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8-Letter Words Starting with D (79 words)

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damnable (13 points)

Blame Dan? That's terrible and hateful

Extremely clever, but hateful

Atrocious, infernal

D·2+A·1+M·3+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

danseuse (9 points)

Jeanmaire, for one

Gelsey Kirkland, for one

Tallchief, for one

D·2+A·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts

darksome (15 points)

{dark=adj}

D·2+A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts

database (11 points)

Record collection (wordplay)

Access, for one

Computer organization (wordplay)

D·2+A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts

dateable (11 points)

Lacking baggage, say

Suited to be a suitor

Single and lacking baggage

D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts

dateline (9 points)

Here the sailor gains or loses a day

To Catch a Predator show

Part of a news dispatch.

D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts

dauphine (14 points)

Renault model sold in N. America '57-'66

D·2+A·1+U·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts

dawnlike (16 points)

Reminiscent of rosy eastern skies

D·2+A·1+W·4+N·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts

deadline (10 points)

Time to turn in (wordplay)

Ideal end (anagram)

Phone not working? It's cut-off point!

D·2+E·1+A·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts

deaerate (9 points)

To remove air or gas from

D·2+E·1+A·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts

deciduae (12 points)

Decidua

D·2+E·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+U·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts

decimate (13 points)

Kill a large proportion of

Nearly wipe out

Kill one in ten of

D·2+E·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

declasse (11 points)

Lowered in social status Fr.

No longer chic

Fallen in social status

D·2+E·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts

decorate (11 points)

Give one an order to paint (wordplay)

Work on a tree, maybe

Award a medal for dress (wordplay)

D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts

decrease (11 points)

Lower iron, perhaps (wordplay)

As in formal order for iron (wordplay)

Drop iron (wordplay)

D·2+E·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts

dedicate (12 points)

Address (eg, a book to a person)

Devote (to), pledge (to)

Devote (to a purpose)

D·2+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

defecate (14 points)

Excrete

D·2+E·1+F·4+E·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts

defiance (14 points)

Insolence of French intended

Opposition of Parisian's intended

Newspaper boss backed intended contempt

D·2+E·1+F·4+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts

defilade (13 points)

Shield against frontal fire

Shield from enemy eyes

Fortified position offering protection from enemy fire

D·2+E·1+F·4+I·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts

degrease (10 points)

Clean the oven, perhaps

Remove oil from

Skim chicken stock

D·2+E·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts

delegate (10 points)

Conventional type (wordplay)

Act like a boss, maybe

Gov. Byrnes' U. N. status.

D·2+E·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts

delicate (11 points)

Fine in texture

Exquisitely fine and subtle

Fine in texture.

D·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts

demarche (16 points)

Kiki's got some spring in her step!

Diplomatic measure or initiative

A diplomatic initiative

D·2+E·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 16 pts

denature (9 points)

Render alcohol unfit for drinking

Change the essence of

Treat alcohol, in a way

D·2+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts

deniable (11 points)

Easily contradicted, perhaps

Able to be gainsaid

Can't be proven, with clandestine acts

D·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts

denudate (10 points)

Strip (an area of land)

Lay waste to

Lay bare

D·2+E·1+N·1+U·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts

departee (11 points)

One who {departs=v}

D·2+E·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts

depilate (11 points)

Perform electrolysis on, perhaps

It leaped to remove hair

Do electrolysis on

D·2+E·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts

depurate (11 points)

Free from impurities

D·2+E·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts

derivate (12 points)

Word that comes from another word

D·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

derogate (10 points)

Allow a rule to be broken

Stray in conduct

Act beneath one's position

D·2+E·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts

desolate (9 points)

Forlorn - so elated (anagram)

Lad to see Dotty is forlorn

Forlorn and unhappy

D·2+E·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts

detainee (9 points)

Habeas corpus petitioner, perhaps

One held in custody

Person kept in custody

D·2+E·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+E·1 = 9 pts

detonate (9 points)

Some found Eton a terrific blast!

Push a plunger, perhaps

Set off an explosive device

D·2+E·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts

deviance (14 points)

It doesn't conform

Change from the norm

Evinced a bizarre perversion

D·2+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts

diagnose (10 points)

Identify (an illness)

Analyze in Calif. port (wordplay)

Analyze in Calif. port?

