FULGURANT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FULGURANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FULGURANT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FULGURANT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FULGURANT
No single letter turns FULGURANT into another word.
How FULGURANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FULGURANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FULGURANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FULGURANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Flashing or dazzling like lightning.
Fulgurant is a striking literary word for brilliance that comes in sudden bursts, whether of light, wit or talent. It is far rarer than brilliant, and writers choose it for dramatic effect.
How FULGURANT is used
Literary and rare, met in vivid descriptive prose.
- A fulgurant smile lit up her face for an instant.
- The critic praised the fulgurant energy of the young pianist.
- Fulgurant bursts of light crossed the night sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FULGURANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FULGURANT
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Common questions about FULGURANT
- Is FULGURANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FULGURANT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FULGURANT worth?
- FULGURANT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FULGURANT mean?
- Flashing or dazzling like lightning.
- What letters can be added to FULGURANT?
- No single letter can be added to FULGURANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FULGURANT:
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