Definition of faltering

"faltering" in the noun sense

1. hesitation, waver, falter, faltering

the act of pausing uncertainly

"there was a hesitation in his speech"

"faltering" in the verb sense

1. falter, waver

be unsure or weak

"Their enthusiasm is faltering"

2. falter, waver

move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

3. stumble, falter, bumble

walk unsteadily

"The drunk man stumbled about"

4. bumble, stutter, stammer, falter

speak haltingly

"The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

"faltering" in the adjective sense

1. faltering

unsteady in speech or action

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faltering in Scrabble®

The word faltering is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters faltering:

FALTERING
(126)
FALTERING
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

aligner, elating, engraft, fainter, fearing, felting, finagle, fireant, flaring, fragile, frigate, gelatin, genital, granite, inflate, ingraft, ingrate, latrine, leafing, learing, rafting, ratline, realign, reliant, retinal, ringlet, tagline, tangier, tearing, tingler, trenail

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word faltering

FALTERING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In faltering

FALTERING
(126)
FALTERING
(126)
LEAFING
(95 = 45 + 50)
LEAFING
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FRIGATE
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FALTERING
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GRANITE
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faltering in Words With Friends™

The word faltering is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters faltering:

FALTERING
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

aligner, elating, engraft, fainter, fearing, felting, finagle, fireant, flaring, fragile, frigate, gelatin, genital, granite, inflate, ingraft, ingrate, latrine, leafing, learing, rafting, ratline, realign, reliant, retinal, ringlet, tagline, tangier, tearing, tingler, trenail

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word faltering

FALTERING
(180)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In faltering

FALTERING
(180)
LEAFING
(113 = 78 + 35)
FINAGLE
(113 = 78 + 35)
FELTING
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FALTERING
(108)
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(108)
FLARING
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Words within the letters of faltering

2 letter words in faltering (15 words)

9 letter words in faltering (Anagrams) (2 words)

faltering + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence faltering

Words that start with faltering (3 words)

Words with faltering in them (2 words)

Words that end with faltering (2 words)

Word Growth involving faltering

Shorter words in faltering

alter altering

in ring altering

alter falter

fa falter

Longer words containing faltering

falteringly unfalteringly

falterings

unfaltering unfalteringly