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Is waterfall a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word waterfall is a Scrabble US word. The word waterfall is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is waterfall a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word waterfall is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

W4A1T1E1R1F4A1L1L1

Is waterfall a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word waterfall is a Words With Friends word. The word waterfall is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

W4A1T1E1R1F4A1L2L2

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9-letter words (1 found)

WATERFALL,

8-letter words (1 found)

FLATWARE,

7-letter words (2 found)

LATERAL,LAWFARE,

6-letter words (10 found)

FALLER,FALTER,RAFALE,REFALL,RELATA,TALLER,TELLAR,WAFTER,WALLER,WALLET,

5-letter words (37 found)

AFEAR,AFTER,ALATE,ALEFT,ALERT,ALTAR,ALTER,AREAL,ARTAL,ARTEL,AWARE,FARLE,FATAL,FATWA,FEART,FELLA,FERAL,FETAL,FETWA,FLARE,FRATE,LATER,LAWER,RATAL,RATEL,REATA,TALAR,TALEA,TALER,TAWER,TRAWL,TREFA,WAFER,WALER,WALLA,WATER,WRATE,

4-letter words (73 found)

AFAR,ALAE,ALAR,ALEF,ALEW,ALFA,AREA,ARET,AREW,ARLE,EARL,FALL,FARE,FARL,FART,FATE,FEAL,FEAR,FEAT,FELL,FELT,FETA,FLAT,FLAW,FLEA,FLEW,FRAE,FRAT,FRET,LAER,LARE,LATE,LEAF,LEAL,LEAR,LEAT,LEFT,RAFT,RALE,RATA,RATE,REAL,REFT,TAAL,TAEL,TALA,TALE,TALL,TARA,TARE,TAWA,TEAL,TEAR,TELA,TELL,TERF,TREF,TREW,TWAE,TWAL,WAFT,WALE,WALL,WARE,WART,WATE,WEAL,WEAR,WEFT,WELL,WELT,WERT,WETA,

3-letter words (56 found)

AAL,AFT,ALA,ALE,ALF,ALL,ALT,ARE,ARF,ART,ATE,AWA,AWE,AWL,EAR,EAT,EFT,ELF,ELL,ELT,ERA,ERF,ETA,EWT,FAA,FAE,FAR,FAT,FAW,FER,FET,FEW,FRA,LAR,LAT,LAW,LEA,LET,LEW,RAT,RAW,REF,RET,REW,TAE,TAR,TAW,TEA,TEF,TEL,TEW,TWA,WAE,WAR,WAT,WET,

2-letter words (19 found)

AA,AE,AL,AR,AT,AW,EA,EF,EL,ER,ET,EW,FA,FE,LA,RE,TA,TE,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 200 words from waterfall according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of waterfall

waterfall

Etymology

From Middle English waterfal, waterfalle, from Old English wæterġefeall (“waterfall”), equivalent to water +‎ fall. Cognate with West Frisian wetterfal (“waterfall”), Dutch waterval (“waterfall”), German Wasserfall (“waterfall”), Swedish vattenfall (“waterfall”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/
  • (US) enPR: wôʹtər-fôl, IPA(key): /ˈwɔtɚfɔl/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈwɑtɚfɑl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːl

Noun

waterfall (plural waterfalls)

  1. A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
    Synonyms: cataract, cascade, falls
  2. (figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
    A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.
  3. (technical, computing, slang) Waterfall model
    A very long duration project […] had taken a whole group of people through a painful waterfall development process.
  4. (slang, US) The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
    Hey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?
  5. (colloquial, dated) A necktie.
  6. (colloquial, dated) A chignon.
  7. (colloquial, dated) A beard.

Synonyms

  • (flow of water over the edge a cliff): cascade, cataract, sault

Derived terms

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Verb

waterfall (third-person singular simple present waterfalls, present participle waterfalling, simple past and past participle waterfalled)

  1. (intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.
  2. (transitive) To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.
  3. (roller derby) Synonym of recycle

Derived terms

  • waterfalled
  • waterfalling

See also

  • cloudfall
  • icefall
  • smokefall
  • forcefall

Source: wiktionary.org