Words Starting With DIS
Every English word that starts with "DIS". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
108 words found
14 Letter Words2
13 Letter Words6
12 Letter Words11
11 Letter Words14
10 Letter Words25
9 Letter Words16
8 Letter Words19
7 Letter Words9
6 Letter Words1
5 Letter Words1
4 Letter Words3
3 Letter Words1
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About These Words
This list holds 108 words, running from 3 to 14 letters and averaging 9.5 letters apiece. The commonest length is 10 letters, covering 25 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are d (108), i (108), s (108), e (65), t (58). Vowels make up 36% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 13.8 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is DISQUALIFIED at 26, followed by DISAPPOINTMENT, DISCREPANCY and DISRESPECTFUL. 28 of them (26%) contain a letter worth four or more. 9 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are DISAPPOINTMENT and DISCRIMINATION at 14 letters, while the shortest come in at 3: DIS.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "DIS" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 108 words starting with "DIS". They run from 3 to 14 letters, and 10-letter entries are the most common with 25 of them.
Which of these words starting with "DIS" scores highest in Scrabble?+
DISQUALIFIED is the highest scorer at 26 points before board bonuses, ahead of DISAPPOINTMENT, DISCREPANCY and DISRESPECTFUL. The list averages 13.8 points per word, and 28 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "DIS"?+
The shortest are DIS at 3 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words starting with "DIS"?+
DISAPPOINTMENT and DISCRIMINATION are the longest at 14 letters. 9 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words starting with "DIS" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 36% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are D, I, S. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.