Clues for the word "FLOUNDER"
We've had 26 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 38 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on January 02, 2026.
Definition of flounder
- n. - A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, of many species.
- n. - A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
- v. i. - To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce.
- n. - The act of floundering.
Referring Clues
- Struggle helplessly
- Flatfish
- Thrash wildly
- Marine flatfish
- Stumble about or a flat fish
- Struggle awkwardly with fish
- Swimmer appears to be thrashing about
- Flatfish - behave awkwardly
- Lose one's cool with girl subordinate
- Struggle
- Sovereign introduced to metalworker! That's a fluke!
- Florence dominated by struggle
- Struggle clumsily - flatfish
- Struggle with fish
- Fish thrash around wildly
- Stumble helplessly
- Struggle, having run aground crossing lake
- Fish below, little Florence above
- Be out of one's depth
- Struggle to have fun with older anagram!
- Struggle with fine? See below
- Fish seen below by little Florence
- Wallow
- Fish
- Be like a fish out of water?
- European flatfish
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - January 02, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - August 04, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 04, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 24, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 31, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - April 22, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - March 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 27, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - August 04, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - June 16, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - April 27, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - April 23, 2023
- Your Life Choices - March 26, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - October 31, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - June 09, 2022
- Your Life Choices - October 16, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - August 04, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - May 26, 2017
- Washington Post Classic - May 21, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - October 10, 2016
- Guardian Quiptic - September 26, 2016
- Canadiana - January 11, 2016
- Guardian Speedy - November 29, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - January 30, 2015
- Guardian Quick - October 23, 2013
- Guardian Quiptic - September 16, 2013
- Guardian Quick - January 08, 2012
- Guardian Quiptic - February 21, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - June 01, 2010
- And in 8 more crossword puzzles...