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Is afoul a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word afoul is a Scrabble US word. The word afoul is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

A1F4O1U1L1

Is afoul a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word afoul is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

A1F4O1U1L1

Is afoul a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word afoul is a Words With Friends word. The word afoul is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1F4O1U2L2

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5-letter words (1 found)

AFOUL,

4-letter words (4 found)

FOAL,FOUL,LAUF,LOAF,

3-letter words (8 found)

ALF,ALU,AUF,FLU,FOU,LOU,OAF,UFO,

2-letter words (7 found)

AL,FA,FU,LA,LO,OF,OU,

You can make 20 words from afoul according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of afoul

afoul faoul aoful oaful foaul ofaul afuol fauol aufol uafol fuaol ufaol aoufl oaufl auofl uaofl ouafl uoafl foual ofual fuoal ufoal oufal uofal afolu faolu aoflu oaflu foalu ofalu aflou falou alfou lafou flaou lfaou aolfu oalfu alofu laofu olafu loafu folau oflau floau lfoau olfau lofau afulo faulo auflo uaflo fualo ufalo afluo faluo alfuo lafuo flauo lfauo aulfo ualfo alufo laufo ulafo luafo fulao uflao fluao lfuao ulfao lufao aoulf oaulf auolf uaolf oualf uoalf aoluf oaluf alouf laouf olauf loauf aulof ualof aluof lauof ulaof luaof oulaf uolaf oluaf louaf uloaf luoaf foula ofula fuola ufola oufla uofla folua oflua floua lfoua olfua lofua fuloa ufloa fluoa lfuoa ulfoa lufoa oulfa uolfa olufa loufa ulofa luofa

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Definitions and meaning of afoul

afoul

Etymology

a- +‎ foul

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈfaʊl/
  • Rhymes: -aʊl

Adverb

afoul (comparative more afoul, superlative most afoul)

  1. (archaic, principally nautical) In a state of collision or entanglement.
    The ships’ lines and sails were all afoul.
    • 1849, William F. Lynch, The Naval Officer, Chapter 2, in Graham’s Magazine, Volume 34, Number 3, March 1849,[2]
      The atmosphere was soon thick and stifling, and the crews were working their guns with the energy of desperation, when a severe concussion, followed by a harsh and grating sound, told that the ships were afoul.
  2. (with of) In a state of entanglement or conflict (with).
    He had a knack for running afoul of the law.

Usage notes

In contemporary English, afoul is mainly used in the phrases fall afoul (of) and run afoul (of).

Derived terms

  • run afoul
  • run afoul of

Related terms

  • foully

Translations

Further reading

  • “afoul”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “afoul”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • AFOLU

Source: wiktionary.org