desperate straits

NOUN

17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

desperate straits is a valid 17-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

D2E1S1P3E1R1A1T1E1S1T1R1A1I1T1S1

2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57

MEANING

What does desperate straits mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

A state of extreme distress.

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