Crinkle

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To form or develop small wrinkles, folds, or ridges in a surface.

“The foil tends to crinkle if you fold it more than once.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈkrɪŋkəl/

Syllables

crin·kle

Related Words

Synonyms

wrinklefurrow crease seam line rucklescrunchcrisp

Antonyms

smooth flattenstraighten

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with CR and ends in -LE, INK is hidden in the middle and is a very common word pattern

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Scrabble

Worth 13 points, K scores 5, making this a valuable 7-letter play, other tiles are common

Words Related to Crinkle

Anagrams of Crinkle

Words that use exactly the same letters as “crinkle”.

clinker

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “crinkle” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

cringle crinkly

Words you can make from Crinkle

Shorter words formed from the letters in “crinkle”.

nickel nicker cerin cinel clerk cline clink crile crine crink elric erick icker ickle incle inker inkle kreil liken liker liner nicer reink relic

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