How many words end in DE?

This page lists 692 words ending in DE, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -DE words useful?

Words ending in DE are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With DE

All 692 words in our dictionary that end in DE, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

692 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

cycloheximide33 chlorothiazide32 benzaldehyde31 hydroperoxide30 glyceraldehyde28 acetazolamide27 polyacrylamide27 polysaccharide27 butyraldehyde26 chlorpropamide26 counterblockade26 hydrazide26 hydrochloride26 formaldehyde25 harlequinade25 fibrinopeptide24 hydroxide24 monosaccharide24 oligosaccharide24 trichomonacide24 endoperoxide23 glutaraldehyde23 glycopeptide23 photocathode23 schadenfreude23 acetaldehyde22 chiffonade22 disquietude22 inexactitude22 masquerade22 methysergide22 monoglyceride22 pasquinade22 phenoxide22 phosphatide22 phylloclade22 platinocyanide22 polynucleotide22 switchblade22 borohydride21 chalcogenide21 disaccharide21 ferricyanide21 ferrocyanide21 microelectrode21 paraldehyde21 pitchblende21 polypeptide21 quayside21 thiazide21 trisaccharide21 alkoxide20 aquacade20 countrywide20 exactitude20 hydathode20 inquietude20 mucopeptide20 phosphide20 polysulfide20 sulfoxide20 superoxide20 verisimilitude20 diglyceride19 glutethimide19 molluscicide19 mononucleotide19 multielectrode19 oligonucleotide19 pentapeptide19 pentoxide19 pulchritude19 queenside19 rhodomontade19 ribonucleoside19 ribonucleotide19 sulfanilamide19 tetrachloride19 triglyceride19 uxoricide19 acrylamide18 antipesticide18 backslide18 bactericide18 discommode18 fanfaronade18 honeyguide18 internucleotide18 joyride18 joyrode18 monoxide18 nightshade18 octapeptide18 overpersuade18 peroxide18 promptitude18 quaalude18 quietude18 saccharide18 slickenside18 suboxide18 thalidomide18 twayblade18 velocipede18 anhydride17 anticathode17 backside17 beachside17 blockade17 cavalcade17 citywide17 correctitude17 countryside17 cyanamide17 decrepitude17 dissimilitude17 epoxide17 ethionamide17 exclude17 explode17 formamide17 herbicide17 hexade17 infanticide17 interelectrode17 neuropeptide17 nicotinamide17 ozonide17 parasiticide17 photodiode17 phyllode17 polyamide17 spermicide17 sulfonamide17 tetrafluoride17 tetroxide17 tyrannicide17 verbicide17 vermicide17 vicissitude17 waveguide17 worldwide17 aldehyde16 ambuscade16 carbamide16 cerebroside16 chromide16 cockade16 counterbade16 cowhide16 degringolade16 dinucleotide16 dioxide16 dockside16 excide16 fratricide16 fungicide16 furosemide16 glyceride16 glycoside16 harborside16 homemade16 homicide16 hornblende16 horsehide16 incommode16 insecticide16 microcode16 misericorde16 niacinamide16 planetwide16 polypide16 pyranoside16 radionuclide16 readymade16 subdivide16 tolbutamide16 trackside16 transactinide16 trinucleotide16 trioxide16 weakside16 azide15 bankside15 biodegrade15 bisulfide15 carbonnade15 chamade15 countertrade15 definitude15 demimonde15 digitigrade15 dipeptide15 downgrade15 extrude15 eyeshade15 galactoside15 ganymede15 germicide15 glucuronide15 handmade15 holytide15 hydride15 kathode15 larvicide15 midlatitude15 mountainside15 nematicide15 nematocide15 orthograde15 overwide15 paloverde15 paygrade15 plantigrade15 rodenticide15 rodomontade15 stockade15 superwide15 acaricide14 acetamide14 acetanilide14 amplitude14 antisuicide14 arabinoside14 barricade14 carbonade14 centigrade14 centipede14 chloride14 commode14 disulfide14 downslide14 everglade14 feticide14 filicide14 forebode14 furanoside14 ganglioside14 graveside14 habitude14 hayride14 hebetude14 incertitude14 infinitude14 kingside14 lanthanide14 marmalade14 matricide14 megapode14 millipede14 motorcade14 multigrade14 multimode14 nationwide14 nightside14 offside14 outchide14 overstride14 overstrode14 parricide14 patricide14 pesticide14 promenade14 rawhide14 rawinsonde14 rhapsode14 senectitude14 shipside14 silverside14 sporicide14 springtide14 sulphide14 supercede14 trisulfide14 vaticide14 viricide14 virucide14 wayside14 wintertide14 accolade13 alcayde13 algaecide13 antimonide13 balustrade13 blindside13 broadside13 camisade13 cathode13 charade13 coincide13 colatitude13 conclude13 confide13 consuetude13 couvade13 crassitude13 curbside13 cyanide13 defilade13 downside13 eigenmode13 escapade13 exude13 forbade13 forbode13 fortitude13 fusillade13 gallopade13 gambade13 gasconade13 glucoside13 inaptitude13 ineptitude13 ingratitude13 lakeside13 magnitude13 mansuetude13 miticide13 monopode13 nucleoside13 nucleotide13 omnimode13 overtrade13 ovicide13 oxide13 pervade13 plentitude13 postcode13 preclude13 prefade13 provide13 pulicide13 raphide13 reaccede13 redivide13 riverside13 servitude13 shoreside13 similitude13 snowslide13 solicitude13 stampede13 statewide13 storewide13 streamside13 