176 Words Starting With DEV
The prefix DEV appears in 176 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 36 entries. Average word length: 9.0 letters.
D words frequently describe direction and action — drive, draw, dig, drop. The prefix dis- alone generates hundreds of entries.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with DEV: DEVOCALIZING (28 pts), DEVOCALIZED (27 pts), DEVELOPMENTALLY (26 pts), DEVITALIZING (26 pts), DEVOCALIZES (26 pts). The shortest is DEV (3 letters) and the longest is DEVELOPMENTALLY (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ER.
Notable words: DEVA — a Hindu god [n].; DEVAS — a Hindu god [n].; DEVEIN — to remove the dorsal vein of [v].; DEVALUE — to lessen the worth of [v]. Browse words starting with AGAINST for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with DEV?
DEVOCALIZING scores 28 points. Runner-up: DEVOCALIZED at 27 points. See words ending in U for more high-value options.
How many words start with DEV?
Our dictionary has 176 words that start with DEV. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (36).
What is the shortest word that starts with DEV?
DEV at just 3 letters. It means: a Hindu god [n].
Three-Letter Words (1)
DEV
Four-Letter Words (2)
DEVADEVS
Five-Letter Words (4)
DEVASDEVELDEVILDEVON
Six-Letter Words (12)
DEVEINDEVELSDEVESTDEVICEDEVILSDEVISEDEVOIDDEVOIRDEVONSDEVOTEDEVOURDEVOUT
Seven-Letter Words (24)
DEVALUEDEVEINSDEVELEDDEVELOPDEVESTSDEVIANTDEVIATEDEVICESDEVILEDDEVILRYDEVIOUSDEVISALDEVISEDDEVISEEDEVISERDEVISESDEVISORDEVOICEDEVOIRSDEVOLVEDEVOTEDDEVOTEEDEVOTESDEVOURS
Eight-Letter Words (36)
DEVALUEDDEVALUESDEVEINEDDEVELINGDEVELOPEDEVELOPSDEVERBALDEVESTEDDEVIANCEDEVIANCYDEVIANTSDEVIATEDDEVIATESDEVIATORDEVILINGDEVILISHDEVILKINDEVILLEDDEVILTRYDEVISALSDEVISEESDEVISERSDEVISINGDEVISORSDEVOICEDDEVOICESDEVOLVEDDEVOLVESDEVONIANDEVOTEESDEVOTINGDEVOTIONDEVOUREDDEVOURERDEVOUTERDEVOUTLY
Nine-Letter Words (32)
DEVALUATEDEVALUINGDEVASTATEDEVEININGDEVELOPEDDEVELOPERDEVELOPESDEVELOPPEDEVERBALSDEVESTINGDEVIANCESDEVIATINGDEVIATIONDEVIATIVEDEVIATORSDEVIATORYDEVILFISHDEVILKINSDEVILLINGDEVILMENTDEVILRIESDEVILWOODDEVIOUSLYDEVISABLEDEVITRIFYDEVOICINGDEVOLVINGDEVOTEDLYDEVOTIONSDEVOURERSDEVOURINGDEVOUTEST
Ten-Letter Words (20)
DEVALUATEDDEVALUATESDEVASTATEDDEVASTATESDEVASTATORDEVELOPERSDEVELOPINGDEVELOPPESDEVIANCIESDEVIATIONSDEVILISHLYDEVILMENTSDEVILTRIESDEVILWOODSDEVITALIZEDEVOCALIZEDEVOLUTIONDEVOTEMENTDEVOTIONALDEVOUTNESS
Eleven-Letter Words (21)
DEVALUATINGDEVALUATIONDEVASTATINGDEVASTATIONDEVASTATIVEDEVASTATORSDEVELOPABLEDEVELOPMENTDEVERBATIVEDEVILFISHESDEVIOUSNESSDEVITALIZEDDEVITALIZESDEVITRIFIEDDEVITRIFIESDEVOCALIZEDDEVOCALIZESDEVOLUTIONSDEVOTEDNESSDEVOTEMENTSDEVOTIONALS
Twelve-Letter Words (12)
DEVALUATIONSDEVASTATIONSDEVELOPMENTSDEVERBATIVESDEVIATIONISMDEVIATIONISTDEVILISHNESSDEVITALIZINGDEVITRIFYINGDEVOCALIZINGDEVOTIONALLYDEVOUTNESSES
Thirteen-Letter Words (8)
DEVASTATINGLYDEVELOPMENTALDEVIATIONISMSDEVIATIONISTSDEVIOUSNESSESDEVOLUTIONARYDEVOLUTIONISTDEVOTEDNESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (2)
DEVILISHNESSESDEVOLUTIONISTS
Fifteen-Letter Words (2)
DEVELOPMENTALLYDEVITRIFICATION