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Is DIFFICULTY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DIFFICULTY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DIFFICULTY mean?

  1. noun

    an effort that is inconvenient

    “I went to a lot of trouble”

  2. noun

    a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result

    “serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent”

  3. noun

    a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome

    “grappling with financial difficulties”

  4. noun

    the quality of being difficult

    “they agreed about the difficulty of the climb”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

22

Scrabble

24

Words With Friends

10

Letters

D (2) + I (1) + F (4) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + L (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 22 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for DIFFICULTY

DIFFICULTY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from DIFFICULTY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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