What does STUBBORN mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈstʌbərn/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
16
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
  2. not responding to treatment“a stubborn infection”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

stubborner14stubbornest15

Anagrams of STUBBORN

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

Words inside STUBBORN

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

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Questions

Is STUBBORN a valid word in word games?

STUBBORN 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 STUBBORN worth?

STUBBORN is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from STUBBORN?

136 other words, including TO, ON, NOT and BUT.