9-Letter Words Starting With DESPA
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With DESPA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With DESPA 2 words
How common is DESPA at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 nine-letter words that start with DESPA. They average 12.5 points and the best is DESPAIRED (13 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.5
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- d 50%
- r 50%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with DESPA
d 2e 1s 1p 3a 1i 1r 1e 1d 2
D 2 + E 1 + S 1 + P 3 + A 1 + I 1 + R 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
despaired
Form of despair
- verbabandon hope; give up hope; lose heart“Don't despair--help is on the way!”
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How many nine-letter words that start with DESPA are there?
There are 2 nine-letter words that start with DESPA in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with DESPA?
DESPAIRED is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DESPAIRER (12).