bulk: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with B · ends with K
Meaning of bulk
noun
- countable, uncountable
Size, specifically, volume.
- countable, uncountable
Any huge body or structure.
Example: The obese woman couldn't ease her bulk through the narrow passageway.
- countable, uncountable
The major part of something.
- countable, uncountable
The major part of something. Majority, balance.
Example: The bulk of my income comes from my office job, but I also teach a couple of evening classes.
Listed forms: bulks.
Source: Wiktionary — bulk.
adj
- not-comparable
Being large in size, mass, or volume (of goods, etc.).
- not-comparable
Total.
Source: Wiktionary — bulk.
verb
- intransitive
To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent.
- intransitive
To grow in size; to swell or expand.
- intransitive
To gain body mass by means of diet, exercise, etc.
- transitive
To put or hold in bulk.
Listed forms: bulks, bulking, bulked.
Source: Wiktionary — bulk.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bulk.
noun
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
noun
the property of something that is great in magnitude
verb
cause to bulge or swell outwards
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bulk in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bulk
B(3) + U(1) + L(1) + K(5) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bulk
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from bulk
1 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bulk. Showing up to 24, longest first.