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14 Letter Words Starting With D

There are 1016 valid 14 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 14-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

dactylioglyphy - 32 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

dactylioglyphy - 32 points

Words With Friends

dactylioglyphy - 33 points

14 Letter Words (1016)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 14 Letter Words Starting With d

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1016 word list is 76.8 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 dacryadenalgia 22 22 25 69
#2 dacrycystalgia 26 26 28 80
#3 dacryoadenitis 21 21 22 64
#4 dacryocystitis 25 25 25 75
#5 dacryohelcosis 25 25 26 76
#6 dacryopyorrhea 28 28 27 83
#7 dacryostenosis 20 20 21 61
🏆 #8 dactylioglyphy 32 32 33 97
#9 dactyliography 29 29 30 88
#10 dactyliologies 21 21 24 66
#11 dactylographer 26 26 28 80
#12 dactylographic 28 28 31 87
#13 dactyloscopies 24 24 27 75
#14 dactylosternal 20 20 23 63
#15 daffadowndilly 29 29 31 89
#16 daffodowndilly 29 29 31 89
#17 daffydowndilly 32 32 33 97
#18 daguerreotyped 22 22 24 68
#19 daguerreotyper 21 21 23 65
#20 daguerreotypes 21 21 23 65

Where 14 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 14 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 14 letter words starting with D for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 14 letter word starting with d?

dactylioglyphy — worth 97 combined points (US Scrabble: 32, UK Scrabble: 32, Words With Friends: 33).

How many 14 letter words start with d?

1016 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 14 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 14 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter d words will come up far more often.