challenging: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 18 letter points · starts with C · ends with G
Meaning of challenging
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of challenge
Base or related entry: challenge.
Source: Wiktionary — challenging.
adj
Difficult, hard to do.
Source: Wiktionary — challenging.
noun
The act of making a challenge.
Listed forms: challengings.
Source: Wiktionary — challenging.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for challenging.
adjective
requiring full use of your abilities or resources
adjective
stimulating interest or thought
- thought-provoking
adjective
disturbingly provocative
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is challenging in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of challenging
C(3) + H(4) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + E(1) + N(1) + G(2) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 18 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of challenging
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from challenging
204 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in challenging. Showing up to 24, longest first.