D·2+I·1+A·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts

diallage (10 points)

A mineral

D·2+I·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts

dialogue (10 points)

Conversation piece (wordplay)

Talking at the movies (wordplay)

Double-talk (wordplay)

D·2+I·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 10 pts

diamante (11 points)

Decorated with glass to imitate gems

Exceptionally animated, sparkling stuff

Glittering fabric or costume jewellery

D·2+I·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts

diapause (11 points)

To undergo dormancy

D·2+I·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts

diaphone (14 points)

A low-pitched foghorn

D·2+I·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts

diaspore (11 points)

Hydrate of aluminum.

D·2+I·1+A·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts

diastase (9 points)

An {enzyme=n}

D·2+I·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts

diastole (9 points)

Period of relaxation

Help to reverse scarf's expansion

Part of the heart's rhythm

D·2+I·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts

diatribe (11 points)

Flow of invective.

A violent attack in words

Criticism of help returned to the people

D·2+I·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 11 pts

digitate (10 points)

Having fingerlike parts

D·2+I·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts

dilatate (9 points)

Broadened

D·2+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts

dilative (12 points)

Tending to expand

Serving to expand

Tending to expand.

D·2+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts

dimmable (15 points)

Able to be dimmed

D·2+I·1+M·3+M·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts

dioptase (11 points)

A mineral

D·2+I·1+O·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts

dippable (15 points)

Able to be dipped

D·2+I·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts

disabuse (11 points)

Rid (one of wrong idea)

Rid someone (of a mistaken idea)

Free from error

D·2+I·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts

disagree (10 points)

Said to differ? Acquiesce - or not!

Be at odds (with)

To say no would upset you

D·2+I·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts

disgrace (12 points)

501 by Sunday cricketer? Shame!

Shame it's a prayer from the underworld!

Insult Princess Rainier (wordplay)

D·2+I·1+S·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts

dishware (15 points)

Pfaltzgraff products

D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts

displace (13 points)

Shift from the underworld (wordplay)

Sack man, reversing position

Remove from office

D·2+I·1+S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts

dissuade (10 points)

Stop one going hell for leather, say

Dues said wrongly to deter

Talk out of

D·2+I·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts

distance (11 points)

How far one's reserve goes (wordplay)

Detective policy leading to stretch

I'd take up a position some way away

D·2+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts

distaste (9 points)

Is stated (anagram)

Staidest (anagram) - aversion (to)

Lack of interest

D·2+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts

disvalue (12 points)

To disparage

D·2+I·1+S·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+U·1+E·1 = 12 pts

divagate (13 points)

Wander off course

Stray, digress

Wander about

D·2+I·1+V·4+A·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

dominate (11 points)

Admit one might perhaps hold sway

Hog the motorway? Give over!

Admit one criminal with influence

D·2+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts

donative (12 points)

Gift of a sort

Provide local gift

Make local a gratuity

D·2+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts

dopamine (13 points)

Neurotransmitter targeted by Adderall

'Feel-good brain chemical'

Feel-good neurotransmitter

D·2+O·1+P·3+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts

drachmae (16 points)

Silver coins of ancient Greece

Coins that have left circulation twice

Chair made to shake - I extracted old coins

D·2+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+E·1 = 16 pts

dragline (10 points)

Rope trailing an airship, for example

Excavator

D·2+R·1+A·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts

dragrope (12 points)

A rope used for dragging

D·2+R·1+A·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts

drainage (10 points)

Anagram for gardenia

Removal of waste water

Type of ditch

D·2+R·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts

drapable (13 points)

Able to be draped

D·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

drawable (14 points)

Like well water

Still worth playing, as a game of tournament chess

D·2+R·1+A·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts

drawbore (14 points)

A hole for joining a mortise and tenon

D·2+R·1+A·1+W·4+B·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts

drawtube (14 points)

A tube that slides within another tube

D·2+R·1+A·1+W·4+T·1+U·1+B·3+E·1 = 14 pts

dressage (10 points)

Horse trainer's method

Get on after groom in equestrian event

Event suited to the obedient horse

D·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts

driftage (13 points)

Tide-borne wood, for example

Tidal debris

Deviation from an intended course caused by wind and currents

D·2+R·1+I·1+F·4+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts

drivable (14 points)

Ready to roll (car)

Like Miss Daisy (wordplay)

(Of vehicle) in working order

D·2+R·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts

dungaree (10 points)

Sturdy denim fabric

Cotton fabric used for overalls etc

Denim by another name

D·2+U·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts

durative (12 points)

A type of {verb=n}

D·2+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts

dutiable (11 points)

Subject to customs

Not free of tax but ideal otherwise

Liable for tax on importation

D·2+U·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts

dynamite (14 points)

Tiny dame (anagram)

It's the bomb!

Brilliant in sticks (wordplay)

D·2+Y·4+N·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts

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