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Is DESPERATION a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list DESPERATION 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 16 | 11 |
What does DESPERATION mean?
- nouna state in which all hope is lost or absent
- noundesperate recklessness
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for DESPERATION
Add a letter to make a new word: DESPERATIONS.
Words inside DESPERATION
- AND4
- ARE3
- NOT3
- ONE3
- INTO4
- ITS3
- SEE3
- NEED5
- SAID5
- PART6
- DOES5
- END4
- PERSON8
- DONE5
- TOP5
- SET3
- POINT7
- OPEN6
- STOP6
- READ5
- SIDE5
- SEEN4
- PRESIDENT12
- NEEDS6
- PAST6
- POST6
- IDEA5
- PER5
- AIR3
- REASON6
- NEAR4
- RED4
- ART3
- SON3
- PARENTS9
- PERIOD9
- PRESENT9
- INSTEAD8
- POINTS8
- TRIED6
- DATE5
- ROAD5
- EAST4
- REST4
- SENT4
- SITE4
- STAR4
- PAID7
- PARTS7
- ENTIRE6
- STAND6
- STEP6
- TRADE6
- SEND5
- DIE4
- ONES4
- RATE4
- EAT3
- SEA3
- SIR3
- DESPITE10
- EPISODE10
- POSTED9
- SPEED8
- SPEND8
- DEEP7
- DROP7
- SPENT7
- PAIN6
- RADIO6
- STORE5
- TRAIN5
- ANTI4
- NOTE4
- SORT4
- TEN3
- PARTIES9
- PETER7
- SENIOR6
- SPOT6
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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 DESPERATION in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is DESPERATION a Scrabble word?
DESPERATION 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 DESPERATION worth?
DESPERATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does DESPERATION mean?
A state in which all hope is lost or absent.