struggle: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of struggle
noun
A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
- figuratively
Strife, contention, great effort.
Listed forms: struggles, stroggell, strogell.
Source: Wiktionary — struggle.
verb
- intransitive
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
Example: During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves.
- intransitive
To have difficulty with something.
Example: One of the doctor’s patients struggled with depression.
- intransitive
To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
Example: She struggled to escape from her assailant's grasp.
Listed forms: struggles, struggling, struggled, stroggell, strogell.
Source: Wiktionary — struggle.
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 struggle.
noun
an energetic attempt to achieve something
noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
verb
make a strenuous or labored effort
verb
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is struggle in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of struggle
S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + U(1) + G(2) + G(2) + L(1) + E(1) = 10 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 struggle
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from struggle
109 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in struggle. Showing up to 24, longest first.