Is HALTERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HALTERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HALTERING mean?
Haltering is a form of HALTERE.
- noun
either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for HALTERING
HALTERING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of HALTERING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HALTERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- earthling13
- lathering13
- atheling12
- earthing12
- hearting12
- ingather12
- litharge12
- narghile12
- nargileh12
- thirlage12
- alright11
- gahnite11
- halting11
- healing11
- hearing11
- heating11
- lathing11
- lighten11
- lighter11
- relight11
- enthral10
- hairnet10
- hernial10
- inearth10
- inhaler10
- inthral10
- lathier10
- therian10
- alight10
- aright10
- gather10
- haeing10
- haling10
- hanger10
- haring10
- hating10
- hegari10
- hegira10
- hinger10
- length10
- nigher10
- rehang10
- alerting9
- altering9
- integral9
- relating9
- tanglier9
- triangle9
- anther9
- hailer9
- halier9
- halite9
- halter9
- hantle9
- hernia9
- hinter9
- inhale9
- lather9
- lither9
- rhinal9
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