Words Ending In DES
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753 of the 172,434 ENABLE words shown on this site are words that end in DES (about 0.44%). They run from IDES and ODES at the short end to KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIDES and PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDES at the long end. The highest base score belongs to PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDES (46 points), using commonly used tile values. 113 have no repeated letter at all. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 753 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.44% |
| Longest | KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIDES and PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDES (22 letters) |
| Shortest | IDES and ODES (4 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDES, 46 |
| No repeated letters | 113 |
Most common letter before DES
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| I | 391 |
| A | 144 |
| U | 84 |
| O | 68 |
| E | 28 |
What stands out
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 39 leave another word when the final
DESis taken off, for exampleABODES,AEDES,AIDES,ALAMODESandAMIDES→ABO,AE,AI,ALAMOandAMI. - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 4, found in 269 of these words.
- The average length is 9.7 letters.
- Before DES, the letter
Iappears most often (391 words).
All -DES words
4 letters 2
ides odes
5 letters 27
aedes aides bides bodes cades cedes codes dudes fades gudes hades hides jades lades lodes ludes modes nides nodes pedes redes rides sades sides tides wades wides
6 letters 50
abides abodes amides anodes asides azides bardes blades bredes brides chides clades crudes diodes elides eludes emydes epodes erodes etudes evades exudes geodes glades gledes glides grades grides guides hordes imides irades irides leudes merdes mondes oxides prides prudes shades slides sondes spades spodes stades suedes swedes tildes trades tsades
7 letters 62
abrades accedes acnodes alcades alludes almudes aphides apsides arcades aubades besides betides blendes blondes bolides borides childes decades decides decodes deludes denudes derides divides dryades duendes dynodes encodes excides facades glandes gourdes halides heredes hexades impedes incudes insides invades iodides lapides lipides monades naiades noyades oreides oroides parades pesades pomades pyxides recedes recodes resides sarodes secedes strides tirades triodes unlades upsides ureides
8 letters 116
aggrades alamodes alcaides alcaldes alcaydes alidades ballades bedsides biocides brigades brocades bromides carbides cascades cathodes cestodes chamades charades cladodes cockades collides colludes commodes comrades concedes confides corrades corrodes couvades cowhides crunodes crusades cuspides custodes cyanides daysides debrides degrades deicides depsides detrudes diamides dioxides dipsades dolmades ecocides episodes epoxides excludes explodes extrudes farsides forbodes gambades grenades haeredes hagrides hayrides hydrides implodes includes intrudes joyrides kathodes limeades maenades miscodes nereides nitrides nuclides obtrudes occludes offsides otitides outmodes outrides outsides ovicides ozonides passades pentodes peptides pervades pleiades precedes precodes prefades preludes presides provides rachides raphides rawhides regrades respades riptides roulades saccades scalades seasides secludes secondes stapedes subcodes subsides suicides sulfides tacnodes tetrodes toluides topsides torsades tribades upgrades uranides waysides
9 letters 138
accolades actinides aldehydes algicides alkoxides altitudes antecedes antinodes antipodes aptitudes aquacades arillodes arsenides ascarides attitudes autocades backsides banksides bestrides bigarades blockades bourrides burnsides camisades chlamydes chlorides chromides coincides concludes coxitides curbsides defilades diopsides displodes dissuades docksides downsides enfilades escalades escapades eventides eyeshades feticides filicides finitudes firesides fluorides forebodes foresides galopades ganymedes genocides glissades glottides grillades habitudes hebetudes hillsides holytides homicides ileitides ironsides kingsides lakesides landsides latitudes lemonades marinades megapodes misgrades misguides miticides monopodes monoxides mudslides nearsides nematodes noontides octopodes oeillades outchides outguides outtrades overlades overrides oversides palinodes palisades paygrades peroxides persuades phyllodes polypides poolsides postcodes postludes poulardes precludes proteides protrudes pulicides quaaludes quaysides quietudes raticides reaccedes redecides redivides regicides reinvades remolades renegades rhachides rhapsodes ringsides roadsides selenides serenades shipsides silicides smaragdes sodamides solitudes stampedes stockades subgrades suboxides sulphides sunshades thiazides threnodes transudes trioxides vaticides viricides virucides weaksides yuletides
10 letters 126
