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9-Letter Words Starting with D (40 words)
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dalliance (12 points)
Flirtation? Daughter wants union!
Brief affair of union supporting Germany
Playing thus is all one in the ball
D·2+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
damascene (14 points)
Syrian capitalist (wordplay)
Ananias, for one
Crafted canes made by a Syrian
D·2+A·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
danceable (14 points)
Adjective describing some party music
D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
debauchee (17 points)
Rake beach ground with due energy
One indulging in depravity
Libertine, one who is morally unrestrained
D·2+E·1+B·3+A·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+E·1 = 17 pts
decadence (15 points)
A falling away.
Corruption of French intonation
Moral or cultural decline
D·2+E·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
decalogue (13 points)
The Ten Commandments
Moses' tablets
Moses' armload
D·2+E·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 13 pts
deceptive (17 points)
So are David Blaine's appearances
Seems that M. is leading this
Not straight
D·2+E·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
decidable (15 points)
Capable of being decided; determinable.
D·2+E·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
deciduate (13 points)
""Possessed of, or characterized by, a decidua.""
D·2+E·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
deckhouse (19 points)
Naval architect's creation
Ship superstructure
Choked, spoiling exercise in navigator's cabin (wordplay)
D·2+E·1+C·3+K·5+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 19 pts
decollate (12 points)
Separate the sheets, maybe
Separate computer printouts
Behead
D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
decollete (12 points)
Having a low neckline, from French
Low neckline cut round half of bust
Adjective for some evening gowns
D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
decompose (16 points)
Hide half what Bach did? Rot!
That's the way to make it all rot
Resolve into constituent parts.
D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
decoupage (15 points)
Art coated in varnish
Paper cutouts as a decorative art
Cut-paper decoration
D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+P·3+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
decretive (15 points)
Having the force of an edict.
D·2+E·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
decussate (12 points)
""To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc.""
D·2+E·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
dedicatee (13 points)
Elise, for one
Person named early in a book
Elise, for Beethoven's "Fur Elise"
D·2+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 13 pts
deducible (15 points)
Payment before the insurance kicks in
Possible to figure out
D·2+E·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
deductive (16 points)
Like evidence-based reasoning
Like Sherlock Holmes's powers
Like "top-down" reasoning
D·2+E·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
defalcate (15 points)
Misappropriate the proceeds of facet deal
Embezzle
D·2+E·1+F·4+A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
defective (18 points)
Drunk I've fed, etc is not working
Subject to a recall
Faulty iron, evicted, thrown outside
D·2+E·1+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
deference (15 points)
About to join Resistance? Respect!
Submission to will of another
Courteous regard for another's wishes.
D·2+E·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
demarcate (14 points)
Establish escort eats whipped cream
Bound, as ground.
Mark boundaries.
D·2+E·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
deprecate (14 points)
Belittle tatty carpet kept by woman
Feel and express disapproval of
Express disapproval of
D·2+E·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
desecrate (12 points)
Seer acted badly to abuse sacred object
Defile, as something sacred
Harm a church
D·2+E·1+S·1+E·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
desiccate (14 points)
Preserve by drying (eg coconut)
Preserve by removing all liquids from
Preserve by removing all liquids
D·2+E·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
detective (15 points)
Spade, for one
Busy at work (wordplay)
Poirot, for one
D·2+E·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
diaconate (12 points)
Dick Dudgeon was the devil's
Act on idea put out by clerical office
D·2+I·1+A·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
difficile (18 points)
Difficult; hard to manage; stubborn.
D·2+I·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
diligence (13 points)
Beehive state (wordplay)
Application for transport
Coach shows dedication
D·2+I·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
directive (15 points)
Vet and I cried out for order
Criminal tried vice in Fiat
I have to follow dreadful court order
D·2+I·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
discharge (16 points)
Perform for free (wordplay)
Fire (gun); sack (worker)
Fire - or let off (wordplay)
D·2+I·1+S·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1 = 16 pts
discourse (12 points)
Talk of Sidney being back on course!
Engage in conversation
Formal discussion of a topic
D·2+I·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
dislocate (12 points)
Remove from a socket (wordplay)
Developing Aldi: Tesco put out
Put out of place.
D·2+I·1+S·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
doctorate (12 points)
Severinsen's degree (wordplay)
Degree given to redcoat - for dancing!
PhD or D.Phil
D·2+O·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
dominance (14 points)
Power (over others)
Influence (over others)
I condemn a terrible authority
D·2+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
doughface (19 points)
C.S.A. sympathizer in the North
D·2+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 19 pts
downscale (15 points)
On the cheap end
Not luxurious
D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
dulcimore (14 points)
English word
D·2+U·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
duplicate (14 points)
Bridge match (wordplay)
Copy - teacup lid (anagram)
Double up refashioning citadel walls
D·2+U·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts

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