Despite

7 lettersprepositioncommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

Without being affected by or in spite of something; regardless of.

“Despite the rain, the festival continued as planned.”

notwithstandingregardless ofin spite of

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Seven letters with -ITE suffix; contains useful vowels E, I, E

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Worth 10 points; good for building off existing words with common patterns

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