rough sledding

NOUN
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

rough sledding is a valid 14-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1O1U1G2H4S1L1E1D2D2I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does rough sledding mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A difficulty that can be overcome with effort.

“analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers”

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