fault (5 letters)
fault
8
- Length
- 5 letters
- Scrabble score
- 8 points
- Frequency
- Less common
- Pronunciation
- FAWLT
What it means
- verb — put or pin the blame on
- noun — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- noun — an imperfection in an object or machine
- noun — the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
- noun — (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- noun — (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
- noun — responsibility for a bad situation or event
- noun — (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)