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Crumpling

c 3r 1u 1m 3p 3l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · present participle of crumple

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does crumpling mean?

verb

  1. fall apart

    “the building crumbled after the explosion”

    Synonymscrumbletumblebreak downcollapse

  2. fold or collapse

    “His knees buckled”

    Synonymsbuckle

  3. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

    “She puckered her lips”

    Synonymspuckerrumplecockleknit

  4. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

    “This fabric won't wrinkle”

    Synonymsrumplewrinklecreasecrinkle

Definitions shown for crumple, the base form of crumpling.

Is CRUMPLING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CRUMPLING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
c 3r 1u 1m 3p 3l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

23 pts
c 4r 1u 2m 4p 4l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
c 4r 1u 2m 3p 4l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
c 3r 1u 2m 3p 3l 2i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CRUMPLING

Hooks for CRUMPLING

Add one letter to the front or back of CRUMPLING to make another word.

Front hooks

scrumpling

Back hooks

crumplings

Words that end like CRUMPLING

Common words that share the ending -UMPLING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

dumplingrumpling
All words ending in -UMPLING

Crumpling: quick answers

Is CRUMPLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRUMPLING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRUMPLING worth?
CRUMPLING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does crumpling mean?
crumpling is the present participle of crumple, which means “fall apart”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRUMPLING?
You can make 174 shorter words from CRUMPLING, such as CLUMPING, CRUMPING, RUMPLING, CULMING. See the full list.