gnarly

Adjective Satellite

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

Adj

Having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled.
Excellent; attractive.
Dangerous; difficult.
Unpleasant, awful, ugly.
Unpleasant, awful, ugly.
Of music or a sound: harsh.

Adjective

Knotty, twisted, and rugged, often with a rough texture.

Examples

a gnarly problem
That GNARLY letter distribution made forming a long word nearly impossible.

Origin / Etymology

From gnarl (“knot in wood”) + -y. The slang senses were particularly popularized by US surf culture in the 1970s.

Synonyms

gnarled, knobbed, knotted, knotty, awful, cool, discordant, dreadful, knobbly, knobby, nasty

Scrabble Score: 10

gnarly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gnarly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gnarly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

gnarly: valid Words With Friends Word