8-Letter Words Starting With DEC

There are 73 8-letter words that start with DEC. 37 are common words, such as DECADENT and DECAGONS. A rarer one is DECURVES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (48 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 73

Common words

decadentdecagonsdecampeddecanteddecanterdecayingdeceaseddeceasesdecedentdeceiveddeceiverdeceives
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Words
73 (37 common words)
Common example
decadent
Rare example
decurves
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
28
Most frequent letter
E (48)

Questions

How many 8-letter words starting with dec are there?

73. 37 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DECADENT is among the common words in this set.