despair

1. Complete loss of hope.

2. One despaired of or causing despair: unmotivated students that are the despair of their teachers.

3. loss of hope .

4. A cause of hopelessness .

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1. To lose all or confidence .

2. To lose hope for.

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1. To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat.

2. To lose all hope: despaired of reaching shore safely.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
aspired	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ad	3
ae	2
ai	2
ar	2
as	2
da	3
de	3
ed	3
er	2
es	2
id	3
is	2
pa	4
pe	4
pi	4
re	2
si	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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die	4
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res	3
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rip	5
sad	4
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ser	3
sip	5
sir	3
spa	5
sri	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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rase	4
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sire	4
spae	6
spar	6
sped	7
arie	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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aides	6
aired	6
apers	7
apres	7
arise	5
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pairs	7
paise	7
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piers	7
prase	7
presa	7
pride	8
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prise	7
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reads	6
reais	5
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redia	6
redip	8
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riped	8
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sapid	8
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sired	6
spade	8
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spare	7
spear	7
speir	7
spied	8
spier	7
spire	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aiders	7
aspire	8
deairs	7
diaper	9
drapes	9
irades	7
padres	9
paired	9
pardie	9
paries	8
parsed	9
praise	8
prides	9
prised	9
raised	7
rapids	9
rasped	9
redias	7
redips	9
repaid	9
resaid	7
spader	9
spared	9
sparid	9
spider	9
spirea	8
spired	9
spread	9

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aspired	10
despair	10
diapers	10
praised	10