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DESOLATE

A 8-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble.

d 2 e 1 s 1 o 1 l 1 a 1 t 1 e 1
Length
8
Scrabble
9 pts
Sorted letters
adeelost
Anagrams
0

Definition of DESOLATE

  1. verb

    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

    “The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”

    Synonyms: lay waste to, waste, devastate, ravage, scourge

  2. verb

    reduce in population

    “The epidemic depopulated the countryside”

    Synonyms: depopulate

  3. verb

    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

    “The mother deserted her children”

    Synonyms: abandon, forsake, desert

Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Words within DESOLATE

258 words can be made from any subset of the letters in DESOLATE.

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