Crumple

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To crush or squeeze something into an irregular, wrinkled shape, or to collapse suddenly in a heap.

“He crumpled the rejection letter into a ball and tossed it straight into the bin.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈkrʌmpəl/

Syllables

crum·ple

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Synonyms

crumble tumble collapse buckle pucker rumple cockle knit

Antonyms

smooth flattenstraighten

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Wordle

Ends in -LE, contains U and E, the MP cluster distinguishes it from CRUMBLE

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Scrabble

Worth 13 points, similar score to CRUMBLE but with P instead of B, both are solid bingos

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Words you can make from Crumple

Shorter words formed from the letters in “crumple”.

lumper rumple clump cruel crump cupel erump lemur lucre plume puler ulcer clem clep clue clum crpe crum crup culm culp cump cure curl

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