Definition of desertion

"desertion" in the noun sense

1. desertion, abandonment, defection

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

"his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"

2. abandonment, forsaking, desertion

the act of giving something up

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Quotations for desertion

A panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination. [ Bovee ]

For cowards the road of desertion should be left open. They will carry over to the enemy nothing but their fears. [ Bovee ]

The little I have seen of the world teaches me to look upon the errors of others in sorrow, not in anger. When I take the history of one poor heart that has sinned and suffered, and represent to myself the struggles and temptations it has passed through, the brief pulsations of joy, the feverish inquietude of hope and fear, the pressure of want, the desertion of friends. I would fain leave the erring soul of my fellowman with Him from whose hand it came. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

desertion in Scrabble®

The word desertion is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters desertion:

DESERTION
(99)
DESERTION
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (29 words)

deniers, denoise, denotes, destine, diester, dieters, editors, endorse, entries, erotise, estrone, indorse, norites, orients, reedits, rodents, roisted, rosined, snorted, sortied, sterned, steroid, stonier, storied, tenders, tierods, tinders, trienes, triones

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word desertion

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

DESERTION
(99)
DESERTION
(99)
INDORSE
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RODENTS
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DESTINE
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STEROID
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TRIENES
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TRIONES
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ESTRONE
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EROTISE
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STONIER
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ENTRIES
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ORIENTS
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desertion in Words With Friends™

The word desertion is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters desertion:

DESERTION
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (29 words)

deniers, denoise, denotes, destine, diester, dieters, editors, endorse, entries, erotise, estrone, indorse, norites, orients, reedits, rodents, roisted, rosined, snorted, sortied, sterned, steroid, stonier, storied, tenders, tierods, tinders, trienes, triones

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word desertion

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

DESERTION
(135)
DENOTES
(86 = 51 + 35)
DENIERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
ROSINED
(86 = 51 + 35)
STERNED
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DESERTION
(78)
DESERTION
(78)
STONIER
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DIETERS
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REEDITS
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TIERODS
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Words within the letters of desertion

2 letter words in desertion (13 words)

9 letter words in desertion (1 word)

Words containing the sequence desertion

Words that start with desertion (2 words)

Words with desertion in them (1 word)

Words that end with desertion (1 word)

Word Growth involving desertion

Shorter words in desertion

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