awkward: Information About The Word 'awkward'

awkward is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'awkward' is made up of 7 letters.

• (a) lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
• (s) causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time"
• (s) difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
• (s) not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
• (s) hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned
• (s) not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"

Using the word 'awkward' in Scrabble will fetch you 18 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 20 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'awkward'

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Words Starting With 'awkward'

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