Scrabble & Words with friends points
- painful is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- painful is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- painful is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16
Definition of painful
- causing physical discomfort (adjective)
Examples
- bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful
Synonyms
- irritating
- causing misery or pain or distress (adjective)
Examples
- the painful process of growing up
Synonyms
- afflictive
- sore
- exceptionally bad or displeasing (adjective)
Examples
- a painful performance
Synonyms
- abominable
- atrocious
- awful
- dreadful
- terrible
- unspeakable
- causing physical or psychological pain (adjective)
Examples
- worked with painful slowness
See definition of painful in Merriam Webster