difficult

/dɪfə,kəlt/ adjective
9 letters3 syllables18 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Hard to control.

“a difficult child”

2

Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.

“a difficult task”

“nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access”

WORD FORMS
Related formdifficultness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinifficultday
Starts & ends withD … T
Syllablesdif · fi · cult
SYNONYMS & RELATED42
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