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Is DESPAIR a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DESPAIR is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
10117

What does DESPAIR mean?

  1. nouna state in which all hope is lost or absent
  2. nounthe feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
  3. verbabandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for DESPAIR

Add a letter to make a new word: DESPAIRS.

Anagrams of DESPAIR

Words inside DESPAIR

See all 226 words you can make from DESPAIR

Similar word lists

7 letter wordsAnagrams of DESPAIRWords starting with DEWords ending in IRWords ending in AIR7 letter words starting with D7 letter words ending in R

About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up DESPAIR in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is DESPAIR a Scrabble word?

DESPAIR is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is DESPAIR worth?

DESPAIR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DESPAIR mean?

A state in which all hope is lost or absent.