desolate
VERBADJECTIVE
/dɛsələt/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
desolate is a valid 8-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1S1O1L1A1T1E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does desolate mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Reduce in population.
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2
Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
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3
Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.
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ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Providing no shelter or sustenance.
“the desolate surface of the moon”
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2
Crushed by grief.
“depressed and desolate of soul”
“a low desolate wail”
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