FULMINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FULMINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FULMINE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FULMINE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FULMINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FULMINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FULMINE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does FULMINE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicpoetic
To thunder forth or flash out like lightning, especially with loud authority.
Old poets used fulmine for speech or force that strikes suddenly and loudly. Today the same idea is carried by the longer form fulminate, so fulmine now looks bookish.
How FULMINE is used
You meet fulmine mostly in old verse and in word lists, rarely in modern prose.
- The old poet let the king fulmine against his enemies from the throne.
- Storm clouds seemed to fulmine over the hills all night.
- In the verse, the priest would fulmine curses upon the invaders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FULMINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FULMINE
3 longer words begin with FULMINE.
Shorter words from the letters in FULMINE
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Common questions about FULMINE
- Is FULMINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FULMINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FULMINE worth?
- FULMINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FULMINE mean?
- To thunder forth or flash out like lightning, especially with loud authority.
- What letters can be added to FULMINE?
- FULMINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FULMINE:
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