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Desperateness

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About 4 syllables

adjective · 13 letters · Uncommon · noun form of desperate

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does desperateness mean?

adjective

  1. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

    “a despairing view of the world situation”

    Synonymsdespairing

  2. desperately determined

    “do-or-die revolutionaries”

  3. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair

    “a desperate criminal”

  4. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort

    “made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber”

    Synonymsheroic

  5. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire

    “felt a desperate urge to confess”

  6. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

    “a desperate illness”

    Synonymsdire

Definitions shown for desperate, the base form of desperateness.

Is DESPERATENESS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DESPERATENESS worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
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Words With Friends

18 pts
d 2e 1s 1p 4e 1r 1a 1t 1e 1n 2e 1s 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
d 2e 1s 1p 4e 1r 1a 1t 1e 1n 1e 1s 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
d 2e 1s 1p 3e 1r 1a 1t 1e 1n 1e 1s 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DESPERATENESS

Words that end like DESPERATENESS

Common words that share the ending -ESS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

neverthelesseffectivenesscompletenessnonethelessseriousnessusefulnessforgetfulnessunwillingnessaggressivenessattractivenesscarelessnesshomesicknessunpleasantnesscarefulnessnaturalnessnearsightednesspretentiousnessremorselessunhappinessuselessnesseyewitnesslivelinesslonelinessloveliness
All words ending in -ESS

Desperateness: quick answers

Is DESPERATENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DESPERATENESS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DESPERATENESS worth?
DESPERATENESS scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does desperateness mean?
desperateness is the noun form of desperate, which means “arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DESPERATENESS?
You can make 1210 shorter words from DESPERATENESS, such as ADEPTNESSES, DEPRESSANTS, PANDERESSES, PANTDRESSES. See the full list.