thorny

ADJECTIVE /θɔrni/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T

thorny is a valid 6-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1H4O1R1N1Y4
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does thorny mean?

ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

SYNONYMS
BARBEDBARBELLATEBRIARYBRIERYBRISTLEDBRISTLYBURREDBURRY
SIMILAR
ARMED
RELATED
THORNTHORNINESS
2

Bristling with perplexities.

“the thorny question of states' rights”

SIMILAR
DIFFICULTHARD
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of thorny

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
RHYTON12

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