Definitions for quandaries

quandaries quan·da·ry

Spelling: [kwon-duh-ree, -dree]
IPA: /ˈkwɒn də ri, -dri/

Quandaries is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 21 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 658 anagrams from letters in quandaries (aadeinqrsu).

Definitions for quandaries

noun

  1. a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.

Origin of quandaries

1570-80; perhaps fancifully Latin quand(ō) when + -āre infinitive suffix

Examples for quandaries

It was his mate who relieved him from the quandary in which he found himself.

The quandary that Bush then faced in secret is visible now to the whole world, and only becoming harder to solve.

As I noted in November, this legislation presented a quandary for Christie.

Until Washington embraces a more grassroots approach, Egypt is unlikely to emerge from its quandary.

A teary Osbourne said she now thought "WWJD—what would Joan do" when faced with a quandary.

As a matter of fact, he told himself, he was in something of a quandary.

Had she said the Pritchards, Elsie would have been in a quandary; as it was, her face brightened.

The quandary of whether to freeze eggs or not could become irrelevant overnight.

I confessed myself in as black a quandary as ever man experienced.

The less he teaches and insists on facts and details, the greater his quandary.

Word Value for quandaries
Scrable

21

Words with friends

22

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