227 total entries across 2 section(s)

Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here begin with the right letters but do not really use the prefix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the prefix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.

7-Letter Words Starting with DIS- (72 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—DISABLEDRS[v. -ABLED, -ABLING, -ABLES] · to render incapable or unable
—DISARMS—< DISARM, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deprive of weapons
—DISAVOWS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to disclaim responsibility for
—DISBANDS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to break up
—DISBARS—< DISBAR, [v. -BARRED, -BARRING, -BARS] · to expel from the legal profession
—DISBUDS—< DISBUD, [v. -BUDDED, -BUDDING, -BUDS] · to remove buds from
—DISCANTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to descant «to sing» / [x] { descant discant § descants discants § descant descanted descanting descants discant discanted discanting discants }
—DISCARDS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to throw away
—DISCASEDS[v. -CASED, -CASING, -CASES] · to remove the case of
—DISCEPTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to debate
—DISCERNS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to perceive
—DISCING—< DISC, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to disk / [x] { disc discoid disk § discoids discs disks § disced discing discs disked disking disks }
—DISCOED—< DISCO, [v. -ED, -ING, -ES or -S] · to dance at a discotheque (=discoes) / [x] { disco § disco discoed discoes discoing discos }
—DISCOES—< DISCO, [v. -ED, -ING, -ES or -S] · to dance at a discotheque (=discoes) / [x] { disco § disco discoed discoes discoing discos }
—DISCOIDS[n. -S] · a disk / [x] { disc discoid disk § discoids discs disks § disced discing discs disked disking disks }
—DISCORDS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to disagree
—DISCUSS—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to talk over or write about
—DISDAINS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to scorn
—DISEASEDS[v. -EASED, -EASING, -EASES] · to make unhealthy
—DISEURS—< DISEUR, [n. -S] · a skilled reciter
—DISEUSES[n. -S] · a female entertainer
—DISGUSTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cause nausea or loathing in
—DISHELMS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deprive of a helmet
—DISHFULS[n. -S] · as much as a dish can hold
—DISHIER—< DISHY, [a. DISHIER, DISHIEST] · attractive
—DISHING—< DISH, [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to put into a dish
—DISHPANS[n. -S] · a pan for washing dishes
—DISHRAGS[n. -S] · a cloth for washing dishes
—DISJECTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to disperse
—DISJOINST[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to separate
—DISKERS—< DISKER, [n. -S] · one that disks
—DISKING—< DISK, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to break up land with a type of farm implement / [x] { disc discoid disk § discoids discs disks § disced discing discs disked disking disks }
—DISLIKEDRS[v. -LIKED, -LIKING, -LIKES] · to regard with aversion / [x] { dislike mislike § dislikes mislikes § dislike disliked dislikes disliking mislike misliked mislikes misliking }
—DISLIMNS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make dim
—DISMALS—< DISMAL, [a. -MALER, -MALEST] · cheerless and depressing - DISMALLY [b.] / ----- [n. -S] · a track of swampy land
—DISMASTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to remove the mast of
—DISMAYS—< DISMAY, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deprive of courage or resolution
—DISMISS—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to permit or cause to leave
—DISOBEYS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to fail to obey
—DISOMIC—[a.] · having a number of chromosomes duplicated
—DISOWNS—< DISOWN, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deny the ownership of
—DISPARTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to separate
—DISPELS—< DISPEL, [v. -PELLED, -PELLING, -PELS] · to drive off in various directions
—DISPENDS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to squander
