DES ends 40 of the 5 letter words with DE in them, and DER ends 28. Codes, Sides and Rides end in DES, while Under, Older and Wider end in DER.
Under, Video, Trade, Older and Ideas are the Wordle picks that test D and E with three new letters apiece. In Scrabble, Deoxy, Dewax and Fedex score 16 points, with Azide, Codex and Podex at 15.

5 Letter Words With DE In Them
These are the familiar 5 letter words with DE in them. Twenty-two of these twenty-eight words have exactly two vowels.
| Under | Order | Video |
| Death | Added | Model |
| Trade | Ended | Older |
| Ideas | Grade | Guide |
| Sides | Aside | Deals |
| Index | Depth | Debut |
| Pride | Ideal | Delay |
| Devil | Slide | Wider |
| Dealt | Blade | Codes |
| Shade |
5 Letter Words With DE In Them By Position
DE starts 140 of the 347 words and ends 77, and the other 130 have DE in the middle.
Words Starting With DE And Ending In A To R
Eleven of these sixty-two words end in E.
| Delta | Derma | Demob |
| Demic | Debud | Decad |
| Deked | Deled | Dered |
| Dewed | Deare | Deave |
| Debye | Deere | Deeve |
| Deice | Delve | Dense |
| Desse | Deuce | Dexie |
| Decaf | Debag | Debug |
| Defog | Derig | Deash |
| Death | Delph | Dench |
| Depth | Derth | Demoi |
| Deshi | Debel | Decal |
| Dedal | Devel | Devil |
| Degum | Deism | Denim |
| Dearn | Decan | Deign |
| Deman | Demon | Devon |
| Dewan | Decko | Deffo |
| Dekko | Derro | Deair |
| Debar | Debur | Decor |
| Defer | Demur | Denar |
| Deter | Dewar |
Words Starting With DE And Ending In S To Y
Twelve of these seventy-eight words are familiar.
| Deads | Deals | Deans |
| Dears | Deaws | Debes |
| Debts | Debus | Decks |
| Decos | Deeds | Deems |
| Deens | Deeps | Deers |
| Deets | Deevs | Defis |
| Degas | Degus | Deids |
| Deils | Dekes | Deles |
| Delfs | Delis | Dells |
| Delos | Delts | Demes |
| Demos | Denes | Denis |
| Dents | Deres | Derms |
| Derns | Deros | Dervs |
| Desis | Desks | Devas |
| Devis | Devos | Dexes |
| Dealt | Debit | Debut |
| Defat | Deist | Delft |
| Demit | Dempt | Denet |
| Depot | Derat | Devot |
| Desex | Detox | Dewax |
| Deary | Deawy | Debby |
| Decay | Decoy | Decry |
| Deedy | Deely | Deify |
| Deity | Delay | Delly |
| Denay | Deoxy | Deray |
| Derby | Derny | Derry |
Words With DE In The Middle And Starting With A To I
Three of these sixty-six words have a K, J, Q, X or Z, which is worth five points or more in Scrabble.
| Added | Adder | Adeem |
| Adept | Aedes | Aided |
| Aider | Aides | Aldea |
| Alder | Ardeb | Bedel |
| Bedes | Bedew | Bided |
| Bider | Bides | Bidet |
| Boded | Bodes | Byded |
| Bydes | Cadee | Cades |
| Cadet | Ceded | Ceder |
| Cedes | Cided | Cider |
| Cides | Codec | Coded |
| Coden | Coder | Codes |
| Codex | Cyder | Duded |
| Dudes | Edema | Eider |
| Elder | Ended | Ender |
| Endew | Faded | Fader |
| Fades | Fedex | Fides |
| Gades | Godet | Gudes |
| Haded | Hades | Heder |
| Hided | Hider | Hides |
| Ideal | Ideas | Idees |
| Ident | Indew | Index |
Words With DE In The Middle And Starting With J To Y
Twenty-eight of these sixty-four words repeat a letter.
