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Floater

f 4l 1o 1a 1t 1e 1r 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Less common

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

What does floater mean?

noun

  1. spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

    “floaters seem to drift through the field of vision”

    Synonymsmusca volitansmuscae volitantesspots

  2. a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)

  3. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

    Synonymsvagrantdriftervagabondclochard

  4. an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed

  5. a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election

  6. a swimmer who floats in the water

Is FLOATER 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 FLOATER worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
f 4l 1o 1a 1t 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
f 4l 2o 1a 1t 1e 1r 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
f 4l 1o 1a 1t 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
f 4l 2o 1a 1t 1e 1r 1

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

Words from the letters in FLOATER

Anagrams 2

Hooks for FLOATER

Add one letter to the front or back of FLOATER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Floater: quick answers

Is FLOATER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FLOATER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FLOATER worth?
FLOATER scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does floater mean?
As a noun, floater means “spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FLOATER?
You can make 184 shorter words from FLOATER, such as FALTER, FLORAE, FLORET, FOETAL. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of FLOATER?
FLOATER rearranges into FLOREAT, REFLOAT.