The word desperate is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • desperate adj. In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
  • desperate adj. Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
  • desperate adj. Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

BEING BEYOND CAUSING DESIRE DESPAIR DIRE EXTREMELY FILLED FOR HAVING HOPE HOPELESS IN LEAVING LITTLE NEED OF OR PERILOUS REASON SOMETHING STATE WITH

11 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AT ATE DE ER ERA ES PE PER RAT RATE TE

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AR ARE ED ET ETA RE REP REPS SED TA TAR TARE

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

DEPARTEES

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DESPERATELY DESPERATENESS DESPERATENESSES

3 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+C DEPRECATES
+D DEPREDATES
+W DEEPWATERS

11 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A ESTREPED PESTERED
-E PEDERAST PREDATES REPASTED TRAPESED
-P RESEATED
-S DEPARTEE EPATERED REPEATED
-T RAPESEED

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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