foul
Foul can refer to an act that violates the rules of a sport. As a verb, foul can mean to become or cause to become obstructed, hit a foul ball, or commit a foul; break the rules.
Length
4
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
FO
Ends
OUL
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “FOUL” Mean?
foul has 16 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
8 senseshighly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
“a disgusting smell”
“distasteful language”
“a loathsome disease”
“the idea of eating meat is repellent to me”
violating accepted standards or rules
“a dirty fighter”
“used foul means to gain power”
“a nasty unsporting serve”
“fined for unsportsmanlike behavior”
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
Noun
1 sensean act that violates the rules of a sport
Verb
7 senseshit a foul ball
commit a foul; break the rules
make unclean
“foul the water”
Show 1 more verb definition
become soiled and dirty
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
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Definition
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Length
4 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
L
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
F, O, U, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆FOUL has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FOUL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆FOUL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆FOUL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
FO, OU, UL
Trigrams
FOU, OUL
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