Definition of despondently

"despondently" in the adverb sense

1. despairingly, despondently

with desperation

"`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly"

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despondently in Scrabble®

The word despondently 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: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters despondently:

DESPONDENTLY
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (37 words)

denoted, denotes, densely, depends, deploys, deponed, depones, deposed, despond, doyenne, endnote, enstyle, eyespot, leptons, neotype, nestled, nondeep, nondyed, notedly, onestep, openest, peddles, pendent, pentode, pentose, pentyne, pestled, poteens, seedpod, spondee, steeply, sydnone, syntone, tendons, tensely, toddles, yodeled

 

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

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despondently in Words With Friends™

The word despondently 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: 22

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

DESPONDENTLY
(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (37 words)

denoted, denotes, densely, depends, deploys, deponed, depones, deposed, despond, doyenne, endnote, enstyle, eyespot, leptons, neotype, nestled, nondeep, nondyed, notedly, onestep, openest, peddles, pendent, pentode, pentose, pentyne, pestled, poteens, seedpod, spondee, steeply, sydnone, syntone, tendons, tensely, toddles, yodeled

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word despondently

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

DESPONDENTLY
(306)
DESPONDENTLY
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(216)
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