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Is fulsome a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word fulsome is a Scrabble US word. The word fulsome is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is fulsome a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word fulsome is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

F4U1L1S1O1M3E1

Is fulsome a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word fulsome is a Words With Friends word. The word fulsome is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

FULSOME,

6-letter words (5 found)

FLOUSE,FLUMES,FOULES,MOUSLE,OLEUMS,

5-letter words (23 found)

EUSOL,FLOES,FLUES,FLUME,FOMES,FOULE,FOULS,FUELS,FUMES,FUSEL,LOMES,LOUSE,MEOUS,MOLES,MOUES,MOULS,MOUSE,MULES,MULSE,OLEUM,OUSEL,SOLUM,SULFO,

4-letter words (47 found)

ELFS,ELMS,EMOS,EMUS,FEMS,FEUS,FLOE,FLUE,FLUS,FOES,FOUL,FOUS,FUEL,FUME,FUMS,FUSE,LOME,LOSE,LOUS,LUES,LUMS,MELS,MEOU,MEUS,MOES,MOLE,MOLS,MOSE,MOUE,MOUS,MULE,MUSE,MUSO,OLES,OLMS,SELF,SLOE,SLUE,SLUM,SOLE,SOME,SOUL,SOUM,SUMO,UFOS,ULES,UMES,

3-letter words (44 found)

EFS,ELF,ELM,ELS,EMO,EMS,EMU,FEM,FES,FEU,FLU,FOE,FOU,FUM,LES,LEU,LOS,LOU,LUM,MEL,MES,MEU,MOE,MOL,MOS,MOU,MUS,OES,OLE,OLM,OMS,OSE,OUS,SEL,SOL,SOM,SOU,SUE,SUM,UFO,ULE,UME,UMS,USE,

2-letter words (18 found)

EF,EL,EM,ES,FE,FU,LO,ME,MO,MU,OE,OF,OM,OS,OU,SO,UM,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 139 words from fulsome according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of fulsome

fulsome

Alternative forms

  • fullsome (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English fulsom, equivalent to ful- +‎ -some. The meaning has evolved from an original positive connotation "abundant" to a neutral "plump" to a negative "overfed". In modern usage, it can take on any of these inflections. See usage note.

The negative sense "offensive, gross; disgusting, sickening" developed secondarily after the 13th century and was influenced by Middle English foul (“foul”). In the 18th century, the word was sometimes even spelled foulsome.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʊlsəm/

Adjective

fulsome (comparative fulsomer, superlative fulsomest)

  1. Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
  2. Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).
  3. Marked by fullness; abundant, copious.
  4. Fully developed; mature.

Usage notes

  • Common modern usage tends toward the positive connotation, though some complain about this, and the use of fulsome in the sense of abundant, copious, or mature without contextual prompts may lead to confusion among readers familiar with the negative sense. Conversely, an intended negative connotation may not be understood by some modern readers.

Synonyms

  • (offensive): gross
  • (abundant, copious): profuse
  • (excessively flattering): effusive, unctuous

Related terms

  • fulsomely
  • fulsomeness

Translations

References

Middle English

Noun

fulsome

  1. Alternative form of fulsom

Source: wiktionary.org