Ordeal

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A painful, difficult, or distressing experience that severely tests a person's endurance or courage.

“Surviving the mountain blizzard was an ordeal none of them would forget.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɔːˈdiːl/

Syllables

or·deal

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Synonyms

trialtribulationhardshiptrauma nightmare

Antonyms

comfort pleasure delight

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -EAL and starts with OR, contains common letters making it very guessable

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, all common tiles and DEAL is embedded within the word

Words Related to Ordeal

Anagrams of Ordeal

Words that use exactly the same letters as “ordeal”.

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Words you can make from Ordeal

Shorter words formed from the letters in “ordeal”.

adore alder aloed daler lader leora lored oared older orale oread readl ador aero alod aloe ared arle daer dale dare deal dear dero

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “ordeal”.

leonard

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