9-letter words starting with D
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter D. This section showcases how D at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with D, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| different | 16 | differing from all others; not ordinary | advertising that strives continually to be different |
| difficult | 18 | hard to control | a difficult child |
| dangerous | 11 | involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm | a dangerous criminal |
| detective | 15 | a police officer who investigates crimes | - |
| destroyed | 14 | destroyed physically or morally | - |
| delicious | 12 | greatly pleasing or entertaining | a delicious joke |
| disappear | 14 | cease to exist | - |
| direction | 12 | the act of setting and holding a course | a new council was installed under the direction of the king |
| desperate | 12 | fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | a desperate illness |
| developed | 16 | (used of societies) having high industrial development | developed countries |
| depressed | 13 | lower than previously | the market is depressed |
| democracy | 19 | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | - |
| defendant | 14 | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused | - |
| discovery | 18 | the act of discovering something | - |
| delighted | 15 | filled with wonder and delight | - |
| dismissed | 13 | having lost your job | - |
| dedicated | 14 | solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose | a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II |
| described | 15 | represented in words especially with sharpness and detail | the vividly described wars |
| disturbed | 13 | afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief | lapsed into disturbed sleep |
| defending | 15 | attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring | - |
| determine | 12 | decide upon or fix definitely | - |
| detention | 10 | a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | his detention was politically motivated |
| departure | 12 | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | - |
| demanding | 14 | requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill | found the job very demanding |
| dimension | 12 | a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | - |
| discharge | 16 | remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave | - |
| defensive | 16 | an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') | - |
| diagnosis | 11 | identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon | - |
| decorated | 13 | provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction | - |
| distorted | 11 | having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | - |
| directing | 13 | showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | felt his mother's directing arm around him |
| dumplings | 15 | small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough | - |
| disguised | 12 | having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading | - |
| deception | 14 | a misleading falsehood | - |
| dependent | 13 | held from above and hanging down | - |
| diagnosed | 12 | - | - |
| descended | 14 | - | - |
| destroyer | 13 | a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to | a destroyer of the environment |
| dominated | 13 | harassed by persistent nagging | - |
| deceiving | 16 | - | - |
| disgusted | 12 | having a strong distaste from surfeit | grew more and more disgusted |
| diversion | 13 | an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack | - |
| diversity | 16 | noticeable heterogeneity | a diversity of possibilities |
| dishonest | 13 | capable of being corrupted | dishonest politicians |
| designing | 12 | concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue |
| disgraced | 14 | suffering shame | - |
| drugstore | 11 | a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold | - |
| delirious | 10 | marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion | a crowd of delirious baseball fans |
| disregard | 12 | refuse to acknowledge | - |
| discarded | 14 | thrown away | - |
| doctorate | 12 | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university | - |
| duplicate | 14 | being two identical | - |
| dragonfly | 17 | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. | - |
| detonator | 10 | a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive | - |
| desirable | 12 | worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse | - |
| dignified | 15 | having or showing self-esteem | - |
| dominique | 21 | American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs | - |
| displayed | 16 | - | - |
| defective | 18 | having a defect | I returned the appliance because it was defective |
| directory | 15 | an alphabetical list of names and addresses | - |
| damnation | 12 | the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell | - |
| decorator | 12 | someone who decorates | - |
