Words Ending With DE
100 wordsWords ending in DE span from simple everyday terms to pharmaceutical mouthfuls. This suffix appears in verbs describing change (fade, erode), nouns for substances (oxide, chloride), and borrowed words from French that still carry their elegant endings. Whether you're building vocabulary or hunting for game-winning plays, these 714 words offer rich territory to explore.
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1Pattern Guide
Insights and recommendations for these words.
The DE ending creates some of the most versatile words in competitive play, bridging short tactical moves with massive pharmaceutical scores.
Vocabulary & Language
Linguistic patterns and usage statistics
The DE ending serves multiple linguistic functions. In chemistry, it signals compounds and reactions—oxide, chloride, sulfide. French loanwords preserve their original spelling, giving us words like facade, crusade, and brigade. Many DE verbs describe gradual processes: fade, erode, evade, degrade. This suffix also appears in musical terms borrowed from Italian and French dance traditions.
Total Words
714
0.2% of dictionary
Avg Length
8.3 letters
2.7 syllables
Top Scrabble
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
44 points
Longest Word
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
19 letters
Parts of Speech
At 75% nouns, this pattern skews heavily toward naming things rather than actions. The 8.3-letter average sits well above typical English words, driven largely by scientific and chemical terminology that dominates the longer entries.
Middle English and French dominate this pattern's origins, reflecting centuries of Norman influence on English vocabulary. The journey of SARABANDE—from Persian through Spanish to French before reaching English—shows how dance terms traveled trade routes. ATTITUDE followed a similar path through Italian and Late Latin, demonstrating how abstract concepts often arrived via Romance languages.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Short (2-4)
Long (8+)
a diuretic drug (trade name Microzide, Esidrix, and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension
a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism
complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue
Short (2-4)
Long (8+)
a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism
a diuretic drug (trade name Microzide, Esidrix, and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension
complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue
JADE delivers solid value in both games, but WWF rewards it more generously at 14 points versus Scrabble's 12. The J-tile difference (10 points in WWF, 8 in Scrabble) makes J-words consistently better WWF plays. EXCLUDE jumps from 17 to 20 points between games thanks to the X-tile bonus. For monster scores, HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE tops Scrabble at 44 points, while WWF players should target CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE at 43 points.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
TRADE and GRADE test two common consonants (T, G) alongside the reliable R and vowels A and E. SHADE offers the high-frequency SH combination, while ASIDE places the vowels differently to catch alternate patterns.
Length Extremes
Longest and shortest valid words
Longest
Shortest
The shortest DE words are ancient and fundamental—ODE, IDE. The longest are modern pharmaceutical compounds, where systematic chemical naming creates predictably lengthy constructions.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
egg-thickened veloute
wait in hiding to attack
a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior
AMBUSCADE means to wait in hiding to attack—it's the fancy ancestor of 'ambush.' This 9-letter word scores well in both games and catches opponents off guard. Its French military heritage gives it legitimacy that feels almost unfair when you play it.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.