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Floundering

f 4l 1o 1u 1n 1d 2e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Common · present participle of flounder

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

What does floundering mean?

verb

  1. walk with great difficulty

    “He staggered along in the heavy snow”

    Synonymsstagger

  2. behave awkwardly; have difficulties

    “She is floundering in college”

Definitions shown for flounder, the base form of floundering.

Is FLOUNDERING 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 FLOUNDERING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
f 4l 1o 1u 1n 1d 2e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
f 4l 2o 1u 2n 2d 2e 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
f 4l 1o 1u 2n 1d 2e 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
f 4l 2o 1u 2n 1d 2e 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in FLOUNDERING

Words that end like FLOUNDERING

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

All words ending in -ERING

Floundering: quick answers

Is FLOUNDERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FLOUNDERING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FLOUNDERING worth?
FLOUNDERING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does floundering mean?
floundering is the present participle of flounder, which means “walk with great difficulty”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FLOUNDERING?
You can make 915 shorter words from FLOUNDERING, such as FORLENDING, FOULDERING, FOUNDERING, REFOUNDING. See the full list.