| downright | 17 | complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers | a downright lie |
| degrading | 13 | used of conduct; characterized by dishonor | - |
| dissolved | 14 | (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form | add the dissolved gelatin |
| detergent | 11 | having cleansing power | - |
| dormitory | 15 | a college or university building containing living quarters for students | - |
| deodorant | 11 | a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors | - |
| dismissal | 12 | official notice that you have been fired from your job | - |
| declaring | 13 | - | - |
| developer | 15 | photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film | - |
| diplomacy | 19 | wisdom in the management of public affairs | - |
| devouring | 14 | (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous | fierce devouring affection |
| detection | 12 | the act of detecting something; catching sight of something | - |
| digestion | 11 | learning and coming to understand ideas and information | his appetite for facts was better than his digestion |
| dismantle | 12 | take off or remove | - |
| davenport | 15 | a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island | - |
| divorcing | 16 | - | - |
| dizziness | 28 | a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall | - |
| digestive | 14 | any substance that promotes digestion | - |
| deduction | 13 | an amount or percentage deducted | - |
| detonated | 11 | - | - |
| deceitful | 15 | intended to deceive | deceitful advertising |
| deceptive | 17 | causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true | deceptive calm |
| disrupted | 13 | marked by breaks or gaps | many routes are unsafe or disrupted |
| displaced | 15 | - | - |
| diaphragm | 18 | a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix | - |
| denounced | 13 | - | - |
| destitute | 10 | poor enough to need help from others | - |
| detecting | 13 | a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | - |
| directive | 15 | showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | - |
| deserving | 14 | (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way | the deserving poor |
| discredit | 13 | reject as false; refuse to accept | - |
| daylights | 17 | - | - |
| dispersed | 13 | distributed or spread over a considerable extent | has ties with many widely dispersed friends |
| droppings | 15 | fecal matter of animals | - |
| dashboard | 16 | instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls | - |
| disagreed | 12 | - | - |
| dictation | 12 | an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | - |
| dribbling | 15 | the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks | - |
| decreased | 13 | made less in size or amount or degree | - |
| discourse | 12 | talk at length and formally about a topic | - |
| dauntless | 10 | invulnerable to fear or intimidation | - |
| daredevil | 14 | presumptuously daring | a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff |
| disbelief | 15 | doubt about the truth of something | - |
| diarrhoea | 13 | frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor | - |
| downwards | 17 | spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position | - |
| deadliest | 11 | - | - |
| dreamland | 13 | a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination | - |
| disclosed | 13 | made known (especially something secret or concealed) | the disclosed purpose of their wicked plan |
| dominance | 14 | the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her |
| dysentery | 16 | an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea | - |
| dandelion | 11 | any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls | - |
| depravity | 18 | a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | - |
| diligence | 13 | persevering determination to perform a task | his diligence won him quick promotions |
| distilled | 11 | - | - |
| disinfect | 15 | destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing | disinfect a wound |
| disengage | 12 | free or remove obstruction from | - |
| debutante | 12 | a young woman making her debut into society | - |
| decimated | 15 | - | - |
| deficient | 15 | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement | - |
| deafening | 14 | loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss | - |
| diversify | 19 | spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate | - |
| drumstick | 18 | a stick used for playing a drum | - |
| declining | 13 | - | - |
| dissected | 13 | having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib | - |
| driftwood | 17 | wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore | - |
| dishonour | 13 | a state of shame or disgrace | - |
| demeaning | 13 | causing awareness of your shortcomings | - |
| disbarred | 13 | - | - |
| deviation | 13 | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | the deviation from the mean |
| dachshund | 19 | small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows | - |
