5-letter words starting with DE

There are 95 5-letter words that start with DE in the Scrabble dictionary, about 1% of all 8,909 5-letter words. Every one is valid in US Scrabble play.

The highest scoring is Deoxy and Dewax, worth 16 points without any bonuses. The commonest third letter is L: 11 of these words begin DEL. Words like Deave, Deems, Dekko, Denar and Devas are on the list.

If Wordle has shown you a green D and E in the first two boxes, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.