Kelter
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Good working order or proper condition, chiefly used in the phrase in kelter to mean functioning correctly.
“The old mechanical clock had been out of kelter for years until a skilled horologist finally restored it.”
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Wordle
K-E-L-T-E-R has two E vowels and a -TER ending, close to KILTER, so remember the E vowel difference
Scrabble
K worth 5, KELTER is a valid variant of KILTER and plays well off existing -ELTER patterns on the board
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