Definition of stumbles

"stumbles" in the noun sense

1. lurch, stumble, stagger

an unsteady uneven gait

2. trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep

an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

"he recited the whole poem without a single trip"

"he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"

"confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

"stumbles" in the verb sense

1. stumble, falter, bumble

walk unsteadily

"The drunk man stumbled about"

2. stumble, trip

miss a step and fall or nearly fall

"She stumbled over the tree root"

3. stumble, hit

encounter by chance

"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

4. stumble, slip up, trip up

make an error

"She slipped up and revealed the name"

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Quotations for stumbles

The stumbler stumbles least in rugged way. [ George Herbert ]

He that stumbles and falls not, mends his pace. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

It is the horse that stumbles, and not the saddle. [ Proverb ]

He that stumbles, and falls not quite, gains a step. [ Proverb ]

A horse stumbles that hath four legs. (What wonder then, if two stumble.) [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

He that stumbles twice at the same stone deserves to have his shins broke. [ Proverb ]

stumbles in Scrabble®

The word stumbles is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters stumbles:

STUMBLES
(135)
STUMBLES
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

besmuts, bustles, stumble, sublets, tubless, tumbles

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In stumbles

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stumbles in Words With Friends™

The word stumbles is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters stumbles:

STUMBLES
(144)
STUMBLES
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

besmuts, bustles, stumble, sublets, tubless, tumbles

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word stumbles

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In stumbles

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Words within the letters of stumbles

2 letter words in stumbles (6 words)

3 letter words in stumbles (19 words)

7 letter words in stumbles (6 words)

8 letter words in stumbles (1 word)

stumbles + 1 blank (3 words)

stumbles + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence stumbles

Words that start with stumbles (1 word)

Words with stumbles in them (1 word)

Words that end with stumbles (1 word)

Word Growth involving stumbles

Shorter words in stumbles

tumble stumble

tumble tumbles

Longer words containing stumbles

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