Definition of fumble

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • fumble is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • fumble is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • fumble is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of fumble


  • make a mess of, destroy or ruin (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. ball up
    2. blow
    3. bobble
    4. bodge
    5. bollix
    6. bollix up
    7. bollocks
    8. bollocks up
    9. botch
    10. botch up
    11. bumble
    12. bungle
    13. flub
    14. fluff
    15. foul up
    16. fuck up
    17. louse up
    18. mess up
    19. mishandle
    20. muck up
    21. muff
    22. screw up
    23. spoil
  • (sports) dropping the ball (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. muff
  • feel about uncertainly or blindly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. grope
  • make one's way clumsily or blindly (verb)

    Examples

    1. He fumbled towards the door

    Synonyms

    1. blunder
  • drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder (verb)

    Examples

    1. fumble a grounder
  • handle clumsily (verb)

See definition of fumble in Merriam Webster