Fumbled

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of fumble, having groped or felt about clumsily and uncertainly with the hands.

“He fumbled with the lock for several minutes before finally finding the correct key.”

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Synonyms

gropedblunderedbungledfloundered

Antonyms

grasped managed handled

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -BLED, vowels U and E with B and M adding weight in the middle

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Scrabble

Worth 15 points, the B and M each score 3 points, making this a strong mid-game play

Words Related to Fumbled

Words one letter different

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

bumbled fumbler fumbles humbled jumbled

Words you can make from Fumbled

Shorter words formed from the letters in “fumbled”.

flumed fumble bemud blued blume flued flume fumed ledum muled umbel umble bdle beld bled bleu blue bude bumf delf deul duel dumb fdub

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