trying

trying is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Try. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Try
2. adjective. Adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a trying occasion or position.
3. adjective. extremely irritating to the nerves

   "nerve-racking noise"

   "the stressful days before a war"

   Synonyms: stressful

4. adjective. hard to endure

   "fell upon trying times"

Synonyms

stressful

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in trying:

trigyn, tyring

Common word forms

try, tryingly, tryingness

Words from these letters

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