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Is wanhope a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word wanhope is a Scrabble US word. The word wanhope is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

W4A1N1H4O1P3E1

Is wanhope a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word wanhope is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

W4A1N1H4O1P3E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

WANHOPE,

6-letter words (1 found)

WEAPON,

5-letter words (4 found)

PAEON,PHEON,PHONE,POWAN,

4-letter words (36 found)

AEON,ANEW,ANOW,ENOW,EOAN,EPHA,HAEN,HEAP,HEWN,HONE,HOPE,HOWE,HWAN,NAPE,NEAP,NOAH,NOPE,OPAH,OPEN,PANE,PAWN,PEAN,PEON,PHEW,PHON,PONE,POWN,WANE,WEAN,WENA,WHAE,WHAP,WHEN,WHOA,WHOP,WOAH,

3-letter words (54 found)

ANE,APE,APO,AWE,AWN,EAN,EON,HAE,HAN,HAO,HAP,HAW,HEN,HEP,HEW,HOA,HOE,HON,HOP,HOW,NAE,NAH,NAP,NAW,NEP,NEW,NOH,NOW,ONE,OPA,OPE,OWE,OWN,PAH,PAN,PAW,PEA,PEH,PEN,PEW,PHO,POA,POH,POW,PWN,WAE,WAN,WAP,WEN,WHA,WHO,WOE,WON,WOP,

2-letter words (24 found)

AE,AH,AN,AW,EA,EH,EN,EW,HA,HE,HO,NA,NE,NO,OE,OH,ON,OP,OW,PA,PE,PO,WE,WO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 121 words from wanhope according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of wanhope

wanhope

Etymology

From Middle English wanhope, equivalent to wan- +‎ hope. Cognate with Scots wanhop, wanhope (“wanhope, despair”), West Frisian wanhope (“wanhope, despair”), Dutch wanhoop (“despair”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒnhəʊp/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɑnhoʊp/

Noun

wanhope (usually uncountable, plural wanhopes)

  1. (UK dialectal or archaic) Lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
    • Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Knight's Tale’, Canterbury Tales:
      Wel oughte I sterve in wanhope and distresse. / Farwel my lif, my lust, and my gladnesse!
  2. Vain hope; overconfidence; delusion.

References

  • Middle English Dictionary Entry - wanhope

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