FLOAT — 5 letter word
float
The word float has 5 letters: F, L, O, A, T. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Float has 2 anagrams: flota, aloft. As a noun, it means "an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy".
5 letter word "float": F L O A T — noun
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends score: 9
Letter analysis of float
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of float
noun
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy Synonyms: air bladder
- something that floats on the surface of water
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco Synonyms: plasterer's float
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- a drink with ice cream floating in it Synonyms: ice-cream soda, ice-cream float
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
verb
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation "float data"
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
- make the surface of level or smooth "float the plaster"
- put into the water "float a ship"
- move lightly, as if suspended "The dancer floated across the stage"
- set afloat "The sawyers floated the logs down the river to the mill."
- be in motion due to some air or water current Synonyms: blow
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom Synonyms: swim
- circulate or discuss tentatively
Anagrams of float(2)
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