Possible Words From despair
Counting the words from DESPAIR by length: 5 with 7 letters, 33 with 6, 84 with 5, 95 with 4, 62 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with despair
5 words · top score 10 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: DESPAIR, PRAISED, DIAPERS
The 7-letter words in DESPAIR are 5: DESPAIR itself and 4 anagrams, SAPIDER, PRAISED, DIAPERS and ASPIRED. Each scores 10 points.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with despair
33 words · top score 9 · everyday: SPREAD, RAISED, SPIDER
20 of 33 6-letter words made with DESPAIR letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. SPREAD, RAISED and SPIDER will look familiar.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with despair
84 words · top score 8 · everyday: IDEAS, RAISE, RAPID
Among 84 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPAIR, the top score is 8, reached by 28. IDEAS, RAISE and RAPID are the familiar ones.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with despair
95 words · top score 7 · everyday: READ, SAID, SIDE
16 of 95 4-letter words from DESPAIR tie at 7 points; none scores more. READ, SAID and SIDE will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with despair
62 words · top score 6 · everyday: ARE, AIR, RED
Among 62 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPAIR, the top score is 6, reached by 5. ARE, AIR and RED are the familiar ones.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with despair
19 words · top score 4 · everyday: IS, AS, PA
PA, PE and PI are the top 2-letter words from DESPAIR, 4 points each. IS and AS will look familiar.
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DESPAIR With One Letter Changed
Keep every letter of DESPAIR but one, change that one, and you get:
- I S gives SPREADS · words from spreads
- D S gives PRAISES · words from praises
- D R gives REPAIRS · words from repairs
- P R gives RAIDERS · words from raiders
- I H gives PHRASED · words from phrased
- I K gives SPARKED · words from sparked
More 7-letter words: starting with DE · ending in IR · all 7-letter words
What the Best DESPAIR Words Mean
DESPAIR first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- DESPAIR 10 · 11
- to lose all hope
- ASPIRED 10 · 11
- to have an earnest desire or ambition
- DIAPERS 10 · 11
- to put on a baby's breechcloth
- PRAISED 10 · 11
- to express approval or admiration of
- DIAPER 9 · 10
- to put on a baby's breechcloth
- DRAPES 9 · 10
- to arrange in graceful folds
- PADRES 9 · 10
- a Christian clergyman
- PAIRED 9 · 10
- to arrange in sets of two
Is DESPAIR Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DESPAIR, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESPAIR itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 298) | 241 | 298 | 233 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 56 of them: SAPIDER, RISPED, SPRAID, DERPS, DRAPS, PAIRES, PERAIS, PRADS, SEPAD, SPARD, SPIDE, SPRAD and 44 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: PEDIS, DEPS, PEDI, DEP, DESI, REAIS, ARIE, DAS and EDS. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: DI.
Unscramble DESPAIR and you have 298 words, DESPAIR itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. It has 4 anagrams, each with the same 10 points: ASPIRED, DIAPERS, PRAISED and SAPIDER. 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of DESPAIR at once for 60 in Scrabble (10 + 50) or 46 in Words With Friends (11 + 35).
Add a Letter to DESPAIR
These 12 words take every letter of DESPAIR plus a single extra one.