237 Words Starting With DEL
The prefix DEL appears in 237 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 33 entries. Average word length: 9.2 letters.
D words frequently describe direction and action — drive, draw, dig, drop. The prefix dis- alone generates hundreds of entries.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with DEL: DELIQUESCENCES (28 pts), DELIQUESCENCE (27 pts), DELOCALIZATIONS (27 pts), DELINQUENCY (26 pts), DELOCALIZATION (26 pts). The shortest is DEL (3 letters) and the longest is DELECTABILITIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in QI.
Notable words: DELE — in printing, to delete [v].; DELAY — to place off to a later time [v].; DELATE — (archaic) to charge with a crime, report [v].; DELAINE — a kind of fabric for women's dresses [n]. Browse words starting with HYPO for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with DEL?
DELIQUESCENCES scores 28 points. Runner-up: DELIQUESCENCE at 27 points. See words ending in BARB for more high-value options.
How many words start with DEL?
Our dictionary has 237 words that start with DEL. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (33).
What is the shortest word that starts with DEL?
DEL at just 3 letters. It means: an operator in differential calculus [n].
Three-Letter Words (1)
DEL
Four-Letter Words (6)
DELEDELFDELIDELLDELSDELT
Five-Letter Words (11)
DELAYDELEDDELESDELFSDELFTDELISDELLSDELLYDELTADELTSDELVE
Six-Letter Words (17)
DELATEDELAYSDELEADDELETEDELFTSDELICTDELIMEDELISHDELISTDELTASDELTICDELUDEDELUGEDELUXEDELVEDDELVERDELVES
Seven-Letter Words (31)
DELAINEDELATEDDELATESDELATORDELAYEDDELAYERDELEADSDELEAVEDELEINGDELETEDDELETESDELICTSDELIGHTDELIMEDDELIMESDELIMITDELIRIADELISTSDELIVERDELLIESDELOUSEDELPHICDELTAICDELTOIDDELUDEDDELUDERDELUDESDELUGEDDELUGESDELVERSDELVING
Eight-Letter Words (33)
DELAINESDELATINGDELATIONDELATORSDELAYERSDELAYINGDELEADEDDELEAVEDDELEAVESDELEGACYDELEGATEDELETINGDELETIONDELICACYDELICATEDELIGHTSDELIMINGDELIMITSDELIRIUMDELISTEDDELIVERSDELIVERYDELOUSEDDELOUSERDELOUSESDELTOIDSDELUDERSDELUDINGDELUGINGDELUSIONDELUSIVEDELUSORYDELUSTER
Nine-Letter Words (31)
DELATIONSDELAYABLEDELEADINGDELEAVINGDELECTATEDELEGABLEDELEGATEDDELEGATEEDELEGATESDELEGATORDELETABLEDELETIONSDELFTWAREDELICATESDELICIOUSDELIGHTEDDELIGHTERDELIMITEDDELIMITERDELINEATEDELIRIOUSDELIRIUMSDELISTINGDELIVEREDDELIVERERDELOUSERSDELOUSINGDELPHINIADELTOIDEIDELUSIONSDELUSTERS
Ten-Letter Words (33)
DELAMINATEDELECTABLEDELECTABLYDELECTATEDDELECTATESDELEGACIESDELEGATEESDELEGATINGDELEGATIONDELEGATORSDELFTWARESDELIBERATEDELICACIESDELICATELYDELIGHTERSDELIGHTFULDELIGHTINGDELIMITERSDELIMITINGDELINEATEDDELINEATESDELINEATORDELINQUENTDELIQUESCEDELIVERERSDELIVERIESDELIVERINGDELOCALIZEDELPHINIUMDELTOIDEUSDELUSIONALDELUSIVELYDELUSTERED
Eleven-Letter Words (31)
DELAMINATEDDELAMINATESDELECTABLESDELECTATINGDELECTATIONDELEGATIONSDELETERIOUSDELIBERATEDDELIBERATESDELICIOUSLYDELIGHTEDLYDELIGHTSOMEDELINEATINGDELINEATIONDELINEATIVEDELINEATORSDELINQUENCYDELINQUENTSDELIQUESCEDDELIQUESCESDELIRIOUSLYDELIVERABLEDELIVERANCEDELIVERYMANDELIVERYMENDELOCALIZEDDELOCALIZESDELPHICALLYDELPHINIUMSDELUSIONARYDELUSTERING
Twelve-Letter Words (17)
DELAMINATINGDELAMINATIONDELECTATIONSDELIBERATELYDELIBERATINGDELIBERATIONDELIBERATIVEDELICATESSENDELIGHTFULLYDELIMITATIONDELINEATIONSDELINQUENTLYDELIQUESCENTDELIQUESCINGDELIVERANCESDELOCALIZINGDELUSIVENESS
Thirteen-Letter Words (11)
DELAMINATIONSDELECTABILITYDELETERIOUSLYDELIBERATIONSDELICATESSENSDELICIOUSNESSDELIGHTEDNESSDELIMITATIONSDELINQUENCIESDELIQUESCENCEDELIRIOUSNESS
Fourteen-Letter Words (8)
DELEGITIMATIONDELIBERATENESSDELIBERATIVELYDELIGHTFULNESSDELIQUESCENCESDELIVERABILITYDELOCALIZATIONDELUSIVENESSES
Fifteen-Letter Words (7)
DELECTABILITIESDELEGITIMATIONSDELETERIOUSNESSDELICIOUSNESSESDELIGHTEDNESSESDELIRIOUSNESSESDELOCALIZATIONS