01 Word definition

faulting

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is FAULTING a word?

Yes. FAULTING is a 8-letter noun. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell FAULTING?

F-A-U-L-T-I-N-G

FAULTING contains 8 letters, begins with F, and ends with G.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

    they built it right over a geological fault
Synonyms
faultgeological faultshiftfracturebreak
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score12points
Words With Friends16points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is FAULTING spelled?

F1A2U3L4T5I6N7G8
Starts withFAUFirst 3 letters
Ends withINGLast 3 letters
Unique letters8No repeated letters
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants

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About FAULTING.

How do you spell FAULTING?

FAULTING is spelled F-A-U-L-T-I-N-G. It contains 8 letters.