Bereft

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Deeply saddened or desolate as a result of unrequited love or the absence of someone's affection.

“She wandered the empty house bereft, unable to accept that he would never return.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/bəˈrɛft/

Syllables

be·reft

Related Words

Synonyms

destitute

Antonyms

fulfilledcontent

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in EFT, a useful pattern to know, the consonant cluster RFT at the close is distinctive

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, the F (4 pts) lifts the score and the EFT ending is a valuable suffix pattern

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Words you can make from Bereft

Shorter words formed from the letters in “bereft”.

beret freet beef beer beet bere bert bete bree bret feeb feer feet fere fete free fret reef reft rete tree tref

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