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Yes. The word flittern is a Scrabble US word. The word flittern is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word flittern is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

F4L1I1T1T1E1R1N1

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8-letter words (1 found)

FLITTERN,

7-letter words (1 found)

FLITTER,

6-letter words (14 found)

FILTER,FILTRE,FITTER,INFELT,LIFTER,LINTER,LITTEN,LITTER,RETINT,TILTER,TINTER,TITFER,TITLER,TRIFLE,

5-letter words (41 found)

ELFIN,ELINT,ENLIT,ETTIN,FEINT,FIENT,FILER,FILET,FINER,FITTE,FLIER,FLINT,FLIRT,FLITE,FLITT,FREIT,FRITT,INERT,INFER,INLET,INTEL,INTER,LENTI,LIFER,LINER,LITER,LITRE,NITER,NITRE,REFIT,RELIT,RIFLE,RIFTE,TETRI,TILER,TITER,TITLE,TITRE,TREIF,TRINE,TRITE,

4-letter words (64 found)

FELT,FENI,FENT,FERN,FETT,FIER,FILE,FINE,FIRE,FIRN,FITT,FLIR,FLIT,FRET,FRIT,LEFT,LEIR,LENT,LIEF,LIEN,LIER,LIFE,LIFT,LINE,LINT,LIRE,LITE,NEIF,NETT,NIEF,NIFE,NIRL,NITE,REFI,REFT,REIF,REIN,RENT,RIEL,RIFE,RIFT,RILE,RINE,RITE,RITT,TEIL,TEIN,TELT,TENT,TERF,TERN,TIER,TIFT,TILE,TILT,TINE,TINT,TIRE,TIRL,TITE,TREF,TRET,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (39 found)

EFT,ELF,ELT,ERF,ERN,FEN,FER,FET,FIE,FIL,FIN,FIR,FIT,IRE,LEI,LET,LIE,LIN,LIT,NEF,NET,NIE,NIL,NIT,REF,REI,REN,RET,RIF,RIN,RIT,TEF,TEL,TEN,TET,TIE,TIL,TIN,TIT,

2-letter words (14 found)

EF,EL,EN,ER,ET,FE,IF,IN,IT,LI,NE,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 175 words from flittern according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of flittern

flittern

Noun

flittern (countable and uncountable, plural flitterns)

  1. (obsolete, dialect) The bark obtained from young oak trees.
  2. (obsolete, dialect) A young oak tree.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɪtɐn/

Etymology 1

Middle High German flettern, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *flutrōną, frequentative of *flutōną (“to float”). Probably related to Low German fluttern. Cognate with English flutter and related to English float.

Verb

flittern (weak, third-person singular present flittert, past tense flitterte, past participle geflittert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic) to glisten, sparkle
    Synonyms: glänzen, flimmern
  2. (obsolete) to flutter
    Synonym: flattern
  3. (obsolete) to laugh, to giggle
    Synonym: kichern
  4. (obsolete) to fawn, to flatter
    Synonyms: kosen, schmeicheln, flattieren
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • Flitter
  • Flittchen

Etymology 2

Back-formation from Flitterwochen (“honeymoon”).

Verb

flittern (weak, third-person singular present flittert, past tense flitterte, past participle geflittert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) to honeymoon
Conjugation

Further reading

  • “flittern” in Duden online
  • “flittern” in Duden online
  • “flittern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
  • “flittern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Source: wiktionary.org