Tool to search words that start with a given letter or starting with a sequence of letters, or that match a given pattern, etc.
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Words Starting with…
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What is 'Words starting with…'? (Definition)
dCode's Words Starting With… page allows you to find all words beginning with one or more letters in your chosen dictionary (containing hundreds of thousands of words, including conjugated, derived, and compound forms).
This tool is useful for word games, linguistics, or lexical research.
How to search for words starting with some letters?
The dCode tools allow you to search for words beginning with known letters or with unknown letters using wildcards (indicated by ? or * or -)
Example: Search for words starting by ABC gives: ABCOULOMB, etc.
Search for words that begin with pattern A?C gives: ACCIDENT, ALCHEMIST, ANCIENT etc.
dCode also offers a search for words ending with some letters.
What is the list of words starting with…?
| Words that start with A | 66000 words |
| Words that start with B | 58000 words |
| Words that start with C | 85000 words |
| Words that start with D | 53000 words |
| Words that start with E | 37000 words |
| Words that start with F | 33000 words |
| Words that start with G | 34000 words |
| Words that start with H | 44000 words |
| Words that start with I | 30000 words |
| Words that start with J | 8800 words |
| Words that start with K | 20000 words |
| Words that start with L | 30000 words |
| Words that start with M | 70000 words |
| Words that start with N | 37000 words |
| Words that start with O | 30000 words |
| Words that start with P | 88000 words |
| Words that start with Q | 5800 words |
| Words that start with R | 45000 words |
| Words that start with S | 100000 words |
| Words that start with T | 52000 words |
| Words that start with U | 34000 words |
| Words that start with V | 15000 words |
| Words that start with W | 21000 words |
| Words that start with X | 2700 words |
| Words that start with Y | 5100 words |
| Words that start with Z | 5900 words |
How to search for words by length?
dCode offers a filter field to specify the exact number of letters you want.
What is the list of common prefixes in English?
Prefixes (first letters with usaually a latin or greek etymology) the mot common in English language are: A-, AN-, ANTE-, ANTI-, AUTO-, CIRCUM-, CO-, COM-, CON-, CONTRA-, DE-, DIS-, EN-, EX-, EXTRA-, HETERO-, HOMO-, HYPER-, IL-, IM-, IN-, IR-, IN-, INTER-, INTRA-, MACRO-, MICRO-, MONO-, NON-, OMNI-, POST-, PRE-, PRO-, SUB-, SYN-, TRANS-, TRI-, UN-, UNI-
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