What words start with a d and end with an e?

Answer 1

The shortest ones are die, doe, and due.

Four letter words include dale, dame, Dane, dare, date, daze, dice, dike, dime, dine, dire, dive, dole, dome, done, dope, dose, dote, dove, doze, dude, duke, dune, dupe, dyke, and dyne.

Five letter words are dance, delve, dense, deuce, Diane, dinge, diode, dirge, Dixie, Dodge, dogie, douse, drake, drape, drive, drome, drone, drove, drupe, and dunce.

Six letter words are dabble, dacite, damage, dangle, Danube, darkie, dative, dawdle, dazzle, debase, debate, Debbie, debone, debtee, Denise, decade, decide, decode, decree, deduce, deface, defame, defile, define, defuse, defuze, delete, degree, delude, deluge, demise, demote, demure, Dengue, denote, denude, depose, depute, deride, deride, derive, desire, detune, device, devise, devote, Dianne, Diedre, dilate, dilute, dimple, dingle, dipole, disuse, divide, divine, doable, docile, doggie, donate, dongle, doodle, dosage, dotage, double, douche, dredge, drogue, drowse, drudge, and duffle.

Seven letter words are debacle, datable, daytime, decease, deceive, declare, decline, defense, deflate, degrade, Deirdre, dejeune, delible, delouse, demerge, dentine, denture, deplane, deplete, deplore, deprive, derange, descale, deserve, despise, despite, devalue, deviate, devolve, devotee, diabase, dialyze, dictate, diffuse, dinette, diocese, dioxide, disease, dislike, dispose, dispute, disrobe, diverge, diverse, divorce, divulge, dockage, doggone, draftee, drayage, dribble, drizzle, detente, ductile, dunnage, durable, and dwindle.

Eight letter words are damnable, danseuse, database, datable, dateline, declasse, deadline, decimate, decisive, decorate, decouple, decrease, dedicate, defecate, definite, degrease, deionize, Delaware, delegate, delicate, delusive, demonize, denature, dendrite, deniable, denotate, denounce, depilate, deportee, deputize, derisive, derriere, describe, desolate, detainee, dethrone, detonate, deviance, dextrose, diagnose, dialogue, diaspora, diatribe,digitize, disabuse, disagree, disburse, disciple, disclose, discrete, disgorge, disgrace, disguise, diskette, dislodge, dispense, disperse, displace, disprove, dissolve, dissuade, distance, distaste, disunite, disusage, disvalue, divisive, divorcée, dockside, doctrine, doghouse, dolesome, dolomite, domicile, dominate, dopamine, dormouse, downside, downsize, dragline, drainage, draisine, Drambuie, drawable, dressage, driftage, drivable, dungaree, dutiable, and dynamite.

Nine letter words are dalliance, débutante, déclassée, deathlike, debatable, debenture, decadence, deceptive, decollate, decompose, decoupage, deducible, deductive, defective, defensive, deference, definable, defoliate, dehydrate, delineate, demagogue, demarcate, demitasse, demurrage, denervate, denigrate, denotable, deodorize, deoxidize, departure, depletive, deprecate, derisible, desecrate, desiccate, designate, desirable, desperate, destitute, detective, determine, devaluate, devastate, diatomite, diffusive, digestive, diligence, diplomate, directive, dirigible, discharge, discourse, disengage, disfigure, dislocate, dismantle, disparage, disparate, displease, disrepute, dissemble, dissipate, dissolute, divertive, divisible, doctorate, dogmatize, dollhouse, dominance, doubtable, downgrade, downrange, downstage, downstate, drainpipe, drainable, dramatize, dreamlike, drinkable, driveable, dubitable, and duplicate.

Ten letter words are deactivate, debateable, debilitate, debonnaire, decapitate, decathlete, deceivable, decelerate, decimalize, decivilize, declarable, decolonize, decorative, deductible, defeasance, defeasible, defendable, defensible, deferrable, deficience, definitive, deflagrate, deflective, deformable, defrayable, degenerate, degradable, dehumanize, delaminate, delectable, deliberate, demandable, demobilize, demodulate, demonetize, demoralize, demotivate, demurrable, denominate, denotative, dentifrice, denunciate, dependable, dependence, depletable, deplorable, depolarize, depopulate, deprecable, depreciate, depressive, deregulate, derivative, derogative, desalinate, desalinize, descramble, designable, despicable, detachable, detectable, deterrence, detestable, diamantine, dichromate, difference, diffidence, digestible, digressive, dilapidate, dilettante, diminutive, disapprove, disarrange, disbelieve, discipline, disclosure, discophile, discourage, disentwine, disgruntle, dislikable, dismissive, dispersive, disposable, disputable, disruptive, disservice, dissidence, dissociate, dissoluble, dissonance, dissuasive, distillate, distribute, disulphate, disulphide, divergence, divertible, divestible, divulgence, downstroke, drawbridge, and Dumbledore.

Eleven letter words are decarbonize, declarative, decrepitude, deemphasize, delineative, deliverable, deliverance, demagnetize, democratize, demonstrate, deoxygenate, deoxyribose, deprecative, describable, descriptive, desegregate, desensitize, designative, despondence, destabilize, destructive, deteriorate, diffractive, directorate, disassemble, discernible, discontinue, discotheque, disentangle, disenthrone, disguisable, disorganize, dispensable, displeasure, disquietude, dissectible, disseminate, dissolvable, distensible, distillable, distinctive, distractive, disturbance, divestiture, doctrinaire, dodecastyle, domesticate, domesticize, and duplicative.

Twelve letter words are dearticulate, debilitative, decaffeinate, decentralize, decipherable, defenestrate, degenerative, demilitarize, demineralize, demonstrable, depoliticize, depolymerize, depreciative, depressurize, determinable, diminishable, disaccharide, disadvantage, disadventure, disagreeable, disallowable, disallowance, disassociate, discomfiture, disconsolate, discountable, discriminate, disfranchise, dishonorable, disincentive, disintegrate, disobedience, disreputable, dissemblance, dissertative, dissocialize, dissociative, and distributive.

Thirteen letter words are daguerreotype, decompressive, decontaminate, decriminalize, dematerialize, demonstrative, depersonalize, determinative, differentiate, disappearance, disarticulate, discreditable, dispassionate, distributable, and diversifiable.

Fourteen letter words are dinoflagellate, disaccommodate, discombobulate, discontinuance, discriminative, disencumbrance, disenfranchise, disincorporate, disinvestiture, and disqualifiable.

Fifteen letter words are deindustrialize, departmentalize, dimethylaniline, and distinguishable.

A sixteen letter word is disproportionate.

A seventeen letter word is dextroamphetamine.

(There are no larger non-chemical words, but at 21 letters are the phrases dishonorable discharge and distinguishing feature.)