—DISPLAYS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make evident or obvious
—DISPORTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to amuse oneself
—DISPOSEDRS[v. -POSED, -POSING, -POSES] · to put in place
—DISPUTEDRS[v. -PUTED, -PUTING, -PUTES] · to argue about
—DISRATEDS[v. -RATED, -RATING, -RATES] · to lower in rating or rank
—DISROBEDRS[v. -ROBED, -ROBING, -ROBES] · to undress
—DISROOTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to uproot / [x] { uproots § disroot disrooted disrooting disroots outroot outrooted outrooting outroots unroot unrooted unrooting unroots uproot uprooted uprooting uproots § unrooted uprooted }
—DISRUPTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to throw into confusion
—DISSAVEDRS[v. -SAVED, -SAVING°, -SAVES] · to use savings for current expenses
—DISSEATS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to unseat / [x] { disseat disseated disseating disseats unseat unseated unseating unseats § unseated }
—DISSECTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cut apart for scientific examination
—DISSENTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to disagree
—DISSERTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to discuss in a learned or formal manner / [x] { dissert dissertate dissertated dissertates dissertating disserted disserting disserts }
—DISSING—< DIS, [v. DISSED, DISSING, DISSES] · to insult or criticize / [x] { dis diss § disses § dis diss dissed disses dissing }
—DISTAFFS[n. -TAFFS or -TAVES] · a type of staff
—DISTAINS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to stain / [x] { distain stain § stains § distain distained distaining distains stain stained staining stains § distained stained }
—DISTANT—[a.] · far off or apart
—DISTENDS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to swell
—DISTENT—[a.] · distended
—DISTICHS[n. -S] · a couplet
—DISTILLS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to extract by vaporization and condensation / [x] { distil distill distilled distilling distills distils § distilled }
—DISTILS—< DISTIL, [v. -TILLED, -TILLING, -TILS] · to distill / [x] { distil distill distilled distilling distills distils § distilled }
—DISTOMES[n. -S] · a parasitic flatworm
—DISTORTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to twist or bend out of shape
—DISTURBS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to interrupt the quiet, rest, or peace of
—DISUSED—< DISUSE, [v. -USED, -USING, -USES] · to stop using
—DISUSES—< DISUSE, [v. -USED, -USING, -USES] · to stop using
—DISYOKEDS[v. -YOKED, -YOKING, -YOKES] · to free from a yoke

8-Letter Words Starting with DIS- (155 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—DISABLED—< DISABLE, [v. -ABLED, -ABLING, -ABLES] · to render incapable or unable
—DISABLERS[n. -S] · one that disables
—DISABLES—< DISABLE, [v. -ABLED, -ABLING, -ABLES] · to render incapable or unable
—DISABUSEDS[v. -ABUSED, -ABUSING, -ABUSES] · to free from false or mistaken ideas
—DISAGREEDS[v. -AGREED, -AGREEING, -AGREES] · to differ in opinion
—DISALLOWS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to refuse to allow
—DISANNULS[v. -NULLED, -NULLING, -NULS] · to annul / [x] { annul annulled annulling annuls disannul disannulled disannulling disannuls § annulled }
—DISARMED—< DISARM, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deprive of weapons
—DISARMERS[n. -S] · one that disarms
—DISARRAYS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to disorder
—DISASTERS[n. -S] · a calamity
—DISAVOWS—< DISAVOW, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to disclaim responsibility for
—DISBANDS—< DISBAND, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to break up
—DISBOSOMS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to confess
—DISBOUND—[a.] · not having a binding
—DISBOWELS[v. -ELED or -ELLED, -ELING or -ELLING, -ELS] · to remove the intestines of / [x] { bowels § bowel boweled boweling bowelled bowelling bowels disbowel disboweled disboweling disbowelled disbowelling disbowels disembowel disemboweled disemboweling disembowelled disembowelling disembowels embowel emboweled emboweling embowelled embowelling embowels § bowelled }
—DISBURSEDRS[v. -BURSED, -BURSING, -BURSES] · to pay out
