balter

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6

Definition of balter

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To tumble; dance clumsily.
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To tumble; dance clumsily.
  2. (UK, dialectal, intransitive)To become tangled or matted.
  3. (transitive)To tread down in a clumsy manner.
  4. (UK, dialectal, transitive)To tangle; clot; mat (as in the hair).

name

  1. A surname from German.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English balteren, of North Germanic origin, related to Danish baltre, boltre (“to roll, tumble, gambol, romp”).

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