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clumsy

/ˈklʌmzi/•adjective

Clumsy is also used as adjective, with meanings including lacking grace in movement or posture.

4 meanings6 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

MSY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “CLUMSY” Mean?

/ˈklʌmzi/

clumsy has 4 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

4 senses

lacking grace in movement or posture

“a gawky lad with long ungainly legs”

“clumsy fingers”

“what an ungainly creature a giraffe is”

“heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair”

Synonyms

gawky clunky ungainly unwieldy

not elegant or graceful in expression

“an awkward prose style”

“a clumsy apology”

“his cumbersome writing style”

“if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?”

Synonyms

awkward cumbersome inapt inept

difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

“an awkward bundle to carry”

“a load of bunglesome paraphernalia”

“clumsy wooden shoes”

“the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl”

Synonyms

awkward bunglesome ungainly

showing lack of skill or aptitude

“a bungling workman”

“did a clumsy job”

“his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf”

Synonyms

bungling fumbling incompetent

Word Forms

clumsier clumsiest

Synonyms for CLUMSY

gawky clunky ungainly unwieldy awkward cumbersome inapt inept bunglesome bungling fumbling incompetent

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

lacking grace in movement or posture

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

C, L, U, M, S, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for clumsy.

CLUMSY is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

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 clumsy in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

CLUMSY has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

CLUMSY 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 clumsy.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CCVCCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

CL, LU, UM, MS, SY

Trigrams

CLU, LUM, UMS, MSY

Crossword Intelligence

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

CLUMSY 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: Medium.