desperation
Desperation can refer to a state in which all hope is lost or absent or desperate recklessness.
Length
11
Scrabble
14
WWF
16
Starts
DE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DESPERATION” Mean?
/ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/
desperation has 2 documented senses across noun.
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
desperate recklessness
“it was a policy of desperation”
Synonyms for DESPERATION
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
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Definition
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
Length
11 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
D, E, S, P, E, R, A, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DESPERATION has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DESPERATION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DESPERATION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DESPERATION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDBEFGHIJ
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVCVVC
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
DE, ES, SP, PE, ER, RA, AT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
DES, ESP, SPE, PER, ERA, RAT, ATI, TIO, ION
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