Crinkly

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Having a surface marked by small irregular wrinkles, ridges, or waves.

“The old map had become crinkly after being stored in a damp drawer.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

crin·kly

Related Words

Synonyms

crinkledrippledwavywavelike

Antonyms

smooth flat straight

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with CR and ends in -LY, only one vowel I plus the Y, K is the key high-scoring letter

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Scrabble

Worth 16 points, K scores 5 and Y scores 4, making this an excellent Scrabble word

Words Related to Crinkly

Words one letter different

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

crankly crinkle

Words you can make from Crinkly

Shorter words formed from the letters in “crinkly”.

clink crink cyril kylin linky lyric nicky ricky cirl clin crin icky incl incr inky inly kiln lick link nick rick rink

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