FULMINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FULMINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FULMINATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FULMINATE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FULMINATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FULMINATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FULMINATE, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FULMINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FULMINATE
- All 9 letters of FULMINATE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FULMINATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To protest or criticise loudly and angrily.
People fulminate against things they strongly disapprove of, often in speeches, letters or columns. The verb originally meant to thunder or explode, and in medicine a disease can fulminate when it develops suddenly.
How FULMINATE is used
Usually followed by against; used of angry public criticism.
- The editor continued to fulminate against the new tax.
- He would fulminate for an hour about bad drivers.
- Critics fulminate whenever the rules change.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FULMINATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FULMINATE
2 longer words begin with FULMINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in FULMINATE
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Common questions about FULMINATE
- Is FULMINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FULMINATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FULMINATE worth?
- FULMINATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FULMINATE mean?
- To protest or criticise loudly and angrily.
- What letters can be added to FULMINATE?
- FULMINATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FULMINATE:
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