HALTERE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HALTERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALTERE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALTERE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALTERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALTERE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HALTERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does HALTERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
One of the pair of small knobbed organs that replace the hind wings in two-winged flies and help them balance.
Flies carry a haltere on each side behind the front wings, and the organs vibrate during flight like tiny gyroscopes. Without them a fly would tumble, which is why entomologists study the structure so closely.
How HALTERE is used
Haltere is a term from insect anatomy.
- Under the microscope the haltere looked like a tiny club.
- A damaged haltere makes a fly unable to steer.
- Mosquitoes also have a haltere in place of hind wings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALTERE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HALTERE
The 7 tiles of HALTERE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HALTERE
2 longer words begin with HALTERE.
Shorter words from the letters in HALTERE
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Common questions about HALTERE
- Is HALTERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALTERE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALTERE worth?
- HALTERE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALTERE mean?
- One of the pair of small knobbed organs that replace the hind wings in two-winged flies and help them balance.
- What letters can be added to HALTERE?
- HALTERE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HALTERE:
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