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Updated June 2026
Causing physical or emotional pain; distressing or difficult to endure. Requiring considerable effort or causing discomfort.
“The painful injury required several months of physiotherapy to heal properly.”
/ˈpeɪn.fəl/
pain·ful
Contains three vowels A, I, U with common consonants P, N, F, L
Worth 12 points; good distribution of common letters with valuable P and F
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