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Definition of problem

"problem" in the noun sense

1. problem, job

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

"she and her husband are having problems"

"it is always a job to contact him"

"urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"

2. problem

a question raised for consideration or solution

"our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"

3. trouble, problem

a source of difficulty

"one trouble after another delayed the job"

"what's the problem?"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for problem

Life is probation: mortal man was made
To solve the solemn problem - right or wrong. [ John Quincy Adams ]

Every age has its problem, by solving which humanity is helped forward. [ Heinrich Heine ]

The highest problem of any art is to cause by appearance the illusion of a higher reality. [ Goethe ]

The problem with quotes on the internet is it's difficult to determine if they are genuine. [ Abraham Lincoln :) ]

If mankind were only just what they pretend to be, the problem of the millennium would be immediately solved. [ Henry Wheeler Shaw (pen name Josh Billings) ]

The problem of philosophy is, for all that exists conditionally, to find a ground unconditioned and absolute. [ Plato ]

Science cannot grapple with the problem of women. It can never grapple with the irrational. That is why there is no future before it in this world. [ Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband ]

I won't rule out direct talks with Kim Jong Un, I just won't. As far as the risk of dealing with a madman is concerned, that's his problem, not mine. [ President Donald Trump, Gridiron Club's 133rd Anniversary Spring Dinner, March 3, 2018 ]

One loves because he loves: this explanation is, as yet, the most serious and the most decisive that has been found for the solution of this problem.

Man is not born to solve the problem of the universe; but to find out what he has to do, and to restrain himself within the limits of his comprehension.

He is the rich man in whom the people are rich, and he is the poor man in whom the people are poor; and how to give access to the masterpieces of art and nature is the problem of civilisation. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

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problem in Scrabble®

The word problem is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters problem:

PROBLEM

(102 = 52 + 50)

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PROBLEM

(102 = 52 + 50)

PROBLEM

(98 = 48 + 50)

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PROBLEM

(102 = 52 + 50)

PROBLEM

(98 = 48 + 50)

PROBLEM

(98 = 48 + 50)

PROBLEM

(98 = 48 + 50)

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(98 = 48 + 50)

PROBLEM

(92 = 42 + 50)

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(92 = 42 + 50)

PROBLEM

(89 = 39 + 50)

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(84 = 34 + 50)

PROBLEM

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problem in Words With Friends™

The word problem is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters problem:

PROBLEM

(122 = 87 + 35)

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PROBLEM

(122 = 87 + 35)

PROBLEM

(116 = 81 + 35)

PROBLEM

(116 = 81 + 35)

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(116 = 81 + 35)

PROBLEM

(110 = 75 + 35)

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(110 = 75 + 35)

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(110 = 75 + 35)

PROBLEM

(103 = 68 + 35)

PROBLEM

(103 = 68 + 35)

PROBLEM

(103 = 68 + 35)

PROBLEM

(92 = 57 + 35)

PROBLEM

(92 = 57 + 35)

PROBLEM

(85 = 50 + 35)

PROBLEM

(85 = 50 + 35)

PROBLEM

(77 = 42 + 35)

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(77 = 42 + 35)

PROBLEM

(77 = 42 + 35)

PROBLEM

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PROBLEM

(69 = 34 + 35)

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PROBLEM

(64 = 29 + 35)

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(53 = 18 + 35)

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PROBLEM

(122 = 87 + 35)

PROBLEM

(116 = 81 + 35)

PROBLEM

(116 = 81 + 35)

PROBLEM

(116 = 81 + 35)

PROBLEM

(110 = 75 + 35)

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(110 = 75 + 35)

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(110 = 75 + 35)

PROBLEM

(103 = 68 + 35)

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(103 = 68 + 35)

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(103 = 68 + 35)

PROBLEM

(92 = 57 + 35)

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(92 = 57 + 35)

PROBLEM

(85 = 50 + 35)

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(85 = 50 + 35)

PROBLEM

(77 = 42 + 35)

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(77 = 42 + 35)

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(77 = 42 + 35)

PROBLEM

(73 = 38 + 35)

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(71 = 36 + 35)

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(71 = 36 + 35)

PROBLEM

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PROBLEM

(64 = 29 + 35)

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PROBLEM

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POEM

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