| depiction | 14 | representation by drawing or painting etc | - |
| detailing | 11 | an individualized description of a particular instance | - |
| disembark | 18 | go ashore | The passengers disembarked at Southampton |
| deformity | 18 | an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed | - |
| doubtless | 12 | without doubt; certainly | - |
| dwindling | 15 | a becoming gradually less | there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family |
| dissipate | 12 | spend frivolously and unwisely | - |
| designate | 11 | decree or designate beforehand | - |
| digitally | 14 | by means of the fingers | the exam was carried out digitally |
| diverting | 14 | providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining | a diverting story |
| decadence | 15 | the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | - |
| devastate | 13 | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | - |
| dissident | 11 | a person who dissents from some established policy | - |
| dispenser | 12 | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts | - |
| dalmatian | 12 | a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia | - |
| decompose | 16 | separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts | - |
| distantly | 13 | from or at a distance | dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness |
| dependant | 13 | a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) | - |
| dexterity | 20 | adroitness in using the hands | - |
| detriment | 12 | a damage or loss | - |
| dispensed | 13 | distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions | medicines dispensed to the sick |
| debatable | 14 | open to doubt or debate | - |
| desecrate | 12 | remove the consecration from a person or an object | - |
| deterrent | 10 | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | - |
| distanced | 13 | - | - |
| disposing | 13 | - | - |
| dastardly | 14 | despicably cowardly | the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th |
| depicting | 15 | a representation by picture or portraiture | - |
| decidedly | 17 | without question and beyond doubt | it was decidedly too expensive |
| defeatist | 13 | someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions | - |
| darkening | 15 | changing to a darker color | - |
| deflected | 16 | - | - |
| desertion | 10 | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | - |
| dreamboat | 14 | - | - |
| depriving | 16 | - | - |
| disarming | 13 | act of reducing or depriving of arms | - |
| dollhouse | 13 | a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything | - |
| damnedest | 13 | - | - |
| dramatize | 21 | put into dramatic form | - |
| drizzling | 29 | (of rain) falling lightly in very small drops | - |
| dentistry | 13 | the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth | - |
| dismember | 16 | divide into pieces | our department was dismembered when our funding dried up |
| dichotomy | 20 | being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses | the dichotomy between eastern and western culture |
| dislodged | 13 | - | - |
| dialectic | 14 | of or relating to or employing dialectic | the dialectical method |
| displease | 12 | give displeasure to | - |
| deepening | 13 | accumulating and becoming more intense | the deepening gloom |
| dissolute | 10 | unrestrained by convention or morality | - |
| dramatics | 14 | the art of writing and producing plays | - |
| drunkenly | 17 | showing effects of much strong drink | He sang drunkenly |
| decathlon | 15 | an athletic contest consisting of ten different events | - |
| dignitary | 14 | an important or influential (and often overbearing) person | - |
| disputing | 13 | - | - |
| dispersal | 12 | the act of dispersing or diffusing something | - |
| dreamlike | 16 | resembling a dream | night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality |
| debauched | 18 | unrestrained by convention or morality | Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society |
| deathtrap | 15 | any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed | - |
| depletion | 12 | the act of decreasing something markedly | - |
| deference | 15 | courteous regard for people's feelings | in deference to your wishes |
| draconian | 12 | of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws | - |
| dancehall | 15 | - | - |
| demeanour | 12 | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | - |
| disabling | 13 | depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified | certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship |
| diffusion | 16 | the act of dispersing or diffusing something | the diffusion of knowledge |
| downriver | 16 | away from the source or with the current | - |
| drinkable | 16 | any liquid suitable for drinking | - |
| dressings | 11 | - | - |
| defecated | 16 | - | - |
| deliverer | 13 | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) | - |
| dystrophy | 21 | any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles | - |
