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Struggles

s 1t 1r 1u 1g 2g 2l 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of struggle

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does struggles mean?

noun

  1. an energetic attempt to achieve something

    “getting through the crowd was a real struggle”

    Synonymsbattle

  2. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

    “the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine”

    Synonymsconflictbattle

  3. strenuous effort

    “the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her”

verb

  1. make a strenuous or labored effort

    “She struggled for years to survive without welfare”

    Synonymsfight

  2. to exert strenuous effort against opposition

    “he struggled to get free from the rope”

  3. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

    Synonymsclamberscrambleshinshinnyskin

  4. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

    “the tribesmen fought each other”

    Synonymscontendfight

Definitions shown for struggle, the base form of struggles.

Is STRUGGLES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is STRUGGLES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
s 1t 1r 1u 1g 2g 2l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
s 1t 1r 1u 2g 3g 3l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
s 1t 1r 1u 2g 3g 3l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
s 1t 1r 1u 2g 4g 4l 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in STRUGGLES

Words that end like STRUGGLES

Common words that share the ending -UGGLES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -UGGLES

Struggles: quick answers

Is STRUGGLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STRUGGLES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STRUGGLES worth?
STRUGGLES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does struggles mean?
struggles is the plural and third-person singular form of struggle, which means “an energetic attempt to achieve something”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STRUGGLES?
You can make 224 shorter words from STRUGGLES, such as GURGLETS, SLUGGERS, STRUGGLE, GLURGES. See the full list.