A list of very challenging words.

Word Difficulty: 9

Statistics

Words: 929 (0.20% of the dictionary)

How well did this list do in:

2015 Finals: 5/47 words or 10.64% of words (nunatak, paroemiology, cocozelle, urgrund, bayadere)

Efficiency Rating: 53.2 (calculated by percentage of words in the competition divided by percentage of the dictionary)

2015 Semifinals: 5/87 words or 5.75% of words (mulct, piolet, frangipane, holoku, parorexia)

Efficiency Rating: 28.75

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choralcelo
karpas
mitimae
heliodor
metacarpus
lanuginous
stridency
salinelle
canaliculus
geistlich
sphenocephaly
phyllogenetic
gypseous
atherosclerosis
cicatrix
machicotage
mascalage
decastich
latrodectism
skua
krausen
soutenu
nyssa
blepharitis
feijoada
thalweg
shalloon
flacon
praseodymium
uletic
perduellion
faunizone
glyptography
promethium
relleno
syagush
descamisado
sulfofying
hircocervus
colcothar
lacertiform
goombay
muscadine
goniostat
rachion
plutogoguery
bruxomania
astrocytoma
hybosis
moarian
dolentissimo
Bunraku
subreptary
psittacine
cleoid
hierolatry
camphoraceous
kapok
soroptimist
dowlas
rhinophonia
xysti
slargando
rinforzando
minauderie
glottology
curvet
jacana
leucotomy
dysproteinemia
surcingle
ebbet
hypalgesia
chiaus
leiotrichous
oenophile
chylomicron
branchiae
bogatyr
roentgenology
hypozeugma
tertium
rhexis
hebraic
hemimetabolous
systaltic
peristalith
filiciform
sapropelic
exequy
inaja
wurrung
aphoristic
muleta
Henrician
melismatics
yautia
ecumene
shigellosis
aeriferous