Footles

7 lettersverbrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of footle, meaning wastes time on trivial or aimless pursuits.

“She footles around the garden for hours instead of getting on with her work.”

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Synonyms

dawdlespottersloiterstrifles

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double O early on and ends in -LES, worth trying when you have two Os available

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points and valid though obscure, useful for clearing a pair of O tiles

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footled

Words you can make from Footles

Shorter words formed from the letters in “footles”.

footle felts floes flote flots fools foots lefts lofts loofs loose loots lotos oleos sfoot sloot slote sotol stole stoof stool telos toles tools

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