acaricides acetamides algaecides allemandes ambuscades amplitudes anhydrides antitrades apoapsides backslides barricades bastinades beatitudes bisulfides blindsides broadsides cannonades carbamides carbonades carronades caryatides cavalcades centipedes certitudes clitorides colonnades courtsides croustades cyanamides cystitides demimondes desuetudes dipeptides disulfides downgrades downslides eigenmodes electrodes esplanades everglades formamides fortitudes fungicides fusillades gallopades gasconades germicides glucosides glycerides glycosides gratitudes gravesides herbicides horsehides hydathodes hydrazides hydroxides incommodes intercedes interludes internodes landslides larvicides lassitudes longitudes magnitudes mammitides marmalades mastitides matricides microcodes millipedes motorcades multitudes myelitides negritudes neuritides nialamides nightsides orangeades osteitides ostracodes outstrides ovaritides overtrades paloverdes parricides patricides pentoxides pesticides phenoxides phosphides platitudes plenitudes polyamides promenades queensides rachitides readymades rectitudes retrocedes rhinitides riversides sarabandes servitudes snowslides sobersides sporicides subdivides sulfoxides supercedes supersedes tailslides tellurides tetroxides tracksides trematodes turpitudes twayblades undersides uxoricides vastitudes verbicides vermicides watersides waveguides
11 letters 66
acrylamides allantoides antimonides arteritides arthritides balustrades biodegrades cantharides carbonnades caryopsides chiffonades chrysalides colatitudes consuetudes crassitudes definitudes discommodes enteritides ephemerides exactitudes fratricides furanosides furosemides gastritides hamadryades hepatitides honeyguides hornblendes inaptitudes ineptitudes infinitudes inquietudes intergrades keratitides lanthanides mansuetudes masquerades nematicides nematocides nephritides nightshades nucleosides nucleotides overstrides pasquinades phlebitides photodiodes plentitudes proboscides pyranosides radiosondes rawinsondes retinitides retrogrades saccharides silversides similitudes solicitudes spermicides springtides streamsides superoxides tardigrades trisulfides velocipedes wintertides
12 letters 62
acetanilides anticathodes arabinosides bactericides borohydrides bronchitides cellulitides cerebrosides cervicitides countrysides decrepitudes dermatitides diglycerides disquietudes epididymides epiglottides ethionamides fanfaronades fibrositides galactosides gangliosides gingivitides glucuronides incertitudes infanticides ingratitudes insecticides laryngitides meningitides midlatitudes misericordes mucopeptides niacinamides octapeptides paraldehydes phosphatides phylloclades pitchblendes plantigrades polypeptides polysulfides proglottides promptitudes pulchritudes rodenticides rodomontades senectitudes slickensides stereopsides stomatitides sulfonamides switchblades tendinitides tendonitides thalidomides tolbutamides tracheitides tyrannicides urethritides valvulitides vasculitides vicissitudes
13 letters 39
acetaldehydes benzaldehydes chalcogenides correctitudes countertrades degringolades dinucleotides disaccharides endoperoxides ferricyanides ferrocyanides formaldehydes glutethimides glycopeptides harlequinades inexactitudes mastoiditides methysergides molluscicides mountainsides neuropeptides nicotinamides overpersuades parasiticides pentapeptides periostitides peritonitides pharyngitides photocathodes pneumonitides prostatitides pseudomonades radionuclides rhodomontades salpingitides spondylitides thyroiditides tonsillitides triglycerides
14 letters 21
acetazolamides appendicitides butyraldehydes cycloheximides dissimilitudes encephalitides endometritides epididymitides folliculitides hydrochlorides hydroperoxides monoglycerides pancreatitides pericarditides polyneuritides schadenfreudes sulfanilamides tetrachlorides tetrafluorides trinucleotides trisaccharides
15 letters 20
chlorothiazides chlorpropamides cholecystitides fibrinopeptides glutaraldehydes glyceraldehydes interelectrodes microelectrodes mononucleotides monosaccharides osteomyelitides platinocyanides poliomyelitides polyacrylamides polynucleotides polysaccharides ribonucleosides ribonucleotides trichomonacides verisimilitudes
16 letters 7
conjunctivitides counterblockades diverticulitides oligonucleotides oligosaccharides osteoarthritides pyelonephritides
17 letters 5
chlordiazepoxides chorioallantoides cyclophosphamides gastroenteritides paraformaldehydes
18 letters 1
thrombophlebitides
19 letters 4
encephalomyelitides lipopolysaccharides mucopolysaccharides polyribonucleotides
20 letters 4
deoxyribonucleotides glomerulonephritides hydrochlorothiazides phenylthiocarbamides
21 letters 1
meningoencephalitides
22 letters 2
keratoconjunctivitides phosphoglyceraldehydes
Using these words
To find words ending in DES from your own letters, use the Word Unscrambler with DES in Ends with, or try a pattern such as ???DES in the Crossword Solver. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.