Words Starting With DES
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter DES. This section showcases how DES 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 DES, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
4 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| desk | 9 | a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments | - |
| desi | 5 | - | - |
5 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| desex | 13 | make infertile | - |
| deshi | 9 | - | - |
| desis | 6 | - | - |
| desks | 10 | - | - |
| desse | 6 | - | - |
6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| desire | 7 | expect and wish | - |
| desert | 7 | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army | If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot |
| design | 8 | something intended as a guide for making something else | - |
| desist | 7 | choose not to consume | - |
| despot | 9 | a cruel and oppressive dictator | - |
| desalt | 7 | remove salt from | - |
| desand | 8 | - | - |
| descry | 12 | catch sight of | - |
| deseed | 8 | - | - |
| deshis | 10 | - | - |
| desine | 7 | - | - |
| desman | 9 | - | - |
| desmid | 10 | freshwater green algae | - |
| desorb | 9 | go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed | - |
| desoxy | 17 | - | - |
| desses | 7 | - | - |
| desyne | 10 | - | - |
7 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| destroy | 11 | put (an animal) to death | The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid |
| deserve | 11 | be worthy or deserving | You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done |
| destiny | 11 | the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) | we are helpless in the face of destiny |
| despite | 10 | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike | the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary |
| dessert | 8 | a dish served as the last course of a meal | - |
| despair | 10 | a state in which all hope is lost or absent | in the depths of despair |
| despise | 10 | look down on with disdain | He despises the people he has to work for |
| descent | 10 | a downward slope or bend | - |
| descend | 11 | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way | - |
| desired | 9 | wanted intensely | it produced the desired effect |
| desktop | 14 | (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear | - |
| destine | 8 | decree or designate beforehand | She was destined to become a great pianist |
| desalts | 8 | - | - |
| desands | 9 | - | - |
| descale | 10 | remove the scales from | - |
| descant | 10 | sing by changing register; sing by yodeling | - |
| deseeds | 9 | - | - |
| deserts | 8 | - | - |
| desexed | 16 | - | - |
| desexes | 15 | - | - |
| designs | 9 | - | - |
| desined | 9 | - | - |
| desines | 8 | - | - |
| desirer | 8 | - | - |
| desires | 8 | - | - |
| desists | 8 | - | - |
| deskill | 12 | - | - |
| desking | 13 | - | - |
| deskman | 14 | the police sergeant on duty in a police station | - |
| deskmen | 14 | - | - |
| desmans | 10 | - | - |
| desmids | 11 | - | - |
| desmine | 10 | - | - |
| desmoid | 11 | - | - |
| desnood | 9 | - | - |
| desorbs | 10 | - | - |
| despoil | 10 | destroy and strip of its possession | - |
| despond | 11 | lose confidence or hope; become dejected | The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election |
| despots | 10 | - | - |
| destain | 8 | remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast | - |
| destock | 14 | - | - |
| desugar | 9 | - | - |
| desyned | 12 | - | - |
| desynes | 11 | - | - |
8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| designed | 11 | done or made or performed with purpose and intent | style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation |
| describe | 13 | give a description of | - |
| designer | 10 | someone who specializes in graphic design | - |
| deserved | 13 | properly deserved | - |
| destined | 10 | (usually followed by `to') governed by fate | an old house destined to be demolished |
| deserted | 10 | forsaken by owner or inhabitants | - |
| destruct | 11 | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of | - |
| despised | 12 | treated with dislike or contempt | - |
| desolate | 9 | reduce in population | - |
| deserter | 9 | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | - |
| desiring | 10 | - | - |
| desirous | 9 | having or expressing desire for something | desirous of high office |
| despotic | 13 | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty | despotic rulers |
| despatch | 16 | send away towards a designated goal | - |
| desalted | 10 | - | - |
| desalter | 9 | - | - |
| desanded | 11 | - | - |
| descaled | 12 | - | - |
| descaler | 11 | - | - |
| descales | 11 | - | - |
| descants | 11 | - | - |
| descends | 12 | - | - |
| descents | 11 | - | - |
| deschool | 14 | - | - |
| descried | 12 | - | - |
| descrier | 11 | - | - |
| descries | 11 | - | - |
| descrive | 14 | - | - |
| deseeded | 11 | - | - |
| deseeder | 10 | - | - |
| deselect | 11 | - | - |
| desertic | 11 | - | - |
| deserver | 12 | - | - |
| deserves | 12 | - | - |
| desexing | 17 | - | - |
| designee | 10 | - | - |
| desilver | 12 | - | - |
| desinent | 9 | - | - |
