desperately
/dɛspərɪtli/
adverb
11 letters4 syllables17 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADVERB
1
OTHERWith great urgency.
“the soil desperately needed potash”
1
In intense despair.
“the child clung desperately to her mother”
WORD FORMS
Starts withD
Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinesperatelyday
Starts & ends withD … Y
Syllablesdes · per · ate · ly
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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