foul

VERBADJECTIVENOUN /faʊl/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH F

foul is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4O1U1L1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does foul mean?

VERB · 7 SENSES
2

Become soiled and dirty.

BROADER
3

Commit a foul; break the rules.

BROADER
NARROWER
4

Hit a foul ball.

BROADER
NARROWER
5

Make unclean.

“foul the water”

7

Spot, stain, or pollute.

ADJECTIVE · 8 SENSES
1

Characterized by obscenity.

“foul language”

SIMILAR
2

(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines.

ANTONYMS
3

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes.

“foul (or dirty) copy”

SIMILAR
4

Violating accepted standards or rules.

“used foul means to gain power”

RELATED
6

Disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter.

“a foul pond”

SYNONYMS
RELATED
7

Especially of a ship's lines etc.

“with its sails afoul”

“a foul anchor”

SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
8

Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust.

SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An act that violates the rules of a sport.