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13 Letter Words Starting With DO

There are 86 valid 13 letter words that start with DO, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

documentarize - 27 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

documentarize - 27 points

Words With Friends

documentarize - 31 points

13 Letter Words (86)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With do

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 86 word list is 64.0 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 dociblenesses 18 18 22 58
#2 dockwallopers 25 25 29 79
#3 doctorization 25 25 27 77
#4 doctrinairism 18 18 21 57
#5 doctrinarians 16 16 19 51
#6 doctrinarisms 18 18 21 57
#7 docudramatist 19 19 22 60
#8 documentalist 18 18 23 59
#9 documentarian 18 18 23 59
#10 documentaries 18 18 22 58
#11 documentarily 21 21 25 67
#12 documentarise 18 18 22 58
#13 documentarist 18 18 22 58
🏆 #14 documentarize 27 27 31 85
#15 documentation 18 18 23 59
#16 dodecahedrons 21 21 22 64
#17 dodecahydrate 24 24 23 71
#18 dodecapartite 19 19 21 59
#19 dodecaphonies 22 22 24 68
#20 dodecaphonism 24 24 27 75

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 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 DO will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with DO for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with do?

documentarize — worth 85 combined points (US Scrabble: 27, UK Scrabble: 27, Words With Friends: 31).

How many 13 letter words start with do?

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

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter do words will come up far more often.