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crumpled
/kˈɹʌmpəld/ · 8 letters · 8 distinct letters
- adjective
of metal e.g.
bent nails
Word history
History of crumple
From Middle English crumplen, cromplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen (“to curl up, crump”), from Old English crump (“bent, crooked”). Equivalent to crump + le.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 35: the core list of everyday words.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Not playable It uses more than seven different letters, so it can’t fit in a hive.