fetter

Plural: fetters

Noun

a shackle for the ankles or feet
A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).
Anything that restricts or restrains.

Verb

Verb Forms: fettered, fettering, fetters

To restrain or restrict with chains or shackles.
restrain with fetters
To shackle or bind up with fetters.
To restrain or impede; to hamper.

Examples

His low-value tiles FETTERED his ability to make a big play on Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English feter, from Old English feter, Proto-West Germanic *fetur, from Proto-Germanic *feturaz (“fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“foot, step”). Cognate with Dutch veter (“lace”). Related to foot.

Synonyms

hobble, shackle, leg irons

Scrabble Score: 9

fetter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fetter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fetter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

fetter: valid Words With Friends Word