—DISCANTS—< DISCANT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to descant «to sing» / [x] { descant discant § descants discants § descant descanted descanting descants discant discanted discanting discants }
—DISCARDS—< DISCARD, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to throw away
—DISCASED—< DISCASE, [v. -CASED, -CASING, -CASES] · to remove the case of
—DISCASES—< DISCASE, [v. -CASED, -CASING, -CASES] · to remove the case of
—DISCEPTS—< DISCEPT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to debate
—DISCERNS—< DISCERN, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to perceive
—DISCIPLEDS[v. -PLED, -PLING, -PLES] · to cause to become a follower
—DISCLAIMS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to renounce any claim to or connection with
—DISCLESS—[a.] · diskless «having no disk» / [x] { discless diskless }
—DISCLIKE—[a.] · disklike «resembling a disk» / [x] { disclike disklike }
—DISCLOSEDRS[v. -CLOSED, -CLOSING, -CLOSES] · to reveal
—DISCOIDS—< DISCOID, [n. -S] · a disk / [x] { disc discoid disk § discoids discs disks § disced discing discs disked disking disks }
—DISCOING—< DISCO, [v. -ED, -ING, -ES or -S] · to dance at a discotheque (=discoes) / [x] { disco § disco discoed discoes discoing discos }
—DISCOLORS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to alter the color of / [x] { discolor discolored discoloring discolors discolour discoloured discolouring discolours § discolored discoloured }
—DISCORDS—< DISCORD, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to disagree
—DISCOUNTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to reduce the price of
—DISCOVERSTY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to gain sight or knowledge of
—DISCREET—[a. -CREETER, -CREETEST] · tactful
—DISCRETE—[a.] · separate
—DISCROWNS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deprive of a crown
—DISCUSES—< DISCUS, [n. -CUSES or -CI] · a disk hurled in athletic competition
—DISDAINS—< DISDAIN, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to scorn
—DISEASED—< DISEASE, [v. -EASED, -EASING, -EASES] · to make unhealthy
—DISEASES—< DISEASE, [v. -EASED, -EASING, -EASES] · to make unhealthy
—DISENDOWS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deprive of endowment
—DISEUSES—< DISEUSE, [n. -S] · a female entertainer
—DISFAVORS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to regard with disapproval / [x] { disfavor disfavour § disfavors disfavours § disfavor disfavored disfavoring disfavors disfavour disfavoured disfavouring disfavours § disfavored disfavoured }
—DISFROCKS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to unfrock «to divest of ecclesiastical authority» / [x] { defrock defrocked defrocking defrocks disfrock disfrocked disfrocking disfrocks unfrock unfrocked unfrocking unfrocks § unfrocked }
—DISGORGEDS[v. -GORGED, -GORGING, -GORGES] · to vomit
—DISGRACEDRS[v. -GRACED, -GRACING, -GRACES] · to bring shame or discredit upon
—DISGUISEDRS[v. -GUISED, -GUISING, -GUISES] · to alter the appearance of
—DISGUSTS—< DISGUST, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cause nausea or loathing in
—DISHELMS—< DISHELM, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deprive of a helmet
—DISHERITS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deprive of an inheritance / [x] { disherit disherited disheriting disherits disinherit disinherited disinheriting disinherits }
—DISHEVELS[v. -ELED or -ELLED, -ELING or -ELLING, -ELS] · to make messy
—DISHFULS—< DISHFUL, [n. -S] · as much as a dish can hold
—DISHIEST—< DISHY, [a. DISHIER, DISHIEST] · attractive
—DISHLIKE—[a.] · resembling a dish
—DISHONORS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deprive of honor / [x] { dishonor dishonour § dishonors dishonours § dishonor dishonored dishonoring dishonors dishonour dishonoured dishonouring dishonours § dishonored dishonoured }
—DISHPANS—< DISHPAN, [n. -S] · a pan for washing dishes
—DISHRAGS—< DISHRAG, [n. -S] · a cloth for washing dishes
—DISHWARES[n. -S] · tableware used in serving food
—DISINTERS[v. -TERRED, -TERRING, -TERS] · to exhume
—DISJECTS—< DISJECT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to disperse
—DISJOINS—< DISJOIN, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to separate
—DISJOINTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to put out of order
—DISJUNCTS[n. -S] · an alternative in a logical disjunction
—DISKETTES[n. -S] · a floppy disk for a computer
—DISKLESS—[a.] · having no disk / [x] { discless diskless }
—DISKLIKE—[a.] · resembling a disk / [x] { disclike disklike }
—DISLIKED—< DISLIKE, [v. -LIKED, -LIKING, -LIKES] · to regard with aversion / [x] { dislike mislike § dislikes mislikes § dislike disliked dislikes disliking mislike misliked mislikes misliking }
—DISLIKERS[n. -S] · one that dislikes / [x] { disliker misliker § dislikers mislikers }
—DISLIKES—< DISLIKE, [v. -LIKED, -LIKING, -LIKES] · to regard with aversion / [x] { dislike mislike § dislikes mislikes § dislike disliked dislikes disliking mislike misliked mislikes misliking }
—DISLIMNS—< DISLIMN, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make dim
—DISLODGEDS[v. -LODGED, -LODGING, -LODGES] · to remove from a firm position
—DISLOYAL—[a.] · not loyal
—DISMALER—< DISMAL, [a. -MALER, -MALEST] · cheerless and depressing - DISMALLY [b.] / ----- [n. -S] · a track of swampy land
—DISMALLY—< DISMAL, [a. -MALER, -MALEST] · cheerless and depressing - DISMALLY [b.] / ----- [n. -S] · a track of swampy land
—DISMASTS—< DISMAST, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to remove the mast of
—DISMAYED—< DISMAY, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deprive of courage or resolution
—DISMOUNTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to get down from an elevated position
—DISOBEYS—< DISOBEY, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to fail to obey
—DISODIUM—[a.] containing two atoms of sodium per molecule
—DISOMIES—< DISOMY, [n. -MIES] · the condition of being disomic
—DISORDERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to put out of order
—DISOWNED—< DISOWN, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deny the ownership of
—DISOWNERS[n. -S] · one that disowns «to deny the ownership of»
—DISPARTS—< DISPART, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to separate
—DISPATCH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to send off with speed / [x] { despatch dispatch § despatches dispatches § despatch despatched despatches despatching dispatch dispatched dispatches dispatching }
—DISPENDS—< DISPEND, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to squander
—DISPENSEDRS[v. -PENSED, -PENSING, -PENSES] · to distribute
—DISPERSEDRS[v. -PERSED, -PERSING, -PERSES] · to scatter
—DISPIRITS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to lower in spirit
—DISPLACEDRS[v. -PLACED, -PLACING, -PLACES] · to remove from the usual or proper place
—DISPLANTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to dislodge
—DISPLAYS—< DISPLAY, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make evident or obvious
—DISPLODEDS[v. -PLODED, -PLODING, -PLODES] · to explode
—DISPLUMEDS[v. -PLUMED, -PLUMING, -PLUMES] · to deplume «to deprive of feathers» / [x] { deplume deplumed deplumes depluming displume displumed displumes displuming }
—DISPORTS—< DISPORT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to amuse oneself
—DISPOSALS[n. -S] · the act of disposing
—DISPOSED—< DISPOSE, [v. -POSED, -POSING, -POSES] · to put in place
—DISPOSERS[n. -S] · one that disposes
—DISPOSES—< DISPOSE, [v. -POSED, -POSING, -POSES] · to put in place
—DISPREADS[v. -SPREAD°, -SPREADING, -SPREADS] · to spread out
—DISPRIZEDS[v. -PRIZED, -PRIZING, -PRIZES] · to disdain
—DISPROOFS[n. -S] · the act of disproving
—DISPROVEDNRS[v. -PROVED, -PROVEN, -PROVING, -PROVES] · to refute
—DISPUTED—< DISPUTE, [v. -PUTED, -PUTING, -PUTES] · to argue about
—DISPUTERS[n. -S] · one that disputes
—DISPUTES—< DISPUTE, [v. -PUTED, -PUTING, -PUTES] · to argue about
—DISQUIETS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to deprive of quiet, rest, or peace
—DISRATED—< DISRATE, [v. -RATED, -RATING, -RATES] · to lower in rating or rank
—DISRATES—< DISRATE, [v. -RATED, -RATING, -RATES] · to lower in rating or rank
—DISROBED—< DISROBE, [v. -ROBED, -ROBING, -ROBES] · to undress
—DISROBERS[n. -S] · one that disrobes «to undress»
—DISROBES—< DISROBE, [v. -ROBED, -ROBING, -ROBES] · to undress
