hopeless
ADJECTIVE
/hoʊplɪs/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H
hopeless is a valid 8-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4O1P3E1L1E1S1S1
4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does hopeless mean?
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
Certain to fail.
“the situation is hopeless”
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2
(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform.
“she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers”
“he is a hopeless romantic”
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3
Of a person unable to do something skillfully.
“I'm hopeless at mathematics”
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4
Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success.
“in an agony of hopeless grief”
“with a hopeless sigh he sat down”
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