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8-Letter Words Starting with D (39 words)
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dabbling (14 points)
Doing something without serious effort
Dilettante's interest
Getting involved (in) superficially
D·2+A·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
daddling (12 points)
Daddle
D·2+A·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
daggling (12 points)
Daggle
D·2+A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
dallying (13 points)
Wasting time idly or frivolously
Loiterer's activity
Playing with daughter's friend in garden at first
D·2+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
dandling (11 points)
Dandle
D·2+A·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
dangling (11 points)
Hanging about with a number, fishing
Start the day fishing, which is swinging
Hanging around and going fishing at last
D·2+A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
dappling (14 points)
Spotting
D·2+A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
darkling (14 points)
Growing dim
D·2+A·1+R·1+K·5+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
dartling (10 points)
Moving back and forth
D·2+A·1+R·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
dawdling (14 points)
Walking slowly and idly
Vacationer's nonactivity
Hanging about
D·2+A·1+W·4+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
dazzling (28 points)
Full beam so wonderful (wordplay)
Very bright, impressive
Amazingly impressive (like car headlights?)
D·2+A·1+Z·10+Z·10+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 28 pts
defiling (13 points)
Corruption of purity
Desecrating
D·2+E·1+F·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
delating (10 points)
Informing against: Scot.
Informing against Scot.
D·2+E·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
delaying (13 points)
Like stallers' tactics
Holding up de production of eggs
Postponing
D·2+E·1+L·1+A·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
deleting (10 points)
Executing a takeout order (wordplay)
Getting rid of useless Ted Ingle
Using the backspace key
D·2+E·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
deliming (12 points)
Delime
D·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
deluding (11 points)
Con man's forte
Misleading
Avoiding, the day before, giving a false impression
D·2+E·1+L·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
deluging (11 points)
Inundating
D·2+E·1+L·1+U·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
develing (13 points)
Devel
D·2+E·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
deviling (13 points)
""A young devil pr p of DEVIL, also DEVILET, DEVLING""
D·2+E·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
dialling (10 points)
Dig around when is tired out phoning
Ending it all, ring off - then what's there to hear (wordplay)
D·2+I·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
dibbling (14 points)
Dibble
D·2+I·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
diddling (12 points)
Cheating
D·2+I·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
dilating (10 points)
Dig about a classical way for a swell
Probe about language is widening
Swelling or expanding
D·2+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
diluting (10 points)
Making more potable, perhaps
Lessening strength of a liquid
Watering down
D·2+I·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
dimpling (14 points)
Making little dents in
'Being just a little depressed, yet smiling (8)'
D·2+I·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
dindling (11 points)
Dindle
D·2+I·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
dollying (13 points)
Dolly
D·2+O·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
doodling (11 points)
Napkin art, perhaps
Aimless drawing
Using a pencil without a point (wordplay)
D·2+O·1+O·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
doubling (12 points)
Go twice into Dublin
Increasing by a factor of two
Go and get capitally involved twice over
D·2+O·1+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
doweling (13 points)
The act of fastening with wooden pins
D·2+O·1+W·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
drawling (13 points)
Speaking like Scarlett
Student in art is lengthening his vowels
Line in art, in a manner of speaking
D·2+R·1+A·1+W·4+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
drilling (10 points)
What a bore this is!
Doing exercises is boring
Boring; sowing seeds
D·2+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
drolling (10 points)
The act of a jester
D·2+R·1+O·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
drooling (10 points)
Foolish talker's activity
Talking foolishly
Anticipating pleasure
D·2+R·1+O·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
duckling (16 points)
Young mallard, for instance
Avoid fish and fowl
Avoid fish and a little fowl
D·2+U·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
duelling (10 points)
Fighting among two with deadly weapons
In a contest of honour
D·2+U·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
dumpling (14 points)
Store fish - for the stew (wordplay)
Landfill in a toy city (wordplay)
Ball of dough
D·2+U·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
dwelling (13 points)
Staying at home (wordplay)
House flooding after start of deluge
Beginning of deluge flooding home
D·2+W·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

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