The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ORDEAL , but the solution may also be HARD TIME which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Difficult experience crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ORDEAL | 91 % | 6 |
| HARD TIME | 9 % | 9 |
Why may ORDEAL be the right solution?
The word "ordeal" means a difficult or painful experience, making it a fitting answer to the clue "Difficult experience."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Difficult experience
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hardship
- ordeal
- trial
- tribulation
- beleaguered
- suffer
- difficulties
- rocky
- hard time
- dumb
- tyne
- smoke
Crossword Answer definitions
ORDEAL noun- A painful or trying experience.
- A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
- The poisonous ordeal bean or Calabar bean
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ORDEAL
- Painful experience
- Fraternity initiation ritual, e.g.
- Difficult task
- Drawn-out battle
- Trier of men's souls
- Trial
- Trying experience
- Tough grind
- No picnic
- Baptism of fire