float: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with F · ends with T
Meaning of float
verb
- intransitive
To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
Example: Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't.
- intransitive
To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object). To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
Example: The boat floated on the water.
- transitive
To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
Example: to float a boat
- intransitive
To be capable of floating.
Example: That boat doesn't float.
Listed forms: floats, floating, floated.
Source: Wiktionary — float.
noun
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
Example: Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.
A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
A float board.
A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
Listed forms: floats.
Source: Wiktionary — float.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for float.
noun
a drink with ice cream floating in it
- ice-cream soda
- ice-cream float
noun
a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
- plasterer's float
noun
an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- air bladder
- swim bladder
verb
be in motion due to some air or water current
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is float in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of float
F(4) + L(1) + O(1) + A(1) + T(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of float
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from float
23 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in float. Showing up to 24, longest first.