Words starting with D, then V, then E, ending in D
71 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with D, end with D, and contain V then E in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- dabble doesn't fit: it starts with D but ends with E, not D.
- dabbled doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no V in the middle.
5-letter words
dived
6-letter words
deaved, delved, droved
7-letter words
davened, derived, develed, deviled, devised, devoted, divided, divined, divvied, dovened
8-letter words
deceived, decurved, deleaved, depraved, deprived, deserved, devalued, deveined, devested, deviated, devilled, devoiced, devolved, devoured, dissaved, diverged, diverted, divested, dividend, divorced, divulged, driveled
9-letter words
delivered, developed, disavowed, disproved, disserved, dissolved, disvalued, divagated, divinised, divinized, drivelled
10-letter words
denervated, desilvered, devaluated, devastated, discovered, disfavored, disheveled, disinvited, dissevered, divebombed, dovetailed
11-letter words
deactivated, deleveraged, derivatized, devitalized, devitrified, devocalized, disapproved, disbelieved, dishevelled, disinvested, divaricated, diversified
13-letter words
disadvantaged
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