Definition of dearth

"dearth" in the noun sense

1. dearth, famine, shortage

an acute insufficiency

2. dearth, paucity

an insufficient quantity or number

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Quotations for dearth

Drought never brought dearth. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Drought never bred dearth in England. [ Proverb ]

No dearth but begins with a horse-manger. [ Proverb ]

Burn and not smoulder, win by worth,
Not rest content with a wealth that's dearth! [ Robert Browning ]

It is a wicked thing to make a dearth one's garner. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

dearth in Scrabble®

The word dearth is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters dearth:

DEARTH
(42)
HATRED
(42)
THREAD
(42)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word dearth

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In dearth

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(42)
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(42)
THREAD
(42)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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dearth in Words With Friends™

The word dearth is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters dearth:

HATRED
(51)
DEARTH
(51)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word dearth

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In dearth

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DEARTH
(51)
THREAD
(45)
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(45)
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Words containing the sequence dearth

Words that start with dearth (2 words)

Words with dearth in them (1 word)

Words that end with dearth (1 word)

Word Growth involving dearth

Shorter words in dearth

ar ear dear

ar art earth

ar ear earth

Longer words containing dearth

dearths