foolscap

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈfuːl.skæp/(UK)
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/ˈfuːl.skæp/(UK) · /ˈfuːlz.kæp/(UK) · /ˈfʊl.skæp/ · /ˈfoʊl.skæp/

Definition of foolscap

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 × 13.25 inches.
    “At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)Printing paper measuring 13.5 × 17 inches.
  4. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of fool's cap.

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Etymology

Probably from a watermark of a fool's cap.

Words you can make from foolscap

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6-letter words

2 words

5-letter words

33 words

4-letter words

58 words

3-letter words

38 words

2-letter words

11 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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