12-Letter Words Starting With DES

There are 48 12-letter words that start with DES. 26 are common words, such as DESALINATING and DESALINATION. A rarer one is DESULFURIZES. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (41 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 48

Common words

desalinatingdesalinationdesalinizingdescriptionsdesecrationsdesegregateddesegregatesdesensitizeddesensitizesdesiccationsdesignationsdesirability
desalinatingdesalinationdesalinizingdescriptionsdesecrationsdesegregateddesegregatesdesensitizeddesensitizesdesiccationsdesignationsdesirabilitydesolatenessdespairinglydesperationsdespoilmentsdespoliationdespondencesdespondentlydespoticallydestabilizeddestabilizesdestinationsdestitutionsdestructibledestructionsdesensitizerdesexualizeddesexualizesdesiderativedespondinglydesquamatingdessertspoondesacralizeddesacralizesdesalinatorsdeservednessdesideratingdesiderationdesipraminesdesirousnessdesolatinglydespisementsdespitefullydespiteouslydesquamationdesulfurizeddesulfurizes

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Words
48 (26 common words)
Common example
desalinating
Rare example
desulfurizes
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
22
Most frequent letter
I (41)

Questions

How many 12-letter words starting with des are there?

48. 26 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DESALINATING is among the common words in this set.