The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ORDEALS , but the solution may also be PLIGHTS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Difficult situations crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ORDEALS | 29 % | 7 |
| PLIGHTS | 14 % | 7 |
| HOTPOTATOES | 14 % | 11 |
| SCRAPES | 14 % | 7 |
| JAMS | 14 % | 4 |
| BINDS | 14 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Difficult situations
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hardships
- adversities
- tribulations
- challenge
- challenges
- circumstances
- difficulties
- difficulty
- distress
- hard
- hardship
- problem
Crossword Answer definitions
ORDEALS 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 ORDEALS
- Trying moments
- Trials by fire
- Baptisms of fire
- Trying times
- Trying experiences
- Tough times
- Major hassles
- Tribulations
- They're trying
- Tough trials
More clues leading to the result PLIGHTS
More clues leading to the result HOTPOTATOES
More clues leading to the result SCRAPES
- Prepares to paint
- Predicaments
- Rubs the wrong way, maybe
- Tough spots
- Fights
- Abrasions
- Skins, as a knee
- Tough situations
- Pickles
- Sticky wickets
More clues leading to the result JAMS
- Tight spots
- Rush hour slowdowns
- Good songs, as it were
- Photocopier woes
- Plays with the band
- Spreads on the table
- Pickles or quandaries
- Printer problems
- Photocopier malfunctions
- Highway hassles