What does CHALLENGING mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
18
Words With Friends score
24
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. requiring full use of your abilities or resources“ambitious schedule”
  2. stimulating interest or thought“a challenging hypothesis”
  3. disturbingly provocative“an intriguing smile”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of CHALLENGING

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CHALLENGING

248 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

changing15 calling10 channel12 change12 china10 clean7 legal6 call6 cell6 each9 gain5 hall7 hell7 hill7 line4 nice6 nine4 age4 all3 can5 ice5 ill3 leg4 lie3 al2an2he5 hi5 in2 la2

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Questions

Is CHALLENGING a valid word in word games?

CHALLENGING is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CHALLENGING worth?

CHALLENGING is worth 18 points with Scrabble letter values and 24 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CHALLENGING?

248 other words, including IN, HE, AN and ALL.