Engulfs

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of engulf: completely absorbs or overwhelms someone or something.

“The river regularly engulfs the lower fields during prolonged periods of heavy rainfall.”

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Synonyms

swallowsoverwhelmssubmergesfloodsenvelops

Antonyms

uncoversexposes releases

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Wordle

Ends in -ULFS, the GU cluster is uncommon and the F narrows Wordle possibilities significantly

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Scrabble

Scores 12 points, F worth 4 combined with the U makes this a better scorer than it first appears

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Words you can make from Engulfs

Shorter words formed from the letters in “engulfs”.

engulf lunges flues flung fuels fugle funge fusel genus glens glues guelf gules gulfs gusle leung luges lunes lunge lungs negus slung engl engs

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