desperately
ADVERB
/dɛspərɪtli/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
desperately is a valid 11-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1S1P3E1R1A1T1E1L1Y4
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does desperately mean?
ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
With great urgency.
“the soil desperately needed potash”
SYNONYMS
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
In intense despair.
“the child clung desperately to her mother”