cranky

cranky is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Full of spirit; crank. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Full of spirit; crank.
2. adjective. Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety.
3. adjective. Unsteady; easy to upset; crank.
4. adjective. easily irritated or annoyed

   "an incorrigibly fractious young man"

   "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

   Synonyms: fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy

5. adjective. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

   Synonyms: crank, tender, tippy

Synonyms

fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy, crank, tender, tippy

Common word forms

crankier, crankily, crankiest

Words from these letters

If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for CRANKY lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.