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gawky

/ˈɡɔːki/•adjective

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

1 meaning5 lettersScrabble 16

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

WKY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “GAWKY” Mean?

/ˈɡɔːki/

gawky has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

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

clumsy clunky ungainly unwieldy

Word Forms

gawkier gawkiest

Synonyms for GAWKY

clumsy clunky ungainly unwieldy

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

lacking grace in movement or posture

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

G, A, W, 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 gawky.

GAWKY is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 16.

It starts with G and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 20%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

GAWKY has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

GAWKY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

GAWKY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

GAWKY 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 gawky.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVCCC

Vowel Share

20%

Consonant Share

80%

Bigrams

GA, AW, WK, KY

Trigrams

GAW, AWK, WKY

Crossword Intelligence

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

GAWKY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.