Definitions for quandary

quandary quan·da·ry

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

Quandary is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 21 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in quandary (aadnqruy).

Definitions for quandary

noun

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

Origin of quandary

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

Examples for quandary

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for quandary
Scrable

21

Words with friends

22

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