Haltere
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Either of the pair of small club-shaped rudimentary hind wings found in flies and other two-winged insects, which function as gyroscopic balancing organs during flight.
“Scientists studied the haltere of a housefly to understand how insects maintain stability in the air.”
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hal·tere
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Wordle
Ends in -ERE, an uncommon Wordle pattern. Contains HALT- at the start, a more familiar sequence.
Scrabble
Worth 10 points. All common tiles, the -ERE ending can hook with an S for HALTERES.
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