FALTER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FALTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FALTER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FALTER is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FALTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
faltersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FALTER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FALTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does FALTER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lose strength, steadiness or confidence for a moment, as in movement, speech or resolve.
Falter describes a wobble rather than a collapse: a voice that cracks, a step that hesitates, an economy that stalls before recovering. It comes into English from Middle English and is often found with a negative, as in did not falter, to praise someone who held firm. The noun use, meaning a break or tremor in the voice, is rarer.
How FALTER is used
Common in both speech and writing, often in the phrase without faltering.
- Her voice began to falter as she read the last line.
- The horse did not falter at the high fence.
- Sales began to falter in the second half of the year.
- He walked on without so much as a falter in his stride.
- If your courage should falter, think of why you started.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FALTER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FALTER
7 longer words begin with FALTER.
Shorter words from the letters in FALTER
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Common questions about FALTER
- Is FALTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FALTER, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FALTER worth?
- FALTER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FALTER mean?
- To lose strength, steadiness or confidence for a moment, as in movement, speech or resolve.
- What letters can be added to FALTER?
- FALTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FALTER:
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