despite
Despite can refer to lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike or contemptuous disregard.
Length
7
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
DE
Ends
ITE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DESPITE” Mean?
/dɪˈspaɪt/
despite has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesScrabble Score
10
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Length
7 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
D, E, S, P, I, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DESPITE has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DESPITE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DESPITE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DESPITE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFB
CV Pattern
CVCCVCV
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
DE, ES, SP, PI, IT, TE
Trigrams
DES, ESP, SPI, PIT, ITE
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