FULGID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FULGID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FULGID?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FULGID is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FULGID
No single letter turns FULGID into another word.
How FULGID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FULGID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does FULGID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literaryrare
Shining brightly; dazzling.
Fulgid is a rare, poetic word for light that glitters or flashes, such as the glare of a polished blade or a midsummer sun on water. It comes from Latin fulgere, to flash, and is closely related to the commoner fulgent. Because it is so uncommon, it tends to appear in ornate prose or in word lists rather than in everyday speech.
How FULGID is used
Literary and rare; seldom met outside poetry and elaborate description.
- A fulgid moon hung above the frozen lake.
- The knight raised a fulgid sword to the light.
- She wore a fulgid gown that caught every lamp in the hall.
- The poet praised the fulgid brilliance of the dawn.
- Snow lay fulgid under the noon sun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FULGID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FULGID
Common questions about FULGID
- Is FULGID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FULGID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FULGID worth?
- FULGID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FULGID mean?
- Shining brightly; dazzling.
- What letters can be added to FULGID?
- No single letter can be added to FULGID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FULGID:
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