1adjective
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
“the Byzantine tax structure”
01 Word definition
tortuous
8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants
Is TORTUOUS a word?
Yes. TORTUOUS is a 8-letter adjective. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
T-O-R-T-U-O-U-SHow do you spell TORTUOUS?
TORTUOUS contains 8 letters, begins with T, and ends with S.
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2adjective
marked by repeated turns and bends
“a tortuous road up the mountain”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗Byzantineconvolutedinvolvedknottytangledlabyrinthinetwistingtwistywindingvoluminous
02 Letter breakdown
How is TORTUOUS spelled?
T1O2R3T4U5O6U7S8
03 Word-game status
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How do you spell TORTUOUS?
TORTUOUS is spelled T-O-R-T-U-O-U-S. It contains 8 letters.