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trying

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/•adjective

Trying is also used as adjective, with meanings including extremely irritating to the nerves.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ING

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “TRYING” Mean?

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

trying has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

hard to endure

“fell upon trying times”

extremely irritating to the nerves

“nerve-racking noise”

“the stressful days before a war”

“a trying day at the office”

Synonyms

stressful

Synonyms for TRYING

stressful

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word trying with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

hard to endure

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

T, R, Y, I, N, G

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for trying.

TRYING is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with T and ends with G.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 17%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using trying in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

TRYING has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

TRYING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

TRYING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

TRYING uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside trying.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CCCVCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

TR, RY, YI, IN, NG

Trigrams

TRY, RYI, YIN, ING

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for trying.

TRYING is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with T and ends with G, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.