Bumpkin
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An unsophisticated or naive person, typically from a rural area, who lacks worldly knowledge or cultural refinement.
“The city dwellers looked down on him as a country bumpkin unused to urban life.”
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bump·kin
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Contains UMP in positions 2-4, ends in KIN which is a less common cluster
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K and double consonants raise tile value, worth playing to offload the K
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