Bungle

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To carry out a task clumsily and incompetently, producing an embarrassing failure.

“The contractor managed to bungle the installation, leaving the door hanging off its hinges.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈbʌŋɡ(ə)l/

Syllables

bun·gle

Related Words

Synonyms

botch blundermismanage

Antonyms

succeed execute accomplish

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains UNGL, starts with BU and ends in LE

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the LE ending is useful for hooks and the word uses common tiles

Words Related to Bungle

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “bungle” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bangle bundle bungee burgle jungle

Words you can make from Bungle

Shorter words formed from the letters in “bungle”.

begun bugle bulge leung lunge beng benu bleu blue engl genl genu glen glub glue gneu gule gunl lube luge lung

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “bungle”.

blueing bungled bungler bungles

Longer words starting with Bungle

Words that begin with “bungle”.

bungled bungler bungles

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