltry20 points
- decasyllable20 points
- denitrifying20 points
- depreciative20 points
- depreciatory20 points
- deprogrammer20 points
- determinably20 points
- diagrammable20 points
- diaphoretics20 points
- diastrophism20 points
- diencephalon20 points
- digressively20 points
- diminishable20 points
- diminishment20 points
- discoverable20 points
- diverticulum20 points
- dodecahedral20 points
- dodecahedron20 points
- dynamometers20 points
- decalcomania19 points
- decongestive19 points
- detumescence19 points
- dialectology19 points
- differentiae19 points
- diploblastic19 points
- disaccording19 points
- dispiritedly19 points
- divaricating19 points
- divergencies19 points
- documentable19 points
- dovishnesses19 points
- decorticated18 points
- decrepitated18 points
- defibrillate18 points
- denominative18 points
- denunciative18 points
- denunciatory18 points
- deviationism18 points
- diatonically18 points
- diplodocuses18 points
- disallowance18 points
- dispensatory18 points
- dissimilarly18 points
- dissyllables18 points
- distributary18 points
- divarication18 points
- divertimenti18 points
- divertimento18 points
- dappernesses17 points
- deconsecrate17 points
- decorticates17 points
- decrepitates17 points
- deflagration17 points
- degenerately17 points
- deprecations17 points
- depreciators17 points
- dermabrasion17 points
- desiderative17 points
- dialectician17 points
- diatomaceous17 points
- dilapidating17 points
- disburdening17 points
- disclamation17 points
- discountable17 points
- disembarrass17 points
- disinfesting17 points
- dislodgement17 points
- dislodgments17 points
- duplications17 points
- decongestion16 points
- defenestrate16 points
- definitional16 points
- degeneracies16 points
- delusiveness16 points
- demodulators16 points
- demonologist16 points
- deracinating16 points
- derivational16 points
- detergencies16 points
- deviationist16 points
- dimensioning16 points
- dissimilated16 points
- dorsiventral16 points
- dorsoventral16 points
- dramaturgies16 points
- duodecillion16 points
- declensional15 points
- declinations15 points
- degradations15 points
- delamination15 points
- dendrologist15 points
- densitometer15 points
- depositional15 points
- deracination15 points
- derelictions15 points
- determinists15 points
- deuteranopia15 points
- disseminator15 points
- dissimilates15 points
- dumortierite15 points
- deglutitions14 points
- denigrations14 points
- dilatoriness13 points
- distortional13 points
- dolorousness13 points
- doxycyclines30 points
- dicarboxylic29 points
- defeminizing28 points
- deformalized28 points
- devocalizing28 points
- deformalizes27 points
- dibenzofuran27 points
- disharmonize27 points
- dysrhythmias27 points
- decarbonizer26 points
- definitizing26 points
- deglamorized26 points
- democratizer26 points
- derivatizing26 points
- desulfurized26 points
- dramatizable26 points
- deglamorizes25 points
- delocalizing25 points
- deoxygenated25 points
- desacralized25 points
- desulfurizes25 points
- disjunctives25 points
- dolomitizing25 points
- dysphemistic25 points
- decolorizers24 points
- demoralizers24 points
- deoxygenates24 points
- depolarizers24 points
- deputization24 points
- desacralizes24 points
- desquamation24 points
- dimerization24 points
- doxorubicins24 points
- daydreamlike23 points
- deacidifying23 points
- dextrorotary23 points
- dichotically23 points
- diphosphates23 points
- discographic23 points
- disquietudes23 points
- dodecaphonic23 points
- debouchments22 points
- decertifying22 points
- deionization22 points
- detoxication22 points
- dichroscopes22 points
- diencephalic22 points
- diphtheroids22 points
- disaffirming22 points
- dissymmetric22 points
- dominatrixes22 points
- dynamometric22 points
- damselfishes21 points
- daylightings21 points
- demographies21 points
- deoxidations21 points
- despitefully21 points
- detractively21 points
- deverbatives21 points
- dichlorvoses21 points
- diffractions21 points
- diffusionism21 points
- discographer21 points
- discommended21 points
- disconfirmed21 points
- ditchdiggers21 points
- doublespeaks21 points
- doughnutlike21 points
- driveability21 points
- dumbfounders21 points
- dysmenorrhea21 points
- decemvirates20 points
- deforcements20 points
- degressively20 points
- dehydrations20 points
- demolishment20 points
- depravements20 points
- derogatively20 points
- dichotomists20 points
- didacticisms20 points
- diglycerides20 points
- disapprovals20 points
- disapprovers20 points
- discrepantly20 points
- disfurnished20 points
- disgustfully20 points
- distraughtly20 points
- dopaminergic20 points
- downwardness20 points
- drapeability20 points
- dressmakings20 points
- debarkations19 points
- decompensate19 points
- defibrinated19 points
- depravedness19 points
- deprograming19 points
- detachedness19 points
- devotionally19 points
- dialogically19 points
- diffusionist19 points
- dimercaprols19 points
- dipterocarps19 points
- disaccustoms19 points
- disbowelling19 points
- disemboguing19 points
- disendowment19 points
- disfurnishes19 points
- disinhibited19 points
- displaceable19 points
- disremembers19 points
- dissipatedly19 points
- dissuasively19 points
- diversifiers19 points
- doppelganger19 points
- dunderheaded19 points
- deactivators18 points
- debridements18 points
- decarbonated18 points
- decerebrated18 points
- dechlorinate18 points
- decrepitudes18 points
- defibrinates18 points
- deflagrating18 points
- deifications18 points
- deliverances18 points
- densitometry18 points
- depravations18 points
- dermatologic18 points
- despiteously18 points
- despondences18 points
- detonability18 points
- diabetogenic18 points
- diageotropic18 points
- diapositives18 points
- dictyosteles18 points
- dietetically18 points
- difunctional18 points
- dilatability18 points
- dipeptidases18 points
- disbandments18 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 747
- By usage: 110 very common, 197 common, 440 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- diphthongize 31
- desexualized 30
- dichotomized 30
- doxycyclines 30
- depolymerize 29
- desexualizes 29
- dicarboxylic 29
- dichotomizes 29
- defeminizing 28
- deformalized 28
Most common
- difficulties
- deliberately
- disadvantage
- disappearing
- descriptions
- discouraging
- distributing
- distribution
- deficiencies
- developments
Definitions
- deliberately (adverb)
- With intention; in an intentional manner.
- disadvantage (noun)
- The quality of having an inferior or less favorable position.
- disappearing (noun)
- The act of leaving secretly or without explanation.
- discouraging (adjective)
- Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action.
Here is the complete list of twelve-letter words starting with D: 747 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as DIFFICULTIES and DELIBERATELY lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the twelve-letter words starting with D?
DIPHTHONGIZE scores 31 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
440 of the 747 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.