Scrabble & Words with friends points
- arduous is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
- arduous is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
- arduous is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10
Definition of arduous
- taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance (adjective)
Examples
- your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here
Synonyms
- straining
- strenuous
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort (adjective)
Examples
- worked their arduous way up the mining valley
Synonyms
- backbreaking
- grueling
- gruelling
- hard
- heavy
- laborious
- operose
- punishing
- toilsome
- difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill (adjective)
Examples
- the arduous work of preparing a dictionary
See definition of arduous in Merriam Webster