The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FLOUNDER , but the solution may also be FLOUNDERABOUT which is one of the most recent solution (1971 in New York Times).
Proceed clumsily crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FLOUNDER | 50 % | 8 |
| FLOUNDERABOUT | 50 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Proceed clumsily
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- flounder
- bumble
- shuffle
- shuffled
- stumble
- fumble
- fumbling
- lollop
- lumber
- muddle
- plod
- scramble
Crossword Answer definitions
FLOUNDER noun- A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder, Platichthys flesus.
- Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
- A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
- To flop around as a fish out of water.
- To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
- To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
- To be in serious difficulty.
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More clues leading to the result FLOUNDER
- Sole relative
- Struggle helplessly
- Struggle
- Struggle clumsily
- Struggle clumsily.
- Kind of flatfish.
- Proceed clumsily.
- Seafood
- Flail in water