Desolate

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts8 letters

Definition of Desolate

verb

To deprive of inhabitants.
To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
To abandon or forsake something.
To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.

adjective

Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
"a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house"
Barren and lifeless.
Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.
"desolate altars"
Dismal or dreary.
Sad, forlorn and hopeless.
"He was left desolate by the early death of his wife."

Anagrams of Desolate

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "desolate":

7-LETTER WORDS

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6-LETTER WORDS

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5-LETTER WORDS

aedes aloes altos dales dates datos deals dealt deets deles delta delts doats doest doles+7 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "desolate" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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