| desperado | 13 | a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) | - |
| disparate | 12 | fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind | such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing |
| disparity | 15 | inequality or difference in some respect | - |
| disrepute | 12 | the state of being held in low esteem | because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute |
| deciduous | 13 | (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season | - |
| deferment | 15 | act of putting off to a future time | - |
| digitized | 21 | - | - |
| disparage | 13 | express a negative opinion of | She disparaged her student's efforts |
| downfield | 17 | toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field | he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards |
| dutifully | 16 | out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner | he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday |
| defection | 15 | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | - |
| deflector | 15 | a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc) | - |
| dehydrate | 17 | lose water or moisture | In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly |
| delegated | 12 | - | - |
| dithering | 14 | the process of representing intermediate colors by patterns of tiny colored dots that simulate the desired color | - |
| dishwater | 16 | water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed | - |
| downrange | 14 | - | - |
| downgrade | 15 | rate lower; lower in value or esteem | - |
| dalliance | 12 | the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working | - |
| decalogue | 13 | the biblical commandments of Moses | - |
| defiantly | 16 | in a rebellious manner | - |
| demagogue | 14 | a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices | - |
| despising | 13 | a feeling of scornful hatred | - |
| desolated | 11 | - | - |
| despotism | 14 | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | - |
| distended | 12 | - | - |
| disrepair | 12 | in need of repairs | - |
| defeatism | 15 | acceptance of the inevitability of defeat | - |
| depleting | 13 | - | - |
| deflating | 14 | - | - |
| dethroned | 14 | - | - |
| dietician | 12 | a specialist in the study of diet and nutrition | - |
| diffusing | 17 | spreading by diffusion | - |
| distemper | 14 | an angry and disagreeable mood | - |
| divergent | 14 | tending to move apart in different directions | - |
| drainpipe | 14 | a pipe through which liquid is carried away | - |
| doorframe | 15 | the frame that supports a door | - |
| dartboard | 13 | a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts | - |
| devotedly | 17 | with devotion | He served his master devotedly |
| divisible | 15 | capable of being or liable to be divided or separated | even numbers are divisible by two |
| disliking | 15 | - | - |
| disowning | 14 | refusal to acknowledge as one's own | - |
| dissector | 12 | - | - |
| drippings | 15 | fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried | - |
| dominions | 12 | - | - |
| downdraft | 17 | a strong downward air current | - |
| deathblow | 18 | the blow that kills (usually mercifully) | - |
| denigrate | 11 | charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | - |
| demonized | 22 | - | - |
| deflation | 13 | a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices | - |
| derringer | 11 | a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel | - |
| disfigure | 14 | mar or spoil the appearance of | The vandals disfigured the statue |
| dissemble | 14 | behave unnaturally or affectedly | - |
| divulging | 15 | - | - |
| disorient | 10 | cause to be lost or disoriented | - |
| dishcloth | 18 | a cloth for washing dishes | - |
| disproved | 16 | - | - |
| dispelled | 13 | - | - |
| downstage | 14 | at or toward the front of the stage | the actors moved further and further downstage |
| dromedary | 16 | one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia | - |
| dominator | 12 | - | - |
| doohickey | 22 | something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | - |
| duplicity | 17 | a fraudulent or duplicitous representation | - |
| deductive | 16 | involving inferences from general principles | - |
| deathless | 13 | never dying | - |
| demystify | 21 | make less mysterious or remove the mystery from | let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about |
| dentition | 10 | the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal | - |
| dejection | 19 | solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels | - |
| diastolic | 12 | of or relating to a diastole or happening during a diastole | - |
| doddering | 13 | mentally or physically infirm with age | his mother was doddering and frail |
| divertive | 16 | - | - |
| dislocate | 12 | move out of position | dislocate joints |
| disruptor | 12 | - | - |
| downstate | 13 | - | - |
| dolomites | 12 | - | - |
| duchesses | 15 | - | - |
