despair
Despair can refer to a state in which all hope is lost or absent or the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well. As a verb, despair can mean to abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart.
Length
7
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
DE
Ends
AIR
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DESPAIR” Mean?
/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/
despair has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesa state in which all hope is lost or absent
“in the depths of despair”
“they were rescued from despair at the last minute”
“courage born of desperation”
Synonyms
the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
“they moaned in despair and dismay”
“one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair”
Verb
1 senseabandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
“Don't despair — help is on the way!”
“Sam and Sue despair”
“Sam and Sue despair over the results of the experiment”
Synonyms for DESPAIR
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
Length
7 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
R
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
D, E, S, P, A, I, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DESPAIR has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DESPAIR is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DESPAIR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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★★★★☆DESPAIR uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVVC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
DE, ES, SP, PA, AI, IR
Trigrams
DES, ESP, SPA, PAI, AIR
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