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Foundered

f 4o 1u 1n 1d 2e 1r 1e 1d 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · past tense of founder

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

What does foundered mean?

verb

  1. fail utterly; collapse

    “The project foundered”

    Synonymsfall throughfall flatflop

  2. sink below the surface

  3. break down, literally or metaphorically

    “The wall collapsed”

    Synonymscollapsefall incave ingivegive way

  4. stumble and nearly fall

    “the horses foundered”

Definitions shown for founder, the base form of foundered.

Is FOUNDERED 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 FOUNDERED worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
f 4o 1u 1n 1d 2e 1r 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

15 pts
f 4o 1u 2n 1d 2e 1r 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
f 4o 1u 2n 1d 2e 1r 1e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in FOUNDERED

Anagrams 1

refounded

Words that end like FOUNDERED

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.

answeredbotheredsufferedwonderedalteredcoveredenteredofferedorderedplasteredscatteredstaggeredtriggeredbuffereddifferedfilteredgatheredmurderedmutterednumberedrenderedwanderedadheredcatered
All words ending in -ERED

Foundered: quick answers

Is FOUNDERED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FOUNDERED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FOUNDERED worth?
FOUNDERED scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does foundered mean?
foundered is the past tense of founder, which means “fail utterly”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FOUNDERED?
You can make 237 shorter words from FOUNDERED, such as REFUNDED, UNDERFED, FONDUED, FOUNDED. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of FOUNDERED?
FOUNDERED rearranges into REFOUNDED.