FULMINANT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FULMINANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FULMINANT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FULMINANT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FULMINANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fulminantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FULMINANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FULMINANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FULMINANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FULMINANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Appearing suddenly and with great severity.
Doctors use fulminant for illnesses such as hepatitis or infections that race to a dangerous stage within hours or days. The older sense of thundering or exploding gives the word its forceful ring.
How FULMINANT is used
Mainly used in medicine for sudden, severe disease.
- The patient developed fulminant liver failure.
- A fulminant infection spread through the ward.
- The fulminant onset of symptoms alarmed the doctors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FULMINANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FULMINANT
1 longer words begin with FULMINANT.
Shorter words from the letters in FULMINANT
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Common questions about FULMINANT
- Is FULMINANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FULMINANT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FULMINANT worth?
- FULMINANT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FULMINANT mean?
- Appearing suddenly and with great severity.
- What letters can be added to FULMINANT?
- FULMINANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FULMINANT:
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