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Despair

/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts7 letters
Definition of Despair

noun

  1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

    "He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive"

  2. That which causes despair.
  3. That which is despaired of.

verb

  1. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
  2. To cause to despair.
  3. (often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
Anagrams of Despair

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "despair":

aspireddiaperspraised

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "despair" and rearranging:

+aparadise
+cperacids
+ddispread
+eairspeed
+hraphides
+ipresidia
+llipreadsparsliedspiraled
+nsprained
+odiasporeparodies
+papprised
Related Word Patterns
DE...Words starting with "de"...IRWords ending with "ir"All 7-letter wordsUnscramble "despair"
Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

hope
Letter Values
d2
e1
s1
p3
a1
i1
r1

Total: 10 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "despair"All 7-Letter WordsWords Starting With "D"
Rhymes With Despair
abattoiracycloviraffairairamirantechoirantiairarmchairastirbackstairbedchairbestir
Related 7-Letter Words
dabbersdabbingdabbleddabblerdabblesdabsterdacitesdackersdacoitsdacoitydacronsdactylidactylsdadaismdadaist

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Despair"

Despair is a 7-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "despair" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Despair" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "despair" is a medium-scoring word.

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