BULGE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BULGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BULGE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BULGE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BULGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BULGE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BULGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does BULGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rounded swelling that pushes outward from an otherwise flat or even surface.
A bulge is defined by contrast: something counts as a bulge only if the surface around it is expected to stay level, which is why the same word covers a wallet stuffed too full, a wall about to fail, and a battle line pushed forward at one point. The verb to bulge follows directly from the noun and describes the swelling happening rather than the swelling itself. The Battle of the Bulge took its name from exactly this sense, describing the shape the front line made on a map.
How BULGE is used
Countable: a bulge, several bulges. Also a verb: the wall began to bulge.
- A small bulge in his coat pocket gave away the gift.
- The old wall had developed a dangerous bulge near the base.
- Sales showed a bulge in December and nowhere else.
- Her suitcase had a bulge where the shoes were packed.
- The pipe began to bulge under the extra pressure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BULGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BULGE
The 5 tiles of BULGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BULGE
4 longer words begin with BULGE.
Words ending in BULGE
1 words end in BULGE. Useful as a back hook: play BULGE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BULGE inside
2 words contain BULGE in the middle. Words that start with BULGE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BULGE
Common questions about BULGE
- Is BULGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BULGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BULGE worth?
- BULGE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BULGE mean?
- A rounded swelling that pushes outward from an otherwise flat or even surface.
- What letters can be added to BULGE?
- BULGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BULGE:
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