What DESPONDING Means
DESPONDING is a form of DESPOND, which means:
- verb: lose confidence or hope; become dejected“The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DESPONDING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 S1 P3 O1 N1 D2 I1 N1 G2.
Words Made From The Letters In DESPONDING
430 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (2)
8 letter words (10)
7 letter words (35)
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6 letter words (68)
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5 letter words (81)
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4 letter words (123)
DEGSDEIDDENIDENSDESIDIDODIEDDIESDIGSDINEDINGDINODINSDIPSDODSDOENDOESDOGEDOGSDONEDONGDONSDOPEDOPSDOSEEDDOEGISEGOSENDSENGSEONSEPOSGEDSGENSGEOSGIDSGIEDGIENGIESGINNGINSGIOSGIPSGODSGOESGONEGONSIDESINGOINGSINNSIONSNEDSNEGSNEONNEPSNIDENIDSNIEDNIESNINENIPSNODENODINODSNOESNOGSNONENONGNONINOPENOSEODDSODESONESONIEOPEDOPENOPESPEDSPEGSPEINPENDPENIPENSPEONPESOPIEDPIESPIGSPINEPINGPINSPIONPISEPISOPODSPOISPONDPONEPONGPONSPOSESEGOSENDSIDESIENSIGNSINDSINESINGSIPESNEDSNIGSNIPSNODSNOGSONESONGSPEDSPIESPINSPOD
3 letter words (86)
DEGDEIDENDIDDIEDIGDINDIPDISDODDOEDOGDONDOPDOSDSOEDSEGOENDENGENSEONGEDGENGEOGIDGIEGINGIOGIPGISGODGOEGONGOSIDEIDSINGINNINSIONIOSISONEDNEGNEPNIDNIENIPNISNODNOGNONNOSODDODEODSOESOISONEONSOPEOPSOSEPEDPEGPENPESPIEPIGPINPISPODPOIPOSPSISEDSEGSEISENSINSIPSODSOGSONSOP
2 letter words (25)
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