Definitions for stumper

stumper stump·er

Spelling: [stuhm-per]
IPA: /ˈstʌm pər/

Stumper is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 243 anagrams from letters in stumper (emprstu).

Definitions for stumper

noun

  1. a person or thing that stumps.
  2. an extremely difficult question, task, or problem.
  3. a person who makes stump speeches.

Origin of stumper

First recorded in 1725-35; stump + -er1

Examples for stumper

That was a 'stumper' for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one half of the sentence.

"I thought it was a stumper," he remarked with evident satisfaction.

But how the mischief even a raw Britisher could be soft-sawdered by Anstey is a stumper.

That was a "stumper" for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one-half of the sentence.

This logic was rather a stumper; but they took him up, as before said, and carried him for further examination.

It wur a stumper to Sally, so she got Jess to explain it, and the way he did it was enormous.

Word Value for stumper
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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