Stumps
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of stump, referring to the remaining base sections of felled trees, or the three upright wooden posts that form the wicket in cricket.
“The bowler's delivery hit the stumps and ended the batsman's innings.”
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Contains the UMPS cluster and begins with ST, no repeated letters make it a useful Wordle guess
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Worth 10 points, the P and S drive value and STUMPS places well on a standard board
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