5 letter words starting with dec

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with dec.

  • DECAD
  • DECAF
  • DECAL
  • DECAN
  • DECAY
  • DECIM
  • DECKO
  • DECKS
  • DECOR
  • DECOS
  • DECOY
  • DECRY
  • DECYL

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of decad

decad (noun)

  1. A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:
  2. A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance.
  3. The interval between any two quantities having a ratio of 10 to 1.

Definition of decaf

decaf (noun)

  1. A decaffeinated coffee, tea, or soft drink.

Definition of decay

decay (noun)

  1. The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
  2. A deterioration of condition; loss of status or fortune.

decay (verb)

  1. To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
  2. (of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
  3. (of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
  4. (of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
  5. Loss of airspeed due to drag.
  6. To cause to rot or deteriorate.


Definition of decyl

decyl (noun)

  1. Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C10H21, formally derived from decane by the loss of a hydrogen atom