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11 Letter Words Starting With D

There are 2693 valid 11 letter words that start with D, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 11-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

dahabeeyahs - 23 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

dahabeeyahs - 23 points

Words With Friends

dactylonomy - 24 points

11 Letter Words (2693)

View all words starting with D

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 11 Letter Words Starting With d

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 2693 word list is 56.4 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 daceloninae 14 14 18 46
#2 dacryagogue 19 19 22 60
#3 dacryorrhea 20 20 19 59
#4 dactylogram 20 20 23 63
#5 dactylology 21 21 23 65
🏆 #6 dactylonomy 22 22 24 68
#7 dactylopius 19 19 22 60
#8 dactylopore 19 19 21 59
#9 daemonistic 16 16 19 51
#10 daemonology 18 18 21 57
#11 daffinesses 18 18 19 55
#12 daggerboard 17 17 20 54
#13 daggerproof 19 19 22 60
#14 dahabeeyahs 23 23 21 67
#15 dailinesses 12 12 14 38
#16 dailynesses 15 15 16 46
#17 daimonistic 16 16 19 51
#18 daimonology 18 18 21 57
#19 daintifying 19 19 21 59
#20 daisycutter 17 17 18 52

Where 11 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 11 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with D will give you far more flexible options try 11 letter words starting with D for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 11 letter word starting with d?

dactylonomy — worth 68 combined points (US Scrabble: 22, UK Scrabble: 22, Words With Friends: 24).

How many 11 letter words start with d?

2693 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 11 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 11 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter d words will come up far more often.