—DISROOTS—< DISROOT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to uproot / [x] { uproots § disroot disrooted disrooting disroots outroot outrooted outrooting outroots unroot unrooted unrooting unroots uproot uprooted uprooting uproots § unrooted uprooted }
—DISRUPTS—< DISRUPT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to throw into confusion
—DISSAVED—< DISSAVE, [v. -SAVED, -SAVING°, -SAVES] · to use savings for current expenses
—DISSAVERS[n. -S] · one that dissaves «to use savings for current expenses»
—DISSAVES—< DISSAVE, [v. -SAVED, -SAVING°, -SAVES] · to use savings for current expenses
—DISSEATS—< DISSEAT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to unseat / [x] { disseat disseated disseating disseats unseat unseated unseating unseats § unseated }
—DISSECTS—< DISSECT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cut apart for scientific examination
—DISSEISEDES[v. -SEISED, -SEISING, -SEISES] · to deprive / [x] { disseise disseised disseises disseising disseize disseized disseizes disseizing }
—DISSEIZEDES[v. -SEIZED, -SEIZING, -SEIZES] · to disseise «to deprive» / [x] { disseise disseised disseises disseising disseize disseized disseizes disseizing }
—DISSENTS—< DISSENT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to disagree
—DISSERTS—< DISSERT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to discuss in a learned or formal manner / [x] { dissert dissertate dissertated dissertates dissertating disserted disserting disserts }
—DISSERVEDS[v. -SERVED, -SERVING, -SERVES] · to treat badly
—DISSEVERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to sever / [x] { dissever dissevered dissevering dissevers sever severed severing severs § severed }
—DISSOLVEDRS[v. -SOLVED, -SOLVING, -SOLVES] · to make into a solution
—DISSUADEDRS[v. -SUADED, -SUADING, -SUADES] · to persuade not to do something
—DISTAFFS—< DISTAFF, [n. -TAFFS or -TAVES] · a type of staff
—DISTAINS—< DISTAIN, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to stain / [x] { distain stain § stains § distain distained distaining distains stain stained staining stains § distained stained }
—DISTALLY—< DISTAL, [a.] · located far from the point of origin - DISTALLY [b.]
—DISTANCEDS[v. -TANCED, -TANCING, -TANCES] · to leave behind
—DISTASTEDS[v. -TASTED, -TASTING, -TASTES] · to dislike
—DISTAVES—< DISTAFF, [n. -TAFFS or -TAVES] · a type of staff
—DISTENDS—< DISTEND, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to swell
—DISTICHS—< DISTICH, [n. -S] · a couplet
—DISTILLS—< DISTILL, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to extract by vaporization and condensation / [x] { distil distill distilled distilling distills distils § distilled }
—DISTINCT—[a. -TINCTER, -TINCTEST] · clearly different
—DISTOMES—< DISTOME, [n. -S] · a parasitic flatworm
—DISTORTS—< DISTORT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to twist or bend out of shape
—DISTRACTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to divert the attention of
—DISTRAINST[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to seize and hold property as security
—DISTRAITE[a.] · absentminded «preoccupied» / [x] { distrait distraite }
—DISTRESS—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to cause anxiety or suffering to
—DISTRICTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to divide into localities
—DISTRUSTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to have no trust in / [x] { distrust mistrust § distrusts mistrusts § distrust distrusted distrusting distrusts mistrust mistrusted mistrusting mistrusts § distrusted distrusting mistrusted }
—DISTURBS—< DISTURB, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to interrupt the quiet, rest, or peace of
—DISULFIDES[n. -S] · a chemical compound / [x] { bisulfide disulfid disulfide disulphide § bisulfides disulfides disulfids disulphides }
—DISUNIONS[n. -S] · the state of being disunited
—DISUNITEDRS[v. -UNITED, -UNITING, -UNITES] · to separate
—DISUNITY—[n. -TIES] · lack of unity
—DISUSING—< DISUSE, [v. -USED, -USING, -USES] · to stop using
—DISVALUEDS[v. -UED, -UING, -UES] · to treat as of little value
—DISYOKED—< DISYOKE, [v. -YOKED, -YOKING, -YOKES] · to free from a yoke
—DISYOKES—< DISYOKE, [v. -YOKED, -YOKING, -YOKES] · to free from a yoke

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