What does SUFFERING mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
16
Words With Friends score
19
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a state of acute pain
  2. misery resulting from affliction
  3. psychological suffering“the death of his wife caused him great distress”
  4. feelings of mental or physical pain

adjective

  1. troubled by pain or loss“suffering refugees”
  2. very unhappy; full of misery“he felt depressed and miserable”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

sufferings17

Anagrams of SUFFERING

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

Words inside SUFFERING

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

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Questions

Is SUFFERING a valid word in word games?

SUFFERING 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 SUFFERING worth?

SUFFERING is worth 16 points with Scrabble letter values and 19 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from SUFFERING?

237 other words, including IN, IS, IF and US.