| desining | 10 | - | - |
| desirers | 9 | - | - |
| desisted | 10 | - | - |
| deskfast | 16 | - | - |
| deskills | 13 | - | - |
| deskings | 14 | - | - |
| desknote | 13 | - | - |
| desktops | 15 | - | - |
| desmines | 11 | - | - |
| desmoids | 12 | - | - |
| desnoods | 10 | - | - |
| desorbed | 12 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| destroyed | 14 | destroyed physically or morally | - |
| desperate | 12 | fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | a desperate illness |
| described | 15 | represented in words especially with sharpness and detail | the vividly described wars |
| descended | 14 | - | - |
| destroyer | 13 | a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to | a destroyer of the environment |
| designing | 12 | concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue |
| desirable | 12 | worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse | - |
| destitute | 10 | poor enough to need help from others | - |
| deserving | 14 | (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way | the deserving poor |
| designate | 11 | decree or designate beforehand | - |
| desecrate | 12 | remove the consecration from a person or an object | - |
| desertion | 10 | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | - |
| desperado | 13 | a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) | - |
| desolated | 11 | - | - |
| despising | 13 | a feeling of scornful hatred | - |
| despotism | 14 | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | - |
| despoiled | 13 | having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence | - |
| descender | 13 | a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters | - |
| desultory | 13 | marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another | desultory thoughts |
| desalters | 10 | - | - |
| desalting | 11 | - | - |
| desanding | 12 | - | - |
| descalers | 12 | - | - |
| descaling | 13 | - | - |
| descanted | 13 | - | - |
| descanter | 12 | - | - |
| deschools | 15 | - | - |
| describer | 14 | - | - |
| describes | 14 | - | - |
| descriers | 12 | - | - |
| descrived | 16 | - | - |
| descrives | 15 | - | - |
| descrying | 16 | - | - |
| deseeders | 11 | - | - |
| deseeding | 12 | - | - |
| deselects | 12 | - | - |
| deserters | 10 | - | - |
| desertify | 16 | - | - |
| deserting | 11 | - | - |
| deservers | 13 | - | - |
| desiccant | 14 | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) | - |
| desiccate | 14 | lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless | a desiccate romance |
| designees | 11 | - | - |
| designers | 11 | - | - |
| designful | 14 | - | - |
| desilvers | 13 | - | - |
| desinence | 12 | - | - |
| desipient | 12 | - | - |
| desirably | 15 | - | - |
| desisting | 11 | - | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| despicable | 17 | morally reprehensible | would do something as despicable as murder |
| describing | 16 | - | - |
| designated | 13 | - | - |
| descendant | 14 | a person considered as descended from some ancestor | - |
| descending | 15 | coming down or downward | - |
| desolation | 11 | a bleak and desolate atmosphere | - |
| desecrated | 14 | treated with disrespect and contempt | many desecrated shrines and cemeteries |
| descendent | 14 | a person considered as descended from some ancestor | - |
| despondent | 14 | without or almost without hope | despondent about his failure |
| despairing | 14 | arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope | a despairing view of the world situation |
| desiccated | 16 | lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless | a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery |
| destructor | 13 | - | - |
| deservedly | 18 | as deserved | he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season |
| desireless | 11 | - | - |
| descriptor | 15 | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something | - |
| desirously | 14 | - | - |
| desolating | 12 | - | - |
| despicably | 20 | in a despicable manner | he acted despicably |
| despiteful | 16 | showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite | a despiteful fiend |
| desquamate | 22 | peel off in scales | dry skin desquamates |
| desalinate | 11 | remove salt from | desalinate water |
| desalinise | 11 | remove salt from | - |
| desalinize | 20 | remove salt from | - |
| desaltings | 12 | - | - |
| desanctify | 19 | - | - |
| desaturate | 11 | - | - |
| descanters | 13 | - | - |
| descanting | 14 | - | - |
| descenders | 14 | - | - |
| descendeur | 14 | - | - |
| descension | 13 | - | - |
| deschooled | 17 | - | - |
| deschooler | 16 | - | - |
| descramble | 17 | - | - |
| describers | 15 | - | - |
| descriving | 17 | - | - |
| desecrater | 13 | - | - |
| desecrates | 13 | - | - |
| desecrator | 13 | - | - |
| deselected | 14 | - | - |
| desertions | 11 | - | - |
| desertless | 11 | - | - |
| desertlike | 15 | - | - |
| deservings | 15 | - | - |
| deshabille | 16 | the state of being carelessly or partially dressed | - |
| desiccants | 15 | - | - |
| desiccates | 15 | - | - |
| desiccator | 15 | - | - |
| desiderata | 12 | - | - |
| desiderate | 12 | - | - |
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