Foul

4 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Having an unpleasant smell or taste, or violating rules in sports.

“There was a foul odor coming from the garbage.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/faʊl/

Related Words

Synonyms

disgustingoffensiverotten

Antonyms

unclogfair

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains OU vowel pair, ends with L.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, OU combination can be strategic.

Words Related to Foul

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “foul” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

aoul boul coul foal foil foll fool foud foun four fowl soul

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “foul”.

afoul flour flout fluor fouls sulfo woful

Longer words starting with Foul

Words that begin with “foul”.

fouls

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