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chunky

adjective

Chunky is also used as adjective, with meanings including like or containing small sticky lumps.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 18

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

NKY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “CHUNKY” Mean?

chunky has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

like or containing small sticky lumps

“the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough”

Synonyms

lumpy

short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

“some people seem born to be square and chunky”

“a dumpy little dumpling of a woman”

“dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears”

“a little church with a squat tower”

Synonyms

dumpy squat squatty stumpy

Word Forms

chunkier chunkiest

Synonyms for CHUNKY

lumpy dumpy squat squatty stumpy

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word chunky with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

like or containing small sticky lumps

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

C, H, U, N, K, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for chunky.

CHUNKY is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 18.

It starts with C and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 17%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using chunky in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

CHUNKY has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

CHUNKY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

CHUNKY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

CHUNKY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside chunky.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CCVCCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

CH, HU, UN, NK, KY

Trigrams

CHU, HUN, UNK, NKY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for chunky.

CHUNKY is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with C and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.