flitter

Plural: flitters

Verb

Verb Forms: flittered, flittering, flitters

To move with quick, light, and irregular motions.
move back and forth very rapidly
To scatter in pieces.
To move about rapidly and nimbly.
To move quickly from one condition or location to another.
To flutter or quiver.

Noun

A fluttering movement
A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genus Hyarotis.
A small aircraft or spacecraft.
A small perceptible feeling
Pronunciation spelling of fritter.

Examples

She liked to flitter between strategic plays and risky word choices in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English flytteren, frequentative form of flitten, flytten, flütten, possibly from Old Norse flytja (“to carry about, convey”), equivalent to flit + -er (frequentative suffix).

Synonyms

flicker, flutter, quiver, waver

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

flitter: valid Words With Friends Word