Halting
7 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Moving or walking in an impaired, limping manner due to injury or disability in the feet or legs.
“His halting gait after the accident meant he relied on a walking stick for support.”
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Syllables
halt·ing
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Wordle
Contains HALT- and ends in -ING. The familiar HALT base makes this an easy pattern to find.
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Scrabble
Worth 11 points. Clean word with the useful -ING suffix for hooking onto board positions.
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