Definition of despicable

"despicable" in the adjective sense

1. despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched

morally reprehensible

"would do something as despicable as murder"

"ugly crimes"

"the vile development of slavery appalled them"

"a slimy little liar"

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Quotations for despicable

Those only are despicable who fear to be despised. [ La Rochefoucauld ]

Who despises all that is despicable, is made to be impressed with all that is grand.

When we reflect on the shortness and uncertainty of life, how despicable seem all our pursuits of happiness. [ Hume ]

Madame X. is a woman of too much wit and cleverness to be ever despised as much as some women less despicable. [ Chamfort ]

Despair makes a despicable figure, and descends from a mean original. 'Tis the offspring of fear, of laziness and impatience; it argues a defect of spirit and resolution, and oftentimes of honesty, too. I would not despair unless I saw misfortune recorded in the book of fate, and signed and sealed by necessity. [ Collier ]

despicable in Scrabble®

The word despicable 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: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters despicable:

DESPICABLE
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

aediles, bedclip, bipedal, clasped, debacle, decibel, deciles, descale, disable, eclipse, edibles, elapsed, escaped, palsied, pedicel, pedicle, piebald, pleased, scalped, sepaled, special, spliced

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word despicable

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(180)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In despicable

DESPICABLE
(180)
DESPICABLE
(162)
DESPICABLE
(120)
DESPICABLE
(108)
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despicable in Words With Friends™

The word despicable 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: 21

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

DESPICABLE
(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

aediles, bedclip, bipedal, clasped, debacle, decibel, deciles, descale, disable, eclipse, edibles, elapsed, escaped, palsied, pedicel, pedicle, piebald, pleased, scalped, sepaled, special, spliced

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word despicable

DESPICABLE
(333)
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(225)
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(174)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In despicable

DESPICABLE
(333)
DESPICABLE
(225)
DESPICABLE
(174)
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(138)
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(128 = 93 + 35)
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(125 = 90 + 35)
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SPECIAL
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Words within the letters of despicable

2 letter words in despicable (12 words)

10 letter words in despicable (1 word)

despicable + 1 blank (1 word)

despicable + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence despicable

Words that start with despicable (2 words)

Words with despicable in them (1 word)

Words that end with despicable (1 word)

Word Growth involving despicable

Shorter words in despicable

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Longer words containing despicable

despicableness