Fumbles

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular of fumble, to handle or search for something with clumsy and uncertain movements.

“He always fumbles with his keys when he is tired or distracted.”

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Synonyms

gropesblundersbungles

Antonyms

grasps handles

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -BLES, vowels U and E, with B and M pairing in the middle

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points, the B and M each score 3, making this a reliably strong play

Words Related to Fumbles

Words one letter different

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bumbles fumbled fumbler humbles jumbles

Words you can make from Fumbles

Shorter words formed from the letters in “fumbles”.

flumes fumble umbels blues blume bulse bumfs embus emuls flubs flues flume fuels fumes fusel lubes mules mulse sebum umbel umble bels bleu blue

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