Definition of hopeless

"hopeless" in the adjective sense

1. hopeless

without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

"in an agony of hopeless grief"

"with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

2. hopeless

of a person unable to do something skillfully

"I'm hopeless at mathematics"

3. hopeless

certain to fail

"the situation is hopeless"

4. hopeless

informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform

"she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"

"he is a hopeless romantic"

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Quotations for hopeless

Good is that darkening of our lives.
Which only God can brighten;
But better still that hopeless load.
Which none but God can lighten. [ Frederick William Faber ]

Alas for him who never sees
The stars shine through his cypress-trees!
Who, hopeless, lays his dead away,
Nor looks to see the breaking day
Across the mournful marbles play! [ Whittier ]

My day is closed! the gloom of night is come! a hopeless darkness settles over my fate. [ Joanna Baillie ]

hopeless in Scrabble®

The word hopeless 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: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters hopeless:

HOPELESS
(126)
HOPELESS
(126)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word hopeless

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

HOPELESS
(126)
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hopeless in Words With Friends™

The word hopeless 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: 14

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

HOPELESS
(108)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word hopeless

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

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Words within the letters of hopeless

2 letter words in hopeless (7 words)

3 letter words in hopeless (14 words)

6 letter words in hopeless (5 words)

8 letter words in hopeless (1 word)

hopeless + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence hopeless

Words that start with hopeless (3 words)

Words with hopeless in them (1 word)

Words that end with hopeless (1 word)

Word Growth involving hopeless

Shorter words in hopeless

el

hop hope

pe hope

ess less

Longer words containing hopeless

hopelessly

hopelessness