What does FOUL mean?
- Pronunciation
- /faʊl/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Words With Friends score
- 9
- How common
- Common
Meaning
adjective
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust“a disgusting smell”
- offensively malodorous“a foul odor”
- violating accepted standards or rules“a dirty fighter”
- (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes“foul (or dirty) copy”
- characterized by obscenity“had a filthy mouth”
- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter“as filthy as a pigsty”
- especially of a ship's lines etc“with its sails afoul”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
fouls8fouler9foulest10fouling11
Anagrams of FOUL
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside FOUL
4 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is FOUL a valid word in word games?
FOUL is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is FOUL worth?
FOUL is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from FOUL?
4 other words, including OF, LO, FLU and FOU.