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Faltered

f 4a 1l 1t 1e 1r 1e 1d 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · past tense of falter

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does faltered mean?

verb

  1. be unsure or weak

    “Their enthusiasm is faltering”

    Synonymswaver

  2. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

    Synonymswaver

  3. walk unsteadily

    “The drunk man stumbled about”

    Synonymsstumblebumble

  4. speak haltingly

    “The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room”

    Synonymsbumblestutterstammer

Definitions shown for falter, the base form of faltered.

Is FALTERED a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is FALTERED worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
f 4a 1l 1t 1e 1r 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

13 pts
f 4a 1l 2t 1e 1r 1e 1d 2

Wordfeud

12 pts
f 4a 1l 1t 1e 1r 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
f 4a 1l 2t 1e 1r 1e 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in FALTERED

Anagrams 2

deflaterreflated

Words that end like FALTERED

Common words that share the ending -ERED, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

answeredbotheredsufferedwonderedalteredcoveredenteredofferedorderedbuffereddifferedfilteredgatheredmurderedmutterednumberedrenderedwanderedadheredcateredloweredplasteredpoweredscattered
All words ending in -ERED

Faltered: quick answers

Is FALTERED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FALTERED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FALTERED worth?
FALTERED scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does faltered mean?
faltered is the past tense of falter, which means “be unsure or weak”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FALTERED?
You can make 277 shorter words from FALTERED, such as DEFLATE, DRAFTEE, FEDERAL, DAFTER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of FALTERED?
FALTERED rearranges into DEFLATER, REFLATED.