tardigrade13 ultrawide13 vastitude13 waterside13 algicide12 allemande12 bastinade12 beatitude12 bigarade12 biocide12 brocade12 bromide12 cannonade12 carbide12 carronade12 cascade12 certitude12 childe12 colonnade12 comrade12 concede12 courtside12 croustade12 dayside12 diopside12 displode12 ecocide12 electrode12 enfilade12 esplanade12 eventide12 facade12 finitude12 fireside12 fluoride12 foreside12 galopade12 genocide12 hagride12 hagrode12 hillside12 implode12 intercede12 intergrade12 jade12 manmade12 miscode12 misgrade12 misguide12 mismade12 mudslide12 multitude12 nialamide12 occlude12 ostracode12 overlade12 override12 overrode12 overrude12 overside12 peptide12 platitude12 plenitude12 precede12 precode12 premade12 prograde12 radiosonde12 rectitude12 redecide12 regicide12 reinvade12 retrocede12 retrograde12 saccade12 sarabande12 smaragde12 sodamide12 subcode12 subgrade12 sunshade12 supersede12 threnode12 trematode12 turpitude12 yuletide12 accede11 actinide11 alongside11 antecede11 antipode11 aptitude11 autocade11 autostrade11 bedside11 bestride11 bestrode11 bourride11 brigade11 chide11 cladode11 comade11 debride11 deicide11 depside11 desuetude11 diamide11 divide11 dynode11 emyde11 escalade11 farside11 gratitude11 impede11 landslide11 lemonade11 longitude11 marinade11 negritude11 nematode11 normande11 orangeade11 palinode11 palisade11 persuade11 pomade11 poolside11 postlude11 poularde11 proteide11 protrude11 raticide11 remolade11 seminude11 silicide11 sulfide11 underside11 upgrade11 aggrade10 alamode10 alcaide10 alcalde10 ballade10 cestode10 collide10 collude10 corrade10 corrode10 crunode10 crusade10 decade10 decide10 decode10 degrade10 demode10 dissuade10 episode10 glissade10 grillade10 halide10 include10 interlude10 internode10 invade10 landside10 lassitude10 limeade10 noyade10 nuclide10 obtrude10 outguide10 outmode10 outstride10 outstrode10 passade10 pentode10 prelude10 preside10 renegade10 respade10 ringside10 riptide10 roadside10 scalade10 seclude10 seconde10 stateside10 subside10 suicide10 tacnode10 tailslide10 telluride10 topside10 trailside10 tribade10 abrade9 acnode9 alcade9 alidade9 almude9 altitude9 antinode9 arcade9 arillode9 arsenide9 attitude9 aubade9 beside9 betide9 blende9 blonde9 bolide9 boride9 detrude9 encode9 evade9 grenade9 horde9 ironside9 latitude9 lipide9 nearside9 noontide9 oeillade9 outtrade9 parade9 pesade9 recede9 recode9 regrade9 remade9 secede9 selenide9 serenade9 shade9 solitude9 swede9 transude9 unmade9 upside9 abide8 abode8 aliunde8 amide8 astride8 barde8 blade8 brede8 bride8 clade8 coude8 crude8 delude8 denude8 deride8 duende8 epode8 fade8 gourde8 hade8 hide8 imide8 intrude8 iodide8 merde8 monde8 nitride8 outride8 outrode8 outside8 pride8 prude8 roulade8 seaside8 spade8 spode8 tetrode8 toluide8 torsade8 uranide8 vide8 wade8 wide8 allude7 bade7 bide7 bode7 cade7 cede7 code7 diode7 geode7 glade7 glede7 glide7 grade7 gride7 guide7 inside7 made7 mode7 onside7 oreide7 oroide7 reside7 sarode7 stride7 strode7 tirade7 triode7 unlade7 ureide7 anode6 aside6 dude6 elide6 elude6 erode6 etude6 gude6 irade6 slide6 snide6 sonde6 stade6 suede6 tilde6 trade6 trode6 tsade6 aide5 eide5 lade5 lode5 lude5 nide5 node5 nude5 rede5 ride5 rode5 rude5 sade5 side5 tide5 unde5 ode4

Hooking with -DE words

Endings like -DE let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

This list by the numbers

A few numbers before you scroll: the 692 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (141 entries). Wordle players have 51 five-letter options, and there are 114 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is CYCLOHEXIMIDE at 33 points before multipliers.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: CYCLOHEXIMIDE (33), CHLOROTHIAZIDE (32), BENZALDEHYDE (31), HYDROPEROXIDE (30), GLYCERALDEHYDE (28). At 15 letters, COUNTERBLOCKADE is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 13. If you are fishing for these words, keep E (692 appearances), D (692) and I (436) on your rack.

Three words worth learning first

ALLUDE — a 6-letter, 7-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
When the rack looks hopeless, INSIDE (6 letters, 7 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
ONSIDE earns 7 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.

Five more everyday options from the same list: OREIDE (7), OROIDE (7), RESIDE (7), SARODE (7), STRIDE (7).

-DE as a board weapon

A reliable habit: every time you learn a new -DE word, note whether it also takes a front extension. Words that extend at both ends are the ones that turn a 12-point play into a 40-point one, because you can bridge two premium squares. The top of this list — sorted by score — is where those double-duty words hide.

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