Definition of thorny

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• thorny is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• thorny is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• thorny is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of thorny

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. barbed
  2. barbellate
  3. briary
  4. briery
  5. bristled
  6. bristly
  7. burred
  8. burry
  9. prickly
  10. setaceous
  11. setose
  12. spiny
• bristling with perplexities (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the thorny question of states' rights

See definition of thorny in Merriam Webster