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250 words · highest scoring is exceeded at 19 points

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About 8 Letter Words With DE

There are 250 eight letter words containing DE in our dictionary. The highest scoring is exceeded at 19 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 250 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fillACADEMIA, DENOUNCE, LAKESIDE among them.

The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.

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8 Letter Words With DE at a Glance

Highest Scoring 8 Letter Words With DE

  • exceeded19
  • excluded19
  • expanded19
  • exploded19
  • sidekick19
  • adequate18
  • excludes18
  • explodes18

Common 8 Letter Words With DE

  • academia13
  • crusades11
  • defiance14
  • deprived15
  • epidemic15
  • included12
  • powdered15
  • shielded13

8 Letter Words With DE Defined

academiaNoun · 13 points
the environment or community concerned with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship
decipherVerb · 16 points
convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language
denounceVerb · 11 points
publicly declare to be wrong or evil
epidemicNoun · 15 points
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
lakesideNoun · 13 points
the land adjacent to a lake
reminderNoun · 11 points
a thing that causes someone to remember something

8 Letter Words With DE: Questions

How many eight letter words containing DE are there?

There are 250 eight letter words containing DE in our dictionary, and 250 of them are common words most players will already know.

What is the highest scoring word among eight letter words containing DE?

EXCEEDED is the highest scoring option at 19 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.

What are some common eight letter words containing DE?

ACADEMIA, DENOUNCE, LAKESIDE are among the most familiar eight letter words containing DE. Select any word in the list to read its definition.

Are these eight letter words containing DE valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.