Definitions for befoul

befoul be·foul

Spelling: [bih-foul]
IPA: /bɪˈfaʊl/

Befoul is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 80 anagrams from letters in befoul (beflou).

Definitions for befoul

verb (used with object)

  1. to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully:

Origin of befoul

First recorded in 1275-1325, befoul is from the Middle English word bi-foulen. See be-, foul

Examples for befoul

And they deface and spoil the beauty of the land and befoul the water courses.

You see I have put gloves on, that I may not befoul myself by touching you.

Can anything be so bad as the living bush which bleeds and talks, or the Harpies who befoul Aeneas's dinner?

I could not prevent myself from saying, "Do you think it is nice to befoul your own nest?"

Adolf Hitler, despite being the most evil force ever to befoul mankind, was also a kind and conscientious employer.

They will close in on you tomorrow—you and all the dirty vermin that befoul these cliffs.

Self-consciousness compels such creatures to befoul their origin.

Why, I would rather lose the power of speech for ever than befoul your ears with the record of my shame.

He, the officer, must befoul his person and derange his hours of rest and recreation, that others may enjoy.

Word Value for befoul
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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