adversity

NOUN /æd'vɜrsɪti/

9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

adversity is a valid 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1D2V4E1R1S1I1T1Y4

1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =16 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48

MEANING

What does adversity mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

A state of misfortune or affliction.

“debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER

A stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event.

BROADER