Is desperate a Scrabble word?
Yes, desperate is a Scrabble word!
...and is worth 12 points in Scrabble, and 13 points in Words with Friends
Desperate is a valid Scrabble word.
Desperate is a word starting with d ending with e. Check our list of words starting with d ending with e.
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Dictionary definitions of the word desperate
The meaning of desperate
desperate
7 definitions of the word desperate.
Adjective
- Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
- Desperately determined
- (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
- Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
- Showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
- Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
Noun
- A person who is frightened and in need of help
What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in desperate?
9 Letter Words
8 Letter Words
7 Letter Words
6 Letter Words
- adepts9
- aretes6
- daters7
- deeper9
- depart9
- derate7
- derats7
- desert7
- deters7
- drapes9
- easter6
- eaters6
- erased7
- etapes8
- padres9
- pardee9
- parsed9
- parted9
- pasted9
- paster8
- paters8
- pedate9
- peered9
- pesade9
- peseta8
- pester8
- petard9
- peters8
- prated9
- prates8
- preset8
- rasped9
- reaped9
- redate7
- repast8
- repeat8
- reseat6
- reseda7
- reseed7
- rested7
- retape8
- seared7
- seated7
- seater6
- sedate7
- seeder7
- seeped9
- serape8
- spader9
- spared9
- spread9
- stared7
- tapers8
- teared7
- teased7
- teaser6
- tepees8
- trades7
- trapes8
- treads7
5 Letter Words
- adept8
- aedes6
- apers7
- apres7
- apter7
- arete5
- asper7
- aster5
- dares6
- darts6
- dater6
- dates6
- dears6
- deeps8
- deers6
- deets6
- derat6
- deter6
- drape8
- drats6
- drees6
- drest6
- eared6
- eased6
- eater5
- epees7
- erase5
- ester5
- etape7
- padre8
- pards8
- pared8
- pares7
- parse7
- parts7
- paste7
- pated8
- pater7
- pates7
- pears7
- peart7
- pease7
- peats7
- pedes8
- peers7
- perea7
- peres7
- perse7
- peter7
- prase7
- prate7
- prats7
- preed8
- prees7
- presa7
- prese7
- prest7
- raped8
- rapes7
- rased6
- rated6
- rates5
- reads6
- reaps7
- redes6
- reeds6
- reest5
- resat5
- resee5
- reset5
- saree5
- sated6
- seder6
- septa7
- sered6
- setae5
- spade8
- spaed8
- spare7
- spate7
- spear7
- speed8
- speer7
- sprat7
- spree7
- stade6
- stare5
- stead6
- steed6
- steep7
- steer5
- stere5
- strap7
- strep7
- taped8
- taper7
- tapes7
- tared6
- tares5
- tarps7
- tears5
- tease5
- tepas7
- tepee7
- terse5
- trade6
- traps7
- tread6
- treed6
- trees5
- tsade6
4 Letter Words
- aped7
- aper6
- apes6
- apse6
- ares4
- arts4
- ates4
- daps7
- dare5
- dart5
- date5
- dear5
- deep7
- deer5
- dees5
- deet5
- dere5
- drat5
- dree5
- ears4
- ease4
- east4
- eats4
- epee6
- eras4
- erst4
- etas4
- pads7
- pard7
- pare6
- pars6
- part6
- pase6
- past6
- pate6
- pats6
- pear6
- peas6
- peat6
- peds7
- peed7
- peer6
- pees6
- pere6
- pert6
- pest6
- pets6
- prat6
- pree6
- rads5
- rape6
- raps6
- rapt6
- rase4
- rasp6
- rate4
- rats4
- read5
- reap6
- rede5
- reds5
- reed5
- rees4
- reps6
- rest4
- rete4
- rets4
- sade5
- sard5
- sate4
- sear4
- seat4
- seed5
- seep6
- seer4
- sept6
- sera4
- sere4
- seta4
- spae6
- spar6
- spat6
- sped7
- star4
- step6
- tads5
- tape6
- taps6
- tare4
- tarp6
- tars4
- tear4
- teas4
- teds5
- teed5
- tees4
- tepa6
- trad5
- trap6
- tree4
- tres4
- tsar4
3 Letter Words
1 Anagram of Desperate
Anagrams are words that use the same letters as other words, but in a different order.
Anagrams are sometimes called a Word Unscramble
Words that can be created with an extra letter added to desperate:
Unscramble the letters in desperate
There are 2 words that can be made by adding another letter to 'desperate'.
- C: deprecates
- D: depredates