FOUL — 4 letter word
foul
The word foul has 4 letters: F, O, U, L. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. As a adjective, it means "especially of a ship's lines etc".
4 letter word "foul": F O U L — adjective
Scrabble score: 7 Words With Friends: 9
Letter Analysis of foul
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of foul
adjective
- especially of a ship's lines etc "with its sails afoul" Synonyms: afoul
- disgustingly dirty Synonyms: filthy, nasty
- characterized by obscenity Synonyms: cruddy, smutty, filthy, nasty
- (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- violating accepted standards or rules Synonyms: dirty, cheating, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
- offensively malodorous "a foul odor" Synonyms: funky, fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, noisome
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes "foul (or dirty) copy" Synonyms: dirty, marked-up
- highly offensive Synonyms: repellent
noun
- an act that violates the rules of a sport
verb
- become soiled and dirty
- make unclean "foul the water"
- spot, stain, or pollute Synonyms: maculate, defile, befoul
- make impure Synonyms: pollute, contaminate
- commit a foul
- hit a foul ball
- become or cause to become obstructed Synonyms: clog