Scrabble & Words with friends points
- suffer is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- suffer is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- suffer is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13
Definition of suffer
- feel physical pain (verb)
Synonyms
- ache
- hurt
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant (verb)
Synonyms
- abide
- bear
- brook
- digest
- endure
- put up
- stand
- stick out
- stomach
- support
- tolerate
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (verb)
Examples
- She suffered a fracture in the accident
Synonyms
- get
- have
- sustain
- be set at a disadvantage (verb)
Examples
- This author really suffers in translation
Synonyms
- lose
- feel pain or be in pain (verb)
Synonyms
- hurt
- undergo or suffer (verb)
Examples
- suffer a terrible fate
Synonyms
- meet
- undergo or be subjected to (verb)
Examples
- He suffered the penalty
- Many saints suffered martyrdom
Synonyms
- endure
- be given to (verb)
Examples
- She suffers from a tendency to talk too much
- experience (emotional) pain (verb)
Examples
- Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers
- feel unwell or uncomfortable (verb)
Examples
- She is suffering from the hot weather
- get worse (verb)
Examples
- His grades suffered
See definition of suffer in Merriam Webster