thorny
/θɔrni/
adjective
6 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
2
Bristling with perplexities.
“the thorny question of states' rights”
WORD FORMS
Related formthorn
Related formthorniness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinornythay
Starts & ends withT … Y
Syllablesthorn · y
SYNONYMS & RELATED17
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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