| Jaded | Jades | Jodel |
| Kades | Kidel | Laded |
| Laden | Lader | Lades |
| Ledes | Loden | Lodes |
| Ludes | Model | Modem |
| Moder | Modes | Nided |
| Nides | Nodes | Nuder |
| Nudes | Odder | Odeon |
| Odeum | Olden | Older |
| Order | Pedes | Podex |
| Reded | Redes | Rider |
| Rides | Roded | Rodeo |
| Rodes | Ruder | Rudes |
| Sades | Sdein | Seder |
| Sedes | Sided | Sider |
| Sides | Tided | Tides |
| Udder | Undee | Under |
| Urdee | Vaded | Vades |
| Video | Waded | Wader |
| Wades | Wedel | Widen |
| Wider | Wides | Yedes |
| Yodel |
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Words Ending In DE
Forty-six of these seventy-seven words have exactly two vowels.
| Abide | Abode | Amide |
| Anode | Apode | Arede |
| Aside | Azide | Barde |
| Blade | Blude | Borde |
| Brede | Bride | Bunde |
| Chide | Chode | Clade |
| Coude | Crude | Diode |
| Elide | Elude | Emyde |
| Epode | Erode | Etude |
| Evade | Exode | Exude |
| Geode | Glade | Glede |
| Glide | Glode | Grade |
| Gride | Gryde | Guide |
| Horde | Hynde | Imide |
| Irade | Kynde | Lande |
| Merde | Monde | Oxide |
| Pride | Prude | Ragde |
| Reede | Ronde | Shade |
| Slade | Slide | Snide |
| Solde | Sonde | Spade |
| Spide | Spode | Stade |
| Stede | Stude | Suede |
| Swede | Teade | Tilde |
| Todde | Trade | Tride |
| Trode | Tsade | Tynde |
| Vilde | Waide |
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Best 5 Letter Words With DE In Them For Wordle
Of the 347 words, 134 repeat a letter, as Added, Ended and Order do, so the picks are limited to words with five different letters. Four of the twelve picks end in E.
| Under | Video |
| Trade | Older |
| Ideas | Death |
| Model | Grade |
| Guide | Depth |
| Pride | Ideal |
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With DE In Them In Scrabble
Deoxy, Dewax and Fedex lead at 16 points, and Azide, Codex and Podex follow at 15, then Dekko and Jaded at 14.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Deoxy | 16 |
| Dewax | 16 |
| Fedex | 16 |
| Azide | 15 |
| Codex | 15 |
| Podex | 15 |
| Dekko | 14 |
| Jaded | 14 |
Meanings Of 5 Letter Words With DE In Them
Each word is defined in its everyday sense.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Added | Joined to increase a total |
| Aside | To one side, or a remark spoken quietly |
| Blade | The sharp cutting part of a knife |
| Codes | Systems of symbols, or sets of rules |
| Deals | Agreements, or distributes cards |
| Dealt | Handed out, or handled |
| Death | The end of life |
| Debut | A first public appearance |
| Delay | To postpone, or a period of waiting |
| Depth | The distance from top to bottom |
| Devil | An evil spirit |
| Ended | Finished |
| Grade | A level of quality, or a mark in school |
| Guide | A person who leads others, or to lead |
| Ideal | Perfect, or a standard of excellence |
| Ideas | Thoughts or plans in the mind |
| Index | An alphabetical register of names and terms in a book |
| Model | A small-scale copy, or a person who poses for designers |
| Older | Having lived longer |
| Order | A command, or a tidy arrangement |
| Pride | Satisfaction in achievements, or a group of lions |
| Shade | A shadowed spot, or a tint of colour |
| Sides | Surfaces or edges, or opposing groups |
| Slide | To glide over a surface |
| Trade | The buying and selling of goods |
| Under | Beneath, or lower than |
| Video | A recording of moving images |
| Wider | Broader |
FAQs
There are 347 in total. Fifty-eight are familiar words such as Under, Order and Video, and the other 289 are rarer terms accepted in Scrabble.
The strongest are Under, Video, Trade, Older and Ideas. Each has five different letters, so a single guess tests three new tiles beside D and E.
The highest score is 16 points, shared by Deoxy, Dewax and Fedex. Azide, Codex and Podex are next at 15, and Dekko and Jaded follow at 14.
There are 140, such as Death, Deals, Depth and Debut. Twenty of them are familiar words.
There are seventy-seven, such as Trade, Grade, Guide and Aside. Twelve of them are familiar words.
E is the final letter of 91 of the 347 words, ahead of S with 87 and R with 37. These three letters end 215 of the 347 words.
There are eighteen, such as Guide, Aside, Pride, Slide and Bride. Guide, Aside and Pride are the most familiar.
There are 134 that repeat a letter, out of the 347 words. Added, Ended and Order are three of them.
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