Taxing
6 lettersadjectivecommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Placing heavy demands on one's strength, patience, or resources, causing strain or exhaustion.
“The long negotiations proved more taxing than anyone had anticipated.”
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X in position 3 is the key, A and I as vowels, ends in -ING, a very deducible Wordle pattern
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Worth 14 points, X dominates with 8 points making TAXING one of the strongest six-letter -ING plays
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