ordeal

ordeal is a valid 6-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does ordeal mean?

  • noun

    a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence

  • noun

    a severe or trying experience

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