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Is fault a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word fault is a Scrabble US word. The word fault is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is fault a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word fault is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Yes. The word fault is a Words With Friends word. The word fault is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

FAULT,

4-letter words (5 found)

FAUT,FLAT,LATU,LAUF,TUFA,

3-letter words (10 found)

AFT,ALF,ALT,ALU,AUF,FAT,FLU,LAT,TAU,UTA,

2-letter words (7 found)

AL,AT,FA,FU,LA,TA,UT,

You can make 23 words from fault according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of fault

fault afult fualt ufalt auflt uaflt falut aflut flaut lfaut alfut lafut fulat uflat fluat lfuat ulfat lufat aulft ualft aluft lauft ulaft luaft fautl afutl fuatl ufatl auftl uaftl fatul aftul ftaul tfaul atful taful futal uftal ftual tfual utfal tufal autfl uatfl atufl taufl utafl tuafl faltu afltu flatu lfatu alftu laftu fatlu aftlu ftalu tfalu atflu taflu fltau lftau ftlau tflau ltfau tlfau altfu latfu atlfu talfu ltafu tlafu fulta uflta fluta lfuta ulfta lufta futla uftla ftula tfula utfla tufla fltua lftua ftlua tflua ltfua tlfua ultfa lutfa utlfa tulfa ltufa tlufa aultf ualtf alutf lautf ulatf luatf autlf uatlf atulf taulf utalf tualf altuf latuf atluf taluf ltauf tlauf ultaf lutaf utlaf tulaf ltuaf tluaf

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Definitions and meaning of fault

fault

Etymology

From Middle English faute, faulte, from Anglo-Norman faute, Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin *fallita (“shortcoming”), feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive”). Displaced native Middle English schuld, schuild (“fault”) (from Old English scyld (“fault”)), Middle English lac (“fault, lack”) (from Middle Dutch lak (“lack, fault”)), Middle English last (“fault, vice”) (from Old Norse lǫstr (“fault, vice, crime”)). Compare French faute (“fault, foul”), Portuguese falta (“lack, shortage”) and Spanish falta (“lack, absence”). More at fail, false.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɔːlt/, /fɒlt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /fɔlt/
    • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /fɑlt/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): [fɒːlt]
  • Rhymes: -ɔːlt, -ɒlt

Noun

fault (plural faults)

  1. A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
  2. A mistake or error.
  3. A weakness of character; a failing.
  4. A characteristic, positive or negative or both, which subjects a person or thing to increased risk of danger.
  5. A minor offense.
  6. Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.
  7. (seismology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
  8. (mining) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.
  9. (tennis) An illegal serve.
  10. (electrical) An abnormal connection in a circuit.
  11. (obsolete) want; lack
  12. (hunting) A lost scent; act of losing the scent.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:defect

Hyponyms

(seismology):

  • normal fault
  • reverse fault
  • strike-slip fault
  • thrust fault
  • transform fault

Derived terms

Related terms

  • default

Translations

Verb

fault (third-person singular simple present faults, present participle faulting, simple past and past participle faulted)

  1. (transitive) To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
  2. (intransitive, geology) To fracture.
  3. (intransitive) To commit a mistake or error.
  4. (intransitive, computing) To undergo a page fault.

Translations

References

French

Verb

fault

  1. Obsolete spelling of faut (third-person singular present indicative of falloir)

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faʊ̯lt/

Verb

fault

  1. inflection of faulen:
    1. second-person plural present
    2. third-person singular present
    3. plural imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English fault.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.ult/

Noun

fault n (plural faulturi)

  1. (sports) fault

Declension


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