Difficult

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:18 ptsWWF:21 pts9 letters

Definition of Difficult

verb

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

adjective

Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
"However, the difficult weather conditions will ensure Yunnan has plenty of freshwater."
(often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
"Stop being difficult and eat your broccoli—you know it's good for you."
Unable or unwilling.

Anagrams of Difficult

Words You Can Make

41 words can be made from the letters in "difficult":

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5-LETTER WORDS

cliff clift culti fluid licit lucid ludic

4-LETTER WORDS

cuff cuif cult diff duci duct duff duit flic flit fuci lift litu luff tiff+1 more

3-LETTER WORDS

cud cut dif dit dui fid fil fit flu fud iff lid lit tic til+1 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "difficult" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

DI...Words starting with "di"...LTWords ending with "lt"All 9-letter words Unscramble "difficult"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

burdensomecumbersomehard

Rhyming Words

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