Is FULGUROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FULGUROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FULGUROUS mean?
- adjective
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
“the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + U (1) + L (1) + G (2) + U (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for FULGUROUS
FULGUROUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from FULGUROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flours9
- fluors9
- rufous9
- sulfur9
- flogs9
- frogs9
- frugs9
- fugus9
- golfs9
- gulfs9
- flour8
- fluor8
- fouls8
- fours8
- furls8
- rolfs8
- sulfo8
- flog8
- fogs8
- frog8
- frug8
- fugs8
- fugu8
- golf8
- gulf8
- rugous7
- flus7
- foul7
- four7
- furl7
- furs7
- rolf7
- surf7
- fog7
- fug7
- gurus6
- flu6
- for6
- fou6
- fro6
- fur6
- lours5
- guls5
- guru5
- logs5
- lugs5
- orgs5
- rugs5
- slog5
- slug5
- of5
- lour4
- ours4
- slur4
- soul4
- sour4
- sulu4
- ulus4
- urus4
- gor4
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