Floats

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular of float, meaning moves gently on or through water or air carried by the current.

“A single autumn leaf floats downstream on the slow river current.”

Related Words

Synonyms

drifts glides bobs hovers wafts

Antonyms

sinkssubmerges

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains OAT cluster in the middle with FL at the start, useful for probing vowel positions

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points with common tiles throughout, the S ending makes it a reliable board filler

Words Related to Floats

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “floats” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bloats floaty flouts gloats

Words you can make from Floats

Shorter words formed from the letters in “floats”.

aloft altos flats float flota flots foals loafs lofts lotas sloat softa solfa stola tolas also alto alts fast fats flat flot foal laos

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “floats”.

flotsam folates

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