Scrabble and Words with Friends

• DESPERATE is a valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• DESPERATE is a valid Words with Friends word worth 13 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• DESPERATE is a 9 letter word containing the letters a, d, e, e, e, p, r, s, t.

Definitions

• desperate

  noun a person who is frightened and in need of help
  they prey on the hopes of the desperate

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• desperate

  adjective satellite arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
  a desperate cry for help
  helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
  her desperate screams

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• desperate

  adjective satellite desperately determined

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• desperate

  adjective satellite (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
  a desperate criminal
  taken hostage of desperate men

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• desperate

  adjective satellite showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
  made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber
  the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war

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• desperate

  adjective satellite showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
  felt a desperate urge to confess
  a desperate need for recognition

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• desperate

  adjective satellite fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  a desperate illness
  on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel

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• Lookup DESPERATE using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'desperate'

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