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Is DESPERATE a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list DESPERATE 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 points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 13 | 9 |
What does DESPERATE mean?
- adjectivearising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
- nouna person who is frightened and in need of help
- adjectivedesperately determined
Definitions from WordNet.
Anagrams of DESPERATE
Words inside DESPERATE
- ARE3
- SEE3
- PART6
- SET3
- READ5
- PAST6
- PER5
- RED4
- ART3
- DATE5
- EAST4
- REST4
- STAR4
- PARTS7
- STEP6
- TRADE6
- RATE4
- EAT3
- SEA3
- SPEED8
- DEEP7
- PETER7
- RATES5
- SPREAD9
- DEAR5
- SAD4
- SEAT4
- TREE4
- TREES5
- ARTS4
- ERA3
- TEA3
- SAT3
- REPEAT8
- DATES6
- RAPE6
- TEARS5
- DESERT7
- SEPT6
- TAPE6
- PET5
- REP5
- SEED5
- EARS4
- TEAR4
- EAR3
- REPEATED11
- DEEPER9
- SPARE7
- RATED6
- TRAP6
- DARE5
- TAP5
- ADS4
- EASE4
- TED4
- ATE3
- READS6
- PAR5
- PAT5
- RAT3
- RAPED8
- EASTER6
- PEER6
- PETS6
- DEER5
- RAP5
- REED5
- PEERS7
- STEEP7
- TRADES7
- PAD6
- PEE5
- SPA5
- EATS4
- RATS4
- PASTE7
- SEATED7
- REDS5
- STARE5
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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 DESPERATE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is DESPERATE a Scrabble word?
DESPERATE 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 DESPERATE worth?
DESPERATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does DESPERATE mean?
Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope.