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What does furuncle mean? Is furuncle a Scrabble word?

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Is furuncle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word furuncle is a Scrabble US word. The word furuncle is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

F4U1R1U1N1C3L1E1

Is furuncle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word furuncle is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

F4U1R1U1N1C3L1E1

Is furuncle a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word furuncle is a Words With Friends word. The word furuncle is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4U2R1U2N2C4L2E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

FURUNCLE,

6-letter words (8 found)

CURULE,LUCERN,NUCULE,RUEFUL,UNCURL,UNFURL,UNRULE,URNFUL,

5-letter words (5 found)

CRUEL,FLEUR,LUCRE,ULCER,UNCLE,

4-letter words (20 found)

CLEF,CLUE,CRUE,CURE,CURF,CURL,CURN,ECRU,ENUF,FERN,FLUE,FUEL,FURL,LUCE,LUNE,LURE,NURL,RULE,RUNE,UNCE,

3-letter words (29 found)

CEL,CRU,CUE,CUR,ECU,ELF,ERF,ERN,FEN,FER,FEU,FLU,FUN,FUR,LEU,LUN,LUR,NEF,NUR,REC,REF,REN,RUC,RUE,RUN,ULE,ULU,URE,URN,

2-letter words (11 found)

EF,EL,EN,ER,FE,FU,NE,NU,RE,UN,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 75 words from furuncle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of furuncle

furuncle

Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin fūrunculus (“a petty thief, pilferer; a pointed burning sore, boil”), diminutive of fūr (“a thief”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kəl/, /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kl̩/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfjʊɹˌʌŋ.kəl/

Noun

furuncle (plural furuncles)

  1. (pathology) A boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore.

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References

  • “furuncle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “furuncle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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