01 Word definition

destitute

9 letters · 4 vowels · 5 consonants

Is DESTITUTE a word?

Yes. DESTITUTE is a 9-letter adjective. poor enough to need help from others Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell DESTITUTE?

D-E-S-T-I-T-U-T-E

DESTITUTE contains 9 letters, begins with D, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. poor enough to need help from others

2adjective

  1. completely wanting or lacking

    “writing barren of insight”
Synonyms
impoverishedindigentnecessitousneedypoverty-strickenbarrendevoidfreeinnocent
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score10points
Words With Friends11points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is DESTITUTE spelled?

D1E2S3T4I5T6U7T8E9
Starts withDESFirst 3 letters
Ends withUTELast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats E, T
Vowel balance4 / 5Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About DESTITUTE.

How do you spell DESTITUTE?

DESTITUTE is spelled D-E-S-T-I-T-U-T-E. It contains 9 letters.