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stubborn

8 letters · 2 vowels · 6 consonants

Is STUBBORN a word?

Yes. STUBBORN is a 8-letter adjective. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell STUBBORN?

S-T-U-B-B-O-R-N

STUBBORN contains 8 letters, begins with S, and ends with N.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

2adjective

  1. not responding to treatment

    “a stubborn infection”
Synonyms
obstinateunregeneraterefractory
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score12points
Words With Friends16points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is STUBBORN spelled?

S1T2U3B4B5O6R7N8
Starts withSTUFirst 3 letters
Ends withORNLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats B
Vowel balance2 / 6Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →8-letter words →Words starting with STU →Words ending in ORN →Words made from STUBBORN →Words with B →Words with N →Words with O →Words with R →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

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About STUBBORN.

How do you spell STUBBORN?

STUBBORN is spelled S-T-U-B-B-O-R-N. It contains 8 letters.