| danceable | 14 | suitable for dancing | - |
| dexterous | 17 | skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands | dexterous of hand and inventive of mind |
| deviating | 14 | - | - |
| despoiled | 13 | having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence | - |
| disbursed | 13 | - | - |
| dionysian | 13 | of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus | - |
| disturber | 12 | a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion | - |
| diverging | 15 | tending to move apart in different directions | - |
| dramatise | 12 | put into dramatic form | - |
| downstair | 13 | on or of lower floors of a building | the downstairs (or downstair) phone |
| dreamless | 12 | untroubled by dreams | a sound and dreamless sleep |
| doodlebug | 14 | the larva of any of several insects | - |
| dogmatism | 15 | the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot | - |
| dyspeptic | 19 | irritable as if suffering from indigestion | - |
| dynamited | 16 | - | - |
| dampening | 15 | the act of making something slightly wet | - |
| damselfly | 18 | slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest | - |
| decimator | 14 | - | - |
| decoupage | 15 | art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer | - |
| deathlike | 17 | having the physical appearance of death | - |
| deputized | 22 | - | - |
| delousing | 11 | - | - |
| delineate | 10 | show the form or outline of | - |
| demagogic | 16 | characteristic of or resembling a demagogue | demagogic speeches |
| diathermy | 18 | a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents | - |
| dirtiness | 10 | the state of being unsanitary | - |
| dissuaded | 12 | - | - |
| draperies | 12 | - | - |
| driveling | 14 | - | - |
| drenching | 16 | the act of making something completely wet | he gave it a good drenching |
| dreamtime | 14 | - | - |
| dosimeter | 12 | a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity) | - |
| dysphoric | 20 | generalized feeling of distress | - |
| damascene | 14 | a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel | - |
| deadening | 12 | the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) | - |
| demurrage | 13 | a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure | - |
| demonised | 13 | - | - |
| definable | 15 | capable of being defined, limited, or explained | definable terms |
| deferring | 14 | - | - |
| delimited | 13 | having the limits or boundaries established | a delimited frontier through the disputed region |
| deterring | 11 | - | - |
| deuterium | 12 | an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen) | - |
| disavowal | 16 | denial of any connection with or knowledge of | - |
| dietitian | 10 | a specialist in the study of diet and nutrition | - |
| diffident | 17 | lacking self-confidence | stood in the doorway diffident and abashed |
| digitalis | 11 | any of several plants of the genus Digitalis | - |
| distraint | 10 | the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim | - |
| dissonant | 10 | not in accord | - |
| docudrama | 15 | a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event | - |
| draftsman | 15 | a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines | - |
| doorplate | 12 | a nameplate fastened to a door; indicates the person who works or lives there | - |
| dysplasia | 15 | abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth | - |
| dystopian | 15 | as bad as can be; characterized by human misery | AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages |
| dubiously | 15 | in a questionable and dubious manner | - |
| defaulter | 13 | someone who fails to meet a financial obligation | - |
| deaconess | 12 | a woman deacon | - |
| debauchee | 17 | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained | - |
| debaucher | 17 | someone who assaults others sexually | - |
| denatured | 11 | changed in nature or natural quality | denatured alcohol |
| demimonde | 15 | a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior | - |
| depressor | 12 | any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves | - |
| deliriums | 12 | - | - |
| diabolism | 14 | a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan) | - |
| deviously | 16 | in a devious manner | he got the promotion by behaving deviously |
| devolving | 17 | - | - |
| dialogued | 12 | - | - |
| descender | 13 | a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters | - |
| devaluate | 13 | lose in value | - |
| desultory | 13 | marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another | desultory thoughts |
| dirigible | 13 | a steerable self-propelled aircraft | - |
| disfavour | 16 | an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | - |
| disembody | 18 | free from a body or physical form or reality | - |
| discolour | 12 | change color, often in an undesired manner | - |
| difficile | 18 | - | - |
| doctrinal | 12 | relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine | quibbling over doctrinal minutiae |
