Thorny
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Full of difficulties and complications, making resolution or progress hard to achieve.
“The committee spent hours debating the thorny issue of funding allocation.”
Pronunciation
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thorn·y
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Wordle
THR at the start and Y at the end, a useful pattern to confirm multiple letters at once
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Scrabble
Worth 12 points including Y at 4 points, the Y ending opens noun and adjective hooks
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