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ungainly

adjective

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

2 meanings8 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

NLY

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “UNGAINLY” Mean?

ungainly has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 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 clumsy clunky unwieldy

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 clumsy

Word Forms

ungainlier ungainliest

Synonyms for UNGAINLY

gawky clumsy clunky unwieldy awkward bunglesome

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

lacking grace in movement or posture

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

U, N, G, A, I, N, L, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for ungainly.

UNGAINLY is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with U and ends with Y.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 38%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEBFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

UNGAINLY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

UNGAINLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

UNGAINLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEBFG

CV Pattern

VCCVVCCC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

UN, NG, GA, AI, IN, NL, LY

Trigrams

UNG, NGA, GAI, AIN, INL, NLY

Crossword Intelligence

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

UNGAINLY is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.