| disrupter | 12 | - | - |
| dramatist | 12 | someone who writes plays | - |
| downshift | 19 | a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one | - |
| dreamiest | 12 | - | - |
| domiciled | 15 | - | - |
| dowerless | 13 | lacking a dowry | - |
| dysphoria | 18 | abnormal depression and discontent | - |
| dualistic | 12 | of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism | - |
| dumbfound | 18 | be a mystery or bewildering to | - |
| dairymaid | 16 | a woman who works in a dairy | - |
| damaskeen | 16 | - | - |
| damasking | 17 | - | - |
| damaskins | 16 | - | - |
| damasquin | 21 | - | - |
| damassins | 12 | - | - |
| damboards | 15 | - | - |
| dameworts | 15 | - | - |
| daltonism | 12 | dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red | - |
| daishikis | 17 | - | - |
| dakerhens | 17 | - | - |
| dakoities | 14 | - | - |
| dalmahoys | 18 | - | - |
| dalmatics | 14 | - | - |
| daltonian | 10 | - | - |
| damnatory | 15 | threatening with damnation | - |
| damndests | 13 | - | - |
| dancettes | 12 | - | - |
| dandering | 12 | - | - |
| dandiacal | 13 | - | - |
| dandified | 15 | affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner | - |
| dandifies | 14 | - | - |
| dandiprat | 13 | - | - |
| dandriffs | 17 | - | - |
| dancettee | 12 | - | - |
| damnified | 16 | - | - |
| damnifies | 15 | - | - |
| damningly | 16 | - | - |
| damoisels | 12 | - | - |
| dampeners | 14 | - | - |
| dandruffs | 17 | - | - |
| dairyings | 14 | - | - |
| dabbities | 14 | - | - |
| dabblings | 15 | - | - |
| dabchicks | 23 | - | - |
| dackering | 17 | - | - |
| dacoitage | 13 | - | - |
| dacoities | 12 | - | - |
| dacquoise | 21 | - | - |
| dactylics | 17 | - | - |
| dactylist | 15 | - | - |
| dahabiyah | 21 | - | - |
| dahabiyas | 18 | - | - |
| dahabiyeh | 21 | - | - |
| daidzeins | 20 | - | - |
| daikering | 15 | - | - |
| dailiness | 10 | - | - |
| dailyness | 13 | - | - |
| daintiest | 10 | - | - |
| dahabiehs | 18 | - | - |
| dahabiahs | 18 | - | - |
| dadaistic | 13 | - | - |
| daedalean | 11 | - | - |
| daedalian | 11 | - | - |
| daffiness | 16 | - | - |
| daffodils | 17 | - | - |
| daggering | 13 | - | - |
| dahabeahs | 18 | - | - |
| dahabeeah | 18 | - | - |
| daiquiris | 19 | - | - |
| decimeter | 14 | a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter | - |
| decimetre | 14 | a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter | - |
| deciphers | 17 | - | - |
| decisions | 12 | - | - |
| decistere | 12 | - | - |
| deckchair | 21 | - | - |
| deckhands | 20 | - | - |
| deckhouse | 19 | - | - |
| decimates | 14 | - | - |
| deciduate | 13 | - | - |
| decigrams | 15 | - | - |
| deciliter | 12 | a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter | - |
| decilitre | 12 | a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter | - |
| decillion | 12 | - | - |
| decimally | 17 | - | - |
| declaimed | 15 | - | - |
| declaimer | 14 | - | - |
| declarant | 12 | - | - |
| declinist | 12 | - | - |
| declivity | 18 | a downward slope or bend | - |
| declivous | 15 | - | - |
| declutter | 12 | - | - |
| decocting | 15 | - | - |
| decoction | 14 | (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling | - |
| decoctive | 17 | - | - |
| decocture | 14 | - | - |
| decliners | 12 | - | - |
| declarers | 12 | - | - |
| declassed | 13 | - | - |
| declassee | 12 | - | - |
| declasses | 12 | - | - |
| declawing | 16 | - | - |
| declinant | 12 | - | - |
| declinate | 12 | - | - |
| decoherer | 15 | - | - |
| decidable | 15 | - | - |
| decastere | 12 | - | - |
| decastich | 17 | - | - |
| decastyle | 15 | - | - |
| decaudate | 13 | - | - |
| decayable | 17 | liable to decay or spoil or become putrid | - |
| decayless | 15 | - | - |
| deceasing | 13 | - | - |
| decarbing | 15 | - | - |
| decapodan | 15 | - | - |
| decameter | 14 | a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | - |
| decametre | 14 | a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | - |
| decamping | 17 | - | - |
| decanally | 15 | - | - |
| decantate | 12 | - | - |
| decanters | 12 | - | - |
| decanting | 13 | - | - |
| decapodal | 15 | - | - |
| decedents | 13 | - | - |
| deceivers | 15 | - | - |
| decentred | 13 | - | - |
| decentres | 12 | - | - |
| deceptory | 17 | - | - |
| decerning | 13 | - | - |
| decertify | 18 | cause to be no longer approved or accepted | - |
| decession | 12 | - | - |
| decentest | 12 | - | - |
| decenters | 12 | - | - |
| deceleron | 12 | - | - |
| decemviri | 17 | - | - |
| decemvirs | 17 | - | - |
| decencies | 14 | - | - |
| decennary | 15 | a period of 10 years | - |
| decennial | 12 | - | - |
| decennium | 14 | a period of 10 years | - |
| decheance | 17 | - | - |
| dedimuses | 13 | - | - |
| deepwater | 15 | - | - |
| deerberry | 15 | small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer | - |
| deerflies | 13 | - | - |
| deergrass | 11 | - | - |
| deerhorns | 13 | - | - |
| deerhound | 14 | very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland | - |
