Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wicked problem

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: wicked prob-lem
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize.

Inflected Forms

wicked problems (plural)

Derived Forms

superwicked

Questions

What does wicked problem mean?: A problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize.

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