fulmination

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
21
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/fʌlmɪˈneɪʃən/ (US)
See all 2 pronunciations
/fʌlmɪˈneɪʃən/ (US) · /fʊlmɪˈneɪʃən/ (US)

Definition of fulmination

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
See all 3 definitions

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
    “It is curious, reading the fulminations of American purists of the last generation, to note how many of the Americanisms they denounced have not only got into perfectly good usage at home but even broken down all guards across the ocean.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle French fulmination, from Latin fulminātiō; equivalent to fulmine + -ation.

Words you can make from fulmination

200+ playable · top: FULMINANT (14 pts)

Best play fulminant 14 points

9-letter words

1 word

8-letter words

6 words

7-letter words

17 words

6-letter words

45 words

5-letter words

56 words

4-letter words

74 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to fulmination to make another valid word.

Find your best play with fulmination

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes fulmination, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.