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despoil

/dɪˈspɔɪl/•verb

Despoil commonly means to destroy and strip of its possession or steal goods; take as spoils.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

OIL

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DESPOIL” Mean?

/dɪˈspɔɪl/

despoil has 2 documented senses across verb.

Verb

2 senses

steal goods; take as spoils

“During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”

Synonyms

plunder loot reave strip rifle ransack pillage foray

destroy and strip of its possession

“The soldiers raped the beautiful country”

Synonyms

rape spoil violate plunder

Synonyms for DESPOIL

plunder loot reave strip rifle ransack pillage foray rape spoil violate

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word despoil with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

steal goods; take as spoils

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

D, E, S, P, O, I, L

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for despoil.

DESPOIL is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with D and ends with L.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using despoil in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DESPOIL has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

DESPOIL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DESPOIL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

DESPOIL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside despoil.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CVCCVVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

DE, ES, SP, PO, OI, IL

Trigrams

DES, ESP, SPO, POI, OIL

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for despoil.

DESPOIL is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with D and ends with L, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.